Drew Bessey

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Drew Bessey
29 Drew Bessey
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Palmyra, Neb.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Palmyra High School
  • gp
    14
  • tk
    45.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    4
  • ffum
    -
Bio

Favorite Food?

Cinnamon Rolls

Favorite Color?

Blue

If you could have two dinner guests from throughout history, who would they be? Why?

Kobe Bryant and Logic, just to gain knowledge of what they know and what they’ve been through.

Best Experience You've had at Morningside?

Winning a National Championship with all of my brothers.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 27 15
Assists 18 8
Tackles 45.0 23.0
Tackles per game 3.2 2.3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 4 3
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.5 3.0
Tackle for loss yards 6 6
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - 0
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - 0
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - 0
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 1 - - - - 0
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 1 - - - - 0
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 1 - - - - 0
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 Concordia (NE) W, 63-7 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Doane W, 56-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Mount Marty W, 56-7 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -
Oct 2 Midland W, 59-14 3 2 5.0 - - 1.0 4 - - - 2 0 0 1 - -
Oct 9 at Hastings W, 62-7 2 0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 16 at Briar Cliff W, 84-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Oct 23 Dordt W, 34-28 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Jamestown W, 70-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwestern W, 55-49 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Dakota Wesleyan W, 52-7 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 OUAZ W, 63-38 2 6 8.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 27 Kansas Wesleyan W, 58-21 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Northwestern W, 28-19 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 vs. Grand View W, 38-28 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1 0 1 - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 54 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 54 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 7 - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
Total 54 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 54 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 14 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 54 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 7 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 11 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 14 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 54 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 7 4 1 5.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 4 2 6.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 15 - -
2020-21 11 33 19 52.0 4.7 - - 2.5 7 - - - 5 32 3 -
2021-22 14 27 18 45.0 3.2 - - 3.5 6 - - - 4 1 7 -
2022-23 11 19 14 33.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 65 8 -
Total 54 87 54 141.0 2.6 - - 6.0 13 - - - 11 113 18 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
December 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 14 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 14 - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 14 - - - - - - - 0
Losses - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
December 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 14 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 14 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 10 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 8 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result
Wins 14 - - - - 0 .0
Losses - - - - - 0 -
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 4 - - - - 0 .0
December 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
December 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 14 27 18 45.0 3.2 - - 3.5 6 - - - 4 1 7 -
Conference 10 15 8 23.0 2.3 - - 3.0 6 - - - 3 0 5 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 19 15 34.0 4.3 - - 2.5 5 - - - 2 0 5 -
Away 5 5 3 8.0 1.6 - - 1.0 1 - - - 1 0 1 -
Neutral 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1 1 -
Result
Wins 14 27 18 45.0 3.2 - - 3.5 6 - - - 4 1 7 -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 6 2 8.0 2.7 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 3 -
October 5 7 3 10.0 2.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - 3 0 2 -
November 4 8 11 19.0 4.8 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - 1 -
December 2 6 2 8.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1 1 -
News mentions
Championship Heritage On Display – Second half rally fuels Morningside to 2021 title
  • Article
  • December 18, 2021
Championship Heritage On Display – Second half rally fuels Morningside to 2021 title

DURHAM, N.C. – Unflappable … never nervous … calm … cool … collected.

  • December 18, 2021
Mustangs move into NAIA Championship Series
  • Article
  • November 18, 2021
Mustangs move into NAIA Championship Series

A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ No. 2/No. 15 seed Championship Series match-up with plenty of offensive intrigue takes to the FieldTurf at Elwood Olsen Stadium Saturday, Nov. 20.

  • November 18, 2021
Twenty-three Mustangs recognized on All-GPAC lists
  • Article
  • November 17, 2021
Twenty-three Mustangs recognized on All-GPAC lists

For the ninth time since 2010, Morningside University claimed some special awards concerning the All-Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason honors. Senior quarterback Joe Dolincheck (Bellevue, Neb.) was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year, and head coach Steve Ryan, in the wake of the program’s 11th straight league title, picked up Coach of the Year accolades.

  • November 17, 2021
Saddling Up – Milestone spotlights crosstown clash
  • Article
  • October 16, 2021
Saddling Up – Milestone spotlights crosstown clash

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – 200.

  • October 16, 2021
Bessey earns weekly GPAC award
  • Article
  • October 04, 2021
Bessey earns weekly GPAC award

For the fourth time in six weeks, Morningside University’s football program was honored by the Great Plains Athletic Conference on its weekly awards release Monday, Oct. 4.

  • October 04, 2021
Second quarter blitzkrieg leads to happy Homecoming 2021
  • Article
  • October 02, 2021
Second quarter blitzkrieg leads to happy Homecoming 2021

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A heaping helping of offense and an opportunistic defense proved to be a successful recipe for National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ No. 3-ranked Morningside University Saturday, Oct. 2.

  • October 02, 2021
Photos
Drew Bessey action photo 1
Grand View vs. Morningside @ Durham, NC

12/18/2021 5:00 PM CST