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Dordt Football Coaches

Dordt University is an NAIA program in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, located in Sioux Center, IA. The football staff lists 10 coaches, led by head coach Joel Penner. Email addresses are listed for 9 of them.

Men's Football staff10

Men's Football roster breakdown & projected openings121 playersAll football openings →

Projected · estimate High confidence Season 2026 · from the official roster on October 20, 2026

Roster by class

  • 66Freshmen
  • 23Sophomores
  • 18Juniors
  • 14Seniors
  • 0Grad students

27 listed as redshirts, as stated on the roster.

Projected openings for the incoming class

14 of 121 players are seniors or graduate students. Team signal: Low

14 seniors and 0 graduate students are in their listed final year; 107 players are freshmen, sophomores or juniors.

Coaches recruit for the spots that open. If your position is losing players here, this is a program to email now.

By position · Projected · estimate
PositionOn rosterSr + Gr (departing)ReturningOpening signal
Defensive back DB21417Low
Kicker K431High
Defensive line DL27225Low
Linebacker LB13211Low
Offensive line OL15114Low
Wide receiver WR13112Low
Running back RB11011Low
Tight end TE808Low
Quarterback QB505Low

4 players have no position listed and are counted in the class totals only.

How the openings estimate works

Estimate: departing = players listed as seniors or graduate students at that position; signal compares them with everyone at the position whose class is listed (high: at least 2 and at least 40% departing; medium: at least 1 and at least 20%; low: fewer). Based only on the published roster.

  • Does not account for transfers, early departures, injuries, walk-ons or players already committed.
  • Seniors without a stated redshirt may still have a year of eligibility left; the roster page does not say.
  • Coaches recruit for need and fit; an opening is not an offer.

Counts come from the official roster page as published; individual players are never stored or shown here. Open the official roster for names.

Dordt football campsAll college football camps →

No upcoming football camps at Dordt are dated on its athletics site right now. Recent camps are below; most programs run them yearly. Check the official camps page for new dates.
4 recent past camps
  • Elite Prospect Football Camp
    Jul 18Prospect campMen's· Sioux Center, IA
    Coaches
  • New Defender Camp
    Jun 15–18CampMen's· Sioux Center, IA
    Coaches
  • Elite Prospect Camp
    Jun 13Prospect campMen's· Sioux Center, IA
    Coaches
  • Elite Prospect Camp
    May 16Prospect campMen's· Sioux Center, IA
    Coaches

Official camps pages: September Prospect Camp (September 12, 2026) · Football Camps . Dates and prices come from Dordt University's public pages and can change; register only on the official site. CoachReach does not sell camp spots.

How to email a football coach

Coaches read hundreds of emails a week. The ones that get answered are short, specific and easy to act on.

  1. Email the right personAt big programs, the recruiting coordinator or the assistant who covers your position reads recruit email first. At smaller schools the head coach usually does. Copy both when in doubt.
  2. Put the essentials in the subject lineGrad year, position, hometown and one standout number. Example: "2027 OF · 6.6 60-yd · 3.9 GPA · Columbus, OH".
  3. Keep the body under 150 wordsWho you are, why this program specifically, your key stats and academics, and a link to highlights and schedule. One ask: "Would you be open to a call?"
  4. Link, don't attachAttachments get stripped and go unopened. Link your highlight video and a profile page the coach can skim on a phone.
  5. Follow up in 7–10 daysReply to your own email with a new result or an upcoming game or showcase the coach can watch. Two polite follow-ups is normal; five is not.
  6. Know the recruiting calendarCoaches can read your email during a dead period, but they may not be able to reply the way you expect. Check the NCAA calendar for your sport before you worry about silence.
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Data source: Dordt University's public athletics staff directory (godordt.com), last checked 2026-10-19. Use "Report a correction" on any row to flag a change.