SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel Valor Football program concludes their 2026 campaign on Saturday (Nov. 14) afternoon, taking on the Bethany College Swedes at noon in Lindsborg, Kansas.

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OPENING STORYLINES

• Evangel eleventh-year head coach Chuck Hepola enters Saturday's contest with a 77-39 overall record, the most wins by a football head coach at Evangel. Saturday is Hepola's final game as head coach for the Valor.

• Evangel was picked to finish first in the Kessinger Division coaches and media poll, while Bethany was slated to finish sixth in the Kessinger's preseason media and coaches poll.

• The Valor were not included in the first three Top 15 National Selection Committee Rating of the season, a new rating that is voted on by a committee of admin pre-selected before the season. Two KCAC schools are in the top 15 as Southwestern is #13 (only loss to Evangel) and Friends is #15.

• Evangel and Bethany match up for the fifth time in program history, as Evangel leads the series, 3-1, taking a 41-10 home victory last season.

• Senior Broc Lyle currently sits in 3rd in receiving yards (2,553) in school history. Lyle broke the school career record for receptions three weeks ago against Ottawa and broke the career touchdown reception record two weeks ago against Avila.

• Draven VanGilder led the defense in their last contest, finishing with a team high 10 tackles, while Griffin Dyer came away with an interception against Bethel, his third consecutive game with a pick.

• Matt Allen threw for 105 yards and a 60-yard rushing touchdown against Bethel while Luke Milligan finished his afternoon with the lone passing TD to Broc Lyle.

• Noah Bryant was named the KCAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, finishing his first half of play with four rushing touchdowns in the 60-0 road win.

• Colton Brosenne has had a strong year punting for Evangel, currently averaging nearly 40 yards per punt and pinning the opponents inside the 20-yard line 13 times.

• The Evangel defense held Bethel to just 78 total yards of offense last week, as the Threshers recorded -7 rushing yards.

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