9/19/19
Paige Ellenberger, Director of Communications
Contact: ellenbps@dukes.jmu.edu
2019 Omaha Steaks Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time / Result | TV | Radio |
| Oct. 6, 2019 | Portland Purple Cobras | Omaha, Nebraska | 7 p.m. | KETV | KOZN
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| Oct. 13, 2019
Oct. 20, 2019 Oct. 27, 2019
Nov. 3, 2019
Nov. 10, 2019 Nov. 17, 2019
Nov. 24, 2019
Dec. 1, 2019 |
Lincoln Logs
Salt Lake City Serpents
Austin City Limits
Orlando, Orcas San Antonio Defenders Las Vegas Jokers
Long Beach Ligers |
Lincoln, Oregon
Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
Austin City, Texas
Omaha, Nebraska San Antonio, Texas
Omaha, Nebraska Long Beach, California |
1 p.m.
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m. 1 p.m.
7 p.m. 1 p.m. |
KETV
KETV KETV
KETV
KETV KETV
KETV KETV
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KOZN
KOZN KOZN
KOZN
KOZN KOZN
KOZN KOZN
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| Other dates of Note | ||||||
| Sept. 29, 2019 | The man who yells ‘Omaha’ on the field on every snap will be in town to meet all fans—it’s Peyton Manning. The meet and greets are scheduled three hours prior to kick off, 4 p.m., and will go until game time. It will be on a first come, first serve basis. Not all anticipated to come will have the chance to meet. | |||||
| Oct. 13, 2019
Oct. 27, 2019 Dec. 8, 2019
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After week three, the Steaks’ first away game will be against the Lincoln Logs. But just because we’re on the road doesn’t mean you have to be! The Outback will have a big screen set up outside of gate A, near the north end of the stadium. The first 100 fans to arrive will receive free Bloomin’ Onion coupons valid through the new year.
It’s Halloweekend at the Outback and each fan that is in attendance will receive a custom, spooky team tee shirt. There will be two matchups this week in our league but Omaha is taking a rest before the post season. The team will be holding a charity event to help end childhood hunger inside of the Outback. Tickets are $50 per person and that will include a dinner of your choice and drink voucher. There will be outside vendors there as well as a professional photo station where fans can meet up with their favorite players and take some pictures! All proceeds will benefit the charity.
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Game Recaps
The San Antonio Defenders had the 0.64-point edge over the Omaha Steaks in the nail-biting week two matchup at the Alamo, defeating them 102.46-101.82. The Steaks had strong performances by running back Nick Chubb who rushed for 62 yards, ran in one TD and received for 36 yards, racking up 19.80 points. The next leading scorer for Omaha was wide receiver D.J. Moore. Moore had nine catches for 36 yards and compiled 17.90 points. Omaha’s offense had strong execution but it was matched by San Antonio. The Defenders’ Saquon Barkley ran for 107 yards, totaling one TD and caught three passes for 28 yards. Running back Austin Ekeler had himself a night, running for 66 yards, grabbed hold of six balls for 67 yards and scored one TD. In the post-game press conference, Head coach Catie Harper realized that the contest was out of their control. “There was not much we could have done differently. We prepared as hard as we could have and executed our plays well. It came down to the nitty-gritty moments and the Defenders capitalized. We’ll be back to practice tomorrow preparing for Vegas.” The loss brought the Steaks’ record to 0-2. Omaha will be on the road again next week and will look to face the Las Vegas Jokers at Bellagio Stadium.
Match-up Preview
- This is the first time in leauge history that the Omaha Steaks will face against the Las Vegas Jokers.
- Cam Newton may be out due to a serious foot injury. More information will be released as we get it from the medical team and coaching staff.
- Jokers’ QB Patrick Mahomes completed 30 of his 44 passes last week totalling a whopping 443 years. He is projected to rack up 20.82 points for Vegas. He leads as head QB in the league heading into week three.
- Steaks’ DeAndre Hopkins was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday due to a minor rib injury, but is projecgted to play in the upcoming contest. Her is projected to accumlate 18.80 points in week three. He will face against Michael Thomas who has the slight edge. Thomas brought in 10 of 13 targets last week is is looking at a possible 20.14 points this week.
- An update on Tyreek Hill: He has started his rehab program earlier this week and will undergo more testing as time goes on. There is no definite word on when he’ll be back, but Omaha is most worried about Hill’s health and wishes him a full recovery.
Omaha Steaks Season Notes
- This will be two weeks without wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
- There is talk about a possible quarterback trade. There will be more debate after this week’s matchup.
- The city buys land in South Omaha to build the town’s first, new first station since 2001.
- The Steaks plan to go down there and help with an opening day ceremony.
- After a Missouri River fills up, flooding threatens Interstate 29. Some exits have been closed.