Cale Pittenger
99 Cale Pittenger
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    245
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Sioux City, Iowa
  • High School:
    Sioux City East
  • Position:
    DL
  • gp
    14
  • tk
    39.0
  • sac
    8.0
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 14 12
Assists 25 15
Tackles 39.0 27.0
Tackles per game 2.8 2.7
Sacks 8.0 7.5
Sack yards 55 51
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 - - - - - 0
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 1 - - - - 0
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 1 - - - - 0
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 #19 Benedictine (KS) L, 48-45 1 6 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Concordia (NE) W, 51-21 1 3 4.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Midland W, 28-21 2 0 2.0 2.0 17 2.0 17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 70-0 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 28 at Mount Marty W, 45-6 1 2 3.0 1.0 4 1.5 5 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Hastings W, 52-7 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 63-6 2 1 3.0 2.0 14 2.5 16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at #4 Dordt (IA) W, 31-21 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 #9 Northwestern W, 13-7 0 4 4.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Waldorf W, 70-7 1 0 1.0 1.0 8 1.0 8 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 56-3 2 1 3.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 - 1 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 #13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 35-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at #4 Montana Western W, 31-24 0 2 2.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at #2 Grand View L, 36-13 0 2 2.0 - - 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 14 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Rushing

gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 5 - - - - - - -
2024-25 14 - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Receiving

gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 14 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 5 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 14 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 5 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 14 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 - - - - - 0 -
Total 19 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats: All-Purpose

pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Scoring

gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 5 1 4 5.0 1.0 1.5 10 1.5 10 - - - - - 1 -
2024-25 14 14 25 39.0 2.8 8.0 55 11.5 66 1 1 0 - - 1 -
2025-26 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 15 29 44.0 2.3 9.5 65 13.0 76 1 1 0 - - 2 -

Career Stats: Defense

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 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
December 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
December 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 14 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 10 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 7 - - - - 0 .0
Away 7 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 12 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 4 - - - - 0 .0
December 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
December 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 14 14 25 39.0 2.8 8.0 55 11.5 66 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Conference 10 12 15 27.0 2.7 7.5 51 9.0 55 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 7 15 22.0 3.1 3.5 22 5.0 26 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Away 7 7 10 17.0 2.4 4.5 33 6.5 40 1 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 13 17 30.0 2.5 8.0 55 9.5 59 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Losses 2 1 8 9.0 4.5 - - 2.0 7 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 1 6 7.0 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - -
September 4 4 7 11.0 2.8 3.0 21 4.0 23 1 - - - - 1 -
October 3 5 3 8.0 2.7 2.0 14 2.5 16 - - - - - - -
November 4 4 5 9.0 2.3 2.5 16 2.5 16 - 1 0 - - - -
December 2 0 4 4.0 2.0 0.5 4 1.5 9 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Stock photo with score graphic of 31-24 in favor of Morningside.
No. 6 Mustangs advance to semis with comeback victory

Down 14 in the first half, the sixth-seeded Mustangs (12-1) bolstered a 21-point run that helped them defeat No. 4 Montana Western, 31-24, on the road.

Graphic with score and team photo after game.
'It’s good to get it back:' Mustangs celebrate GPAC Championship

The Mustangs ran the table in the league schedule, winning all 10 games starting with Concordia and ending Saturday against the Tigers.

Graphic with stock celebration photo
Mustangs clinch GPAC title after convincing win

On Saturday, the Mustangs clinched their 14th Great Plains Athletic Conference championship in program history.

Picture of a tackle accompanied by a 13-7 score.
Defense drains Northwestern in top-10 victory

Morningside stymied Northwestern's offense in a 13-7 win on Saturday.

63-6 final caption
No. 7 Morningside corrals Chargers for 22nd straight year

The Mustangs football team dominated crosstown rival Briar Cliff 63-6 on Saturday in the annual “Battle for the Saddle” game.