Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team will kick-off against Minot State University this Saturday in the 101^st Annual Gypsy Days celebration. Game time is set for 2:30 p.m. between the two teams from Swisher Field, with tailgating open at 11.
 
The Wolves enter North Division play after a 31-7 victory over the Golden Bears. Northern tallied a season high 311 yards rushing, and season second best 439 yards of total offense in the victory. Christian McAlvain led the Wolves offense with an NSU career high of 157 yards rushing and one score. He added two more passing TDs and 128 yards in the air with a 73.7 pass completion percentage. Jacob Wiedrich took on the full array of kicking duties, averaging 50.0 yards per punt and 54.0 yards per kick-off. He also added a 30 yard field goal and four PATs. Chad Stoterau made his presence known on the defensive line with eight tackles, and a sack for a total loss of five yards. Stoterau also added a third down, 21 yard reception on offense. NSU tallied 11 defensive members with multiple tackles, and combined for four sacks for a total loss of 25 yards.  The Wolves are 4-6 overall in the last 10 Gypsy Day contests.
 
About the Beavers
• Minot State is 1-3 overall this season, with a 20-14 victory over Wayne State College in week 2.
• MSU has been outscored by their opponents 125-48 this season, however has tallied 71 total first downs.
• The Beaver offense gears more towards the air attack averaging 255.8 yards passing versus 74.0 yards rushing per game.
• Quarterback, Isaiah Weed is completing 65 percent of his passes with just three interceptions in 2016.
• Donnell Vercher leads the Minot defense with 37 tackles this season, including one interception and two pass break-ups.
• The Beavers are led by third year head coach Tyler Hughes, who holds a career record of 2-20 with MSU.
 
Last Match-Up
• The Wolves took down the Beavers 45-14 a season ago on the road.
• Scoring for the Wolves in the victory was Nicholas Truen, Nathan Shaw, Christian McAlvain, Conner Doherty, Channing Barber, and Chaka Kelly.
• Northern is 13-5-1 all-time against Minot State with six straight victories.
 
A Season Ago
• Northern went 6-5 overall and 6-1 in the NSIC North in 2015, while Minot State went 1-10 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC North.
 
Weather Forecast
• Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 75 and low of 54, with south southeast winds at 10-20 mph.
 
#AllIn
• Boston Bauer (WR) and Chuck Chandler (DB) were named the offensive and defensive Scout Team Players of the Week for the Wolves.
 
#NSICFB: What's Trending
• Five NSIC teams find themselves on the AFCA Top-25 Poll this week: No. 12 Sioux Falls, No. 19 Minnesota State, No. 25 Augustana, (RV) Bemidji State, (RV) Minnesota Duluth
• Josh Angulo (USF), Jeffrey Harman (USF), and Avram Tynes (AU) were named the NSIC offensive, defensive, and special team's players of the week
• The NSIC South has defeated the NSIC North in cross divisional play for the past 5 seasons going 20-12 this season
• Winona State shut-out the University of Mary 51-0 last week
• Bemidji State lost a heartbreak to Sioux Falls 37-36, on a missed 2-point conversion
• Wayne State and St. Cloud State also played to a 1-point game, with the Wildcats taking the 23-22 victory
• The UMD and AU quarterbacks combined for 945 yards of total offense in the Bulldogs 41-38 victory over the Vikings