Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State football team returns to Swisher Field this Saturday for the final home game of the 2018 season. The Wolves will kickoff with Minnesota Crookston at 1 p.m., with Saturday's game also dubbed as senior day.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
                • The Northern State University football team returned to North Division play last week with a 28-23, fourth quarter comeback win over the University of Mary.
                • The Wolves are averaging 23.0 points, 116.0 yards rushing, 258.9 yards receiving, and 374.9 yards of total offense through nine games this season.
                • Northern continues to lead the league with the fewest penalties this season, giving up just 38 for 357 yards.
                • Hunter Trautman recorded his second 300-plus yard game of the season last weekend, bringing his season passing yardage to 2,273. The sophomore is completing 54.8% of his passing attempts with 21 touchdowns. He is also averaging 252.6 yards per game.
                • Chaka Kelly leads the rushers with 469 total yards, averaging 3.2 yards per carry and 52.1 yards per game with three touchdowns.
                • Dakota Larson and Jacob Streit have been a one-two receiving punch for the Wolves this season with 794 and 643 yards respectively. Larson is averaging 18.0 yards per reception and 88.2 yards per game with seven touchdowns, while Streit is averaging 14.3 yards per catch and 71.4 yards per game with six touchdowns.
                • Noah MacPherson leads the Wolves defense with 75 tackles, including a team high 6.0 sacks for a total loss of 62 yards. The senior also has one interception, one forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
                • As the primary kicker, Jacob Wiedrich is averaging 37.3 yards per punt and 53.0 yards per kick-off. He is 2-for-3 in field goal attempts this season and 11-of-12 in PATs.
 
Weather Forecast
                • Saturday calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 50% chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. A high of 42 with south southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph.
 
About Minnesota Crookston
                • The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 1-8 record overall, with a 29-21 win over Minot State on September 22.
                • Crookston is averaging 10.6 points, 94.0 yards rushing, 144.4 yards passing, and 238.4 yards of total offense per game this season.
                • Elijah Todd leads the rushers with 336 yards, while Jalin Scott has a team leading four rushing touchdowns and 256 yards.
                • Scott also has 964 yards passing with three touchdowns, averaging 107.1 yards per game.
                • Andy Groebner leads the receivers with 513 total yards and two touchdowns, averaging 57.0 per game.
                • Will Cole and Ali Alkhatib led the defense with 65 and 64 tackles respectively, combining for 10.0 tackles for a loss of 31 yards.
                • UMC is led by head coach Mark Dufner in his second season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 62-20 in the final game of the 2017 season.
                • NSU recorded 363 yards rushing and 215 yards passing, with five rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns.
                • Trautman threw for 215 yards, while Nicholas Truen recorded 252 yards rushing with all five running scores.
                • Josh Coyle and Joe Gorghuber led the defense with seven tackles each, while Etienne Ezeff and Brian Sumption each recorded an interception.
                • Northern is 18-1 all-time versus Crookston, with their only loss coming in the 2001 season, 25-21.
 
A Season Ago
                • The Wolves went 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC North Division in 2017, while the Golden Eagles went 0-11 overall and 0-7 in the North.