Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team returns to Swisher Field tomorrow versus St. Cloud State. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., with a Wolves Club tailgate offered prior to kick. For full tailgate and game event details click HERE.
 
Catching up with the Wolves
                • The Northern State University football team enters the weekend after a 42-28 loss on the road at MSU Moorhead.
                • Northern combined for 523 yards of total offense, including 126 yards rushing and 397 yards passing in the game.
                • Hunter Trautman and Dakota Larson each tallied career highs in the loss with 397 yards passing and 139 yards receiving. Trautman also hit Larson for two of the team's three receiving touchdowns.
                • Heading into week four, the Wolves are averaging 175.3 rushing yards, 295.7 passing yards, and 471.0 yards of total offense per game.
                • Chaka Kelly is leading the rushers with 212 total yards, averaging 4.2 yards per carry and 70.7 yards per game with two touchdowns.
                • Trautman has tallied back-to-back career highs versus Minot State and MSU Moorhead throwing for 288 and 397 total yards. He is averaging 295.7 yards per game with eight touchdowns and a 58.1 completion percentage.
                • Jacob Streit and Dakota Larson led the receivers with 245 and 227 yards respectively, averaging 14.4 and 18.9 yards per reception with three touchdowns each.
                • Jacob Wiedrich leads the team averaging 40.2 yards per punt with a 66-yard long this season.
                • Noah MacPherson sits atop the Wolves defense with 26 tackles, including one sack for a total loss of nine yards.
                • Jacob Cross leads the team with 2.0 sacks, while Etienne Ezeff has a team high four passes defended this season.
 
Weather Forecast
                • Saturday calls for intervals of clouds and sunshine, with a high near 70 and SE winds at 10 to 20 mph.
 
About the Huskies
                • St. Cloud State enters the match-up with a 2-1 record overall, notching wins over UMary and Minnesota Crookston to open the year.
                • The Huskies are averaging 122.3 yards rushing, 231.0 yards passing, and 353.3 yards of total offense per game this season.
                • Gregory Lewis leads the team with 161 yards rushing, averaging 4.5 yards per carry and 53.7 yards per game.
                • John Solberg leads the receivers with 299 total yards, averaging 16.6 yards per catch with three touchdowns.
                • Dwayne Lawhorn has thrown for 688 total yards with six touchdowns and a 70-yard long.
                • Jake Schley leads the defense with 17 tackles, including 1.0 sack, while Jack Horter has 16 tackles and one interception for the Huskies.
                • SCSU is led by head coach Scott Underwood in his 11th season with the program.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Huskies 21-16 on the road in 2017.
                • Hunter Trautman threw for 280 yards with two touchdowns to Cody Kraft and Cameron Eisenhauer.
                • Noah MacPherson led the defense with 11 tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss, and a 53-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
                • Northern is 6-14 all-time against St. Cloud State and 4-1 in the last five seasons.
 
A Season Ago
                • The Wolves went 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC North Division in 2017, while the Huskies went 6-5 overall and 2-4 in the division.