Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University heads to Minnesota this weekend for a 2-game road trip, kicking off at Concordia-St. Paul. The Wolves and Golden Bears will face off at 12 p.m. on Saturday from Sea Foam Stadium.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
                » Tickets for the contests are available online at the link above or can be purchased at the door on game day
                » Live video, radio and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
                » The Wolves are coming off a 1-point victory at home over Minot State, moving their season record to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the NSIC North
                » Northern is averaging 39.3 points, 141.9 yards rushing, 316.4 yards passing, and 458.3 yards of total offense this season
                » They currently lead the NSIC in field goals made and interceptions behind Payton Eue and Chance Olson
                » Hunter Trautman paces the Wolves offense averaging 310.9 yards passing per game with 2,176 total yards, 24 touchdowns, and a 61.9 pass completion percentage
                » The tag team of Dewaylon Ingram and Dakota Larson lead the receivers with 706 and 607 yards respectively this season, notching eight and nine receiving touchdowns
                » Brett Brenton stepped up the last two weeks in the rushing attack and leads the team with 306 total yards, averaging 6.0 yards per carry and 43.7 yards per game with three touchdowns
                » Chase Teiken (48), Brennan Kutterer (46), Nate Robinson (45), and Olson (42) each have over 40 tackles this season to lead the Wolves defense
                » Robinson has a team high 13.5 tackles for a loss, while Olson leads NSU and the NSIC with five interceptions through seven games
                » Payton Eue has been a field goal machine for NSU, leading the NSIC with 11 made attempts; he is also averaging 35.8 yards per punt and 58.6 yards per kickoff
 
CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL STORYLINES
                » The Golden Bears welcome the Wolves with a 1-6 record overall this season and 0-2 mark in the North Division
                » CSP is averaging 15.0 points, 81.4 yards rushing, 168.3 yards passing, and 249.7 yards of total offense this season
                » They are converting at a 28.3% clip on third down and have been sacked 18 times this season
                » Conner Cordts is averaging 142.8 yards passing per game with six touchdowns and a 58.2 pass completion percentage
                » Mason Van Zeeland leads the receivers with 287 total yards, while Jaylin Richardson leads the rushing attack with 234 total yards; the pair each have two touchdowns this season
                » Andrew Egnarski and Foster Conzet lead the defense with 42 and 40 tackles respectively, including a team high 3.5 sacks by Egnarski
                » Parker Dahlman is averaging 40.8 yards per punt, while Sam Henson is averaging 57.8 yards per kickoff with five made field goals in 2021
                » CSP is led by head coach Shannon Currier in his tenth season at the helm
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                » Northern State defeated Concordia 35-28 in 2018 and is 7-5 all-time versus the Golden Bears
                » Hunter Trautman hit Dakota Larson for two receiving touchdowns at 44 and 35 yards in the win