Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team travels to Upper Iowa this Saturday for a cross divisional contest with the Peacocks. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. from Fayette.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
                » Live video, radio and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
                » The Wolves enter the weekend after a 30-13 victory over SMSU in the Inaugural Game from Dacotah Bank Stadium
                » Northern is averaging 32.0 points, 84.0 yards rushing, 319.5 yards passing, and 403.5 yards of total offense per game this season
                » Defensively the Wolves have six sacks on the year and are holding their opponents to 11-of-30 on third down
                » Hunter Trautman is off to a solid start this season with a 58.3 pass completion percentage, 639 total yards passing, and seven touchdowns
                » Dakota Larson and Dewaylon Ingram lead the receivers with 212 and 194 yards respectively, notching three touchdowns a piece through two games
                » Isaiah Cherrier sits atop the rushing attack with 59 total yards, averaging 3.7 yards per carry and 29.5 yards per game
                » Brennan Kutterer leads the defense with 18 total tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss
                » Kutterer and Chance Olson each have a team best two interceptions this season, while Nate Robinson leads the Wolves with 5.5 tackles for a loss
                » Payton Eue is the back-to-back defending NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week, hitting 5-of-6 field goals this season with a 50-yard long; he is averaging 38.4 yards per punt and 57.6 yards per kickoff as well
 
UPPER IOWA STORYLINES
                » The Peacocks return home with two losses to open the year versus Minnesota Duluth and Concordia-St. Paul
                » UIU is averaging 10.0 points, 106.0 yards rushing, 174.5 yards passing, and 280.5 yards of total offense this season
                » Defensively, they have eight sacks on the year and have held their opponents to 11-of-26 on third down
                » DJ Emsweller leads the receivers with 98 total yards and one touchdown, while Willy Camacho is the team's leading rusher with 144 total yards
                » TJ Smith has thrown for 266 total yards and one touchdown, averaging 133.0 yards per game with a 35.3 pass completion percentage
                » Brody Brazile leads the defense with 13 total tackles, including 4.0 tackles for a loss
                » Erik Hansen follows on the defensive side of things with 12 tackles, as well as a team high 8.5 tackles for a loss and 4.0 sacks
                » Upper Iowa is led by former Northern State assistant Jason Hoskins in eighth season with the program and second at the helm
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                » The Wolves defeated the Peacocks 24-22 on the road in 2019, with returns Payton Eue and Isaiah Cherrier scoring in the contest
                » Northern is 3-4 all-time against Upper Iowa, dating back to the first contest in 2006