Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football returns to Dacotah Bank Stadium on Saturday for a match-up with the University of Sioux Falls. The contest will air on Midco Sports with kickoff set for 6:05 p.m. in the sixth annual Ag Bowl. Full pre-game promotions are listed in the section below.   
 
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
                » Visit nsuwolves.com/dacotahbankstadium for parking, tailgating, kids zone, and facility information
                » Pre-game tailgating opens five hours before kickoff for set-up and features free pork sandwiches (courtesy of SD Pork Producers) and burgers (courtesy of Cash Wa) in the tailgate lots
                » Cash Wa will also award the best tailgate of the game and 500 Northern cow bells will be handed out
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
                » The Wolves enter the weekend after second half comeback road win at Upper Iowa, 40-22
                » Northern is averaging 34.7 points, 106.7 yards rushing, 310.0 yards passing, and 416.7 yards of total offense this season
                » The NSU defense is holding their opponents to 25.0 points per game and 17-of-48 on third down, while forcing ten sacks and five interceptions
                » Hunter Trautman's year is off to a solid start with 930 yards passing, averaging 310.0 yards per game with a 57.5 completion percentage and 11 touchdowns
                » Dewaylon Ingram and Dakota Larson lead the receiving front with 282 and 260 yards respectively, combining for eight total touchdowns
                » Brett Brenton and Isaiah Cherrier lead the rushers with 75 and 62 yards respectively this season, with Brenton averaging a team high 5.4 yards per carry
                » Brennan Kutterer leads the defense with 25 total tackles, followed by Chance Olson and Nate Robinson with 22 tackles apiece
                » Kutterer and Olson each have two interceptions thus far, while Robinson leads the team and is second in the NSIC with 8.5 tackles for a loss
                » Payton Eue is averaging 36.2 yards per punt and 58.8 yards per kickoff, while knocking down 14 field goals this season; including a 50-yard long
 
SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES
                » The Cougars head to Aberdeen with a 2-1 record in 2021, notching wins over Minot State (49-10) and Concordia-St. Paul (50-14)
                » Sioux Falls is averaging 38.3 points, 269.0 yards rushing, 185.7 yards receiving, and 454.7 yards of total offense this season
                » On defense they are holding their opponents to under 20.0 points and 60.0 rushing yards per game, as well as 18-of-51 on third down and 4-of-9 on fourth down
                » Thuro Reisdorfer leads the rushing attack averaging 144.7 yards per game and 8.3 yards per carry, with five touchdowns through three contests
                » Dominic Pegley leads the receivers with 228 total yards, averaging 12.7 yards per catch and 76.0 yards per game with two touchdowns
                » Adam Mullen has 508 yards passing in 2021, averaging 169.3 yards per game with five touchdowns and no interceptions
                » The defense is led by Cody Jantzen with 17 tackles, while Joey Wehrkamp has a team best 3.0 sacks for a loss of 14 yards
                » USF is led by head coach Jon Anderson in his fifth season at the helm
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                » NSU fell to USF 35-13 in Aberdeen in 2019
                » Trautman tallied a 5-yard rushing touchdown in the contest, while Payton Eue knocked down two field goals
                » The two programs first faced off in 1923 with Northern notching a 27-6 victory, the Wolves however are 0-4 since USF joined the NSIC