Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team hits the road this weekend, traveling to Concordia-St. Paul. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. from Sea Foam Stadium.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stat, video, and audio links are above or on the schedule at nsuwolves.com

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State heads into the weekend with a 4-4 record overall and in the NSIC following a game winning field goal against WSC last week
• The Wolves are averaging 26.9 points, 153.8 yards rushing, 248.1 yards passing, and 401.9 yards of total offense per game this season
• The NSU defense has come alive the last few weeks recording eight interceptions, 12 forced fumbles, and 13 sacks in 2023
• Colton Hackel has found a groove with 1,147 passing yards and six touchdowns, averaging 163.9 yards per game with a 52.7 pass completion percentage
• Dewaylon Ingram leads the NSIC with 901 passing yards and seven touchdown, closely followed by Dakota Larson with 644 yards and five touchdowns
• It is a tag-team effort in the rushing game with Brett Brenton notching a team leading 461 total yards and five touchdowns, followed by Stanley Haskins Jr. with 330 total yards and four touchdowns
• Trey King leads the defense with 49.0 total tackles and 10.0 tackles for a loss, followed by Lynden Williams with 39.0 tackles and a team leading four break-ups
• Jake Adams stepped into a starting role last week and through five games has 24.0 tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss, and one pick-six
• Drew Smook is 7-of-11 in made field goal attempts this season with a 47 yard long, while adding 59.5 yards per kickoff

 
CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL STORYLINES

• The Golden Bears welcome the Wolves with a 2-6 record overall and 1-6 mark in the Northern Sun
• CSP is averaging 19.4 points, 167.3 yards rushing, 152.4 yards passing and 319.6 yards of total offense this season
• Defensively the Golden Bears have forced seven fumbles and four interceptions, while adding 13 sacks in 2023
• Conner Cordts is the main quarterback for CSP raking up 1,127 total yards and four touchdowns this season, averaging 140.9 yards per game
• Drew Enke and Troy Ellison are the main targets for Cordts with 358 and 301 yards respectively this season
• Jaylin Richardson leads the team on the ground with 730 total yards and six touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 91.3 yards per contest
• Cyrus McClure leads the defensive effort with 50.0 tackles and a team best four pass break-ups, while Ben Rehl, Kendis Ledbetter, and Koffi Gbekle each have 5.0 tackles for a loss
• In the kicking front, Payton Eue leads the team going 8-of-11 in field goal attempts and averaging 61.0 yards per kickoff, while Parker Dahlman is averaging 44.1 yards per punt
• Concordia is led by head coach Shannon Currier in his 12th season at the helm of the program

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves defeated the Golden Bears 49-20 in the fall of 2022
• NSU scored seven touchdowns in the win, however not one 2022 game scorer returns to the 2023 roster
• Lynden Williams and Ar'Shon Willis led the defense with six tackles each, while Willis added an interception
• Northern is 10-7 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul and on a 6-game win streak