WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg football team (1-0 overall) travels to face Simpson (1-1) Saturday at 1 p.m. to open Iowa Conference play.

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The Series
Wartburg leads the all-time series at 44-26-2, and have won the last four-straight.

Wartburg
Sophomore Dylan Binion (Albany, Ill.) leads the team on the ground with 100 yards in the season opener.

Junior Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has 307 passing yards with four TDs. He added 45 yards on the ground last week.

Senior Riley Brockway (Postville) was his top target with 13 receptions for 171 yards and two TDs.

Junior Marcus Johnson (Huxley) led the defense with nine total tackles and senior Tony Anstoetter (Farley) has a team-best 2.0 TFL.

Simpson
Cam Bunting has a team-high 80 rushing yards and two TDs. Quarterback Sam Sasso has thrown for 507 yards and four TDs.

Jackson Redmond leads the receivers with 217 yards for two TDs.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 30 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank first in 4^th down conversion percentage defense (0), blocked punts allowed (0), completion percentage (.861), passes had intercepted (0), winning percentage (1), turnovers lost (0), turnover margin (4), fumbles lost (0), second in rushing defense (5), ninth in 3^rd down conversion percentage (.588), 7^th in red zone defense (.25), 16^th in team passing efficiency,  17^th in total offense (526), 35^th in passing offense (307), 36^th in sacks allowed (1), 38^th in scoring defense (13) , 39^th in passes intercepted (3), 43^rd in rushing offense (219), 43^rd in 1^st downs defense (21), 48^th in scoring offense (36), 54^th in turnovers gained (4), 56^th in fewest penalties (8), 61^st in team tackles for loss (8), 69^th in net punting (35.25), 75^th in fewest penalty yards (81), 81^st in 3^rd down conversion percentage defense (.333) and kickoff returns (21), 89^th in tackles for loss allowed (6) and total defense (329), 91^st in fumbles recovered (1).

Individually, eleven Knights rank in the top 100 of twenty-five statistical categories: senior Griffin Brennecke (Marion) is ranked 83^rd in receptions per game (6).

Anstoetter is ranked 42^nd in passes defended (2), 52^nd in tackles for loss (2), and 58^th in sacks (1).

Brockway is 4^th in receptions per game (13), 6^th in receiving yards per game (171), 27^th in scoring (12), 40^th in all purpose (169), 43^rd in receiving touchdowns (2), and 69^th in receiving yards (171).

Senior Hunter Baldus (Cedar Rapids) is ranked 13^th in fumbles recovered (1), senior Jake Pisarik (Mount Vernon) is ranked 10^th in average punting yards (42.8) and junior  Brayton Brandt (Center Point) is ranked 1^st in field goal percentage (1) and 34^th in field goals per game (1).

Sacia is ranked 1^st in completion percentage (.861), 6^th in completions per game (31), 16^th in points responsible for per game (24), 18^th in passing efficiency (194.4), 19^th in total offense (352), 28^th in passing yards per game (307), 42^nd in passing touchdowns (4), 55^th in yards per pass attempt (8.53), and 82^nd in points responsible for (24).

Junior Peyton Imhof (Dubuque) is ranked 11^th in interceptions per game (1), while sophomore Cedric Dobbins (Waukee) is also ranked 11^th in interceptions per game (1).

Binion is ranked 66^th in rushing yards per game (100), and freshman JoJo McNair (Joliet, Ill.) is ranked 7^th in passes defended (3), and 11^th in interceptions per game (1).