WAVERLY, Iowa-- Wartburg (6-2 overall, 5-1 American Rivers) hosts Luther (1-7, 1-5) Saturday at 1 p.m. in the annual Senior Day. Seniors and their parents will be recognized before the game.

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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series lead at 44-30-1, which includes 11 of the last 12. The Norse were victorious in their previous trip to Waverly in 2016, winning 28-27 in overtime on a successful two-point conversion. The programs have met every season since 1944.

Wartburg
Senior quarterback Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has thrown for 2,141 yards and 25 touchdowns. He has finished with triple-digit passing yards in 28 straight games and 30 of his last 31, dating back to the 2016 season.

Junior Kolin Schulte (Anamosa) leads the receivers with 762 yards on 33 catches and six TDs. He has tallied triple digits in receiving yards in three of the last four games. Sophomore JoJo McNair (Joliet, Ill.) joins him above the 400-yard mark with 487 yards and eight TDs.

Sophomore Bennett Goettsch (Marengo) has a team-high 407 yards on 94 carries with 10 TDs. Junior Connor Bailey (Knoxville) has 352 yards and three TDs, and classmate Mason Carter (North Liberty) rounds out those in triple digits with 339 yards.

Senior Marcus Johnson (Huxley) leads the defense with 74 tackles. Classmate Dillon Rademaker (Greene) leads the team with 14.0 TFLs..

Career Record Watch
Sacia is the all-time leader in TD passes (84). He is now is second in passing yards with 8,139 and in pass completions with 618.

Single Season Record Watch
Sacia's 25 TD passes are tied for fourth-best in a single season. Freshman Kain Eagle's (Denver) 39 PATs stand seventh-best.

Luther
Quarterback Ian Kuykendall has a team-high 794 yards rushing on 146 carries for six TDs. He has thrown for 1,370 yards and is 110-209 for nine TDs.  His top target has been Justin Montgomery who has 40 catches for 473 yards and five TDs.
 
Against the Conference
Wartburg leads the A-R-C in scoring average (45.8 points/game), scoring defense (17.3 points/game), passing (301.2 yards/game), and rushing defense (63 yards/game).
Carter is the sixth-leading back in the conference with an average of 65.8 yards/game. Sacia leads the league in passing average (289 yards/game), and Schulte leads in receiving yards/game (99.8).

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of thirty-three statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 1^st in blocked punts allowed (0), 2^nd in completion percentage (.715), 5^th in team passing efficiency (183.76), 8^th in blocked punts (3), 9^th in scoring offense (45.8),13^th in fourth down conversion percentage (.714), 16^th in third down conversion percentage defense (.269), 21^st in passing offense (289.3), 21^st in red zone offense (.87), 24^th in first downs defense (115), 26^th in rushing defense (77.3), 26^th in total offense (462.8), 28^th in total defense (276.5), 31^st in third down conversion percentage (.472), 31^st in punt returns (13.68), 32^nd in team passing efficiency defense (100.92), 37^th in tackles for allowed (4.75), 38^th in fewest penalties per game (5.13), 38^th in fewest penalty yards per game (46.13), 44^th in fewest penalties (41), 45^th in fewest penalty yards (369), 45^th in first downs offense (179), 45^th in winning percentage (.75), 46^th in time of possession (32:05), 50^th in scoring defense (17.6), 56^th in passing yards per completion (13.53), 58^th in passes had intercepted (6), 68^th in net punting (33.74), 69^th in blocked kicks (3), 71^st in turnovers lost (12), 85^th in rushing offense (173.5), 89^th in passes intercepted (9), and 98^th in punt return defense (7.5).
 
Individually, nine Knights rank in the top 100 of thirty statistical categories: Sacia ranks 3^rd in completion percentage (.709), 4^th in passing efficiency (184.7), 8^th in yards per pass attempt (9.73), 9^th in passing touchdowns (25), 22^nd in points responsible for per game (19.5), 22^nd in points responsible for (156), 23^rd in passing yards per game (267.6), 23^rd in passing yards (2,141), 38^th in total offense (271), and 40^th in completions per game (19.5); Rademaker ranks 24^th in tackles for loss (1.9) and 60^th in sacks (.75); senior Dane Steidler (Eldridge) ranks 12^th in punt return touchdowns (1); senior Coen Brown (Cedar Rapids) ranks 63^rd in passes defended (1.3); senior Marcus Johnson ranks 84^th in total tackles (9); Schulte ranks 8^th in yards per reception (23.09), 37^th in receiving yards (762), 42^nd in receiving yards per game (95.3), and 92^nd in receiving touchdowns (6); McNair ranks 12^th in punt return touchdowns (1), 13^th in kickoff return touchdowns (1), 32^nd in punt returns (11.1), 33^rd in kickoff returns (25.8), 38^th in total touchdowns (11), 40^th in receiving touchdowns (8), 41^st in total points scored (66), 46^th in combined kick returns (453), 56^th in scoring (8.3), 64^th in all purpose (129.25), and 82^nd in passes defended (1.3); Goettsch ranks 29^th in rushing touchdowns (10), 35^th in scoring (9.4), 38^th in total touchdowns (11), and 41^st in total points scored (66); and sophomore Nick Deppe (Plainfield, Ill) ranks 83^rd in punting (36.8).