WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg football team (3-2 overall, 2-1 American Rivers) travels to face Coe (3-3, 2-2) Saturday at 1 p.m.
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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series lead at 23-13, which includes last year's meeting. The programs have met every year since 1997, when Coe joined the then-Iowa Conference.
Wartburg
Senior quarterback Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has thrown for 1,215 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has finished with triple-digit passing yards in 24-straight games and in 26 of his last 27, which dates back to the 2016 season.
Junior Kolin Schulte (Anamosa) leads the receivers with 507 yards on 21 catches and four TDs. Juniors Denison Harrington (Cedar Falls) and Will Hasken (Miles) and sophomore JoJo McNair (Joliet, Ill.) join him in triple digits with 203, 163, and 151 yards, respectively.
Sophomore Bennett Goettsch (Marengo) has a team-high 350 yards on 80 carries with 10 TDs. Junior Connor Bailey (Knoxville) has 233 yards and three TDs, and classmate Mason Carter (North Liberty) rounds out those in triple digits with 117 yards.
Senior Marcus Johnson (Huxley) leads the defense with 40 tackles. Classmate Dillon Rademaker (Greene) leads the team with 7.5 TFLs.
Career Record Watch
Sacia holds the second spot in TD passes with 70. He is third with 553 pass completions and 7,213 passing yards.
Senior Peyton Imhoff (Dubuque) is fourth with 32 pass break ups.
Coe
Mitch Stopko leads the team on the ground with 223 yards on 69 carries. Tyler Dralle follows at 194 yards and Cody Russell at 109.
Quarterback Quentin White is 128-208-7 and has thrown for 1,304 yards for eight TDs.
His top target has been Colton White who has 411 yards on 39 catches for three TDs. Trevor Noble has 254 yards, Matt Kopp has 181, and Jonah Alfaro has 152.
Terrence Hall leads the defense with 52 total tackles.
National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 35 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
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The Knights rank 1
st blocked punts (0), 7
th in completion percentage (.705), 8
th in blocked punts allowed (2), 12
th in scoring offense (46.4), 14
th in first downs defense (64), 16
th in punt returns (16.93), 18
th in team passing efficiency (170.88), 19
th in rushing defense (64.6), 21
st in fourth down conversion percentage (.667), 23
rd in fewest penalties per game (4.8), 23
rd in fewest penalty yards per game (42), 23
rd in total defense (257.6), 29
th in fewest penalties (24), 30
th in team passing efficiency defense (100.33), 32
nd in fewest penalty yards (210), 36
th in turnovers lost (6), 36
th in red zone offense (.867), 39
th in passes had intercepted (3), 40
th in passing offense (276.2), 42
nd in time of possession (32:23), 44
th in third down conversion percentage defense (.298), 48
th in blocked kicks (2), 49
th in scoring defense (17.6), 49
th in total offense (434.6), 62
nd in net punting (34.59), 64
th in fumbles lost (3), 67
th in third down conversion percentage (.429), 70
th in first downs offense (110), 70
th in tackles for loss allowed (5.4), 76
th in passing yards per completion (13.15), 80
th in passes intercepted (6), 82
nd in punt return defense (6.5), 84
th in winning percentage (.6), 88
th in passing yards allowed (193), and 98
th in fourth down conversion percentage defense (.4).
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Individually, nine Knights rank in the top 100 of 27 statistical categories: Sacia ranks 9
th in completion percentage (.695), 17
th in yards per pass attempt (9.27), 20
th in passing efficiency (170.5), 49
th in passing yards per game (243), 53
rd in passing touchdowns (11), 56
th in passing yards (1,215), 64
th in passing yards per completion (13.35), 64
th in completions per game (18.2), 70
th in points responsible for (72), 71
st in points responsible for per game (14.4), and 82
nd in total offense (240.8); senior Dane Steidler (Eldridge) ranks 5
th in punt return touchdowns (1); Rademaker ranks 69
th in tackles for loss (1.5); Schulte ranks 11
th in yards per reception (24.14), 37
th in receiving yards per game (101.4), 41
st in receiving yards (507), and 92
nd in receiving touchdowns (4); Goettsch ranks 6
th in rushing touchdowns (10), 8
th in scoring (13.2), 10
th in total points scored (66), 10
th in total touchdowns (11), 89
th in points responsible for (66), and 96
th in points responsible for per game (13.2); McNair ranks 5
th in punt return touchdowns (1), 14
th in passes defended (1.8), 19
th in punt returns (16.2), and 50
th in combined kick returns (328); sophomore Nick Deppe (Plainfield,Ill.) ranks 58
th in punting (38.5); sophomore Ryan King (Joliet, Ill.) ranks 92
nd in fumbles recovered (1); and freshman Kain Eagle (Denver) ranks 87
th in field goals per game (.6).
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