WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg football team (2-1 overall, 1-0 American Rivers) travels to face Nebraska Wesleyan (1-2, 0-1) Saturday at 1 p.m.

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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series at 2-0 as the programs have only met in the last two seasons.

Wartburg
Senior quarterback Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has thrown for 602 yards and four touchdowns.He has finished with triple-digit passing yards in 22-straight games and in 24 of his last 25, which dates back to the 2016 season.

Junior Kolin Schulte (Anamosa) leads the receivers with 187 yards on 10 catches and one TD. Junior Denison Harrington (Cedar Falls) has 14 receptions for 165 yards and 2 TDs.

Junior Connor Bailey (Knoxville) has a team-high 170 rushing yards and three TDs. Sophomore Bennett Goettsch (Marengo) has seven TDs on 32 carries for 157 yards.

Senior Marcus Johnson (Huxley) leads the defense with 28 tackles. Classmate Brady Heusinkvelt (Denver) and Dillon Rademaker (Greene) co-lead the team with 3.5 TFLs.

Career Record Watch
Sacia holds the second spot in TD passes with 63. He is fourth with 507 pass completions and 6,600 passing yards.

Senior Peyton Imhoff (Dubuque) is fourth with 31 pass break ups.

Nebraska Wesleyan
Shaka Taylor leads the team on the ground with 271 yards on 55 carries with three TDs. Quarterback Jonathan Curti has thrown for 708 yards, is 59-121-3 with four TDs.

Three receivers have triple-digit yards as James Skerjanec leads the group with 140 on 14 catches. Bradley Pelkey follows at 118 yards and Taylor has 103.

Jacob Garnas leads the defense with 30 total tackles.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 36 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 1^st in fumbles lost (0), 1^st in blocked punts allowed (0), 3^rd in blocked punts (2), 9^th in scoring offense (51.3), 16^th in punt returns (19.38), 17^th in blocked kicks (2), 18^th in third down conversion percentage defense (.216), 19^th in total defense (228.7), 20^th in turnovers lost (2), 22^nd in team passing efficiency defense (84.5), 27^th in completion percentage (.659), 34^th in fewest penalty yards per game (36.33), 36^th in first downs offense (63), 36^th in scoring defense (12.3), 37^th in rushing defense (77.3), 39^th in team passing efficiency (156.98), 41^st in passes intercepted (4), 42^nd in punt return defense (1.67), 43^rd in passing yards allowed (151.3), 44^th in turnover margin (1), 45^th in fewest penalties per game (4.67), 50^th in tackles for loss allowed (4.67), 56^th in winning percentage (.667), 61^st in passing offense (255.3), 61^st in first downs defense (35), 63^rd in fewest penalty yards (109), 63^rd in total offense (416), 68^th in fourth down conversion percentage (.556), 71^st in red zone offense (.842), 72^nd in team tackles for loss (7.7), 78^th in fewest penalties (14), 79^th in net punting (33.93), 79^th in passing yards per completion (13.21), 84^th in turnovers gained (5), 86^th in passes had intercepted (2), and 100^th in sacks allowed (2).
 
Individually, 10 Knights rank in the top 100 of 24 statistical categories: Sacia ranks 42^nd in yards per pass attempt (8.3), 46^th in passing efficiency (149.9), 51^st in completion percentage (.63), 54^th in passing touchdowns (5), 55^th in passing yards (606), 71^st in passing yards per completion (13.17), and 96^th in passing yards per game (202); senior Dane Steidler (Eldridge) ranks 2^nd in punt return touchdowns (1); Bailey ranks 52^nd in rushing touchdowns (3) and 98^th in total touchdowns (3); Harrington ranks 79^th in receiving touchdowns (2); Schulte ranks 90^th in yards per reception (18.7); sophomore JoJo McNair (Joliet, Ill.) ranks 2^nd in punt return touchdowns (1), 9^th in punt returns (20), 12^th in combined kick returns (250), 51^st in interceptions per game (0.7), 60^th in passes defended (1.7), and 92^nd in kickoff returns (22.5); Goettsch ranks 10^th in total points scored (42), 10^th in total touchdowns (7), 12^th in rushing touchdowns (6), 18^th in scoring (14), 47^th in points responsible for (42), and 81^st in points responsible for per game (14); sophomore Ryan King (Joliet, Ill.) ranks 26^th in fumbles recovered (1); sophomore Nick Deppe (Plainfield, Ill.) ranks 82^nd in punting (37.1); and freshman Kain Eagle (Denver) ranks 54^th in field goals per game (.67).