WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg football team (3-1 overall, 2-0 American Rivers) hosts Simpson (2-1, 1-0) Saturday at 1 p.m.

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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series lead at 45-26-2, which includes the last five games. The programs have met every year since 1944, aside from 1950-51.

Wartburg
Senior quarterback Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has thrown for 932 yards and seven touchdowns. He has finished with triple-digit passing yards in 23-straight games and in 25 of his last 26, which dates back to the 2016 season.

Junior Kolin Schulte (Anamosa) leads the receivers with 331 yards on 16 catches and three TDs. Juniors Denison Harrington (Cedar Falls) and Will Hasken (Miles) and sophomore JoJo McNair (Joliet, Ill.) join him in triple digits with 173, 162, and 138 yards, respectively.

Sophomore Bennett Goettsch (Marengo) has a team-high 265 yards on 54 carries with 10 TDs. Junior Connor Bailey (Knoxville) has 206 yards and three TDs, and classmate Mason Carter (North Liberty) rounds out those in triple digits with 114 yards.

Senior Marcus Johnson (Huxley) leads the defense with 36 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 66. He is fourth with 528 pass completions and 6,930 passing yards.

Senior Peyton Imhoff (Dubuque) is fourth with 32 pass break ups.

Simpson
The Storm had their bye week this past Saturday.

Quarterback Tanner Krueger has thrown for 769 yards and six TDs.

Three receivers have 11 catches, and Joe McNally leads the group with 213 receiving yards.

Cam Bunting leads the team on the ground with 417 yards on 99 carries for five TDs.

Michael Connor leads the defense with 35 total tackles.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 37 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 1^st in blocked punts allowed (0), 1^st in fumbles lost (0), 3^rd in blocked punts (2), 7^th in fewest penalties per game (3.75), 7^th in fewest penalty yards per game (29.75), 9^th in scoring offense (49), 9^th in turnovers lost (2), 14^th in first downs offense (91), 15^th in completion percentage (.678), 15^th in punt returns (19.38), 18^th in total defense (228.5), 23^rd in team passing efficiency (164.94), 24^th in blocked kicks (2), 29^th in fewest penalty yards (119), 29^th in rushing defense (69.5), 29^th in tackles for loss allowed (4.25), 30^th in third down conversion percentage defense (.258), 32^nd in team passing efficiency defense (93.78), 34^th in punt return defense (1.67), 35^th in scoring defense (12.8), 39^th in fewest penalties (15), 41^st in total offense (446), 42^nd in passing yards allowed (159), 43^rd in winning percentage (.75), 45^th in passing offense (274.5), 48^th in first downs defense (46), 51^st in turnover margin (.75), 52^nd in fourth down conversion percentage (.6), 62^nd in passes had intercepted (2), 62^nd in passes intercepted (4), 63^rd in passing yards per completion (13.73), 67^th in red zone offense (.84), 87^th in rushing offense (171.5), 87^th in time of possession (31:07), 93^rd in third down conversion percentage (.396), 97^th in net punting (33.24), and 100^th in sacks allowed (1.75).
 
Individually, eight Knights rank in the top 100 of twenty-eight statistical categories: Sacia ranks 20^th in yards per pass attempt (9.32), 26^th in passing efficiency (163.4), 28^th in completion percentage (.66), 28^th in passing yards (932), 43^rd in passing touchdowns (7), 44^th in passing yards per completion (14.12), 70^th in passing yards per game (233), 83^rd in completions per game (16.5), 93^rd in points responsible for (42), and 98^th in total offense (231.5); senior Dane Steidler (Eldridge) ranks 3^rd in punt return touchdowns (1); Schulte ranks 38^th in receiving yards (331), 44^th in yards per reception (20.69), 70^th in receiving touchdowns (3), and 85^th in receiving yards per game (82.8); Bailey ranks 36^th in rush yards per carry (6.65) and 79^th in rushing touchdowns (3); Goettsch ranks 1^st in rushing touchdowns (10), 3^rd in total points scored (60), 3^rd in total touchdowns (10), 9^th in scoring (15), 34^th in points responsible for (60), 70^th in total points responsible for per game (15), and 93^rd in rushing yards (265); sophomore JoJo McNair (Joliet, Ill.) ranks 3^rd in punt return touchdowns (1), 10^th in punt returns (20), 33^rd in combined kick returns (250), 71^st in passes defended (1.5), and 78^th in interceptions per game (.5), sophomore Ryan King (Joliet, Ill.) ranks 41^st in fumbles recovered (1); and freshman Kain Eagle (Denver) ranks 88^th in field goals per game (.5) and 95^th in total points scored (26).

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