WAVERLY, Iowa—The No. 13 Wartburg football team (1-0 overall) travels to face Monmouth (0-1) Saturday at 1 p.m.

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The Series
Wartburg holds the all-time series lead at 6-1, which includes last year's meeting in Waverly. The Knights have won three of the four total games at Monmouth.
 
Wartburg
Senior quarterback Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has thrown for 155 yards with two touchdowns in the season opener. His top receiver is junior Denison Harrington (Cedar Falls) who had five catches for 87 yards and one TD.

Junior Connor Bailey (Knoxville) leads the team on the ground with 120 yards and two TDs. Senior Marcus Johnson (Huxley) and freshman Antonio Santillan (Davenport) co-lead the defense with eight tackles. Johnson has a team-high 2.5 TFLs.
 
Monmouth
The Fighting Scots fell 32-7 to then-No. 18 Wheaton in the season opener last week.

Defensive end, Thomas Lesniewski was named a Third-team Preseason All-American by D3football.com.

In the Midwest Conference's preseason coaches poll, Monmouth, the defending conference champs, was picked to win the South division this season.

DeAndre Wright leads the team after the first game with six yards on 11 carries. Quarterback Hayden Nelson has thrown for 60 yards and one touchdown. His top target is Jacolby Maxwell with six catches for 61 yards and one TD.

Clark Gaden has a team-best 14 tackles and Connor Graeff follows with 11.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 36 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 1^st in winning percentage (1.000), 1^st in scoring offense (73), 1^st in tackles for loss allowed (0), 1^st in sacks allowed (0), 1^st in fumbles lost (0), 1^st in blocked punts allowed (0), 1^st in fourth down conversion percentage (1.000), 3^rd in third down conversion percentage defense (.063), 10^th in first downs defense (9), 11^th in rushing offense (317), 12^th in punt return defense (0), 15^th in first downs offense (26), 15^th in rushing defense (32), 17^th in total offense (516), 17^th in punt returns (19.25), 20^th in passes intercepted (2), 20^th in completion percentage (.696), 22^nd in fewest penalty yards per game (29), 23^rd in fewest penalty yards (29), 36^th in team passing efficiency (162.24), 38^th in turnovers lost (1), 43^rd in scoring defense (13), 44^th in total defense (273), 44^th in turnover margin (1), 47^th in third down conversion percentage (.462), 63^rd in turnovers gained (2), 64^th in red zone offense (.875), 68^th in team tackles for loss (7), 71^st in kickoff return defense (16.5), 73^rd in fewest penalties per game (6), 74^th in fewest penalties (6), 75^th in team passing efficiency defense (108.63), 82^nd in passes had intercepted (1), 85^th in passing yards per completion (12.44), 91^st in time of possession (30:07), and 98^th in red zone defense (.75).
 
Individually, seven Knights rank in the top 100 of fourteen statistical categories: Bailey ranks 5^th in rush yards per carry (10.55), 28^th in total touchdowns (2), 30^th in total points scored (12), 31^st in rushing yards (116), 31^st in rushing yards per game (116), and 33^rd in scoring (12); junior Tyler Bitting (Keokuk) ranks 17^th in interceptions per game (1);  Harrington ranks 52^nd in receiving touchdowns (1); junior Kolin Shulte (Anamosa) ranks 52^nd in receiving touchdowns (1); McNair ranks 1^st in punt return touchdowns (1), 6^th in punt returns (19.3),  17^th in interceptions per game (1), 24^th in combined kick returns (120), and 48^th in passes defended (2); sophomore Bennett Goettsch (Marengo) ranks 28^th in total touchdowns (2), 30^th in total points scored (12), and 33^rd in scoring (12); and freshman Kain Eagle (Denver) ranks 1^st in field goal percentage (1.000) and 20^th in field goals per game (1).