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No. 12/12 Wartburg to face No. 4/6 St. John's in NCAA Second Round

WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 12/12 Wartburg football team (11-0 overall) will travel to face No. 4/6 St. John's (10-1) Saturday, Nov. 26 at 12 p.m.

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Tickets A ticket must be purchased by each patron to gain admittance to the game. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for ages 5-college (w/college ID). Gates open at 10 a.m., two hours prior to kickoff. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.gojohnnies.com/tickets. 

The Series
St. John's holds the all-time series lead at 3-1, but the Knights won the most recent meeting 21-10 in 2014 in Waverly. The Johnnies won the other NCAA playoff meeting, back in 1994, 42-14, in Collegeville. 

Wartburg
This marks the 15th appearance in the NCAA Playoffs for the Knights. 

The Knights broke an 80-year old school record three weeks ago with their fifth shutout of the season. The previous mark was four set in 1942.
 
Senior Hunter Clasen leads the team with 1,261 yards on the ground and 16 touchdowns. He is the 18th member of the 1,000 season rushing yards club. Senior Nile McLaughlin (Eldridge) has thrown for 2,371 yards and 21 touchdowns.
 
Drake George leads the receivers with 517 yards, and Thomas Butters (Kalona) leads the group with five TD catches.
 
Ben Bryant, who set the season record for punt return yards last year, leads the team with 19 punt returns for 309 yards. He also has 380 rushing yards for five touchdowns, and 145 receiving yards for two touchdowns.
 
Senior Owen Grover leads the defense with 80 tackles, and junior Nate Link (Eldridge) follows with 67 tackles.
 
Senior Jordan Downing leads the team with 14.5 TFLs, and 10.0 sacks.

Career Record Watch
Ben Bryant is third in punt return yards (658), fifth in average yards/punt return (14.6), and tied for fifth in punt return TDs (1).

Clasen is 10th in rushing TDs (26) and Cael O'Neill is tied for eighth in field goals (12).

Antonio Santillan is tied for fifth in interception return TDs (1), tied for sixth in assisted tackles (131), and eighth in total tackles (260). Downing is eighth in sacks (18) and ninth in yards from TFLs (156).

Season Record Watch
O'Neill is tied for third in field goals (11), and tied for fifth in PATs (48). McLaughlin is fifth in pass completions (202) and 10th in passing TDs (21).
 
Bryant is third in punt return yards (309) and fifth in average yards/punt return (16.26). Clasen is tied for sixth in rushing TDs (16), eighth in rushing yards (1,261), and tied for 10th in total TDs (16).
 
Downing is fourth in yards from sacks (76), tied for sixth in fumbles forced (2), tied for seventh in sacks (10.0), and eighth in yards from TFLs (88).
 
As a team, Wartburg is tied for first in punt return TDs (3), third in rushing TDs (37), punt return yards (483) and yards from sacks (275), tied for fourth in field goals (11), fourth in sacks (38) and yards from TFLs (432), fifth in points (469), tied for fifth in total TDs (63), and tied for 10th in interceptions (21).

St. John's
Henry Trost has rushed for 470 yards and eight TDs. Quarterback Aaron Syverson has thrown for 3,058 yards and 34 TDs. 

Alex Larson leads the receivers with 64 catches for 14 TDs, and Jimmy Buck has a team-high 828 receiving yards.

Erik Bjork leads the defense with 78 total tackles. Metoriah Faouli has a team-best 16.0 TFLs.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Bryant

#21 Ben Bryant

RB
5' 9"
Sophomore
Thomas Butters

#81 Thomas Butters

WR
6' 5"
Junior
Hunter Clasen

#24 Hunter Clasen

RB
5' 9"
Junior
Jordan Downing

#34 Jordan Downing

DL
5' 11"
Junior
Drake George

#4 Drake George

WR
5' 9"
Sophomore
Owen Grover

#44 Owen Grover

LB
6' 3"
Junior
Nate Link

#20 Nate Link

LB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Nile McLaughlin

#8 Nile McLaughlin

QB
6' 2"
Junior
Cael O

#30 Cael O'Neill

K
5' 9"
Sophomore
Antonio Santillan

#47 Antonio Santillan

LB
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ben Bryant

#21 Ben Bryant

5' 9"
Sophomore
RB
Thomas Butters

#81 Thomas Butters

6' 5"
Junior
WR
Hunter Clasen

#24 Hunter Clasen

5' 9"
Junior
RB
Jordan Downing

#34 Jordan Downing

5' 11"
Junior
DL
Drake George

#4 Drake George

5' 9"
Sophomore
WR
Owen Grover

#44 Owen Grover

6' 3"
Junior
LB
Nate Link

#20 Nate Link

5' 10"
Sophomore
LB
Nile McLaughlin

#8 Nile McLaughlin

6' 2"
Junior
QB
Cael O

#30 Cael O'Neill

5' 9"
Sophomore
K
Antonio Santillan

#47 Antonio Santillan

6' 0"
Senior
LB