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No. 3/3 Wartburg to host Dubuque for Homecoming

WAVERLY, Iowa—No. 3/3 Wartburg (6-0 overall, 4-0 American Rivers) hosts Dubuque (2-3, 2-1) Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the annual Homecoming game.

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The Series
Wartburg holds the lead at 50-29, which includes the last six-straight.

Wartburg
Hunter Clasen has rushed for 721 yards and 13 touchdowns. Dawson Rud joins him in triple digits with 181 yards and one score.

Quarterback Nile McLaughlin is 98-172-7 for 1,437 yards and 14 TDs. Drake George, Carter Henry, and Thor Maakestad are all above 300 receiving yards with 350, 338, and 322, respectively. George leads the group with four TDs.

Owen Grover has a team-best 57 tackles, and Jordan Downing has a team-high 9.5 TFLs. Parker Rochford has six interceptions, and set the season record with his third pick six last weekend at Luther.

Active NCAA Home winning streaks
Montana State (FCS) – 25
Georgia (FBS) – 25
North Central, Ill. (III) – 24
Wartburg (III) – 22
Aurora (III) – 21

Wartburg has won its last 22 home contests, which dates back to September 29th, 2018 when Simpson defeated the Knights 37-36 in overtime.
 
Wartburg is 56-4 in the last 10 season at Walston-Hoover Stadium
 
The Knights have gone 55 games without losing at home in regulation. The last home Wartburg loss in regulation was to Coe on November 2, 2013 (24-10).

Career Record Watch
Clasen is tied for third in rushing TDs (44),  total TDs (48) and points (288), fourth in all purpose yards (4,658), seventh in rushing yards (3,154) and eighth in kick return yards (908).

McLaughlin is seventh in pass completions (383) and eighth in passing TDs (44). Cael O'Neill is fourth in field goals (20) and ninth in PATs (84).

Ben Bryant is third in punt return yards (69) and 10th in punt returns (48).

Rochford is tied for first in interception return TDs (4). Grover is third in total tackles (308), tied for fourth in assisted tackles (139), and sixth in solo tackles (169).

Downing is second in fumbles forced (5), second in sacks (26.5), and eighth in TFLS (42.0).

Season Record Watch
Rochford is first in interception return TDs (3) and tied for ninth in INTs (6). Downing is tied for sixth in forced fumbles (2).

National Stat Rankings
The Knights rank in the top 50 of 24 various national statistics. They are tied for 1st in winning percentage (1.000), tied for 1st in blocked punts allowed (0), 5th in passes intercepted (11), 7th in defensive touchdowns (3), 9th in rushing defense (52.7), 10th in third down conversion percentage defense (0.253), 10th in scoring defense (9.7), 12th in sacks allowed (0.50), 12th in scoring offense (44.8), 14th in total defense (230.0), 16th in turnovers gained (14), 17th in kickoff return defense (14.64), 21st in team passing efficiency defense (93.73), 25th in first downs defense (71), 29th in blocked punts (1), 33rd in first downs offense (124), 39th in fewest penalties per game (4.67), 39th in passing yards per completion (14.84), 39th in rushing offense (195.7), 39th in total offense (455.3), 42nd in kickoff returns (22.44), 43rd in fewest penalty yards per game (39.17), 46th in punt return defense (2.80) and 47th in blocked kicks (2). 
 
Individually, the Knights have 15 players ranking in the top 100 of various national statistics. 
 
Hunter Clasen is tied for 1st in rushing touchdowns (13), 1st in total points scored (90), 1st in total touchdowns (15), 3rd in scoring (15.0), 3rd in rushing yards (721), 14th in rushing yards per game (120.2), 27th in rush yards per carry (6.68), 35th in all-purpose yards (138.83), tied for 38th points responsible for (90) and tied for 65th in points responsible for per game (15.0). 
 
Nile McLaughlin is 30th in passing touchdowns (14), 32nd in passing yards (1,437), 32nd in passing yards per completion (14.66), tied for 38th in points responsible for (90), 46th in yards per pass attempt (8.35), 59th in passing efficiency (145.9), tied for 65th in points responsible for per game (15.0), 66th in passing yards per game (239.5), 81st in total offense (238.0) and 99th in completions per game (16.33). 
 
Cael O'Neill is 87th in field goal percentage (0.400).
 
Jordan Downing is 20th in sacks (1.00), 51st in tackles for loss (1.6), tied for 64th in fumbles recovered (1) and 65th in forced fumbles (0.33).
 
Kanan Morris is tied for 64th in fumbles recovered (1).
 
Carter Bussanmas is tied for 64th in fumbles recovered (1).
 
Parker Rochford is tied for 1st in interceptions per game (1.0) and 15th in passes defended (1.7).
 
Dylan Steen is 42nd in passes defended (1.4).
 
Drew Wyffels is 92nd in passes defended (1.2).
 
Blake Janssen is 3rd in punt return touchdowns (1).
 
Brock Califf is 63rd in punt returns (7.4).
 
Drake George is 59th in yards per reception (19.44) and 100th in receiving touchdowns (4).
 
Owen Grover is 51st in total tackles (9.5).
 
Thor Maakestad is 67th in yards per reception (18.94).
 
Carter Henry is 94th in yards per reception (17.79).
 


Dubuque
Devin Moore has 271 yards on the ground with two TDs. Quarterback K.C. Moore has thrown for 1,215 yards and 10 touchdowns. His top receiver has been Za'Cameron Brice with 36 catches for 507 yards and three touchdowns. Torre Butts Jr. follows with 305 yards, and Wade Sheets with 266 yards.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Bryant

#21 Ben Bryant

RB
5' 8"
Senior
Carter Bussanmas

#88 Carter Bussanmas

WR
6' 0"
Senior
Brock Califf

#1 Brock Califf

WR
5' 6"
Junior
Hunter Clasen

#24 Hunter Clasen

RB
5' 9"
Fifth Year
Jordan Downing

#34 Jordan Downing

DL
5' 11"
Fifth Year
Drake George

#4 Drake George

WR
5' 10"
Senior
Owen Grover

#44 Owen Grover

LB
6' 3"
Fifth Year
Carter Henry

#10 Carter Henry

WR
6' 3"
Junior
Blake Janssen

#12 Blake Janssen

DB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Thor Maakestad

#11 Thor Maakestad

WR
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ben Bryant

#21 Ben Bryant

5' 8"
Senior
RB
Carter Bussanmas

#88 Carter Bussanmas

6' 0"
Senior
WR
Brock Califf

#1 Brock Califf

5' 6"
Junior
WR
Hunter Clasen

#24 Hunter Clasen

5' 9"
Fifth Year
RB
Jordan Downing

#34 Jordan Downing

5' 11"
Fifth Year
DL
Drake George

#4 Drake George

5' 10"
Senior
WR
Owen Grover

#44 Owen Grover

6' 3"
Fifth Year
LB
Carter Henry

#10 Carter Henry

6' 3"
Junior
WR
Blake Janssen

#12 Blake Janssen

6' 0"
Sophomore
DB
Thor Maakestad

#11 Thor Maakestad

6' 1"
Senior
WR