WAVERLY, Iowa--
Owen Grover set the career record in total tackles in No. 3/3 Wartburg's (7-0 overall, 5-0 American Rivers) 31-10 Homecoming win over Dubuque. Grover had 10 tackles on the day to have 318 to date for his career. This surpassed the 313 by Blake Suckow set from 2007-10.
Dubuque scored on a 41-yard field goal to take the early lead with 4:28 to play in the first quarter. The Spartans took the 10-0 lead on a six-yard pass with 6:38 to play in the second. Wartburg got on the scoreboard with a nine-yard TD reception from Butters with 1:17 to play in the half. The Knights would score on their second drive of the third quarter for the go-ahead score on a 21-yard TD reception by
Bricen White.
The radio call of
Owen Grover's career record:
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highlights from KWWL.
Top performers
Notes/streaks
- McLaughlin's seventh-straight game this season with over 200 passing yards
- McLaughlin's 13th-straight game game with triple digit passing yards dating back to last season
- McLaughlin's 11th-straight game with at least one passing TD dating back to last season
- Clasen's fourth game this season with triple digit rushing yards
- Grover's third game this season with double digit tackles
- Defensively, the Knights held the Spartans to 23 net rushing yards
- Dubuque was 0-3 on fourth-down conversions
- Wartburg extends the all-time series lead to 51-29, which includes the last seven-straight.
- 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 57-4 in the last 10 season at Walston-Hoover Stadium
- The Knights have gone 56Â games without losing at home in regulation. The last home Wartburg loss in regulation was to Coe on November 2, 2013 (24-10).
Next eventÂ
The Orange and Black take to the road next week to face Loras next Saturday at 1 p.m.
