WAVERLY, Iowa-- No. 3 Wartburg (2-0 overall) hosts Buena Vista (0-2) Saturday at 1 p.m. in the American Rivers Conference opener.  

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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series at 49-30-3 which includes 11 of the last 12. This is the first meeting in Waverly since the 2018 season.

Wartburg
Hunter Clasen leads the team on the ground with 351 yards and six touchdowns. Nile McLaughlin has thrown for 447 yards and three scores.

Thor Maakestad leads the receivers with 178 yards on six catches and two TDs while Drake George follows with 144 yards on seven catches and one score.

Owen Grover leads the defense with 19 tackles and Justin Grieff follows closely with 17. Jordan Downing and Parker Rochford co-leads the team with 3.0 TFLs. Rochford has four interceptions to date

Active NCAA Home winning streaks
With Alabama losing last week, here's the updated list for the active NCAA home winning streaks:

Montana State (FCS) – 23
North Central, Ill. (III) – 22
Georgia (FBS) – 22
Wartburg (III) – 20
Mary Hardin Baylor (III) – 20
Aurora (III) – 19
Notre Dame, Ohio (II) – 19

Wartburg has won its last 20 home contests, which dates back to September 29th, 2018 when Simpson defeated the Knights 37-36 in overtime.
 
Wartburg is 54-4 in the last 10 season at Walston-Hoover Stadium
 
The Knights have gone 53 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 fifth in total TDs (39), sixth in rushing TDs (37), tied for sixth in points (234), sixth in all purpose yards (4,182), and ninth in rushing yards (2,784) and kick return yards (866).

McLaughlin is 10th in pass completions (317) and passing TDs (33). Cael O'Neill is sixth in field goals (16) and 10th in PATs (61).

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

Rochford is tied for third in interception return TDs (2). Grover is tied for eighth in solo tackles (154) and ninth in total tackles (269).

Downing is second in fumbles forced (5), sixth in sacks (21), and 10th in TFLS (35.5).

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 50 of 14 national stat ranking categories. The Knights are: tied for 1^st in sacks allowed (0) and winning percentage (100%), 5^th in blocked punts (1), 10^th in tackles for loss allowed (3), 15^th in interceptions (4), 17^th in turnovers gained (6), 27^th in blocked kicks (1) and rushing offense per game (216.5), 34^th in fumbles recovered (2), 35^th in 3^rd down conversion percentage defense (26.5%), 37^th in fewest penalties per game (4.5) and net punting (36.5), 42^nd in scoring offense (39.0), and 50^th in total offense per game (440).
 
Individually, 12 players rank in the top 100.
 
Nile McLaughlin is 61^st in passing yards per completion (13.97), 63^rd in passing yards (447), 77^th in passing yards per game (223.5),  93^rd in total offense per game (223.5)  96^th in completion percentage (59.3), and 99^th in passing efficiency (132.3).

Hunter Clasen is tied for 1^st in rushing touchdowns (6), 2^nd in rushing yards (351), in total points scored (36) and in total touchdowns (6), 4^th in rushing yards per game (175.5) and scoring per game (18 points/game), 16^th in all purpose yards per game (178), 22^nd in yards per carry (7.31), 35^th in points responsible for (36), and 46^th in points responsible for per game (18).
 
Jaxson Hoppes is 72^nd in field goals per game (0.5).
 
Jordan Downing is 3^rd in forced fumbles (1) and tied for 8^th in fumbles recovered (1).
 
Kanan Morris is tied for 8^th in fumbles recovered (1).
 
Parker Rochford is 1^st in interceptions per game (2) and 1^st in passes defended (3.5).
 
Drew Wyffels is 21^st in passes defended (2).
 
Blake Janssen is 2^nd in punt return touchdowns (1).
 
Brock Califf is 71^st in punt returns (2.8).
 
Thor Maakestad is 17^th in yards per reception (29.67), 41^st in receiving touchdowns (2), 58^th in receiving yards (178), and 80^th in receiving yards per game (89).
 
Owen Grover is 86^th in tackles (9.5/game).
 
Drake George is 74^th in yards per reception (20.57).


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Buena Vista
Eman Alaniz leads his team with 66 rushing yards for one TD and is the team's leading receiver with 123 yards. Zach Herrera has thrown for 191 yards.

Dylan Berens leads the defense with 18 tackles and 2.0 TFLs