WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 5/6 Wartburg football team (1-0 overall) travels to face No. 12/12 Saint John's (1-0) Saturday at 1 p.m.

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The Series
SJU holds the slim lead at 3-2. This marks the first regular season meeting between the programs since 1971. The last three meetings have been in the NCAA Playoffs, and Wartburg has won the last two-straight.

Wartburg
Quarterback Carter Markham has thrown for 301 yards and three touchdowns. He also leads the team on the ground with 59 yards and one score.

Carter Henry has nine receptions for 143 yards and one TD. John McConohy and Drake George also have one touchdown.

Keenan Tyler leads the defense with 7 total tackles. Christian Nunley has 1.5 TFLs and Nate Link has one sack.

Cael O'Neill is 5-5 in PATs and has one field goal.

Career Record Watch
George is second in pass receptions (171), sixth in pass reception yards (2,031), and tied for sixth in pass reception TDs (18).

O'Neill is tied for third in field goals (22). Ben Bryant is first in punt return yards (878) and fourth in punt returns (67). 

Parker Rochford is tied for first in interception return TDs (4), tied for fifth in interceptions (15), and tied for seventh in pass breakups (26).

Nate Link is tied for seventh in fumble returns (2) and Justin Grieff is seventh in quarterback hurries (8). 

National Stat Rankings
The Knights rank in the top 50 in 15 various national statistics. They are tied first in winning percentage (1.00), fourth in third down conversion percentage (0.684), seventh in time of possession (38:05), eighth in offensive first downs (30), 13th in fewest penalties per game (3.00), 15th in fewest penalty yards per game (24.00), tied at 17th in fewest penalties (3), tied at 20th in fewest penalty yards (24), 27th in total offense (494.0), 29th in rushing defense(51.0), 33rd in passing offense (301.0), tied at 38th in turnovers lost (1), tied at 41st in third down conversion percentage defense (.222), 48th in rushing offense (193.0) and tied at 50th in sacks allowed (1.00).
 
Individually the Knights have 15 players ranked in the top 50 in various national statistics.
 
Carter Markham is ranked 18th in completions per game (25.00), 20th in passing yards (301), 20th in passing yards per game (301.0), 24th in points responsible for (24), 24th in points responsible for per game (24.0) and 18th in total offense (360).
 
Ben Bryant ranks 37th in punt returns (6.7) and 45th in combined kick returns (81).
 
Cael O'Neill ranks first in field goal percentage (1.000), 20th in field goals per game (1.00)
 
Carter Henry tied at 14th in receptions per game (9.0), 19th in receiving yards (143), 19th in receiving yards per game (143.0),
 
Kaleb Lamphier ranks 31st in passes defended (2.0).
 
Nate Link ranks 48th in sacks (1.00).

Saint John's
Aaron Syverson has thrown for 282 yards and four scores. His top receiver is Dylan Wheeler with nine catches for 139 yards and three TDs.

Will Blakely has rushed for 55 yards. Seven players have three tackles to lead the defense.