WAVERLY, Iowa—The No. 13/16 Wartburg football team (3-1 overall, 2-0 American Rivers Conference) defeated Nebraska Wesleyan (1-2, 0-1) in shutout fashion, 34-0, Saturday in its home opener.

The Knights also won their school-record 20^th-straight conference game in the victory. The old mark of 19 was set during the 1988-2000 seasons.

Highlights

 
Top performers

• Dawson Rud: 85 yards, 2 TDs and 3 catches for 24 yards
• Thane Alexander: 75-yard pick six
• Drake George: 2 catches for 34 yards
• Ben Bryant: 4 carries, 18 yards, one TD
• Keenan Tyler: 15 tackles
• Mac Watts: 10 tackles
• Cael O'Neill: 4-5 PATs
• Carter Markham: 7-11, 67 yards, one TD

Notes:

• This was the first shutout of the season for the Knights
• Career-high rushing TDs for Rud
• First career pick six for Alexander
• First TD of the season for Bryant
• Career-high tackles for Tyler
• Third-straight game with double digit tackles for Tyler
• Watts matched his career-high tackle total for second-straight game
• Wartburg moves its all-time series lead to 8-0 over NWU
• Third-straight shutout in the series
• Defensively, the Orange and Black held the Prairie Wolves to under 100 total rushing yards at 95
• Wartburg was 4-4 in the red zone

 
Next event
The Knights are off from competition next week. They return to the field Saturday, Oct. 12 on the road against Buena Vista.