The Game
No. 22 Sioux Falls (8-2) aims to record their eighth unbeaten season at home in nine years when they host Wayne State (6-4) Saturday at Bob Young Field in the final game of the regular season. In addition to potentially the final collegiate game for 24 Cougar seniors, this NSIC South matchup also marks the first-ever meeting between USF and the Wildcats in football.
For a full version of this week's notes, Wayne State's notes or the NSIC weekly release, please see the related links box.
The Broadcast
TV: Fans can tune-in to Alex Heinert and Mick Westerman on KDLT this season via Satellite on channel 46 and over the air on channel 46.1 and 5.1. Most cable subscribers can view KDLT on channel 5.
Live Stream: Sioux Falls will provide a free live stream of Saturday's NSIC South matchup at http://nmtvsports.com
Radio: KWSN (AM 1230) will air Saturday's game. Player interviews and the Jed Stugart pregame show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Tom Frederick and Tim Hiatt will team up to call the play-by-play.
Links to live audio, stats and video stream can be found online on the football schedule here
First and 10
• USF is 41-1 all-time at Bob Young Field, and enters the weekend having won their last 51 conference games played in Sioux Falls.
• With a tough loss at MSU-Mankato, USF ranks No. 9 in the latest Super Region 3 poll and remained in the AFCA DII for the fourth straight week, this week at 22.
• Hanna Carrington enters the contest as the NSIC leader in receptions (63). He is 97 yards shy of the 1,000 yard career receiving mark.
• Saturday potentially marks the final game for 24 Cougars on senior day.
• Braden Wieking (15) is two field goals away from tying USF's single-season record of 17
• USF showed real discipline last week. They didn't commit a single penalty at Mankato.
• Matt White needs nine tackles to reach the century mark this season.
• USF (20.8) and WSC (21.4) represent the 4th and 5th toughest defenses in the conference to score on.
• The Wildcats are averaging 187 yards on the ground (4th-best in the NSIC), but have turned the ball over through 14 times through the air this season
• WSC leads the NSIC in fourth down conversion percentage (71.4%), having converted 10 of 14 attempts in 2012.
Career Milestones (see pg. 13-15 for complete season/career totals)
Braden Wieking (51) is USF's career-leader in FGs made and is now second in all-time scoring (387)... he's also on the brink of the single-season FG record of 17... Kristian Porter (2061 yds.) ranks 8th on all-time rushing list... Taylor Perkins (3233) is 232 yards shy of catching current assistant coach Jon Eastman to claim No. 8 spot in career passing yards... Hanna needs 97 yards to join the 1,000 yard career receiving club
