Sioux Falls (4-3, 2-1 NSIC South)
vs.
Augustana College (3-4, 1-2 NSIC South)
Saturday, October 26, 2013
6:30 p.m. CST
Bob Young Field (5,400)
Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Broadcast
Live Stream: The University of Sioux Falls will provide a free live stream of Saturday's NSIC matchup at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/siouxfalls.portal#

TV: The game will be broadcast on KDLT. KDLT is available 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.

Radio: KWSN (AM 1230/FM 98.1) 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. Fans can also tune into the game at KWSN.com.

Quickly: The University of Sioux Falls Cougars (4-3, 2-1 NSIC South) return home with a 6:30 p.m. CT kick against crosstown rival Augustana College (3-4, 1-2). KDLT has the game telecast (live) with Jim Heinitz in the booth. The Cougars are 4-3 on the season. They lost their season opener at Minnesota Duluth before bouncing back with two wins (Northern State, Minnesota Crookston) sandwiched around a narrow 17-10 loss at the University of Mary. USF earned its first road win of 2013 at Southwest Minnesota State but saw its Homecoming Weekend soured by a 45-40 loss to Winona State. Last week's 47-7 win at Concordia-St. Paul improved the Cougars' record in the month of October to 13-2 with Coach Stugart at the helm.

A USF win over Augustana College would...

• Allow USF to maintain possession of the “Key to the City,” 4-foot tall key-shaped traveling trophy that was carved by local wood carver Arne Bortnem. USF won the first-ever “Key to the City” game in 2012.
• Be the Cougars' second-ever victory versus the Vikings.
• Keep the Cougars in the mix for the NSIC South title.
• Improve USF's record at Bob Young Field to 45-2.

USF By the Numbers

• 1. The Cougars are currently the 3rd-down masters of the NSIC (and 6th in the nation) with a 50.0% conversion percentage.

• 2: USF tallied 195 yards on ground last week (on 50 carries) but slipped from 1st to 2nd in the NSIC for rushing offense (296.3 yards per game). The Cougars are 8th in the NCAA Division II (Harding leads the way with an average of 403.3 yards per contest)

• 6: Straight games Nephi Garcia has surpassed 100 yards rushing. He ranks 4th in the NSIC and 18th in all of NCAA Division II.

• 16: The Cougars' NCAA D-II ranking for kickoff returns (25.04). In contrast, Augustana is currently ranked 98th (19.35).

• 16: Cougars' NSIC ranking for time of possession (25:38).

• 19: Consecutive winning seasons for the USF football program.

• 199: Points USF has scored in its four victories. They have been held to 57 combined points in losses to UMD, U-Mary and Winona State.

• 407: Passing yards for Carrington Hanna versus Concordia-St. Paul, making him the first Cougar signal caller with 400 passing yards since Chad Cavender (2006).

• 715: Number of yards that the Cougars have already surpassed last season's rushing total by; USF picked up 1,359 yards on the ground in 2012 and have 2,074 yards through the first five games (and 23 rushing scores).

• 734: Days it had been since Carrington Hanna played quarterback for the Cougars prior to Saturday's game at Concordia-St. Paul. He had last been USF's signal caller on Oct. 15, 2011; a 44-20 win against Black Hills State.  

• 829: Nephi Garcia's rushing total through the Cougars' first seven games; 237 more yards than USF's leading rusher (592) gained in the entire 2012 season.

Scoring Early:
The Cougars needed just 1:32 to get on the scoreboard in the blow-out win at Concordia-St. Paul, as Carrington Hanna connected with Josh Angulo for a 37-yard touchdown on the game's 8th play. It was the third time in six games this season (and third straight game) that USF has scored on its first possession.

...And Now More Often:
The Cougars have scored 55 first-quarter points in their last four games (3-1) after tallying a total of 10 first quarter points in the first three games of the season.

The Streak is Over
When Carrington Hanna replaced an injured Luke Papilion under center last Saturday, something very strange happened. For the first time in 20 games, Hanna played a football game without making a catch. The streak started on 10/29/11 vs. Minot State and ended on 10/12/13 versus Winona State. Entering this week's showdown with Augustana College, Hanna has 1,324 career receiving yards to go with 13 touchdown grabs.

Will USF Get Out Of Its Own Way?
USF's worst enemy through its first seven games has been penalties; the Cougars were slapped with nine infractions for a total of 65 yards in the win at Concordia-St. Paul. USF has struggled with penalties the majority of the season and as a result stand as the second-most penalized team in the league (72.1 yards per game). Only the Winona State Warriors have had more flags thrown in their direction (76.0 yards per game).

The USF/Augustana Series
Augustana is 19-1 all-time against Sioux Falls.
The two teams first met during the 1922 season.
Before last season, Augustana and Sioux Falls had not met on the gridiron since the 1986, a 20-win for Augustana at Howard Wood Field.