By: Madie Brink
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - (RV) Sioux Falls (6-2, 5-2 NSIC) continues to receive votes in the AFCA Coaches' Poll as they hit the road to take on (RV) Wayne State (6-1, 5-1 NSIC) this weekend in Wayne, Nebraska.
QUICK HITS: Cougar Football prepares for a two game road series with their first stop being against the Wildcats of Wayne State College...
Camden Dean jumped to 11th in passing yards with 3,722 career passing yards, just under 800-yards from top-10 all-time for the Cougars...
Andy Henson hit a season milestone last weekend leading the Cougar defense with 50 tackles on the season and currently sits within the top-10 of the conference...The Cougar offense currently sits within the top-4 of the NSIC scoring chart while averaging 31 points per game and sits second in the conference with 3,016-yards of total offense.
MATCHUP HISTORY: Sioux Falls is 9-2 against Wayne dating back to their first matchup in 2012 when USF defeated WSC 24-14 at home...The Cougars picked up their largest win in 2015 when Sioux Falls defeated Wayne 59-10 on the road...Sioux Falls is 5-0 on the road against the Wildcats and have outscored them 391-166 while averaging 35.55 points every time the two programs take the field.
THE LAST TIME: The Cougars fell to the Wildcats, 28-20, at home last season...Although USF put up more than 120-yards more of total offense, The Coo struggled to find the end zone during the first half... USF controlled the second half with 247-yards of total offense while holding WSC to just 93-yards...
Dylan Rudningen rushed for his third 100-yard game of his career while
Camden Dean threw for 228-yards and a score to
Adonis Hutchinson...The defense was led by
Joseph Sapp &
Cade Morse each with seven tackles apiece while Morse also recorded a tackle for a loss.
PREGAME TIDBITS: USF continues to outscore their opponents 248-188 while finding an even spread across their offensive attack...
Camden Dean continues to lead the offensive game with 499 rushing yards and seven scores along with 1,673 passing yards and 17 TD passes...
Carter Slykhuis leads The Coo with seven receiving touchdowns on the season along with 664-yards while averaging 83-yards per game...The Cougar defense has been led by
Andy Henson with 50 tackles on the season and
Garret Hoffman &
Matt Goehring each with 40+ tackles on the season...Henson leads the team with 4.5 tackles for a loss of 14-yards and a sack for a loss of 7-yards...Hoffman adds 47 tackles along with a pass break-up and a recovered fumble while Goehring adds 43 tackles and leads USF with four game closing interceptions.
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