GAME TEN || Saturday, November 6 || 1 PM

St. Paul, Minn. || Sea Foam Stadium

Upper Iowa @ Concordia-St. Paul

This Week in Peacock Football...

Upper Iowa seems to be firing on all cylinders as they enter the homestretch of the 2010 season.  This weekend, UIU opens a two-game road stretch by visiting St. Paul, Minn. to battle the Golden Bears of Concordia-St. Paul.  Saturday’s kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Last Time Out: The Peacocks shocked the Wildcats of Wayne State last Saturday, 21-20, in their final home contest of the 2010 season at Eb Eischeid Stadium in Fayette. 

Scouting the Golden Bears

The Golden Bears of Concordia-St. Paul enter Saturday’s contest with a 6-3 record overall which includes a 5-3 record in NSIC games and are 2-2 in the NSIC South Division.

The Golden Bears have a potent passing attack which ranks fourth in the league at 231.7 yards per game and accompany that with one of the best passing defenses in the league by only allowing 173. 6 passing yards per game.

CU is also one of the worst teams in the NSIC when they get into the redzone.  Concordia ranks tenth in the league in red zone offense by converting just 73.3 % of their redzone chances into points.

This weekend’s opponent also ranks as one of the worst redzone defenses in the NSIC.  CU has allowed teams to score at an 85.2% clip when they get within the 20-yard line

Junior quarterback Spencer Ohm ranks fifth in the league in passing efficiency.  Ohm has connected 61.5% of his passes this season and has tossed 18 touchdown passes this season.

Series History

Since transitioning to NCAA Division II and joining the NSIC, Upper Iowa is 0-4 against Concordia-St. Paul.

The Last Meeting

The Peacocks and Golden Bears met last season on October 24 in Fayette.  The Golden Bears won the contest in double overtime, 57-56.

UIU scored with eight seconds remaining in the game to force overtime but missed the extra point in their portion of the second overtime to allow CU to win the matchup.

Life on the Road

The Peacock Football team has racked up a few miles on the road this season in just their first three road contests.

Upper Iowa has travelled 3,837 miles after this weekend.  To put that in perspective, if you were able to drive a car from Fayette to Honolulu, Hawaii, you would drive just over 4,000 miles.

This weekend, the Peacocks will add another 383 miles to that tally.

Connecting to Hubbard

Upper Iowa’s Jessie Hubbard ranks as the second most prolific receiver in the NSIC this season.  The junior wide receiver averages 5.44 catches per game and gains on average 11.8 yards per catch.

Protecting the QB

The Peacock quarterbacks are the third least sacked in the NSIC.  The Upper Iowa offensive line has allowed just 10 sacks all season.  Only Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth have allowed less.

Radio

Upper Iowa Peacock football can be heard throughout the 2010 season courtesy of AM 950-KOEL.

Play-by-play announcer Joe Stasi is in his eighth season as the “Voice of the Peacocks” and will be joined by UIU Director of Sports Communications Howard Thompson in St. Paul.

The pre-game show is scheduled for 12:40 p.m.

Live Stats and Web Cast

Live stats and a Web Cast will be available for Saturday’s contest.  Visit www.upperiowaathletics.com for further details.