THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK FOOTBALL... The Peacocks will welcome the Cougars of the University of Sioux Falls to Harms-Eischeid Stadium this Saturday evening at 6 p.m. The game will mark the Cougars' first trip to Fayette for football as they lead the series 1-0 after last year's wild shootout. Both teams come in with powerful offenses combining for 999.3 yards per game in total offense. While the Peacocks offer a very balanced attack behind running back Chris Smith and quarterback Cole Jaeschke, the Cougars have chewed up yards on the ground this season averaging 288.5 rushing yards per game, second best in the NSIC, and a total of 26 touchdowns. Of late, Sioux Falls has been throwing a bit more and have raised their passing yards per game up to 205.8. The Peacocks are averaging 200 yards a game on the ground and an NSIC-best 305.1 yards through the air per game.

LAST YEAR'S SHOOTOUT IN SIOUX FALLS... Last year's wild shootout in South Dakota was the first-ever meeting between Upper Iowa and Sioux Falls. After the nationally-ranked Cougars jumped all over the Peacocks early and took a 37-0 lead, UIU quarterback Cole Jaeschke put the team on his right arm and rallied the Peacocks with the greatest passing performance in Upper Iowa history. The final scoreboard showed Sioux Falls 54 - Upper Iowa 41 in a game that was filled with runs and dominance by each team. There were some blemishes on the signal caller's stat sheet, but Jaeschke threw for 606 yards on 43 completions in 78 attempts, all three setting new Peacock records. He threw for five touchdowns and also ran for 25 yards and a score. UIU scored their sixth touchdown pulling within six, 47-41, with 27 seconds to play. The Peacocks lined up for the onside kick, but the Cougars' Nick Bonte picked up a nice bounce and broke free for a 42-yard touchdown return.

WITNESS TO GREATNESS... Junior running back Chris Smith is making Peacock football fans witnesses to his run on the record books. The Brown Deer, Wis. native has rushed for 1,259 yards this season and is now second all-time at UIU with 2,783 yards. Smith trails T.C. Hicks (3,198) by 415 yards on the all-time list after passing Gary Marshall (2,731) in last Saturday's contest. His season total is just 167 yards shy of the Peacock single-season record held by Mike Hatten, who tallied 1,426 yards in 2000. Smith's rushing yards and rushing yards/game rank 6th in the country and 2nd in the NSIC. Smith is also ranked 17th nationally in rushing touchdowns (11), 19th in all-purpose yards per game (168.4) and 48th in scoring per game (8.3).

Yards Rushing/Career at UIU
	Yards	Years
T.C. Hicks	3198	2004-07
Chris Smith	2783	2011-P
Gary Marshall	2731	1972-75
??Billy Proctor	2365	1990-93
Mike Hatten	2352	1999-00
Pat Maddock	2349	1978-80
Dave Sanger	2178	1966-69
Warren Pierce	2126	1964-66
Bob Reinert	2050	1961-64