Upper Iowa football took the field for their final road game of the season on Saturday afternoon in Wayne, Neb. The Peacocks fell to the Wildcats of Wayne State College 62-0 in the NSIC South Division contest. UIU fell to 2-8 overall, while WSC improved to 4-6 on the season.
 
Wayne State scored the game's first two touchdowns in just seven snaps highlighted by two plays. The first score came on fourth and four when Andy McCance hit Taurean Grady for a 27-yard touchdown down the sideline. The second big play came on an 85-yard touchdown run by Devin Merkuris.
 
The home team added a field goal and a third touchdown in the second quarter to claim a 24-0 lead at halftime.
 
Merkuris dove into the end zone for a 1-yard score in the third quarter and Wayne State added another touchdown in the third when Jalen Burgess took an interception 48 yards for a touchdown to put the Wildcats ahead 38-0.
 
In the fourth, Wayne State kicked a second field goal and tacked on three more rushing touchdowns to set the final score at 62-0.

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Stats of the Game…
Wayne State dominated the line of scrimmage on offense running for 415 yards thanks to a 7.4-yard average per rush. The Wildcats added 144 passing yards to tally 559 yards of total offense compared to Upper Iowa's 205 yards. Wayne State only faced seven third downs in the game, while converting on both of their fourth down snaps.

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Peacock Leader…

• Terrell Powell lead the defense with 7 tackles including 6 solo stops and an interception

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Up Next… Upper Iowa will host the No. 3 Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. The Peacocks will honor their seniors prior to kickoff.