THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK FOOTBALL… Upper Iowa football hosts Quincy at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in their final game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m.
LIVE OPTIONS… Fans unable to make it to Fayette on Saturday have several options for following the action. The game will be streamed on the GLVC Network at https://glvcsn.com/uiu/ with pay-per-view access. Live stats (free) can be found through the link attached with this story. Both options can be found every game day at UIUPeacocks.com/Live.
DIGITAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM… Digital gameday programs are available to fans in the stadium or at home for Saturday's game. Fans can access the interactive gameday program at any time at
UIUPeacocks.com/Programs. QR Codes will also be located around the stadium to scan with your cell phone's camera that will link you directly to that game's specific digital gameday program.
RECAP OF LAST WEEKEND… Upper Iowa traveled to Kirksville, Mo. last weekend to take on a well-oiled football team in Truman State, where they came up just shy in a 14-7 decision. TSU scored their first touchdown in the first quarter and UIU responded with their only score of the afternoon in the second quarter. The game remained tied 7-7 until the Bulldogs scored the last touchdown of the contest in the third quarter to seal the 14-7 victory.
The Bulldogs scored both of their touchdowns on the ground through their quarterback, Nolan Hair, who tallied 53 yards rushing on nine attempts in addition to completing 12 of 14 passes for 107 yards. The Peacocks had the ball at the TSU 9 on 2nd and 9 as
Darryl Overstreet Jr. completed a pass to
Eddie Burgess for their only touchdown of the contest. Burgess collected his seventh receiving touchdown of the season.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS… Quincy football is ranked sixth in the GLVC. They are 5-5 overall and 2-4 in conference, after dropping their last three contests to Indianapolis (24-14), McKendree (41-34) and Missouri S&T (21-14). The Hawks are listed first in the league for offensive totals as they have scored 53 touchdowns, six field goals, and 49 XPT's for an average of 38.5 points per game. They lead the GLVC in rushing yards with 201.8 yards per contest. Individually, Teon Dollard is fifth in rushing yards (63.3 per game), Drake Davis is tied for second in touchdown passes (16), Marlin Washington is fourth in receiving (57.9 per game) and Brock Inman is sixth in tackles (6.6 per game).
SENIOR DAY CELEBRATION… Senior day is set for this Saturday as the Peacocks have ten student-athletes who will graduate this spring. Please join us in celebrating
Kenny Draeving,
Marcus Orr,
Keontae Luckett,
Eder Bellegarde,
Peyton Bieber,
Logan Zacharias,
Trey Baker,
Ben Houselog,
Hunter Brooks and
Ian Smith. We look forward to recognizing them for their dedication and commitment to the Upper Iowa football program.
BREAKING DOWN THE OFFENSIVE STATS… The Peacocks continue to pride themselves in the passing game as they have accumulated 216 pass completions (first in GLVC) for 19 touchdowns. They average 237 yards per contest (second in GLVC) behind Indianapolis who averages 247.6. In the ground game, the team rushes for 112.5 yards per game. They are led by
Jayden Mitchell who paces the Peacocks with 46.2 yards per contest.
GO LONG… Mante Morrow leads the GLVC in receiving yards with 676, an average of 67.6 per game. He has been one of the primary targets for the UIU quarterbacks as he has acquired six touchdowns on the season and connected with 53 receiving passes.
Eddie Burgess paces the league in receiving touchdowns with seven. He is tied with CJ Jarmon (Missouri S&T). Burgess has collected 37 receptions, his longest being 58 yards.
CONCLUDING STATEMENT… Upper Iowa football has the opportunity to earn a second conference win on the season, which would tie for the most conference wins since 2019 (2-9 NSIC). A fourth overall win on their record would be the most victories than the team has collected since 2017 when the Peacocks went 6-5.
