THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK FOOTBALL
The Peacocks are back on the field this weekend as they take on McKendree at 1 p.m. in Lebanon, Ill. UIU and MCK are in a three-way tie for second with Truman State, each team holding a 4-2 conference record and a 5-4 mark on the regular season.
LIVE OPTIONS
Fans unable to make it to Missouri this weekend for Saturday's game can stay connected with a pair of live options at
UIUPeacocks.com/Live, with access to live stats and a pay-per-view webcast through GLVCSN. Fans can also refer to the links attached to this story for all live options.
In addition to GLVCSN.com, viewers can catch the Peacocks on the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile app, as well as the GLVCSN app on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.
WHERE WE STAND
The Peacocks rank second in the conference with a 4-2 league record, following Indianapolis leading the race at a flawless 6-0 GLVC mark. McKendree and Truman State are tied with Upper Iowa in second at 4-2, trailed by Quincy in fifth at 4-3. Missouri S&T is sixth at 3-3, while William Jewell is seventh (2-4), Southwest Baptist eighth (1-5) and Lincoln ninth (0-7).
CONNECTION ON REJECTION
Upper Iowa ranks first in the nation in blocked kicks with nine, tied with Frostburg State. The Peacocks had two blocked kicks in their last action against Indianapolis, both from
Eddy Latanauskas, who leads the nation across all divisions in blocked kicks with seven.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS (Courtesy of MCK Communications)
Winners of two straight, McKendree (5-4, 4-2 GLVC) are returning home for their final home game of the campaign. Last week in Rolla, Missouri, the Bearcats came from behind to defeat the Miners 27-20. The Bearcats used almost 600 yards of total offense, led by a program record for most rush yards in a game with 223 yards via Eddie Clark.
On the season, Ty Michael has completed 57% of his passes with 14 touchdowns for 2,099 yards. Yogi Flager, Jr. has been his top target with 51 catches for 620 yards and five touchdowns. Clark has carried the ball 182 times for 922 yards and 12 touchdowns.
UP NEXT
The Peacocks are back at home next weekend on senior day as they host Missouri S&T in their last game of the season at 12 p.m. in Fayette.
