FAYETTE, Iowa - Upper Iowa football (6-4, 5-2 GLVC) wraps up the regular season against UIndy (6-4, 5-2 GLVC) for Senior Day on Saturday in Harms-Eischeid Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for noon. 

The Peacocks are still in contention for the GLVC Championship. With a UIU win and a Truman State (Mo.) (6-4, 6-1 GLVC) loss to McKendree (Ill.) (3-7 3-4 GLVC), Upper Iowa would clinch a share of the conference title. The Peacocks would also earn the GLVC's automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs by holding the tiebreaker over Truman State. 

Upper Iowa is 0-3 against UIndy since joining the GLVC. The team suffered its closest loss to the Greyhounds in last season's finale for the GLVC Championship, falling 28-21. 

Upper Iowa will also be celebrating Military Appreciation Day on Saturday. All active-duty and veteran service members will receive FREE admission to the football game as we recognize and honor those who have served our country. Thank you for your service!

LIVE OPTIONS
Fans unable to attend the games this weekend can stay connected with a pair of live options available at UIUPeacocks.com/Live, featuring 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.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for all Peacock home events can be purchased digitally at tickets.uiu.edu. Single game tickets are available online and at the ticket booth on gameday. If you want to pay in person, both Harms-Eischeid Stadium and Dorman Memorial Gymnasium are now accepting all major credit cards, checks and cash.

TICKET PRICES
Upper Iowa Students … Free Admission after showing UIU Student ID

Upper Iowa Faculty/Staff … Free Admission after showing 26-27 Season Pass

Football General Admission Sales … Adults - $10, Youth (Grades K-12) - $5, Kids (Age 5 and under) - Free

Active-Duty and Veteran Service Members - Free

DIGITAL GAMEDAY PROGRAMS
Fans can access the interactive and digital gameday program any time at UIUPeacocks.com/Programs. The digital programs are available to fans at our games and to those watching at home. QR Codes will be located around the stadium to scan with your cell phone's camera, which will link you directly to that game's specific digital gameday programs.

SENIOR DAY
The team will celebrate 21 seniors on Saturday. Waylon Bolibaugh, Master Brooks, Joshua Buettner, Kemper Cline, Clark Coleman, Shahzada Durrani, Nevan Foss, Riley Hawkins, Brycen Hendrix, Jalen Hodo, Demontay Mack, Owen Maas, Michael Mulherin, Jordan Parker, Yashua Pettis-Taylor, Aiden Rodgers, August Stock, Calvin Swinney, Ben Werner, RJ Wells and Zamar Wise will all be honored before the game. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Peacocks came back from down 17 points in the fourth quarter and won in triple overtime against Quincy (Ill.) (3-7, 2-5 GLVC) this past Saturday. The victory clinched UIU's third straight winning season and marked the eighth game decided by two points or less this year. 

UIU trailed 24-7 entering the fourth quarter, but capped off an eight-play, 93-yard drive with a Jayden Gordon touchdown run 47 seconds into the final period. After the UIU defense forced a punt, Nathan Behne knocked in a 21-yard field goal to trail by seven points. August Stock completed the comeback with a one-yard touchdown with 1:30 left, eventually sending the game to OT.

Both Quincy and Upper Iowa each scored touchdowns and converted two-point conversions in the first two overtime periods. After the Hawks failed on the first two-point try of the third overtime, UIU had a chance to win the game. Saxson Va'a raced to the pylon for the conversion, sealing the win. 

Peacock senior quarterback Zamar Wise totaled 386 yards with a season-high 253 passing yards. He ran for 133 yards, averaging 7.8 yards per carry. 

Tight end Logan Rosauer also had 10 catches for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown. Va'a finished with two catches for 38 yards and a score in overtime. Jayden Gordon ran for 69 yards with a touchdown and added 14 receiving yards with a touchdown there as well.

Upper Iowa notched 25 first downs, while holding Quincy to 16. After just 51 rushing yards in the first half, the Peacocks finished the game with 205 rushing yards and a 458-333 advantage in total offense. 

GLVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Wise earned his second GLVC Offensive Player of the Week award this season for his heroics against the Hawks. It marked the third straight season that UIU has had a player win a conference weekly award twice in the same season. 

He joined former quarterback Darryl Overstreet Jr. in 2024 as two-time Peacock GLVC Offensive Player of the Week award winners. Shaquille Roman earned the defensive award twice last season, and Behne earned the special teams award twice in 2025 as well. 

AROUND THE GLVC
Truman State secured control of its own destiny after defeating William Jewell (Mo.) (6-3, 5-2 GLVC) 47-10 on Saturday to stand alone at the top of the conference standings. The Bulldogs outgained the Cardinals 250-39 in rushing and scored five touchdowns in all of their redzone attempts. 

McKendree's Kendrick Lyons continues to lead the GLVC in passing with 2,639 yards and 23 touchdowns, but Quincy's Bradyn Little isn't far behind with 2,624 yards and 26 touchdowns. SBU's Cooper Owens has the highest passing efficiency rating in the conference at 171.6. 

Truman State's Madden Irving is the conference's leading rusher with 1,102 yards and 14 touchdowns. He's averaging 6.6 yards per carry and 110.2 yards per game. Quincy's Collin Parsons also surpassed the millennium mark with 1,052 yards (105.2 per game) and 12 touchdowns.

The top receiver in the GLVC is McKendree's Kendric Johnson with 686 yards and six touchdowns, followed by Southwest Baptist's (Mo.) (4-6, 3-4 GLVC) Keivon Flint with 679 yards and five touchdowns. Quincy's Derrick Miller has 657 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. 

Ricky Woodhouse of Southwest Baptist leads the conference in tackles with 118 (32 solo) while Quincy's Jordan Elmore has 100 (41 solo). Truman State's Alex Medina leads the GLVC in tackles-for-loss with 11 while Lincoln's Mark Gorbatenko has a conference-best 6.5 sacks. Missouri S&T's Devin Dunn now stands alone atop the GLVC in interceptions with four.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Wise is 146-of-250 (58.4%) with 1,759 yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions this season through the air. He has added 808 rushing yards with eight touchdowns on the ground, leading the team in both of those categories. The senior is averaging 80.8 rushing yards per game. 

The quarterback is averaging 256.1 yards of total offense per game, ranking third in the GLVC and 27th nationally. His 808 rushing yards are the fourth-most in the conference, and 33rd-most in the nation. Wise ranks sixth in the GLVC in points responsible for with 118.

Gordon has 92 carries for 381 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground while adding 13 catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns. He ranks sixth in the GLVC in rushing touchdowns and sixth in total touchdowns with nine. 

LJ Nyenow Jr. is UIU's top receiver with 29 catches for 486 yards and two touchdowns. He is sixth in the GLVC in receiving yards. Rosauer is up to 27 catches for 326 yards and two touchdowns, while Camden Hungerholt has 25 catches for 281 yards and a score.

On defense, junior linebacker Evan Dorn has totaled 90 tackles (29 solo) with four tackles-for-loss. Dorn ranks fifth in the conference in total tackles. Michael Mulherin ranks seventh with 82 (21 solo). Braylon Kammrad leads the Peacocks in solo tackles with 32 while having 72 total tackles to rank 12th in the conference.

Dominic Salibi continues to lead the GLVC in passes defended with 13 and has a conference-high 11 pass breakups. He is 19th nationally in passes defended. Fellow cornerback Aaron King has nine passes defended, tying for sixth in the GLVC. 

King and Jalen Hodo both have three interceptions this season, tying for second in the conference. They are also tied for 54th nationally in interceptions per game. 

Daniel Robinson has a team-high 3.5 sacks, tying for fifth in the conference. Demontay Mack is tied for second in the GLVC in tackles-for-loss with 9.5. 

Behne is 11-of-15 (73.3%) on field goal attempts this season with a long of 43 yards. He ranks third in the GLVC in field goal percentage and field goals per game. Behne is 25th nationally in field goals per game. 

After converting four fourth-down conversions this past weekend, the Peacocks are fourth nationally in that category, converting 82.35% (14-of-17) of them. UIU has three defensive touchdowns this season, tying with Truman State for the GLVC and ranking 11th nationally. The Peacocks are also 19th in the nation in time of possession and 36th in turnover margin.

Upper Iowa has the top passing defense in the conference, allowing 191 yards per game. UIU's 137.8 rushing yards allowed per game are the third-best in the GLVC. The team has the third-best scoring defense in the conference, allowing 26.6 points per game. The Peacock offense is rushing for 177.8 yards per game, ranking second in the GLVC behind Truman State. 

UIU football has played eight of its first 10 games in 2026 decided by three points or fewer. The Peacocks are 4-4 in these tight games this season. For perspective, the NCAA's historical Division I-A football record book lists Bowling Green (1980) and Columbia (1971) as the record holders with seven such games in a single season.

Carson-Newman (Tenn.) with six games decided by three points or less in 1969 has the most reported in Division II. The Eagles went 4-1-1 that season in those games. The program's next highest is four games decided by three or less in five other seasons. This year's No. 20 Carson-Newman team has had four games decided by four points or fewer, posting a 3-1 record in those contests.

ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS
UIndy enters Saturday's season finale on a GLVC-best five-game winning streak, averaging 50.2 points during the stretch and defeating opponents by an average margin of victory of 29 points. The only close game was this past weekend against Southwest Baptist, winning 37-34 on a field goal with 1:26 left in the game.

The Greyhounds had the two other GLVC Player of the Week award winners, with sophomore linebacker TJ Cothron earning the defensive honor after a nine-tackle (seven solo), two-sack performance. Freshman kicker Zach Hermanson took the special teams award after going 3-for-3 on field goals, including the game-winner.

With Truman State's win over William Jewell this past Saturday, UIndy no longer has a chance to earn the GLVC's automatic bid for the NCAA Division II playoffs. This is the first time UIndy will miss the playoffs since 2021.

Junior quarterback Nick Patterson is 166-of-267 (62.17%) for 2,427 yards and 22 touchdowns. He's thrown the fewest interceptions of any GLVC starting quarterback, with three. He has the third-most passing yards and passing touchdowns in the conference, ranking 18th and 22nd nationally, respectively, in those stats as well. Patterson has added 451 yards with five touchdowns rushing to his numbers.

Patterson's top receiver is senior receiver Kaleb Carver with 22 catches for 458 yards and five touchdowns. He's 10th in the GLVC in receiving yards. Three other receivers, Giovani Laurent, Taylor Clark and Anthony Crowell, all have over 300 receiving yards. Crowell also has 20 punt returns for 255 yards and a touchdown on special teams. 

Junior running back Garrett Sherrell is third in the GLVC in rushing with 849 yards and 12 touchdowns. He's also a force on kickoff returns with 15 for 399 yards and a long of 58. Sherrell leads the GLVC and is eighth in the nation, averaging 150.5 all-purpose yards per game.

On defense, Cothran has totaled 69 tackles (43 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups, three interceptions, three sacks and a forced fumble. Junior defensive back Eli Liapis has added 68 tackles (42 solo) with 3.5 tackles-for-loss. 

Redshirt junior DeBrince Johnson has posted three interceptions, four pass breakups and a forced fumble. Defensive lineman Dontay Fort has a team-high nine tackles-for-loss while Wrigley Franklin has added eight tackles-for-loss. The Hounds are second in the GLVC in tackles-for-loss, averaging 6.6 per game as a team.

UIndy leads the GLVC in points per game, averaging 37, and ranks second in points allowed, averaging 22.6. The Greyhounds also lead the GLVC in yards per game (424.8), offensive efficiency (165.1), third-down defense (32.4%) and redzone offense (87.5%). 

The redzone made the difference in last season's 28-21 loss for Upper Iowa in Indianapolis. UIndy was 3-for-3 while the Peacocks were 3-for-5. UIU never held the lead in the contest, tying it twice. Ultimately, a touchdown by the Hounds with 3:47 left in the game and an interception by Alvin Contreras on the next drive sealed the deal. 

Indianapolis is led by head coach Chris Keevers, a position he has held since 2019. Under his leadership last season, the Greyhounds tied a school record with 11 wins. He is 64-18 at UIndy entering this weekend, with the Greyhounds winning five straight GLVC Championships.