FOOTBALL PREVIEW: NO. 3 FOOTBALL TRAVELS TO SIENA HEIGHTS FOR MSFA SHOWDOWN

Football 11/7/2024 2:33:00 PM

PREVIEW

KICKOFF

HOW TO FOLLOW

THE SERIES

The Wildcats are 4-2 in the all-time series against Saints.
Last year, IWU won 48-12 behind a school-record 237 receiving yards from Levi Tidwell.

WILDCAT LEADERS

Kyle Antoine is hitting 67.78% of his attempts, while throwing for 2,078 yards, 21 touchdowns, and just 5 interceptions.
Isaac Smith leads the MSFA with 11 touchdowns and ranks third with 810 yards. Levi Tidwell has 623 yards, while Myles Cox has 285 yards receiving.
Roosevelt Cage comes into the game as the reigning MSFA Mideast Offensive Player of the Week. He has 652 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 7.8 yards per carry.
Luke Bays has a team-best 62 total tackles while Clayton Mosher is close behind with 60 tackles.
Mosher has a team-best nine tackles for loss, and Da'Veon Turner's four interceptions are tied for second in the league.
Anthony Cheesebourough and Robert Hunter lead the team with four sacks each this season.
Jaden Downs is averaging 37.05 yards per punt and has placed six inside the 20-yard line.
Josh Clifton won his fourth MSFA Mideast Special Teams Player of the Week honor after last game. He has hit nine of his 11 field goal attempts with a long of 37. He has converted 57-of-59 extra-point attempts.
Myles Cox owns the return duties and averages 21 yards per kickoff and 9.5 yards per punt.

SAINT LEADERS

Elijah Taylor leads the way for SHU with 1,438 total yards through the air with 12 scores. He has completed 52.5% of his passes and thrown just four interceptions.
Taylor's primary target is Tendaji Alexander who leads the way with 385 yards on 32 receptions for two touchdowns. Bailey Jackson has 270 total yards and 3 scores, and Cris Coleman is just behind with 238 yards and three touchdowns.
Brandon Stewart owns the ground attack with 855 yards and five scores while averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
Tanner Rubinstein leads the defense with 68 total tackles and 34 solo stops. Clarke Hamilton is second on the team with 49 tackles with a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss.
Caden Rogers is the leading threat for opposing quarterbacks with two sacks.
Shamar Askin has picked off three passes this year, and Jack Fitzgerald has two INT's.
Carter Ball has kicked the last three games and connected on 1-2 field goals, while going 7-8 on PAT's.
Isaac Roop is averaging 39.3 yards per punt with a long of 64 yards.
Chris Coleman averages 19.2 yards per kickoff return, and Bailey Jackson is averaging 12.4 yards per punt return with a touchdown.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

The Wildcats look to bring home a win in their final road game of the regular season.
Siena Heights has held their opponents to 23 points over the last two games.
IWU can clinch a share of the MSFA Mideast Championship with a win this week, while winning it outright with a victory on November 16.