No. 17 Indiana St. (4-1, 2-0) at No. 2 N. Iowa (3-1, 2-0)
When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Where: UNI-Dome
Radio: KXEL (1540 AM)
Television: none
Series: UNI leads 23-4
Last meeting: The Panthers beat the Sycamores, 30-20, at Terre Haute in 2010.
Last week: UNI improved to 2-0 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play by winning at Missouri State, 42-7. Indiana State also won for the second time in the MVFC with a 38-28 decision over South Dakota State.
What to watch: Sole possession of first place in Valley Football will be on the line Saturday. ... It's homecoming for the Panthers, who have beaten Indiana State eight straight times. ... Both teams lost on the opening weekend to Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. Since then, the Panthers and ISU haven't lost. .... Indiana State will give the ball frequently to sophomore Shakir Bell, the nation's second-leading rusher at 153.4 yards per game. Bell has the MVFC's top three individual efforts on the ground thus far, including a school-record 256 yards against Youngstown State. ...Quarterback Ronnie Fouch has completed 63 percent of his passes, and Justin Hilton is his favorite target with 17 catches. ... Indiana State stands roughly in the middle of MVFC defenses. It's sixth in scoring defense (30.8 ppg) and in yards allowed (408.2). ... UNI has been hitting on all cylinders on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Tirrell Rennie has completed 77 percent of his passes over the past two Saturdays... Running back David Johnson has back-to-back 100-yard rushing games and linebacker L.J. Fort leads Valley Football in tackles. He's also forced a league-best four fumbles.
Key matchup: Bell vs. Fort. The No. 1 rusher in Valley Football against its most prolific tackler.
UNI head coach Mark Farley: "Both teams have a lot of returning starters and more experience. The coaching staffs haven't changed. That means continuity in schematics. The players are more confident, more in rhythm and in tune. They just seem to be executing better. All that comes from stability and consistency. That's what I see in these two programs from last year to this year."
UNI is 58-24-7 in homecoming games, having won 18 of its last 22.
When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Where: UNI-Dome
Radio: KXEL (1540 AM)
Television: none
Series: UNI leads 23-4
Last meeting: The Panthers beat the Sycamores, 30-20, at Terre Haute in 2010.
Last week: UNI improved to 2-0 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play by winning at Missouri State, 42-7. Indiana State also won for the second time in the MVFC with a 38-28 decision over South Dakota State.
What to watch: Sole possession of first place in Valley Football will be on the line Saturday. ... It's homecoming for the Panthers, who have beaten Indiana State eight straight times. ... Both teams lost on the opening weekend to Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. Since then, the Panthers and ISU haven't lost. .... Indiana State will give the ball frequently to sophomore Shakir Bell, the nation's second-leading rusher at 153.4 yards per game. Bell has the MVFC's top three individual efforts on the ground thus far, including a school-record 256 yards against Youngstown State. ...Quarterback Ronnie Fouch has completed 63 percent of his passes, and Justin Hilton is his favorite target with 17 catches. ... Indiana State stands roughly in the middle of MVFC defenses. It's sixth in scoring defense (30.8 ppg) and in yards allowed (408.2). ... UNI has been hitting on all cylinders on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Tirrell Rennie has completed 77 percent of his passes over the past two Saturdays... Running back David Johnson has back-to-back 100-yard rushing games and linebacker L.J. Fort leads Valley Football in tackles. He's also forced a league-best four fumbles.
Key matchup: Bell vs. Fort. The No. 1 rusher in Valley Football against its most prolific tackler.
UNI head coach Mark Farley: "Both teams have a lot of returning starters and more experience. The coaching staffs haven't changed. That means continuity in schematics. The players are more confident, more in rhythm and in tune. They just seem to be executing better. All that comes from stability and consistency. That's what I see in these two programs from last year to this year."
UNI is 58-24-7 in homecoming games, having won 18 of its last 22.
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