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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State RiverHawks (0-10, 0-10 MIAA) return home for the final game of the season against the Lindenwood Lions (1-9, 1-9 MIAA). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. (CT) Nov. 15 at Doc Wadley Stadium (8,300) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

NSU will honor its 14 seniors prior to the game. Northeastern State will also be attempting to avoid the first 0-11 season in school history. The game can be heard live on KEOK 102.1 FM in Tahlequah with Nick Hampton and Sean Rowley providing commentary. A free audio broadcast can be found at goriverhawksgo.com. The game will also be streamed live on Stretch Internet (http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nsu/, subscription based). A football-only season pass is available for $69.95, and a day pass can be purchased for $9.95.

GAME NOTES
THE MATCHUP  .  .  .  Saturday's matchup will mark the first meeting between the two programs.
 
THE HEAD COACHES  .  .  .  NSU's ROB ROBINSON (William Jewell, '00) is in his first season as the RiverHawks head coach . . . he was named the 19th head football coach in school history on Dec. 19, 2013 . . . he owns an 0-10 all-time record . . . Robinson spent the previous 12 years under Craig Schurig as a member of the Washburn Ichabod coaching staff, serving as the offensive coordinator for the last four seasons . . . he also directed the running backs from 2007-13 and coached the wide receivers from 2002-06 . . . he served as the recruiting coordinator from 2002-10 and was the academic coordinator from 2010-13 . . . Robinson was an integral member of a Washburn staff that completely turned around the Ichabod program . . . Washburn averaged 3.3 wins from 1989-03 and had just one winning season, but the Ichabods averaged 7.9 wins from 2004-13 and posted 10 straight winning campaigns . . . Robinson is the second former coordinator under Schurig's tutelage to become the head coach of another program, joining Fort Hays State's Chris Brown . . . Robinson spent the 2001 season at Pittsburg State as a graduate assistant, coaching the defensive backs with Ichabod head coach Craig Schurig . . . the Gorillas won the MIAA Championship that year.
            LWU'S PATRICK ROSS (Puget Sound, '97) is in his 11th season with the Lions . . . he has compiled an 86-41 record during his tenure . . . he is in his 13th season overall as a collegiate head coach . . . Ross owns a career coaching record of 100-48, his teams have appeared in the NAIA Football Championship Series six times, and twice he has earned NAIA National Coach of the Year honors . . . in his first 10 years in St. Charles, he compiled a record of 85-32, won three HAAC championships, advanced to the NAIA national playoffs five times, including a trip to the national championship game in 2009, and played in the 2013 NCAA Division II Mineral Water Bowl . . . he became the all-time leader in wins at Lindenwood in 2007 . . . the Lions have become one of the top scoring teams at any level of college football over the last 10 years . . . Ross has directed the top-five offenses in school history, and nine of the top 10 . . . Lindenwood has averaged 35.8 points since Ross has come to Lindenwood, including over 40 points the last seven years . . . last season was a historic one for the Lindenwood football program as it had its first NFL Draft Pick in program history . . . Desir was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round with the 127th overall pick . . . he was just the eighth player in conference history to be taken in the first four rounds of the draft . . . among the many firsts set by Desir was participating in the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl, was invited to the NFL Combine, and having the first NFL Pro Day at Lindenwood.
 
POWELL PACES THE OFFENSE .  .  . Junior wide receiver Garrett Powell has been a bright spot for the Northeastern State offense this season . . . he currently leads the MIAA in receptions per game (5.7) and ranks 48th in the nation in that category . . . he is also fifth in the league in receiving yards per game (72.8) and 73rd in the NCAA . . . he has 57 receptions this season for 728 yards and five touchdowns . . . he is the fourth player in NSU's NCAA era to post 50 receptions in a single season . . . the other three to accomplish the feat are Trey McVay (58 in 2010, 82 in 2011), Jarrett Byers (51 in 2006, 57 in 2008) and Milton Harris (59 in 2003) . . . Powell leads NSU in scoring (30 points) and all-purpose yards (739) . . . he also serves as NSU's primary punter, and he ranks ninth in the league and 60th in the country in yards per punt . . . he has 64 punts for 2,473 yards (38.6) . . . he has seven that have gone 50 yards or more and he is third in the MIAA in punts that have landed inside the 20-yard line (15).
 
FROM RECEIVER TO LEADING THE D .  .  . Sophomore Steffon Herd came to NSU as a wide receiver . . . he played in 10 games and made four starts as a redshirt freshman in 2013, and he finished the campaign with 14 receptions for 217 yards . . . due to depth issues in the secondary, new coach Rob Robinson made the decision to convert Herd to safety . . . that decision is paying off in spades, as Herd leads the RiverHawks in both total tackles (75) and solo tackles (56) . . . his solo tackle total ranks 30th in the country and second in the MIAA this season.
 
ON THE BRINK OF HISTORY .  .  . The RiverHawks enter the final week of the season with a 0-10 record . . . only two other teams in school history have lost 10 games in a single season (2004, 2008), and no NSU team has ever lost 11 games in one campaign . . . a loss to Lindenwood would clinch the worst record in school history . . . only one NSU team in school history (2004) has ever finished an entire season without a win or a tie (minimum four games played) . . . Northeastern State is in its 101st year of football.
 
FIELD GOAL WOES .  .  . Northeastern State was one of just two teams in the entire country (Malone University) to not attempt a field goal in the first five games of the season . . . the RiverHawks were also one of five teams across the nation (Lincoln, Clarion, Southern Nazarene, Cheyney) to not make a field goal through the first eight weeks of the season . . . the RiverHawks are 1-for-7 on field-goal attempts this year after making their first field goal of the season against Central Oklahoma two weeks ago . . . Northeastern State graduated one of the most prolific field goal kickers in school history last season in Drew Patton . . . he finished his career with 39 made field goals and 223 points . . . Dylan Beers and Blake Williams have split time serving as NSU's extra point kicker and kickoff specialist this season . . . Beers had a field goal blocked by Nebraska-Kearney and he has missed tries against Missouri Southern, Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma and Washburn . . . his lone made field goal came against UCO . . . Williams also had a try blocked by MSSU.
 
2014 NSU TAILGATING GUIDELINES .  .  . Entrance will open three hours prior to kickoff and will close to incoming vehicles two hours prior kickoff . . . extreme caution must be taken when driving through the area . . . tailgating assignments consist of the equivalent of thre parking spots . . . each group will get one assigned area . . . each assigned tailgate area will be allowed a maximum of one vehicle . . . areas will be assigned in sequence based on order of arrival . . . it is important to fill the tailgate areas in sequence in order to maximize space in an orderly, safe fashion . . . all participants are expected to respect fellow tailgaters . . . all participants are expected to follow local, state, and federal laws . . . participants who are currently enrolled NSU students are expected to abide by NSU Student Rules and Regulations . . . no tent stakes may be used on parking lot asphalt . . . vehicles will not be allowed to leave the tailgate area until kickoff.
 
TICKETS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY IN 2014-15 .  .  . All fans wishing to attend an NSU home football or basketball contest this season will be required to show a ticket prior to entering the facilities . . . this is the second-straight year ID's have been required at those events . . . NSU students and faculty/staff are allowed free admittance, but NSU ID's are not accepted as a form of entry . . . tickets can be purchased at NSU's ticketing website, goriverhawkstickets.com . . . NSU students and faculty/staff can access goriverhawkstickets.com and secure their free tickets (either printable or downloaded to your smart phone) through their goNSU accounts . . . for questions regarding ticket options, please contact Brynn Hamner at 918.444.3901.
 
GO RIVERHAWKS GEAR .  .  . Northeastern State University Athletics has partnered with Advanced-Online and launched a one-of-a-kind online shopping site, goriverhawksgear.com . . . NSU fans have another avenue for acquiring Northeastern State apparel and accessories . . . the store is loaded with options for fans of all ages, ranging from T-shirts, polos and sweatshirts, to home office supplies, drinkware and kitchen essentials . . . every item is branded with official Northeastern State athletics and university logos, and select RiverHawks gear and accessories are customizable . . . the online store can be accessed by simply visiting www.goriverhawksgear.com . . . the shop can also be viewed by clicking on the shopping cart at the top right of www.goriverhawksgo.com, the static graphic underneath the main picture or the rotating horizontal carousel just above the video player.