Week 4: Northeastern State (0-3) vs. Missouri Western State (1-2) at 7 p.m.
St. Joesph, Mo. | Spratt Memorial Stadium
Under the Lights, Again
This Saturday will end a streak of four straight true night contests for the RiverHawks this season. Weeks eight and ten will end under the lights with late kickoffs scheduled.
On This Date
Northeastern State has played on Sept. 23 eight previous times with its last coming in 2006 at West Texas A&M. NSU has been on the road for its last five contests on this date going back to the 1967 season. Two of those contests during that span were played on neutral sites. In 1995, NSU played Panhandle State in Owasso, while in 1989 they played Southern Arkansas in Miami, Okla.
Against Ranked Teams
Northeastern State opened the season with three straight contests with teams featured on the AFCA National Poll. NSU's last two contests were against teams appearing in the top-25. On MasseyRatings.com, the RiverHawks have played the fifth toughest schedule in the nation.
Quarterback Notebook
- Cade Yeager threw his 20th career touchdown pass for the RiverHawks in week-three. The sophomore is tied for fifth in NSU's NCAA Division II record book.
- NSU junior quarterback Jake Pruitt saw the field for the second game in the row, playing mostly in the fourth quarter.
Receiver Notebook
- Isaiah Upshaw caught three passes for 48 yards. Callen Houston matched Upshaw in receptions and had 47 yards.
- Ryheem Brummitt led NSU receivers in yardage with his 61 yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against Pitt State. The catch was the sixth longest in the MIAA this season.
Running Back Notebook
- Tre'von Overstreet led NSU with 14 carries and had 45 net yard on the ground.
- Northeastern State has run the ball more than passed for two consecutive games.
Offensive Line Notebook
- Junior guard Caleb Hash has started in 25 straight games.
- Junior center Jason Staggs has started in 19 games and has played seven straight.
- Freshman Jason Bell started his first game last week against Pitt State.
Special Teams Notebook
- Freshman Brady Ellsworth has six punts that have landed inside of the 20-yard line, which is tied for third best in the MIAA. In 24 punts this season, he is averaging 36.8 yards per kick.
- Craig Davis had 131 kick return yards against Pitt State. The freshman had 53 yard run on the opening kick which was NSU's longest since Oct. 1, 2016 at Missouri Western State (Rashawn Eubanks, 54 yards).
Secondary Notebook
- Jean Bazile and Jordan Prince both made their first starts for NSU in the secondary in week three.
- Bazile led NSU with a season high 13 tackles and had one tackle for loss.
Linebacker Notebook
- Lane Yoder picked-off a pass and had six tackles for the RiverHawks; he is tied for the season high for the defensive side with 19 tackles.
- J'Quille Washington had two tackles for loss and was third last week with eight take-downs. Washington is tied for Yoder for the team's lead in tackles this season.
