The Briar Cliff football team returns to action Saturday afternoon, hosting the 20^th ranked Northwestern Red Raiders for more GPAC action. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m.  

Saturday's theme is Pink Out, we ask all fans attending to wear pink!

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BRIAR CLIFF 2026 RECORD: 1-4 (1-3 GPAC)
SCORING OFFENSE/SCORING DEFENSE: 21.0 / 31.40
RUSHING OFFENSE/RUSHING DEFENSE: 95.2 / 152.8
PASSING OFFENSE/PASSING DEFENSE: 209.8 / 205.00
TOTAL OFFENSE/TOTAL DEFENSE: 1525 / 1789

NORTHWESTERN 2026 RECORD: 4-2 (4-1 GPAC)
SCORING OFFENSE/SCORING DEFFENSE: 29.83 / 35.17
RUSHING OFFENSE/RUSHING DEFENSE: 143.2 / 180.2 
PASSING OFFENSE/PASSING DEFENSE: 264.5 / 234.0
TOTAL OFFENSE: 1587 / 1404
 
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
Briar Cliff enters Saturday's match-up after earning a victory last weekend over Waldorf 38-7.

Through four games, the Chargers have totaled 1525 yards of offense, averaging 305.0 yards per game. 

Quarterback Brock Saya  completed 15-of-22 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over the Warriors. 

Terrance Topete paced the Charger rushing attack with 50 yards on 12 carries, while Kymani Fleurme led Briar Cliff's receiving corps with 64 yards on four catches for two touchdowns this past weekend. 
 
Cormyc Guerrero had an impressive week to help put the Chargers in the win column, totaling 173 return yards for two touch downs, while also adding 38 receiving yards. He earned both GPAC and NAIA Player of the week.

Defensively Tegen Hoffman led the way with 10 tackles putting him at 43 total on the season. He's followed Cameron Cayou with 38 and Jayden Botterill with 23. 

SCOUTING THE RED RAIDERS
Northwestern enters Saturday's match-up ranked No.20 with a 4-2 overall record and 4-1 in GPAC play. Their only losses come at the hands of Western Illinois and No.19 Midland.

The Red Raiders are averaging 407.7 yards of total offense per game, including 264.5 passing yards and 143.2 rushing yards. 
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Quarterback Colby Duncan has completed 123-of-204 passes for 1568 yards and 15 touchdowns. He's also contributed 447 rushing yards on the season.

Colby Moore has been a key target in the NWC passing attack, recording 32 receptions for 561 yards. Carson Ness has also contributed 364 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 31 catches. Followed closely by Austin Gerard who's tallied six touchdowns on 25 catches.

On the ground, Josiah Heinz leads the Red Raiders with 186 rushing yards on 31 carries. Solomon Tea follows with 123 rushing yards on 44 carries and one touchdown.

Defensively, Owen Lalumendre leads NWC with 40 tackles followed by Kylar Fritz with 31.
 
 
THE LAST TIME OUT
In their October meeting of last year, the Chargers fell 28-0 at Memorial Field.

The Chargers were led by Chase Thomas who ran for 46 yards, followed by Jacob Myers who ran for 21 yards. 

Saya threw 15-for-30 on the day for 120 total yards.