The Briar Cliff football team returns to action Saturday afternoon, heading across town to take on the No.4-ranked Morningside Mustangs for their final GPAC game of the season. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m.

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BRIAR CLIFF 2026 RECORD: 1-9 (1-8 GPAC)
SCORING OFFENSE/SCORING DEFENSE: 15.40 / 34.00                 
RUSHING OFFENSE/RUSHING DEFENSE: 117.9 / 180.7
PASSING OFFENSE/PASSING DEFENSE: 183.1 / 201.0
TOTAL OFFENSE/TOTAL DEFENSE: 3010 / 3817  

MORNINGSIDE 2026 RECORD: 9-1 (8-1 GPAC)
SCORING OFFENSE/SCORING DEFENSE: 47.0  / 21.2
RUSHING OFFENSE/RUSHING DEFENSE: 245.8  / 112.5
PASSING OFFENSE/PASSING DEFENSE: 287.8  / 221.3
TOTAL OFFENSE/TOTAL DEFENSE: 5336 / 3338

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
Briar Cliff enters Saturday's match-up after most recently hosting the Concordia Bulldogs for Senior Day. The Chargers fought to the finish, but fell 14-37.

Through 10 games, the Chargers have totaled 3010 yards of offense, averaging 301yards per game. BCU has recorded 1179 rushing yards and 1831 passing yards while finding the end zone 20 times.

Quarterback Brock Saya has completed 137-of-255 passes for 1703 yards and 11 touchdowns through 10 games. Saya has also contributed 108 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

Chase Thomas  paces the Charger rushing attack with 590 yards on 124 carries and one touchdown. William Quintana has also contributed 201 rushing yards on 44 carries while also adding a touchdown of his own.

Kymani Fleurme leads Briar Cliff's receiving corps with 421 yards on 28 catches for six touchdowns. Ezra Heiner has added 329 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, Cameron Cayou leads for BCU with 66 tackles. He's followed by  Tegen Hoffman with 62 total tackles. Dayton Harrell has added 47 tackles and four interceptions.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
The Morningside Mustangs enter Saturdays match-up with a 9-1 overall record and 8-1 GPAC record with their only loss coming at the hands of Northwestern earlier this season.
 
Morningside is averaging 533.6 yards of total offense per game, including 2878 passing yards and 2458 rushing yards. The Mustangs have scored 470 points through 10 games. 

Quarterback Tyler Smith has completed 165-of-229 passes for 2115 yards and 23 touchdowns. Colin Gordon has also thrown for the Mustangs completing 46-of-70 passes for nine touchdowns.

Drew Sellon has been a key target in the Mustangs passing attack, recording 88 receptions for 1138 yards and 15 touchdowns. Jakob Nelson has also contributed 550 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 28 catches.

On the ground, Juven Hudson has totaled 698 rushing yards on 105 carries and eight touchdowns. Max Hough follows with 655 yards on 117 carries and five touchdowns.

Defensively, Jack Brickhouse has contributed 77 tackles to lead the Mustangs. He's followed by Cade Harriman with 74 tackles. 

THE LAST TIME OUT
In their September meeting of last year, the Charger fell 17-58 at home.
 
The Chargers were led by Fleurme with 143 yards.

Saya threw 30-for-42 on the day for 352 total yards and one touchdown.