WHO: Walsh University (0-3, 0-1 G-MAC) at Hillsdale College (1-2, 1-0 G-MAC)
WHERE: Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium - Hillsdale, MI
WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28
THE SERIES: Hillsdale leads the all-time series with Walsh 3-0
LAST MEETING: The Chargers beat the Cavs 28-9 on October 20, 2018 in North Canton
LINKS: Webcast | Live Stats | Tickets | G-MAC Standings | G-MAC Statistical Leaders | G-MAC Football Schedule | Hillsdale Football Game Notes - Week 4
GAME PREVIEW: Hillsdale will try to build upon its 34-14 homecoming win over Lake Erie by facing the 0-3 Walsh University Cavaliers in the second of three straight games at home...Hillsdale has only played Walsh three times despite occupying the same conference across seven-plus seasons...This is the third time in four meetings these teams have met in Hillsdale...Although Hillsdale gave up 342 passing yards last week, it yielded just 14 points, making key plays on defense and special teams to help stop any momentum the Storm were building...Aaron Shreffler, Hillsdale's defensive line coach from 2006-16, is Walsh's offensive coordinator...The Chargers have had two 100-yard receivers and a 200-yard rusher across its three games so far this season
EXTRA POINTS:
- David Graham was named the G-MAC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns in last week's win over Lake Erie...That was the 3rd-highest rushing yardage total in a single game in G-MAC history
- Zach Herzog leads the G-MAC in averaging 12.7 total tackles per game, 2 more per game than any other player
- Alex Anschutz leads the G-MAC in most passes defended this season with 6
- Luke Keller tied a single-game G-MAC record last week by averaging 48.0 yards per punt (min. 4)
- Hillsdale hasn't started a season 0-3 since 1998, a streak that reached 22 consecutive seasons thanks to last week's win over Lake Erie
- 1998 was also the last season the Chargers were shut out at home
- Hillsdale has won a conference-record 13 straight G-MAC games, a streak that started on October 21, 2017 against Walsh
- Walsh has scored 10 points or less in all three all-time meetings with the Chargers
- Graham's rushing yard total from last week ranks as the seventh-most in NCAA Division II this season and the seventh-most in a single game in school history
- The Chargers have had a G-MAC player of the week in two of the season's three weeks: Herzog in Week 1 and Graham in Week 3