WHO: Concord University (0-4) at Hillsdale College (2-2)
WHERE: Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium - Hillsdale, MI
WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5
THE SERIES: This is the first-ever meeting between these teams
LINKS: Webcast | Live Stats | Tickets | G-MAC Standings | G-MAC Statistical Leaders | G-MAC Football Schedule | HC Football Game Notes - Week 5 | Concord Football Game Notes - Week 5
GAME PREVIEW: This is the third of three consecutive home games for the Chargers, a first-time occurrence under head coach Keith Otterbein...This game was originally scheduled to be played in Canton, Ohio against Malone University, but Malone cut the sport of football back in February, thus opening up another opportunity for a non-conference game...Concord is a member of the Mountain East Conference, same league that houses Notre Dame College, the team that beat Hillsdale in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Division II playoffs...The Chargers have bounced back nicely from an 0-2 start to post two straight victories, by 20 and 30 points, respectively...Hillsdale's next two opponents are out-of-conference games, versus Concord and at Northwood, then the team finishes the regular season with five straight G-MAC contests...The Hillsdale defense has allowed a total of 21 points in its last 9 quarters of action, and recorded its fifth shutout since 2017 last week versus Walsh...Senior tailback David Graham is climbing up the rushing yardage charts for the Chargers, moving into 6th place in last week's win...Junior Alex Anschutz leads the G-MAC with 9 pass break-ups this season, 3 more than anyone else in the conference
EXTRA POINTS:
- The Hillsdale defense has 23 pass break-ups in just four games
- The defense also has 14 quarterback hurries in four games this year, the same amount it had for 13 games in 2018
- Junior WR Konnor Maloney is 2nd in the G-MAC, averaging 25.5 yards per reception this season
- PK Bryce Sealock ranks 2nd in the G-MAC with 21 (kicking) points through four weeks of the season
- Redshirt-freshman QB Luke Keller leads the G-MAC in averaging 46.1 yards per punt
- Hillsdale has won 6 straight games played in the month of October
- After this week's game with Concord, Hillsdale faces a daunting schedule, playing four of its next five on the road