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MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead football team returns home to play host to NSIC foe Upper Iowa for a 2 p.m. game on Saturday at Alex Nemzek Field in Moorhead, Minn.

Saturday's game will mark the fifth meeting between the schools in football. The series is tied at 2-2. Upper Iowa won the meeting a year ago, 45-31 in Fayette, Iowa, while the Dragons won in 2010, 28-24 in Moorhead.

All-time scores:
Upper Iowa 36, MSUM 13 (2006)
MSUM 31, Upper Iowa 28 (2007)
MSUM 28, Upper Iowa 24 (2010)
Upper Iowa 45, MSUM 31 (2011)

Upper Iowa (0-2, 0-2 NSIC)) is coming off of a 45-20 home loss to St. Cloud State on Sept. 8, while MSUM (0-2, 0-2 NSIC) lost at Sioux Falls that same day.

Game notes can be found below, while links to live stats and live video can be found at the links above.

About MSUM
The Dragons suffered a 45-10 loss to Sioux Falls on Sept. 8. Freshman Jake Hodge was 10-of-23 passing for 124 yarded and a score and also led MSUM with 40 rushing yards. Freshman receiver Tyler Rivard had four catches for 42 yards, while freshman safety Shea DeJong had a team-high eight tackles.

MSUM was outgained by the Cougars, 472-238, and capitalized on three Dragon turnovers in the game.

Sophomore Brandon Schell leads the MSUM ground attack with 78 yards. Redshirt freshman quarterback Myles Montplaisir has 157 yards passing, while freshman Adam Jiskra and Tyler Rivard led the receiving corps with six catches each.

On defense, DeJong has a team-best 20 tackles, followed by sophomore Nick Seedorff with 15 and freshman Sheldon Jones II with 12. Sophomore Lomumba Ismail leads with three tackles for loss.

MSUM is averaging 84.5 yards per game on the ground and 143.0 through the air.

Steve Laqua is in his second season as the MSUM head coach with a record of 2-11 at the school.

About Upper Iowa
Upper Iowa is 0-2 after losing to St. Cloud State, 45-20 on Sept. 8 in Fayette, Iowa.  The Peacocks trailed 26-7 at halftime and never got closer in falling by 25. Sophomore quarterback Cole Jaeschke threw for 324 yards and two scores and also rushed for 48 yards to lead the Peacock offensive attack. Senior linebacker Tony Leggett had 14 tackles to lead the Upper Iowa defense.

Junior Raymond Bradley leads the Upper Iowa running game with 132 yards on 23 carries, while Jaeschke has thrown for 503 yards and five scores in two games. Sophomore tight end Lucas Hefty has 15 catches for 163 yards and four touchdowns for Upper Iowa.

Leggett leads the defense with 26 tackles, while Ethan Douglas had 23.

As a team, Upper Iowa averages 21.5 points per game but allows 35.0. The Peacocks are being outgained on the ground, 165-105, but have a 251-238 edge in passing yards per game on their opponents.

Tom Shea is in his fourth season as Upper Iowa's head coach with a record of 8-27 at the school.

True freshmen, True Impact
Five true freshmen start for the MSUM offense, including offensive linemen Bennen Bierman, Troy Peterson and Jake Antolak and receivers Tyler Rivard and Adam Jiskra. Bierman and Peterson anchor the left side of the line, while Antolak has assumed the center duties.

Jiskra and Rivard each have six catches to lead the offense.

On defense, three true freshmen start, including safety Shea DeJong, who leads the team with 20 tackles, and safety Nico Caramella. Corner Sheldon Jones, also a true freshman, starts and also has moved to the top of the depth chart as a kick returner.

Seedorff Making Presence Felt
Sophomore linebacker Nick Seedorff has been a solid defensive player thus far for the Dragons. He is second on the team with 15 tackles and leads the team with 10 assists.