The Aurora University football team heads back on the road on Saturday, October 17 for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in River Forest, Illinois against the Cougars of Concordia University Chicago.

The Match-up -
Aurora University Spartans (2-3; 1-1 NACC) at Concordia University Chicago Cougars (2-3; 0-2 NACC)

All-Time Series -
- The teams will meet for the 38th time on Saturday in River Forest, Illinois.
- The Spartans are 24-9-4 against CUC in the series that dates back to 1926.
- AU is 5-5 in the past 10 matchups against the Cougars.
- In their last meeting against CUC in 2014, AU fell to the Cougars 14-13.

Watch the game action -
- The game can be seen live using live stats or live video courtesy of Concordia University Chicago.

About the Spartans –
- AU enters this week following a 34-31 loss at Concordia University Wisconsin.
- The Spartans are 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the NACC on the 2015 season.
- AU is 220-228-20 (.492) with the first game played in 1900.
- The Spartans are averaging 331.2 yards per game, 200.40 in the air and 130.8 on the ground.
- AU has controlled the time of possession battle through five games, 31:24 to 28:34.

Spartan Key Players -
- Senior running back Brandon Evans leads the Spartan rushing attack with 104.6 yards per game. He had 124 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns against Concordia University Wisconsin.
- Freshman quarterback Geron Rogers is 2-1 in his young career. He is averaging 201.33 yards per game with five touchdowns and no interceptions.
- Sophomore wide receiver Danny Logiurato leads AU with 24 catches for 374 yards and two touchdowns.
- Sophomore Cody Patchett (38 tackles) and freshman Niko Delacruz (33 tackles) lead the AU defense.

About the Cougars –
- CUC is 266-413-29 (.396) all-time with their first game in 1923.
- The Cougars enter the match-up with AU coming off a 41-0 loss from Lakeland College.
- CUC is averaging 317.8 yards per game, 225.8 in the air and 92.0 on the ground.

Cougar Key Players -
- Quarterback Rob Granquist is throwing for 115.0 yards per game with eight touchdowns.
- Wide receiver Ryan Allison leads CUC with 20 catches for 250 yards and three touchdowns.
- Wide receiver Rashad Lofton adds 17 catches for 354 yards and five touchdowns.
- A.J. Seidler (28 tackles, one interception) and Sang Lee (14 tackles, one sack) lead the Cougars defense.