The Aurora University (5-4 overall; 4-1 NACC) football program will take to the road this upcoming Saturday, November 4 at 1:00 p.m. for rivalry week against Benedictine University (6-3 overall; 4-1 NACC) in Lisle, Illinois.

All-Time Series -
- This is the 40th time the Spartans and Eagles have met on the Gridiron
- The Spartans are 23-16 all-time against the Eagles
- AU's last win was in 2016, a 28-27 OT thriller.
- The last game that played in Lisle, Ill. at BU was a 32-24 AU loss.

Watch the game action -
- The game can be seen live using live stats or live video

About the Aurora University Spartans –
- The Spartans enter the weekend 5-4 after a NACC win against CUW 36-14.
- AU is currently tied for second in the NACC standings.
- AU is averaging 207.8 yards per game rushing and 5.1 yards per rush.

Spartan Key Players -
- Kam Dawtyne has 79 tackles with four and a half coming for a loss.
- Cody Patchett has 51 tackles with six coming for a loss.
- Connor Olson has 152 rushes for 986 yards with 14 catches for 146 yards including 10 total touchdowns.
- AJ Hunter has 18 total catches with two touchdowns, averaging 36.11 yards per game.
- Ryan Basden is averaging 40.23 yards per punt with a long of 69 and 13 downed inside the 20 yard line. 

About the Benedictine University Eagles –
- The Eagles enter the weekend with an 6-3 overall record.
- BU is coming off a 44-7 win over Wisconsin Lutheran College last week.
- BU is averaging 333.9 pass yards per game with 31 passing touchdowns.

Eagles' to Watch -
- Quarterback Ryan Sample has completed 212 passes for 2916 yards along with 30 passing touchdowns.
- Linebacker Austin Nirva has 64 total tackles with seven and a half tackles for loss.