Aurora University opens the 2018 season and 85th overall season of Spartan football on Saturday, September 1 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin.

All-Time Series -
- This is the first meeting between Aurora University and St. Norbert College on the football field.

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

About the Aurora University Spartans –
- The Spartans finished 2nd in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in 2017.
- The Spartans enter the weekend picked second in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference preseason poll.
- Head Coach Rick Ponx begins his fifth season at the helm of the Spartan football program.

Spartan Key Returners
- NACC First-Team All-Conference running back Connor Olson
- NACC First-Team All-Conference defensive lineman Kurtis Chione
- NACC Second-Team All-Conference defensive back Keion Adams
- NACC Second-Team All-Conference defensive back Casey Kurinec
- NACC Honorable Mention All-Conference defensive lineman Max Basler
- NACC Honorable Mention All-Conference offensive lineman Oscar Nava
- NACC Honorable Mention All-Conference offensive lineman Joey Wagner

About the St. Norbert College Green Knights –
- St. Norbert College was picked to finish first in the North Division of the Midwest Conference.

Green Knights to Watch -
- Offensive lineman E.J. Mastrocola, North Division First-Team All-Conference 
- Offensive lineman Kyle Rademaker, North Division First-Team All-Conference
- Kicker Spenser Thompson Meyers, North Division First-Team All-Conference
- Wide Receiver Samuel Staehling, North Division  First-Team All-Conference
- Defensive lineman Kordell Draves, North Division First-Team All-Conference
- Defensive lineman Will Utesch, North Division First-Team All-Conference
- Linebacker Matt Barrett, North Division First-Team All-Conference
- Linebacker Matt Gurgone, North Division First-Team All-Conference
- Offensive lineman Isaac Mears, North Division Second-Team All-Conference

Up Next for the Spartans -
- The Spartans will be at home against the Elmhurst College Bluejays on September 8. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.