The Aurora University Spartan football team will take to the road on Saturday, September 29 and travel to Eureka College for the 2018 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener.

All-Time Series -
- This is the 18th meeting all-time for Aurora and Eureka on the gridiron. 
- Aurora is 14-2-1 all-time against Eureka.
- The Spartans have won 13 consecutive contests over Eureka dating back to 1947.
- The last time Aurora and Eureka played was in 2007 where Aurora defeated Eureka 30-3.

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

About the Aurora University Spartans –
- Aurora is returning to gridiron competition coming out of their bye week.
- The Spartans lost to Adrian College 27-5 in week 3.
- This will be the Spartans first contest in Eureka since 2007.
- AU is averaging 78.7 yards on the ground and 198.67 yards through the air per game.
- Nine different Spartans have caught passes thus far in 2018.

Spartans to Watch -  
- Connor Olson is averaging 77.67 yards per game and 4.5 yards per carry with four total touchdowns.
- Gavin Zimbelman is throwing for 198.67 yards per game with one touchdown.
- Cole Sinn has 29 total tackles and four tackles for a loss.
- Casey Dycus has recorded 16 total tackles with one interception.

About the Eureka College Red Devils –
- The Red Devils come off a 34-12 win over Finlandia College in week 3.
- Eureka is competing in the NACC for the first time.
- Eureka comes into this contest with a 3-0 record.
- The Red Devil offense is averaging 313.0 yards on the ground and 173.3 yards through the air per game.

Red Devils to Watch -
- Drew Barth is averaging 173.3 yards passing per game with four touchdowns and one interception
- Le'Anthony Reasnover is averaging 154 yards per game on the ground with nine touchdowns.
- Austin McCarty is the leading tackler with 14 tackles with two being for a loss.

Up Next for the Spartans -
- The Spartans will head to River Forest, Illinois to take on Concordia University Chicago on Saturday, October 6.