The Aurora University Spartan football team will return home for AU Homecoming 2019 on Saturday, October 5 and host Eureka College for the 2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener on Vago Field on the campus of Aurora University.

HOMECOMING 2019
- Learn more about the events on the weekend - view here

All-Time Series -
- This is the 19th meeting all-time for Aurora and Eureka on the gridiron. 
- Aurora is 14-3-1 all-time against Eureka.
- AU fell at Eureka in 2018, 31-28.
- The Spartans had won 13 consecutive contests over Eureka dating back to 1947 prior to the 2018 loss.
- AU and Eureka were tied in the NACC preseason coaches poll in the top slot.

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

About the Aurora University Spartans –
- AU is returning to gridiron competition coming out of their bye week.
- AU is 2-1 on the season.
- The Spartans enter the 2019 season picked to win the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference according to the preseason poll.
- 2019 marks the 86th season of AU Spartan football.
- The Spartan offense is averaging 526.7 yards per game with 388.7 through the air and 138.0 yards on the ground.
- AU is out-scoring their opponents by an average of 43.3 to 32.0.
- Defensively, AU is allowing 369.3 yards per game.

Spartan Key Performers - 
- Receiver Jacolby Maxwell has 25 catches for 433 yards and eight touchdowns.
- Quarterback Gavin Zimbelman ranks among the top quarterbacks in Division III with 1,166 yards on 90-of-137 passing, 18 touchdowns against two interceptions.
- 10 Spartans have made at least three catches over the first three weeks.
- Six ball carriers for AU are averaging 138.0 yards per game on the ground.
- Seven Spartans have scored points through the first three weeks of the season.
- Casey Dycus is the leader on defense with 24 tackles and a fumble recovery.
- Keion Adams has 17 tackles with a forced fumble, fumble recovery and two blocked kicks.
- Blake Martz is leading AU with three sacks to go along with 11 tackles.

About the Eureka College Red Devils –
- Eureka comes into this contest with a 2-1 record.
- The Red Devils come in off a 56-41 loss at Albion College in week 3.
- Eureka is the defending NACC football champions.
- The Red Devil offense is averaging 507.7 yards per game, 149.7 on the ground and 333.7 yards through the air.

Red Devils to Watch -
- Drew Barth is averaging 333.7 yards passing per game with 13 touchdowns and one interception
- Grant Jochum is averaging 59.7 yards per game on the ground with two touchdowns.
- Jimmy Douglas III is leading the receivers with 24 catches for 499 yards and seven touchdowns.
- Austin McCarty is the leading tackler with 21 tackles with 3.5 being for a loss.

Up Next for the Spartans -
- The Spartans will host Concordia University Chicago on Saturday, October 12 with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff at Spartan Athletic Park.