The Aurora University Spartan football team remains at home this weekend but will return to Spartan Athletic Park on Saturday, October 12 when they host Concordia University Chicago in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match-up of two unbeaten teams on conference play.

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

All-Time Series - AU vs. Concordia Chicago
- This is the 43rd meeting all-time for Aurora and Concordia Chicago on the gridiron. 
- Aurora is 28-10-4 all-time against CUC.
- AU won at Concordia Chicago in 2018 35-30.
- The Spartans have won four consecutive contests over CUC.

About the Aurora University Spartans –
- AU is 3-1 on the season.
- The Spartans won the 2019 NACC opener against Eureka on Homecoming 62-35.
- 2019 marks the 86th season of AU Spartan football.
- The Spartan offense is averaging 535.5 yards per game with 377.0 through the air and 158.5 yards on the ground.
- AU is out-scoring their opponents by an average of 48.0 to 32.75.
- Defensively, AU is allowing 394.2 yards per game.

Spartan Key Performers - 
- Receiver Jacolby Maxwell has 30 catches for 573 yards and 10 touchdowns.
- Quarterback Gavin Zimbelman has passed for 1,508 yards on 108-of-177 passing, 25 touchdowns against two interceptions.
- Running back Tyran Bailey is averaing 7.3 yards per carry and 95.0 yards per game.
- Six ball carriers for AU are averaging 158.8 yards per game on the ground.
- Nine Spartans have scored points on the season.
- Casey Dycus is the leader on defense with 29 tackles and two fumble recoveries.
- Hudson Stedman has 26 tackles with a forced fumble.
- Blake Martz, Juan A.D. Carreno and Rob Stark lead AU with three sacks each.

Spartans in the National Statistical Rankings: AU ranks first among Division III programs in passing offense (377.0 per game), fifth in total offense (535.5 yards per game) and 15th in passing efficiency (176.93) while ranking seventh in scoring offense (48.0 points per game) and eighth in red zone offense (.947 - 18 of 19).

Individually, Zimbelman is first nationally in passing touchdowns (25), points responsible for (152), points responsible for per game (38.0), passing yards per game (377.0), is second in total offense (391.3 per game), fourth in completions per game (27.0), sixth in passing yards (1,508) and 14th in passing efficiency (176.9). Maxwell is first in receiving touchdowns (10), second in total touchdowns (10) and total points scored (60), third in scoring (15.5 per game), fifth in receiving yards (143.4 per game) and 10th in receiving yards (573). Tyran Bailey is sixth in rushing yards per carry (7.31) and Casey Dycus is fifth in fumble recoveries (2).

About the Concordia Chicago Cougars –
- CUC comes into this contest with a 3-1 overall record and 1-0 in the NACC.
- The Cougars come in off a 31-26 win over Lakeland University in their NACC opener.
- The CUC offense is averaging 357.5 yards per game, 213.0 on the ground and 144.5 yards through the air.

Cougars to Watch -
- Lance Moise is averaging 110.2 yards rushing per game with 11 touchdowns
- Matt Henning is the leading CUC tackler with 33 tackles with 3.5 being sacks.

Up Next for the Spartans - 
- The Spartans will travel to Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday, October 19 with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Mequon, Wisconsin.