Aurora University football will return to the grid iron this Saturday, September 14, at 1:00 p.m. with a road trip to nearby Elmhurst College The Spartans will take on the Bluejays in Elmhurst, Illinois after winning the 2019 opener over St. Norbert College last Saturday, 50-40.

All-Time Series -
- This is the 17th meeting between Aurora University and Elmhurst College on the football field.
- The Spartans are 4-10-2 all-time against the Bluejays.
- The teams met last season in week two for AU with Elmhurst winning 21-20

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

About the Aurora University Spartans –
- AU won the season opener over then #25 St. Norbert College 50-40.
- The Spartans received votes in this weeks D3football.com poll.
- 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.

Spartan Key Performers and Week One Record Setters - 
- Quarterback Gavin Zimbelman set new AU single game records for pass attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns.
- His long pass of 92 yards for a touchdown to Jacolby Maxwell is a record for both positions.
- Zimbelman finished 33-of-52 for 497 yards and seven touchdowns
- Jacolby Maxwell had five catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
- Maxwell's 175 yards receiving was the sixth best all-time single game receiving performance.
- Colton Jewell had four catches for 41 yards and three touchdowns.
- Three touchdown receptions from Jewell ties an AU single game record.
- The 497 yards passing is a single game AU home record for a quarterback and team.
- The seven touchdown passes is a single game home record for AU and the NACC.
- Nine Spartan receivers made catches, all having two or more.
- Casey Dycus had 13 tackles.
- Rob Stark had two sacks and three tackles for loss.
- Blake Martz had two sacks and five tackles.

About the Elmhurst College Bluejays –
- The Bluejays were picked to finish 8th in the CCIW.
- This is the Bluejays first game of the 2019 season. 

Bluejays to Watch -
- Quarterback Jake Tahaney had limited time as a qb in 2018, going 8-of-12 for 110 yards and a touchdown while rushing 11 times for 39 yards.
- Defensive Back Sean Jay is the teams leading tackler returning. In 2018, he had 79 tackles with two interceptions.

Up Next for the Spartans -
- The Spartans will be at Hope College on September 21 in the 2019 NACC-MIAA Challenge. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m (cst) / 1:00 p.m. (est) in Holland, Michigan.