The Aurora University football team returns to action for a second consecutive home contest in week three of the 2024 season when host St. Nobert College in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois on Saturday, September 21. Game time is set for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.  

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

All-Time Series - AU vs. St. Norbert College

• The teams last met on October 14, 2023 in DePere, Wisconsin. AU defeated St. Norbert AU 37-9.
• This is the sixth football meeting between the two institutions, all coming since the 2018 season. 
• AU is 4-1 all-time, having won the last four contests.
• The Spartans have out-scored SNC 35-15.5 in the four AU victories.
• AU is 2-0 in the series in home games at Spartan Athletic Park.
   

About the Aurora University Spartans –

• AU is 1-1 on the 2024 season
• The Spartans enter the NACC opener coming off a 48-21 loss to No. 1 North Central
• The Spartan offense is averaging 448.5 yards per game on the season
• The AU passing game is averaging 301 yards per game while the running attack is producing 147.5 yards per contest.
• Defensively, AU has allowed 438 yards per contest.
• Head Coach Don Beebe is 43-9 in five-plus seasons at AU.
• The Spartans are picked to repeat as NACC champions and are a perfect 34-0 in the previous five years.

Spartan Key Performers - 

• Tyler Adkins is 44-of-80 passing for 583 yards with three touchdowns, three interceptions and a touchdown on the ground.
• Zackery Russell has rushed for 120 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns.
• Trey Urwiler has caught a team-high 16 passes for 109 yards.
• Ty Pruett has caught eight passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns.
• Andrew Nordland leads the AU defense with 28 tackles (20 solo) and an interception. 
• Quintarius Davis has an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
• Deuce Moore leads the team with two quarterback sacks and has 12 tackles.

National Rankings: 

• The Spartans are ranked No. 19 in the D3football.com Top 25 Poll. 
• AU is ranked No. 20 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

About the St. Norbert College Green Knights –

• St. Norbert is 0-2 on the 2024 season
• The Green Knights fell to UW-Stevens Point last week 24-3.
• The St. Norbert offense is averaging 224 yards per game, 108 on the ground and 116 in the air.
• Defensively, SNC is allowing 275.5 yards per game, 118 on the ground and 157.5 in the air.
• SNC has been out-scored through two games, 55-3.

Up Next for the Spartans - 

• The Spartans continue the home stretch with AU Homecoming 2024 on Saturday, September 28. AU will host Concordia University Chicago on campus at Vago Field with a kick-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. in Aurora, Illinois.