SATURDAY'S STORY LINES
• The NSIC order was rocked by last week's upsets of UMD, which had been ranked No. 1 nationally, and No. 9 St. Cloud State. Bemidji State (3-0) is the lone remaining conference unbeaten and hosts UMD (2-1) on Saturday evening.
• Minnesota State, Mankato (2-1) is one of four NSIC teams with 2-0 conference records. The Mavericks face a stiff test on Saturday at Concordia-St. Paul (2-1 overall, 1-1 NSIC).
• St. Thomas (3-0) has a difficult road game at Concordia (Moorhead). Any hopes the Cobbers' (2-1, 0-1 MIAC) have of contending rest with a victory after last Saturday's home-field loss to St. John's.
• Augsburg (2-0, 1-0 MIAC) is in elite company with St. Thomas and Bethel as the only MIAC unbeatens overall. Whether the Auggies are for real will be answered Saturday at St. John's (2-1, 1-0).
• St. Scholastica faces Morris in its home opener a week after the biggest win in school history: a 30-26 victory at Greenville College (Ill.), which was the first UMAC loss for Greenville since joining the league as an associate member in 2009. Morris is 2-1 overall, but 2-0 in UMAC play.
BY THE NUMBERS
153 Yards needed by St. Thomas' Fritz Waldvogel to become the Tommies' all-time leader in all-purpose yardage. Waldvogel had punt returns of 40, 29 and 22 yards in last week's victory over St. Olaf, caught a 65-yard TD pass and ran nine yards for another score.
200.11 Passing efficiency rating for Scholastica QB Alex Thiry, ranking No. 3 nationally in Division III.
155 Total yards per game allowed by Bethel's defense, tied for No. 2 nationally.
