Minnesota State		St. Cloud State
Not Ranked	National Ranking (AFCA)	#17
Not Ranked	National Ranking (D2football.com)	#18
Northern Sun Intercollegiate	Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate
4-1 (4-0 NSIC)	2011 Record (Conf.)	4-1 (3-1 NSIC)
Todd Hoffner (29-11)	Head Coach (Record at School)	Scott Underwood (28-11)
1-2	Head Coaches’ Record Against Opponent	2-1
www.msumavericks.com	Home Page	www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics
Defeated, Winona State, 24-14	Last Week	Defeated Northern State, 27-14
390.8	Total Offense Per Game	409.0
263.6	Total Defense Per Game	328.4
35.8	Points Per Game	31.0
17.8	Points Allowed Per Game	16.6

What Lies Ahead:  The Minnesota State travels to St. Cloud State to face the Huskies for the 75th game between the two programs.  The contest, a game in which the winner receives the illustrious Traveling Training Kit, is set to begin at 1 p.m., in Husky Stadium.

A Little History Lesson: The 2011 season marks the school's 85th season playing football.  The Mavericks are 377-373-28 (.503) in 778 games since their inception as a varsity sport in 1922.  Minnesota State is in its fourth season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and owns a 27-7 record in league action.  Over the course of its history, MSU has claimed 17 conference championships including 15 NIC titles.

What's in a Win:  A win would give MSU its 378th win in school history...A victory would be the 30th victory for head coach Todd Hoffner at MSU and the 76th victory of his career...A win would give MSU its 28th victory in the Northern Sun Conference...A victory would mark the second win against St. Cloud State for Hoffner and his first in the Granite City...A win would mark MSU's 32nd win in the series against St. Cloud State as the Huskies own a 40-31-4 record in the rivalry....A win would mark MSU's second-best start under Hoffner (5-1) with the 6-0 start in 2009 proving to be the only better start.

Scouting St. Cloud State:  St. Cloud State enters Saturday's game ranked #17 in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll and is coming off a 27-14 win over Northern State last weekend.
    
Sophomore quarterback Phillip Klaphake connected on 9-of-15 passes for 192 yards and two scores in the victory one of which came on a 69-yard strike to sophomore Eli Shoemaker.  Junior Brandon Geiss added 13 carries for 112 yards in the win.  Defensively, senior linebacker Mark Martin added 12 stops, ten of which were solo.
    
For the season, the Huskies are averaging 207.8 yards per game on the ground while throwing for 201.2 for a total offense of 409.0 per game.  Geiss leads all Husky rushers with 52 carries for 327 yards and three scores, averaging 65.4 yards per game and 6.3 yards per carry.  Klaphake has completed 78-of-114 passes for 947 yards and six scores ­­— and six interceptions — averaging 189.4 yards per game while Shoemaker leads the team with 13 receptions for 219 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, junior defensive back Marvin Matthew leads the team with 28 tackles, including two interceptions, five pass break-ups.  The Huskies are coached by Scott Underwood who is in his fourth season with the program and the owner of a 28-11 record.

Series Notes:  St. Cloud State leads the all-times series 40-31-4...The Huskies have won six of the last seven games in the series...MSU's last win against SCSU came by virtue of a 16-7 victory over the Huskies in 2008...The winning quarterback in that game was Ryan Fick...Junior wideout Dennis Carter leads all active receivers with seven catches for 162 yards and a touchdown, all of which came in last year's loss to SCSU...Junior wideout Adam Thielen has seven catches for 93 yards in two career games against SCSU...In terms of returns, Carter has returned four kicks for 82 yards and Thielen has returned three punts for 38 yards...Sophomore quarterback/wide out Jon Wolf has caught three passes for 30 yards in his only game against St. Cloud State...Defensively, sophomore defensive end Chris Schaudt is the leading active tackler against SCSU with five stops in his only game against the Huskies last year...Junior defensive back Robert Gunderson and senior defensive back Andre LaGrone each has three stops in one game while junior defensive tackle Austin Schachtner has two tackles.

The Third One Maybe the Most Important:  Minnesota State and St. Cloud State enter Saturday's game ranked 1-2 respectively in the league in third down conversions (56.8 and 47.3).  On the flip side, St. Cloud State is leading the league in opposing third down conversions (29.2) while MSU is fourth at 33.8.  

Weather Report:  According to weather.com, Saturday's high in St. Cloud is to be around degrees with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm.

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