ST. PAUL – The University of Northwestern football team heads into the final week of the regular season with an opportunity to take home the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) conference title. The Eagles travel to Eureka, Ill., Saturday for a showdown with the Eureka Red Devils in hopes of taking home a historic win from the Land of Lincoln. Both UNW and Eureka enter Saturday's contest with 7-1 records in league play.



THE NORTHWESTERN FILE
UNW comes into the weekend with the opportunity to capture the program's first outright conference title since UNW joined the NCAA. The Eagles currently are 8-1 overall and 7-1 in UMAC action after grinding out a 21-14 win over Greenville last Saturday in the home finale. BJ Foster (Charles City, Iowa/Charles City) scored a pair of first quarter touchdowns and Kyle Anenson (Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen) added a score in the third quarter to secure the win.

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT
Eureka matches UNW's 8-1 record with its only defeat coming at the hands of the College of St. Scholastica in September. The Red Devils held off Minnesota Morris, 14-7, last Saturday in Eureka. Northwestern defeated Eureka 31-20 last season at Reynolds Field.

SENIOR SIGNAL CALLER
Senior quarterback Corban Halbur (Richfield, Minn./Richfield) eclipsed the 300-yard mark for the first time in his career last week, as the Richfield native finished 21-of-37 for 304 yards through the air. Halbur hooked up with fellow senior Cody Carlson (Dallas Center, Iowa/Des Moines Christian) eight times, as Carlson racked up a career-best 156 receiving yards.

TALLEY LEADS TEAM USA
UNW Head Coach Kirk Talley was given the honor of leading the Team USA Football team at the World University Championships this past May and June in Monterrey, Mexico. The team played against Japan, China, Guatemala and Mexico in the round-robin style championship format.

IN THE POLLS
After finishing runner-up in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) a season ago, UNW was tabbed to finish second in the league in last week's UMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. St. Scholastica was selected as the preseason favorite after putting together a perfect conference slate last fall.

GOOD WORK, GREENER
UNW senior linebacker Ben Greener (Foley, Minn./Home School) was nominated for the 2016 America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team. The Eagles' leading tackler in 2015 was one of 165 college football players nominated for the prestigious award that recognizes those committed to service and enriching the lives of others.

Fans can find a link to watch Saturday's game by visiting www.unweagles.com.