Stiff test awaits as #14 Blue Hawks travel to #2 Grand View for FCS Second Round

THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...

Saturday, Nov. 25 – Duke Williams Stadium – Des Moines, Iowa – 11:00 am MT
#14 Dickinson State (10-1, 8-0 NSAA) at #2 Grand View (10-0, 5-0 HOA)

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LIVE AUDIO: kdix.com

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MOVING ON: After dispatching #17 Montana Tech last week in the NAIA FCS First Round on the road, the Blue Hawks will now head east to take on #2 Grand View University in the Second Round … Dickinson State used a dominant rushing attack to take down the Orediggers last weekend, with Braden Zuroff rushing for a career high 227 yards on 30 carries … DSU has now won 10 consecutive games after a season-opening loss at Rocky Mountain and will look to make it 11 against a powerful Grand View team on the road … Dickinson State was the lone road team in the First Round to win their game
 
THE SERIES...
vs GVU: GVU leads 1-0
Last: GVU 38-13 (11/20/21 in Des Moines) / Streak: GVU 1
Notes: The only time the two programs have met was in the NAIA FCS First Round in 2021 when the Blue Hawks fell 38-13 on the road to a Grand View team that advanced all the way to the National Championship game
 
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS: Grand View comes into the matchup as one of the most dominant teams in the NAIA this season … the Vikings feature a menacing defense that is top ten nationally in allowed points per game (4.8, 1st), yards allowed (207.0, 1st), and rushing yards allowed (53.7, 1^st) … the two teams will pit strength against strength in one of the most intriguing matchups in the round of 16 .. GVU does most of their scoring through the air, with QB Jackson Waring throwing for 2423 yards and 31 touchdowns on the season … no one receiver has ten touchdowns, but WR's Damon Street and Avery Gates have been Waring's favorite targets on the year

NATIONAL MATCHUPS…