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   THIS WEEK: Southwest Minnesota State University (1-4 NSIC, 0-1 NSIC South) returns to Marshall on Saturday, Oct. 11 to face Upper Iowa University (5-0 NSIC, 1-0 NSIC South) for the annual Homecoming game.  Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. at Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center. UIU is receiving votes in this week's AFCA Top 25 poll.

    A VICTORY FOR SMSU ON SATURDAY WOULD...:
    •Be its seventh straight victory over Upper Iowa.
    •Snap a three-game losing streak.
    •Be just its third Homecoming victory since 2001.
    •Lift SMSU's all-time record to 178-296-5, including 116-202-5 in conference play.

    ANOTHER CLOSE ONE ON SATURDAY?: If history is any indication, Saturday's game will be another thriller between SMSU and UIU. SMSU has won six straight in the series, but the average margin of victory in the last four games is just 3.7 points, which includes a six-point overtime win in 2010. In seven of the last eight games between the teams, the average margin of victory is 4.7 points. The lone blowout was a 52-24 victory by SMSU in Marshall on Sept. 19, 2009.

    SMSU IN NSIC SOUTH PLAY: The 2014 season marks the seventh season of divisional play in the NSIC. SMSU's second place finish last season (5-2) was the highest finish in program history. SMSU is 14-24 all-time in South Division games. The following is how SMSU has finished in the NSIC South since 2008.
    2013: 5-2, 2nd place
    2012: 3-4, 4th place
    2011: 1-5, 6th place
    2010: 1-5, 6th place
    2009: 1-5, 6th place
    2008: 3-3, 4th place

    SMSU ON HOMECOMING: SMSU is 20-25 all-time in homecoming games after losing 55-48 last season to Sioux Falls. SMSU is just 3-12 in it last 15 homecoming games since 1999.