MEDIA INFORMATION Date Sat., Sept. 21 | 1 p.m. PT (2 p.m. MT) Location Monmouth, Ore. | McArthur Field (2,500) TV None Radio ESPN SportsRadio 106.1 FM Online Audio Dixie State All-Access Live Stats Western Oregon GameCentral Ticket Info Purchase Tickets Game Notes Dixie State Notes Twitter @DixieAthletics DIXIE STATE- WOU SERIES Series Western Oregon leads, 10-2 At DSU Western Oregon leads, 4-2 At WOU Western Oregon leads, 6-0 First Meeting Nov. 4, 2006 - Western Oregon, 44-7 Last Meeting Oct. 13, 2012 - Western Oregon, 66-20 DIXIE STATE RED STORM Record 0-2, 0-1 GNAC Ranking NR Last Game Sept. 14, 2013 (lost to Azusa Pacific, 36-20) Head Coach Scott Brumfield (Brigham Young, 1992) Career: 6-28 (4th season) DSU Record: Same WESTERN OREGON WOLVES Record 0-2, 0-1 GNAC Ranking NR Last Game Sept. 14, 2013 (lost at Central Wash., 20-7) Head Coach Arne Ferguson (Western Oregon, 1991) Career: 51-37 (9th year) WOU Record: Same

STORM TRAVEL TO MONMOUTH FOR GNAC TEST AGAINST WESTERN OREGON
Dixie State will travel to Western Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 21 for a battle in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The game will kickoff at 1 p.m. Pacific time (2 p.m. Mountain) and be broadcast on the radio via ESPN SportsRadio 106.1 & online at DixieAthletics.com/Showcase with John Potter calling the action.

RED STORM VS. THE WOLVES
In 12 previous meetings, the Western Oregon Wolves have beat Dixie State on 10 seperate occasions, including five of the last six matchups. Last year, the home team was victorious in GNAC contests. Dixie State defeated WOU 24-10 on Sept. 8, 2012 to break a four-game skid. Five weeks later, Western Oregon celebrated a Homecoming win over DSU, 66-20. The Red Storm are 0-6 all-time at McArthur Stadium in Monmouth. The Storm had its best shot in 2009, leading 16-14 late in the fourth quarter until Kelly Morgan, then a freshman, booted a 46-yard field goal with 3:39 left in the game to win 17-16. Both DSU victories have come at Hansen Stadium – the aforementioned win last year and a 31-23 victory in 2009 behind five interceptions by the defense – two each from Wesley Beaver and Russ Doman.

NEW SPOTS AGAIN IN THE DEFENSIVE STARTING LINEUP
Three changes are expected for the DSU defense heading into Saturday's game at Western Oregon. Returning to the lineup at cornerback is Jamal Smith (Oxnard, CA/Oxnard) after he missed last week's game with a hamstring injury. Alshondre Smith (Stone Mountain, GA/Wesson HS), last week's starter, will back up Jamal Smith (Oxnard, CA/Oxnard). Two weeks after moving from safety to linebacker, sophomore Robert Metz (Tucson, AZ/Canyon Del Oro) is getting the starting nod at one of the two outside linebacker positions. He will share time with the starter from the opening two weeks, junior Austen Richards (Ogden, UT/Bonneville). Marquece Galway (Los Angeles, CA/George Washington Prep) will get the start at strong safety, moving from cornerback. Galway will be the third different player to start at free safety this season (Metz, Moffett).

RUN DOWN BY THE COUGARS
Terrell Watson rushed for 165 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Cougars to a 16-point win at Saint George ... Watson gave the Cougars an early 6-0 lead breaking away for a 54-yard touchdown on the fourth offensive play of the game surpassing the 2,000-yard career rushing barrier in the process.  Jamie Cacciatore then booted a 52-yard field goal – equaling the third longest in GNAC history – to stretch APU's lead to 36-7. Dixie scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Brody Garr (Taylor, UT/Fremont) came off the bench to toss 24 and 17-yard TD passes to tight end Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) and Antonio Morton (Seattle, WA/Ballard). Dixie quarterbacks Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork) (17-30-1, 212) and Garr (13-19-0, 155) combined for 367 passing yards.  The Red Storm, however, rushed for only 13 yards and were outgained by Azusa 391-380.   DSU's Myles Burton (Berkeley, CA/Rodriguez) (68 yards) and Duncan (63) each had five receptions. Dixie linebacker Jake Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) led all tacklers with a total of 14.

A WIN BY DIXIE STATE WOULD...
• Break a seven-game losing streak dating back to October 13, 2012.
• Be the eighth win in the month of September since the NCAA D-II transition in 2006; DSU is 7-24 in September games

ALL-AMERICAN DUNCAN
Senior tight end Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) (Corona, CA) returns for his highly anticipated final year holding a prestigious accolade. Duncan was named to the D2Football.com Preseason All-American List on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Two seasons ago, Duncan earned all-league, all-region and multiple All-American honors after leading the country in receptions and yardage for a tight end. Phil Steele listed him as the 27th best draft eligible TE available and Lindy's Sports Annuals "Look Ahead" named Duncan as the ninth best TE in the country.

TRANFERS A PLENTY, ESPECIALLY FROM SNOW:
Seventeen incoming transfers highlight the active 2013 Dixie State roster. The school leading the way by sending six players to DSU is Snow College in Ephraim. L.A. Southwest Junior College sends a pair of recruits while the following schools each had one player transfer to Dixie State: Copiah-Lincoln, Utah, Santa Barbara City College, USU Eastern, College of the Canyons, College of the Siskiyous, Mt. San Antonio and Arizona Western. Additionally, one transfer comes from DSU's opening opponent - DeShawn Perkins (West Jordan, UT/West Jordan), a redshirt freshman DB - played in limited time for Idaho State in 2012.

GNAC RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
Offense –  Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 230, Jr., Oxnard, CA)
Defense –  Deionte Gordon, Central Washington (DB, 6-1, 203, Sr., Seaside, CA – Sacramento State)
Special Teams –  Jamie Cacciatore, Azusa Pacific (K, 5-8, 175, So., Orange, CA – El Modena)
Honorable Mention: Offense – Tyrell Williams, Western Oregon; Chase Krivashei, Humboldt State. Defense – Matt Moody, Azusa Pacific; Jake Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame), Dixie State.

GNAC NATIONAL RANKINGS:
Team (Top 30): Scoring Offense – 25. Simon Fraser 41.0.  Total Offense – 7. Simon Fraser 587.0.  Passing Offense – 1. Simon Fraser 518.0. Pass Efficiency – 11. Simon Fraser 193.8. Scoring Defense – 20. Central Washington 14.0.  Passing Efficiency Defense – 12. Simon Fraser 85.3; 21. Central Washington 95.3.  Kickoff Returns – 16. Central Washington 27.8. Punt Return Defense – 15. Central Washington 0.0.  
Individuals (Top 30): Total Offense – 2. Ryan Stanford, SFU, 426.0.  Passing – 1. Ryan Stanford, SFU, 446.0.  Passing Efficiency – 15. Ryan Stanford, SFU, 170.4.  Receiving – 7. Lemar Durant, SFU, 164.0; 27. Tyrell Williams, WOU, 115.0.  Receptions – 3. Lemar Durant, SFU, 11.0; 13. Tyrell Williams, WOU, 9.0; 16. Chase Krivashei, HSU, 8.5. Scoring – 2. Lemar Durant, SFU, 18.0.  Punt Returns – 26. Isaiah Davis, 10.2.  Field Goals – 6. Matt Bruder, HSU, 2.0.  Interceptions – 1. Casey Chin, SFU, 2.0; 4. Deionte Gordon, CWU, and Derek Jones, SFU, 1.0. Tackles For Loss – 12. Gabe Bruno, CWU, 2.5.  Sacks – 12. Dylan Roper, SFU, 1.5.