• The Panthers have always enjoyed playing for their fans on Homecoming and enter this week's contest against Northern Michigan with a 6-0 all-time record on Homecoming Saturday. This will be the third time that Davenport will host Northern Michigan on Homecoming. They beat them 18-13 during the 2021 season and 31-30 in overtime during the 2018 campaign.
• Davenport leads 5-2 in the all-time series against the Wildcats and have won the last three in the series. The teams played twice last year and twice in 2021. The first meeting last year was a 31-21 non-conference win on Sept. 17, 2022 at home. The Panthers rushed for 181 yards led by Caleef Jenkins rumbling for a then career-high 104 yards on 12 carries. He scored two first-quarter touchdowns after the Wildcats took a 7-0 lead. Shaq Floyd had a 40-yard interception return for a score midway through the second quarter. Brandon Gielow booted a 41-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and Roy Livingstone had a five-yard touchdown catch from Jason Whittaker for an insurance score with 2:19 left in the game. A few weeks later during the GLIAC contest, DU needed overtime to win 27-24 at the Superior Dome on Oct. 8, 2022. Gielow kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired to send the game into overtime and then added a 27-yard field goal in overtime for the winning score. Whittaker passed for 250 yards and two scores with both going to Sy Barnett in the first quarter. DU finished with 409 total yards and had just 15 penalty yards.
• Northern Michigan is looking to forget and shake off one of the most lopsided losses in school history last week. They fell 78-3 in Big Rapids against No. 1 and two-time defending national champion Ferris State. The Wildcats were outgained 705-98 in total yards and allowed a program-record 497 rushing yards to the Bulldogs. Quarterback Mariano Valenti is currently fourth in the GLIAC in passing yards per game (183.0). Tyquan Cox is also currrently sixth in the conference in rushing yards per game (60.2). Jax Hertel is having a solid freshman campaign and is tied for third in the GLIAC with two interceptions.

• The Davenport defense turned in one of the best performances in school history at Michigan Tech last Saturday. The Huskies entered the game with a 3-0 record and were averaging 34.3 points per game. The Panthers earned their second shutout all-time and first since game two of the inaugural season in 2016 at Kentucky Christian. It was also the first time DU had pitched a shutout in GLIAC action. The Huskies were forced to punt on their first nine possessions and threw an interception into the end zone on their final drive late in the fourth quarter. The Huskies average field position start was their own 25-yard line and they did not even cross midfield until their final drive of the game. Davenport was able to use ball control to their advantage with possession for 11:13 of the second quarter and 12:23 of the third quarter. It was a total team effort on defense as 18 different Panthers had at least one tackle. Jamar Mills and Daniel Wheeler each had two tackles for loss in the win.

• Myren Harris went over 100 rushing yards for the third straight game at Michigan Tech with 26 carries for 112 yards. He continues to lead the GLIAC in rush yards per carry (6.62), rushing yards (457), and rushing yards per game (114.2). The 26 carries by Harris was the first time since Caleef Jenkins last season at SVSU that a running back had over 25 carries in a game.
• For the first time, the Panthers had punt returns for a touchdown in consecutive games. Demetrius Garrett went 70 yards to the house against William Jewell on Sept. 23 and then last week it was Micah Wilson's turn from 72 yards in the fourth quarter against the Huskies. The Panthers are currently first in the GLIAC and ninth in NCAA Division II averaging 21.9 yards per return.
• The Davenport defense has seen a vast improvement in their rush defense through four games this season. Last year, they allowed 174.8 yards per game on the ground. This season, they currently rank second in the GLIAC and sixth nationally allowing 59 yards per game.
• For the third time in four games this season, Davenport did not turn the ball over at Michigan Tech. This recipe for success currently has them ranked first in the conference and third nationally at +2.00 per game. The defense has recorded seven interceptions by seven different players and Alaric Wooten had the latest on Saturday to keep the shutout intact.
• Jason Whittaker has not put up gaudy numbers through the air this season, but he has been that steady leader inside the huddle. That doesn't mean that he still hasn't been able to put up solid numbers. He currently ranks first in the conference in passing touchdowns (6), second in the league in passing efficiency (128.2), and second in passing yards (796). He has thrown at least one touchdown in each game this season and had a season-high three touchdown passes in week one against Thomas More.
• Caleef Jenkins has been a great compliment to Harris on the ground. He found the end zone twice at Michigan Tech and it was the second straight week with two rushing touchdowns. He ranks second in the conference with five rushing scores and has crossed the goal line 15 times in his career.

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