• The Panthers will look to extend their road winning streak to five games this Saturday as they make their first trip to Illinois since 2018 at Quincy. The GLIAC newcomer in Roosevelt University is on the docket this time around with a 2 PM eastern kickoff at Morris Field in Arlington Heights.
• Davenport scored a season-high 43 points in last Saturday's 43-26 victory over Wayne State on Homecoming. The Panthers improved to 8-0 all-time on homecoming and needed a big second half against the Warriors to propel them to victory. The Panthers scored 31 second-half points after scoring 57 in the second half through the first six games of the season. Davenport gained a season-high 470 total yards and rushed for a season-high of 240 yards. Myren Harris finished with 156 rushing yards and had the third-most rushing yards in a game at DU. He ran for 132 yards and two scores in the fourth quarter alone. Kendall Williams caught two touchdown passes against his former team, both occurring in the third quarter from 20 and 28 yards respectively. Brandon Gielow connected on a pair of field goals from 43 yards (season high) in the first quarter and 23 yards in the third quarter. Preston Smith had his first 100-yard receiving game of the season with four catches for 111 yards and a score.
• The Lakers picked up their first NCAA Division II and GLIAC win last week with a 16-10 overtime triumph at Northern Michigan. Mauricio Escudero kicked a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter for a 3-3 score at halftime. Cyrus Zuell then rushed for two touchdowns on a four-yarder with 10:23 left in the third quarter and again in overtime from 11 yards out. NMU had the ball first in overtime, but Aidan Hoard fumbled for the Wildcats and it was recovered by RU's Jaylen Olokun. Zuell carried three times for 25 yards in overtime including the game-winner.

• Davenport was able to score 14 fourth-quarter points in their win over Wayne State. DU hasn't had a fourth quarter touchdown since 13:45 remained against Central Missouri on Sept. 21 before Myren Harris ran for 67 yards at the 9:57 mark. It was a tie for the third-longest run in school history also by Harris in last year's game at the University of Mary.
• The Panthers have had a knack for blocking kicks this season and lead the conference with four blocks. Geemontae Peck has two blocked kicks coming on a PAT at Michigan Tech and a field goal at William Jewell. The Panthers also have two blocked punts. Khole Hofmann  blocked one at William Jewell and Mac VandenHout had one last week against Wayne State.
• It was also a first for the Panthers in their history when Christian Jones scooped up a fumble on a PAT attempt and returned it for two points against the Warriors last week. WSU scored on their opening drive, but the return made it 6-2.
• Redshirt senior Myren Harris rushed for a season-high 156 yards and had his first two-touchdown rushing day in the win at Wayne State. He moved up to second in the GLIAC with 505 yards this season. He now has 1,481 rushing yards in 17 games at Davenport. If you add his two years at Wayne State, Myren currently has 3,166 career rushing yards in 36 games for an average of 87.9 per game. He is currently ranked seventh in NCAA Division II in career rushing yards among active players and is tops in the GLIAC.
• Senior Preston Smith has at least two catches in every game this season for the Panthers and caught four passes for a season-high 111 yards and a score against Wayne State. It was his fourth career 100-yard plus receiving day and the first since 112 yards on nine catches against Wayne State on Oct. 15, 2022. With his third catch last Saturday, Smith hit 100 career receptions to become just the third Panther to ever accomplish that feat. He is second all-time at DU with 1,489 receiving yards and needs one more receiving touchdown to tie Nate Couturier (17) for the all-time lead.
• Graduate student Austin Alward suited up as a Panther for the 40th time last Saturday against WSU. He finished with three assisted tackles and a half tackle for loss. His career totals equal 134 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, and 18.5 sacks. He ranks seventh all-time in tackles, first in tackles for loss, and first in sacks. He is currently tied for 10th among active NCAA Division II players in career sacks.
• Senior Brandon Gielow reached a milestone earlier this season becoming the all-time leading scorer in school history. He currently has 165 points consisting of 26 field goals and 87 extra points. He ranks 10th currently among all NCAA Division II active kickers in field goal percentage (78.8) and 20th in field goals made (26).
• Graduate student Cameren Grodhaus, the transfer from Lake Erie College, leads the team with 54 tackles and ranks third in the GLIAC in total tackles. He also ranks in a tie for second with three interceptions in the league. For his career, Grodhaus has recorded 279 tackles with 225 of those coming at Lake Erie in three seasons. Grodhaus is currently 10th among active NCAA Division II players in career tackles.

• The Panthers have not played Roosevelt University, the newest member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Lakers were previously Robert Morris University (Ill.) and the name changed to Roosevelt when Robert Morris dissolved in 2019 and Roosevelt acquired the school. Under Roosevelt, the team started competition in 2020 and was a member of the NAIA and Mid-States Football Association. Current head coach Jared Williamson has been the head coach of the program since it was started in 2011 as Robert Morris. The Panthers have played one game at Morris Field and it was on Sept. 1, 2018 against then Robert Morris. DU won the contest 44-7 and dominated the stats with a 495-95 edge in total yards. Deondre Ford threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns for the Panthers. Nate Couturier caught three passes for 87 yards including two scores.

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