Kickoff
• The Trinity International Trojans will get their shot at the champs this week, when the defending NAIA national champion Grand View Vikings come to Frazier Field on Saturday. Trinity will look to snap a four-game slide of their own, and earn their first win over a nationally-ranked opponent of the year. Saturday's showdown will also be available via live webcast, at TIUtrojans.com/TIUSportsNetwork.

Quick Hits
• Trinity International lost its fourth game in a row last weekend, falling to St. Ambrose, 34-23.
• Grand View made quick work of Olivet Nazarene last Saturday, knocking off the Tigers at home, 32-2.
• Quarterback Stephen Anderson is 2nd in the MSFA with 256.0 passing yards per game. Wideout Cory Windle continues to be one of his favorite targets, averaging 6.2 receptions per game, good for 6th in the MSFA.
• Two of the top four scoring offenses in the MSFA will square off, as Grand View averages 32.8 points per game, second-most in the league. TIU scored 31.7 points per game, fourth in the MSFA.
• Trojan running back Chris Elliott is just 13 rushing attempts from breaking the all-time mark in Trinity International history.
• With a win, TIU head coach Kirk Wherritt will move into a tie for 3rd on TIU's all-time coaching wins list.
• Trinity's passing attack ranks 2nd in the MSFA, with 260.7 yards per game. On the other side of the ball, Grand View ranks 11th in the league in stopping the pass, allowing 210.0 yards per game.

Series History
• Trinity International and Grand View have just met three times previously, as the Viking program just started in 2008.
• The Trojans have lost all three prior matchups, from 2011-13, by a combined score of 102-32
• Saturday is just the second time Grand View have come to Deerfield, with their last visit coming in 2011.

Last Time vs Grand View
• The Vikings used a 31-point second quarter to take a commanding 40-7 halftime lead, en route to a 47-14 win over the Trojans on Oct. 19, 2013.
• The Trojans won the turnover battle 2-1, and held more time of possession, but generated just 143 yards of total offense and 2.5 yards per play in the loss.
• Grand View quarterback Derek Fulton threw for 269 yards and five touchdowns, going 17-for-21 on the day with one interception.
• Andrew Florivil led the Trojans rushing game, with 36 yards on 16 carries. Cristian Robinson made a game-high five catches, for 27 yards and a TD.
• Senior linebacker Kyle Mowen recorded a game-high 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss.

About Grand View
• The Vikings are again in contention for the MSFA Midwest title and an NAIA playoff spot, with a 5-1 record so far this season.
• Grand View opened the season with a 45-22 win over NCAA Division I Drake, and have won three straight after a 31-18 loss at home to Marian.
• Quarterback Derek Fulton ranks 4th in the NAIA, averaging 313.2 yards of total offense per game.
• Wideout Brady Roland is his favorite target, averaging 106.8 receiving yards each week, good for 11th in the NAIA.
• Defensively, Grand View has collected 19 sacks on the year, ninth-most in the NAIA. In the secondary, Lance Lewis is 8th in the nation with four interceptions.

A Trojan Win Would...
• ... Improve the Trojans' record to 3-4 overall, and a 1-2 start in the MSFA Midwest League.
• ... Be the first-ever win over Grand View, and the first over a ranked team since last season's win against St. Francis (Ill.).
• ... Be the second home win for Trinity International this season, improving their mark to 2-2 this season at Frazier Field.
• ... Snap the current four-game slide, as well as the two-game losing streak at home.
• ... Be the first win in Trinity International history over the defending NAIA national champions, in the third try ('95 champs Findlay (Ohio) in 1996; '12 champs St. Xavier in 2013).

A Trojan Loss Would...
• ... Drop their overall record to 2-5 and extend their current losing streak to five games.
• ... Be the longest losing streak in the past three seasons, since a seven game slide in 2011.
• ... Mark the 4th straight loss to Grand View, dating back to 2011.
• ... Be the seventh overall loss in the last nine games for Trinity, stretching back to last season.
• ... Be the 6th straight loss to a nationally-ranked opponent.
• ... Mean the Trojans would be unable to improve on last year's record of 5-5.

Leslie Frazier Field
• TIU is 9-15 at home in the Wherritt era, and are 50-71-1 all-time at Frazier Field.
• Including the win Wisconsin Lutheran earlier this season, the Trojans are 15-9-1 all-time in home openers, and have won the first game of the year at Frazier Field the past five seasons.
• The Trojans held a five-game win streak at Frazier Field last season before falling in the finale to William Penn. The run was their longest home win streak since earning eight straight wins from 2003-2005.

Trojan Football History
• The Trinity International Trojan football program has an all-time record of 100-157-2 (.386), dating back to their first season as a varsity program in 1990.
• TIU's head coach for the inaugural season in 1989 through 1996 was Leslie Frazier. Frazier was a member of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears, and is currently the defensive coordinator of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and had a record of 38-37-3 while at TIU. He remains the winningest coach in Trinity International history.
• The Trojans have won three MSFA Midwest League titles in school history, in 1994, 1995, and 2003.
• Trinity International has earned two NAIA Football Championship Series berths, in 1994 and 2004. TIU is still searching for their first NAIA playoff victory, falling to Northwestern (Iowa) and Georgetown (Ky.), respectively.
• TIU has one appearance in the NCCAA Victory Bowl, where they fell to Garner-Webb (N.C.), 54-14, in 2001.

Trojan Attack
• The Trojans rank 24thnd in the MSFA with an average of 31.7 points per game, an even six points per game behind conference leaders St. Xavier.
 • The team averages 378.2 yards of total offense per game, good for 5th in the MSFA. They are the 2nd-ranked passing offense in the league, with 260.7 yards per game in the air.
• Against Olivet Nazarene two weeks ago, junior running back Chris Elliott moved into second place on the all-time TIU rushing list. Through last week's game, Elliott now has 2,657 career rushing yards, and is just 615 yards shy of the all-time school record, held by Todd Johnson (1990-94).
• Elliott recorded his second career 1,000-yard season in 2013, becoming the first Trojan to ever reach the 1K mark twice in his TIU career.
• The Miami, Fla. native's career high came as a freshman in 2012, with an MSFA-record 346 yards in the final game of the year over Waldorf.
• Quarterback Stephen Anderson set a new single-game school record, throwing for seven touchdowns in the win over Wisconsin Lutheran. His 413 passing yards in the game is the second-highest total in school history, and is just the second time a Trojan QB has surpassed the 400-yard mark.
• Freshman kick returner Gary Tyler set a new TIU single-game record this year, against Robert Morris. The Winnetka, Calif. native averaged 39.4 yards per kick return, highlighted by his 100-yard return for a touchdown. Tyler ranks 7th in the NAIA with 405 total return yards this season.

TIU Defense
• The Trojan defense has been one of the best in the nation at forcing turnovers this season, with 12 interceptions, second-most in the  MSFA, and a plus-3 turnover margin, which ranks 4th in the league.
• TIU ranks 15th in the NAIA with 17 sacks this season, and 16th nationally with 2.6 sacks per game.
• Linebacker Riley Schussler is 5th in the nation, with an average of 0.5 forced fumbles per game. Schussler also is 11th nationally in tackles, averaging 11.0 per game.
• As a freshman, Daniel Harris has three interceptions on the year, tied for 4th-most in the MSFA, and 18th-most in the NAIA.

TIU in the Polls
• The Trojans start the season as an unranked program, after spending some time in the NAIA-AFCA Coaches Poll last year, earning a national ranking for three weeks of the season.
• The Trojans were ranked as high as No. 21 on Oct. 7, following their win over Olivet Nazarene.
• Before last season, Trinity's last ranking came in 2005 (No. 24, Sept. 19).
• TIU has been ranked 18 weeks in the program's history, and hold an all-time record of 14-11 (.560) as a nationally-ranked team.
• The Trojans are 7-42 (.143) all-time against ranked opponents, and 51-65 (.440) against unranked teams.
• When TIU is unranked, they are 47-106 (.307) since the poll's debut in 1999.

NCCAA Victory Bowl
• The top two teams in the NCCAA based on winning percentage will meet at the end of the season in Rome, Ga., for the 2014 Victory Bowl. Kickoff for the NCCAA's national championship game is set for Nov. 22.
• Trinity International has made one previous appearance at the Victory Bowl, in 2001. The Trojans fell to current NCAA Division I foe Gardner-Webb (N.C.), 54-14.
• The Trojans are currently tenth in the NCCAA standings, as Northwestern (Minn.) and Greenville (Ill.) are both tied atop the rankings with identical 5-1 records.

Rescued with TIU Football
• The Trinity International football program has partnered with Bright Hope for a second year to raise $30,000 and rescue 10 girls trapped in sex trafficking in northern India.
• Last season, the Trojans helped raise over $14,000 and raised awareness for Bright Hope's Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative.
• Seven players spent their spring break last year traveling to northern India with Bright Hope, to minister at a safe house, while also raising awareness by speaking at local universities and churches.
• For more information on Bright Hope and their Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative, as well as their other projects around the world, visit BrightHope.org.
• To learn more about the Trojans partnership with Bright Hope, visit BrightHope.org/TIU.

TIU Sports Network
• All Trinity International Football home games will be broadcast live, and on-demand, with Brian Snow on the call.
• Broadcasts are available online at TIUTrojans.com/TIUSportsNetwork.