CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Tigers (1-4) (1-2 MSC) will be on the road this weekend after falling to the Cumberland Phoenix (3-3) last week. They will be traveling to Williamsburg, Ky. to take on the #21 University of the Cumberlands (4-2) (1-2 MSC) on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
 
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TIGER NOTES

• Junior quarterback Joshua Meglis threw for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception in their matchup against the Phoenix last week.
• The freshmen for the Tigers led the way for the team. Freshman receiver Luke Sheperson led the Tigers with 8 receptions and crossing the century mark for the first time in his career with 106 yards. Freshman running back Dequantay Shannon also broke the century mark for the first time in his career with 105 yards and a career-high 3 touchdowns.
• Campbellsville looks to shore up their run defense once again as the team has given up an average of 333 rushing yards to opponents this season so far.

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

• The Patriots' last game was a 26-9 loss on the road at Thomas More. Offensively, Quarterback Ben Nixon led the Patriots in both passing and rushing with 223 passing yards and 13 rushing yards. The Patriots defense forced 3 fumbles, but only recovered 2 of them.
• Cumberlands' offense averages 380.3 yards per game (181.7 rushing and 198.67 passing) while the defense allows an average of 298.7 yards per game (120.3 rushing and 178.33 passing). The Patriots have a 29.87% conversion rate on third downs this season going 23-77.
• The Patriots are efficient in the red zone scoring 23 out of their 30 trips (76.6%) with 21 of those ending with a touchdown.

MATCHUP HISTORY

• The Tigers have struggled when going against the Patriots with a record of 11-21.
• Their most recent game was a 39-7 win for the Patriots on March 19, 2021, where Cumberlands dominated the Tigers the entire game. Meglis started that game and was sacked four times. Tate Pringle's big 70-yard rushing touchdown was the highlight of the Tigers' offense for the game.
• The first meeting between the Tigers and Patriots was October 15, 1988, where the Patriots won 55-14. The last 10 matchups against the Patriots have been dominated by Cumberlands going 9-1 against the Tigers.
• The Tigers look to pick up their first win against the Patriots since November 1, 2014 where the Tigers won 58-12 behind 563 total yards of offense.

LOOKING AHEAD

• The Tigers next game will be the final home game of the season against the #8 Georgetown College. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday, October 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET at Finley Stadium.