Kickoff for todays game originally scheduled for 1:30 pm at Swenson Field in Thief River Falls has been rescheduled and moved to East Grand Forks Senior High. Kickoff is set for 6 pm.

Northland  Community & Technical College (2-1 division, 3-3 overall) hosts North Dakota State College of Science (2-0 division, 4-1 overall) in a week seven battle between the top two teams in the MCAC Western Division standings. Kickoff is set for 6 pm at East Grand Forks Senior High.

Northland has won the past four head-to-head meetings with NDSCS. The Pioneers defeated the Wildcats 42-30 in the 2017 regular season and 17-10 in the opening round of the 2017 MCAC Playoffs, with both games taking place in Thief River Falls. In 2018, the Pioneers won the first meeting 14-7 in Wahpeton, N.D., before claiming the rematch 34-10 in the MCAC State Championship game in St. Cloud. 

Both teams control their own destiny for the postseason. A win for NDSCS over Northland will effectively clinch the division title, a first round bye and a home MCAC semifinal game. A win for Northland over NDSCS clinches a home playoff game for the Pioneers. It also sets up a scenario where the Pioneers can win the division and secure a first round bye with a week nine win at Central Lakes. 

NDSCS by the numbers

• NDSCS Overall Offense - 30th, 339.8 ypg
• NDSCS Passing Offense - 49th, 111.8 ypg
• NDSCS Rushing Offense - 4th, 228.0 ypg
• NDSCS Overall Defense - 9th, 219.2 ypg
• NDSCS Passing Defense - 15th, 146.2 ypg
• NDSCS Rushing Defense - 8th, 73.0 ypg

Northland by the numbers

• Northland Overall Offense - 53rd, 226.3 ypg
• Northland Passing Offense - 48th, 112.7 ypg
• Northland Rushing Offense - 40th, 113.7 ypg
• Northland Overall Defense - 21st, 282.7 ypg
• Northland Passing Defense - 28th, 170.7 ypg
• Northland Rushing Defense - 20th, 112.7 ypg

Northland statistical leaders through week 6

• Passing - Jihad Abdual-Haqq 26-for-57, 361 yards, 2 TD, 8 Int.; Zacharie Georges 34-for-55, 285 yards, 3 TD, 5 Int. 
• Rushing - Trenod Desrosier 62-353, 5 TD; Raphael Bell 48-188, 4 TD. 
• Receiving - Angel Disla 8-124, 2 TD; Zayir Keen 7-121, 1 TD. 
• Tackles - Quantay Person 34; Keidre Taylor 31. 
• Sacks - Brandon Brown 7.5; Darius Miller 4.5. 
• Interceptions - Keidre Taylor 4; Julian Durham 1; Lamontez Moye 1. 
• Forced fumbles - Surprise Jarue 2; Brandon Brown 2. 
• Fumble recoveries - Kaleek Biggers 2; Eight others with 1.