GAMEDAY CENTRAL | Taylor vs Madonna | Game Eight

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UPLAND, Ind. - Taylor (4-3, 2-1 MSFA) will play its fifth of six home games this season, when it hosts Madonna (0-8, 0-4 MSFA) in a 1:00 pm start inside Turner Stadium, as part of TU's 2022 Homecoming fesitivities on Saturday, October 22.

SCOUTING TAYLOR: TU has played well on its home turf this season, going 3-1 with 32.8 points and 390.0 total yards of offense per outing. The success has Taylor one win shy of posting its best home record since going 4-1 in 2017 and reaching five total wins for the first time since going 7-3 in 2015.

SCOUTING MADONNA: Despite being in the fourth year of their young program, the Crusaders are still in search of their first non-forfeit victory. After being outscored 177-0 in its first three games this fall, MU has been more competitive, battling Missouri Baptist in a 44-37 loss and falling to Siena Heights 45-26.

LAST MEETING: Taylor rolled to a 63-0 win at Madonna last season for its most lopsided win since 1963. The 63 points were also the most scored by TU since 2017 and its most on the road since 2015. The Trojans rushed for 318 yards in the contest and racked up 35 first downs.

SERIES HISTORY: Taylor is 2-0 all-time against Madonna on the gridiron, having outscored the Crusaders by a 108-0 count in those two games. TU is 1-0 against MU under head coach Aaron Mingo.

LAST TIME OUT: TU scored a 24-21 win over Concordia, led by 21 tackles from Jacob Hockett, a pair of touchdowns from Dakohta Sonnichsen and six points in the kicking game from Zane Shilts. Hockett and Shilts were named MSFA Mideast League Players of the Week for their performances in the victory.

WHAT'S ON DECK: Back-to-back road games await the Trojans following Saturday's clash with Madonna. TU will play at Saint Francis and at Indiana Wesleyan, before returning home to host Siena Heights in the regular season finale on November 12.

SHILTS ON TARGET: Zane Shilts continues to rate among the top kickers in the NAIA so far this season, ranking No. 14 with seven made field goals and having the second-most made field goals without a miss in the nation. Shilts also has the ninth-most successful point-after attempts in the NAIA without a miss, having gone 22-for-22 entering Saturday's action.

2022 HALL OF FAME CLASS: Taylor Athletics will honor six new members of its Hall of Fame during halftime, as the group of Germania Bedon, Henrietta Carey, Josh DeGraaf, Denny Ladd, Rod Shafer and Steve Wit are all being inducted during Saturday's Homecoming festivities.

TAYLOR FOOTBALL APPROACHING 300TH WIN: The TU football program enters Saturday with 298 all-time victories, needing just two more wins to reach 300 in its 75 years.

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