GAMEDAY CENTRAL | Taylor vs Saint Francis | Game 5

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UPLAND, Ind. - Taylor continues the non-league portion of its 2025 schedule on Saturday, October 4, when it hosts Saint Francis on Homecoming. Start time is set for 1:00 pm inside Turner Stadium, with the special Hall of Fame ceremony on the field at halftime.

SCOUTING #RV TAYLOR: The Trojans have scored over 40 points in four-straight games to start the season for the first time in program history and enter Saturday ranked No. 3 in the NAIA with 48.0 points per contest. TU bolstered those numbers last week with a 63-point outburst in a win at Judson.

SCOUTING #RV SAINT FRANCIS: The Cougars have played just one road game so far, but passed that test with flying colors in a 35-0 win at Lawrence Tech. USF enters Saturday on a three-game win streak, most recently having edged Defiance by a 37-34 margin.

LAST MEETING: Taylor scored 35 points in the second half of a 58-36 Homecoming win over USF last season, racking up 359 yards on the ground and rushing for seven touchdowns.

SERIES HISTORY: Taylor is 3-21 all-time against Saint Francis on the gridiron, and 1-3 against the Cougars under the direction of fifth-year head coach Aaron Mingo.

LAST TIME OUT: TU turned in its best all-around effort of the season in a 63-7 win at Judson on September 27. The Trojans set season-highs on offense with 63 points, 641 total yards of offense, 258 passing yards and 383 rushing yards. On the defensive side, TU also set season-bests with seven points allowed, seven sacks, 13 hits for lost yardage, 164 yards allowed and negative-26 rushing yards allowed.  

PARKER, RANZAU AND SHILTS RECOGNIZED BY MSFA: Following TU's 63-7 win at Judson, the Trojans swept the MSFA Mideast League Player-of-the-Week awards on Monday, with Nathan Parker (offense), Caleb Ranzau (defense) and Lucas Shilts (special teams) earning the accolades. To read the full article on these awards, click here.

TROJANS IN THE RANKINGS: A few Trojans are near the top of the NAIA in key statistics so far this season. Nathan Parker headlines that list at No. 3 in the NAIA with 140.3 rushing yards per game, 15.0 points per game and 10 rushing touchdowns, Lucas Shilts is No. 5 with 25 extra-points and Caleb Ranzau is No. 8 with 4.5 sacks entering play on Saturday.

TAYLOR RECEIVING VOTES: Taylor has continued to receive votes in the NAIA Top-25, most recently collecting 38 points in the most recent poll for the 28th-highest total in the NAIA.

HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025: During halftime of Saturday's game, Taylor Athletics will officially induct Steve Brooks (men's basketball), Matt Hall (men's cross country and track), Plenseh-Tay Sakeuh Nordquist (women's track) and Savannah Porter (women's soccer) into its Hall of Fame. 

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