GAME NOTES
 

• The Snow College football team will host Community Christian College Detroit Saturday night in Ephraim.  Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. inside Terry Foote Stadium.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com

 

• Snow College is coming off a 56-0 victory against the Utah Islanders last weekend.  The Badgers surrendered just six total rushing yards to the Islanders and only 123 yards of total offense throughout the game.

 

• Snow College amassed a total of 551 yards of total offense against the Islanders.  This is the most yards the Badgers have gained in a single game since gaining 623 yards against Ellsworth Community College during the 2020 season.

 

• The Badgers were one of only eight teams in action during week 1 of the season.  They were the only team among those who played to not allow their opponent to score.  Snow College finished sixth in the nation last season in opponent's points per game.

 

• During the second quarter of Saturday's game against the Islanders, the Badgers blocked a 32-yard field goal attempt.  This is the first time since Oct. 12, 2019, against ASA College the Badgers have blocked a field goal attempt.

 

• Adonis Tillman each surpasses the century mark in rushing yards.  Tillman had six carries for 111 yards while Wilson toted the ball five times for 102 yards.  This is the first time the Badgers have had multiple 100-yard rushers since Sept. 11, 2021.

 

• CCC opened their season last week against Iowa Western Community College and suffered a 56-7 loss at the hands of the Tritons.  The Badgers and the Lions have never faced each other.  They were scheduled to play in 2022, but that game was canceled.

 
LAST TIME OUT: It was a convincing 56-0 victory for the Snow College football team Saturday against the Utah Islanders.  The Badgers allowed just six total rushing yards and amassed more than 550 yards of total offense in front of a sold-out Terry Foote Stadium.
 
The 2024 season got off to a booming start as Shandon King returned the opening kickoff 88 yards to the house to give the Badgers a 7-0 lead following the Keaton Rosquist extra point just 14 seconds into the game. 
 
The Badgers' defense was not to be outdone on their first drive of the season.  A pair of sacks from Jesse Wilson sandwiched a tackle for loss by Cayden Miller and Snow College forced a punt, but the punt was fumbled to give the ball back to the Islanders.
 
Utah again failed to move the ball down the field and punted back to the Badgers who took over at the Islanders' 46-yard line.  Snow College gained a first down, but the drive quickly stalled, and the Badgers were forced to punt.
 
Both teams exchanged punts through the majority of the first quarter before the Badgers quickly scored again in the final minute of the opening period.  Matt Wilson did all the damage as he took the first play of the drive 87 yards down the field but was tackled at the 1-yard line.  Following a false start, Wilson finished the job on the next play from six yards out to extend the lead to 14-0.
 
The Snow College defense forced and recovered a fumble on the first play of the next drive and the offense wasted no time to capitalize.  Badgers' quarterback Donnie Smith found Kaden Eggett for a 16-yard pitch and catch, and the lead stretched to 21-0.
 
The Islanders put together a small drive but their field goal attempt was blocked by Cam Mamalis and the Badgers regained possession.  They proceeded to use 11 plays and march 79 yards down the field to score.  It was Smith and Eggett who connected again for a 21-yard score and the Badgers took a 28-0 lead into the halftime break.
 
The Islanders' first possession of the second half went nowhere and the Badgers scored on the subsequent possession.  Smith found Reggie Frischknecht, who ran a post route, splitting two defenders, and walked untouched into the endzone to give the Badgers a 35-0 advantage.
 
Snow College flexed its muscles on defense again and forced a punt after three plays on the Islanders' next drive.  De'yhare Overstreet caught a pair passes totaling 34 yards before Drew Patterson punched in a 1-yard rush to extend the lead 42-0.
 
The Badgers would score for a third time in the quarter as Adonis Tillman busted a 70-yard rush and took it to the house in the waning minutes of the third quarter.  The final tally of the game came in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. Isaiah Lauofo scored a touchdown on a 47-yard tote to give the Badgers the 56-0 victory.
 
Smith went 10-21 for 192 yards and three touchdowns.  Tillman and Wilson each rushed for over 100 yards and a touchdown.  King led the Badgers in receiving with three receptions and 69 yards.
 
As a team, the Badgers gained 551 yards of total offense including 349 rushing yards.  The defense was stout allowing just six total rushing yards and 123 yards of total offense.  They also tallied seven sacks for a total of 40 yards to aid in the victory.
 
BREAKING DOWN THE SCHEDULE: A mid-season road matchup with the two-time defending national champions in addition to a pair of new opponents highlights Snow College's 2024 football schedule.
 
The 2024 campaign is poised to be challenging as the Badgers will take on three opponents that finished last season inside the NJCAA Division I Football Top 15 as well as two others that were ranked inside the top 15 at some point during the year. 
 
The Badgers fell short of making the Division I Football Playoff last year after finishing the regular season with a 9-2 overall record.  They were selected to participate in the Game One Bowl where they suffered a 44-9 defeat against No. 11 Iowa Central Community College.
 
Snow College faced five ranked teams during the 2023 regular season and went 3-2 in those contests including victories over No. 14 New Mexico Military Institute, No. 13 Georgia Military College, and No. 12 Lackawanna College.
 
The Badgers went 5-1 at home last season with their only loss coming against No. 2 Iowa Western Community College.  Snow College has gone 19-2 in Ephraim over the last four seasons with its only two losses coming at the hands of the Reivers.
 
The Badgers will kick off the season with three straight home games beginning with the Utah Islanders, a new after-education development football program based in Herriman, Utah, Aug. 24.  Snow College will face Community Christian College Detroit, a team they have never faced in the past Aug. 31 before hosting the US Air Force Preparatory Academy Sept. 7 in Ephraim.
 
Four straight road games await the Badgers to close off September and begin October as they take on Lackawanna College Sept. 14 and Butler College Sept. 28.  Snow College will take on the two-time reigning national champions IWCC in Council Bluffs, Iowa Oct. 5.  The Badgers will wrap up the four-game road swing against Pacific Northwest Christian College Oct. 19.
 
They will play three of their final four games at home beginning with Georgia Military College Oct. 26.  The Badgers' final road game will be against the 2021 champion Broncos of NMMI Nov. 2.  Snow College will wrap its season against Monroe College Nov. 9 before welcoming Sussex Community College to Terry Foote Stadium for the first time ever Nov. 16.
 
The Badgers will travel approximately 12,000 miles across five different states and three different time zones.  Snow College went 5-1 in 2023 against teams they will face in 2024.
 
Zac Erekson returns to the sideline to lead the charge for the Badgers as he enters his fifth season at the helm.  Erekson boasts a 32-8 overall record in his four full seasons as the head coach of the team. 
 
All home games will be played inside Terry Foote Stadium in Ephraim.  For game start times and other information regarding the 2024 football schedule, visit snowbadgers.com.
 
ON THE SIDELINE: Zac Erekson will enter his fifth year as head coach of the Badgers.  He owns a 32-8 overall record with the team since taking over the position in the fall of 2020.  His nine wins from last season are the most he's recorded in any season for the club.
 
Erekson's team have been ranked inside the NJCAA Division I Football Poll every week he's been the head coach.  He has secured eight victories over his first four seasons against other ranked teams and has yet to lose to an unranked team.
 
Erekson has amassed a 19-2 overall record in games played inside Terry Foote Stadium. His teams are also 13-3 in road games and have never lost back-to-back games in his time at the helm.
 
He will be joined on the sideline by returning coaches Jordan Pulou (Missouri S&T; third season) as Defensive Coordinator, Trevor McFalls (Southern Utah University; third season) as Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coordinator, Lanny Owens (McMurray; second season) as Tight Ends Coach, and Neil Pau'u (Brigham Young University; second season) as Wide Receivers Coach. 
 
Erekson will bring four new coaches onto his staff for the 2024 season including Linebackers Coach Jake Hill (Weber State University; 1st season) Defensive Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/JV Team Head Coach Michael O'Neal (Norwich; 1st season), Defensive Line Coach Ricky Ali'ifua (Utah State University; 1st season), and Running Backs Coach Matt Beecher (Brigham Young University; 1st season).
 
UP NEXT: Snow College will wrap up its three-game home stand against the U.S. Air Force Preparatory Academy.  Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. inside Terry Foote Stadium.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.