GAME NOTES: The Snow College football team will finalize its three-game home stand against the U.S. Air Force Preparatory Academy Saturday night in Ephraim.  The game is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. inside Terry Foote Stadium.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
 
The Badgers are coming off a convincing 70-0 victory against Community Christian College Detroit last weekend.  The Badgers racked up 575 yards of total offense against the Lions.  This is the second time Snow College has surpassed 500 yards of total offense this season after tallying 551 yards in the season opener.
 
The Badgers allowed negative 13 rushing yards in Saturday's game against the Lions.  Between the two games, Snow College has allowed a total of negative seven rushing yards to begin the season.  That leads the nation among teams that have played at least two games.
 
Donnie Smith threw four touchdown passes against the Lions.  He has now thrown seven touchdown passes through the first two games of the season, which leads the nation.  Smith was second in the NJCAA in touchdown passes during the 2023 season with 26.
 
Snow College has entered the opponent's red zone ten times this season.  They have scored a touchdown in all ten trips, which leads the nation.  They also lead the nation in total first downs with 58, 19 more than Georgia Military College, which is in second place.
 
Isaiah Lauofo recorded 119 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries against the Lions.  He led the team in rushing but was just a fraction of the 359 total rushing yards the Badgers put up against the Lions.  This is the highest rushing total the Badgers have recorded since racking up 381 ground yards against Gila River Junior College Sept. 17, 2022.
 
The Badgers own a 2-0 overall record against the Falcons historically.  Snow College earned a 31-16 win in their first meeting in 2019.  The Badgers then defeated the Falcons 42-22 in their most recent meeting in 2022.
 
LAST TIME OUT: With eight total quarters played during the first two games of the 2024 season, the Snow College football team has yet to surrender a single point to its opponents as it earned a 70-0 victory against Community Christian College Detroit Saturday night in Ephraim. 
 
The Badgers were coming off a 56-0 victory in their opening game of the season against the Utah Islanders during which they gained more than 550 yards of total offense, the most they've gained in a game since the 2020 season.  Their offense would continue to hum against the Lions Saturday night.
 
The offense could not be stopped by the Lions' defense.  The Badgers had 10 offensive drives throughout the game and scored a touchdown on each one of them.  They accumulated 575 yards of total offense, surpassing last week's total.
 
Snow College received the opening kickoff and scored on its first drive of the game.  The Badgers methodically marched the ball down the field capped off by a 12-yard rushing touchdown by Adonis Tillman, giving the Badgers a 7-0 lead.
 
Reggie Frischknecht was on the receiving end of the next two Snow College touchdowns.  The first of which was a 31-yard pitch and catch from Donnie Smith to extend the lead.  The same duo would connect again a few minutes later, this time on a 3-yard reception.
 
After a 3-and-out on the Lions' next possession, the Badgers scored on the first play of the subsequent drive.  Smith found Stephen Sellers Jr., who evaded tacklers and took the 38-yard pass all the way, giving the Badgers a 28-0 edge.
 
Smith would notch his fourth touchdown pass of the evening when he found Matthew Smith for 16 yards and the score, extending the lead to 35-0.  The Badgers would score once more before the halftime break.  It was Drew Patterson, who punched it in on the ground from five yards out, and the Badgers would take a 42-0 lead into the half.
 
Snow College scored on their first drive of the third quarter, once again needing just one play.  After taking over at the Lions' 27-yard line, Matt Wilson rushed to the endzone for the touchdown.  The Badgers' longest drive of the game was a 14-play, 52-yard march down the field as Isaiah Lauofo carried the ball across the goal line for a 7-yard score.
 
Lauofo would record his second touchdown of the game in the early seconds of the fourth quarter.  He found a hole and rushed for 15 yards into the endzone, giving the Badgers a 63-0 advantage.
 
The final touchdown of the night was scored by quarterback Micah Madry.  Madry ran a quarterback keeper straight up the middle.  He turned on the burners and was able to outrun his pursuers and take the ball 36 yards for the touchdown.  Snow College would salt away the remaining minutes of the game and win 70-0.
 
It wasn't just the offense that did all the damage, the Badgers played incredibly stout defense all night as well.  They pushed the Lion's backward, allowing -13 rushing yards all night including four sacks for a total of 24 yards.  They surrendered just 103 yards of total offense all night.
 
Smith went 13-17 for 166 yards and four touchdowns.  The Badgers racked up 359 rushing yards throughout the game, 119 of which came on the legs of Lauofo.  Wilson totaled 93 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries. 
 
Sellers Jr. led the way through the air as he had three catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.  Frischknecht caught two passes, both for touchdowns, for a total of 34 yards.  Keaton Rosquist, the Badgers place kicker, knocked down all 10 of the Badgers' PATs during Saturday's game.  He is now a perfect 18-18 on point after attempts to begin the season.
 
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: The Badgers will head out onto the road for the first time this season and take on No. 14 Lackawanna College.  Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. MDT Saturday inside PENFED Field at. Scranton Memorial Stadium in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
 
Lackawanna owns a 1-0 overall record after earning a 54-0 victory against Palmetto Collegiate in its first game of the season.  They will take on Louisburg College Saturday in Virginia.  The Badgers are 4-1 all time against the Falcons and have won each of their last four meetings against them including a 50-21 victory in October last season.  The Falcons were ranked 12^th in the country at the time of the meeting last season.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.