Central Washington University Athletics

The Central Washington University football team jumped four-spots in the American Football Coaches Association to 16^th in the Top 25 poll, and will put its 4-0 record on the line against winless Simon Fraser University (0-4, 0-2 GNAC) this Saturday, Sep. 30, at 1 p.m. in Tomlinson Stadium.
 
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FANZONE
The Wildcat Athletics FANZONE is located on the North end of Tomlinson Stadium this season.  Inside the FANZONE, fans can enjoy Domino's Pizza, G&T Hawaiian Shaved Ice, CWU Food Trucks, and a bounce house.  As always, the Cat's Den Tent will also be behind the North endzone where Iron Horse Brewery will be serving $5 beers. (Reminder, the FANZONE is cash only).
 
ABOUT THE WILDCATS

CUMMINGS AND GOINGS
Christian Cummings is coming into his own in his junior season.  He has posted back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in the Wildcats last two games.  In the Wildcats upset victory over Azusa Pacific Cummings ran for a career high of 110 yards on 17 carries.  Last week, he put up 108 yards on the ground and scored three times.
 
On the season, Cummings is averaging 81.5 yards per game and 4.3 yards per carry.
 
BALL HAWKING HUERTA
Senior defensive back Jackson Huerta makes his impact felt all over the field.  He leads the defense in total tackles (31), interceptions (2), and pass breakups (3).
 
Huerta leads the nation in interception return yardage with 141 yards on just two picks.  This past week, Huerta ran back a blocked PAT 92 yards for a defensive 2-point conversion.
 
NATIONALLY RANKED DEFENSE
The CWU defense has flexed its muscle this season and has found itself ranked in the top 25 in a number of areas.  The Wildcats rank 13^th in both team sacks (3.5 per game) and team tackles for loss (9.3 per game).  They also are 12^th in interceptions (7), 15^th in rushing defense (91.5 per game), and 19^th in 3^rd down conversion defense at 0.293.
 
 
ABOUT SIMON FRASER
Simon Fraser is coming off two losses they hope to forget.  In the last two contests, they have been outscored 155-21, taking a 72-14 loss against Humboldt State, followed by an 83-7 defeat to the hands of Azusa Pacific.  The 83 points scored last week was the most in a GNAC game.
 
Offensively, quarterback Miles Richardson has been a bright spot, totaling 1,032 passing yards for an average of 258.0 yards per game.  Richardson has thrown six touchdowns on the season, but has evened that out with six interceptions on the season.
 
The offensive line has been a big issue all season, as the Clan have allowed 17 sacks, which could pose some issues as the Wildcats lead the conference with 14 sacks on the season.
 
Defensively, the Clan has struggled to stop opposing offenses, especially against the run.  Simon Fraser is giving up an average of 254.8 rushing yards per game, and 512.0 in total yards.
 
Simon Fraser will be looking to pick up its first win in 27 matches, as they carry a winless streak that dates back to the 2014 season.
 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Dating back to the first meeting in 1967, Central Washington holds a 29-10 all-time record, with a 15-3 mark at home. 
 
Central Washington has won the last five straight meetings and 15 of the last 17.  In those five wins, CWU has outscored SFU 220-51 with an average win margin of 33.8.
 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
The last CWU player to rush for 100 or more yards in three-straight games was Jordan Todd (2013), who had a streak of five games with 100 or more yards.  Two of Todd''s five-game streak were against Simon Fraser.