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(LEBANON, Ill., Sept. 21)--The McKendree University football team will hit the road this Saturday for its second Great Lakes Valley Conference game of the year at the University of Indianapolis. Kickoff is set for 5:05 p.m. CT (6:05 p.m. ET) at Key Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The game can be heard live on WIBV (102.1 FM) and the Bearcat Sports Network (www.mckbearcats.com) with the pre-game show beginning at 4:40 p.m. CT.

McKendree will be in search of its first victory of the season as it enters Saturday's contest with an 0-3 overall record and 0-1 mark in GLVC play. The Bearcats made their GLVC debut last week at Leemon Field against Missouri S & T, with the visiting Miners posting a 31-0 win. Freshman quarterback Isaac Fisher (Washington, IL/Washington) made his first appearance of the season and completed 20-of-37 pass attempts for 187 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Pat Doty (Springfield, IL/Springfield) tied a program record with eight receptions against Missouri S & T. Doty had 129 receiving yards in the effort. Junior defensive back Michael Romshek (Gibson City, IL/Gibson City-Melvin Sibley) pace the Bearcats' defense with 11 tackles on the night.

Head coach Carl Poelker, who is the all-time wins leader in McKendree football history, will coach in the 300th game of his head coaching career when the Bearcats take the field at Indianapolis. Now in his 31st season as a collegiate head coach, Poelker has compiled an overall record of 202-96-1. Of those 202 victories, 114 of them have come at McKendree. Poelker is also the all-time wins leader at Millikin University, having earned the first 88 wins of his career at the helm of the Big Blue from 1982-95.

Indianapolis is 1-2 overall after winning its GLVC opener last Saturday at Quincy University, 35-7. Klay Fletcher scored three times for the Greyhounds with touchdown runs of 16 and 19 yards along with a 75-yard punt return for a score. Quarterback Chris Mills connected on 14-of-26 pass attempts for 233 yards and had a 53-yard TD strike to Mar'Quone Edmonds, who led Indianapolis with six receptions. Indianapolis was picked as the pre-season favorite to win the inaugural GLVC title back in July.

Saturday's contest will mark the first meeting on the gridiron between McKendree and Indianapolis. The game will also mark the first of four road games in a five-game stretch for the Bearcats, with the lone home game during that time coming Oct. 6 on Homecoming against William Jewell College.