concluded in a score of 23 to 20. Both teams managed over 300 yards of total offense and each scored 2 touchdowns. The game marked the return of Tabor head coach Mike Gardner and put Tabor to 0–1 for the season while Kansas Wesleyan became 1–0. Week 3 Peru State vs Sterling After a scoreless first quarter, Doug Dunn of Sterling kicked a 17-yard field goal help his team take the lead 3–0. Peru State answered with two consecutive scores in the second and third to pull ahead 10–3. Sterling then tied with a 20-yard run by Levi Cockle and Dunn's extra point to set the score 10–10. The final touchdown in the 4th quarter by Sterling let the game 17–10. The close score was matched by close statistics for the squads. Both teams produced under 250 yards of total offense. Peru State had 5 punts averaging 27 yards, where Sterling had six punts averaging 39 yards. Saint Mary vs Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and a toal of 45 points in the first half to defeat conference opponent Saint Mary by a final score of 17–59. Kansas Wesleyan put down 537 yards of total offense in 81 plays, averaging 6.6 yards per play. 279 of those yards were rushing, the remaining 258 by passing. Three players for Kansas Wesleyan rushed for over 50 yards. Saint Mary was 4–14 on third down conversions, where Kansas Wesleyan was 7–13 in the same category. Saint Mary was forced to punt six times for a total of 202 yards punting. Tabor vs Bethany The Bethany College Terrible Swedes started the game with a first-quarter touchdown by Anthony Pines with a 4-yard run. Tabor answered in the second quarter with a touchdown pass to tie the score. Alex Farmbrough kicked a 22-yard field goal to put Tabor up by three points and they held the lead for the rest of the game. Both teams had over 70 plays on offense for over 400 total yards. Tabor led the third-down conversion battle by going 10–16, doubling Bethany's 5–16 result. Bethany also turned the ball over twice on fumbles and the final score was left at 34–13. #7 Ottawa at No. 9 McPherson The Ninth-ranked McPherson College Bulldogs upset the seventh-ranked Ottawa University Braves by a score of 24–56. McPherson scored two consecutive touchdowns in the first quarter and led