Area small college football previews

Who: Wabash (3-1, 1-1 North Coast Athletic Conference) at Wittenberg (4-0, 2-0 NCAC).

When: 1 p.m. today.

Where: Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield.

Wabash notes: Northmont grad Chase Belton threw four touchdown passes and ran for three touchdowns in a 54-28 victory over Carnegie Mellon last week. … The Little Giants lost 20-17 at home to Allegheny two weeks ago.

Wittenberg notes: The Tigers lead the NCAC in scoring defense (12 points per game). … Either Wittenberg or Wabash has won the conference every year since 2004. … The Tigers have not lost a home game since 2008 against Wabash.

Who: Urbana University (3-2, 1-1 GLVC) at Kentucky Wesleyan College (1-4, 0-3 GLVC).

When: 1 p.m. (CST) today.

Where: Owensboro, Ky.

Urbana notes: D.J. Mendenhall ranks second in the conference in passing yards per game (252.4). … Urbana fell behind 20-0 last week at West Virginia Wesleyan before losing 33-21.

Kentucky Wesleyan notes: Wesleyan has lost three in a row. It ranks last in the conference in total offense.

Who: Missouri S&T (4-1, 2-1 GLVC) at Central State (2-3, 2-1 GLVC).

When: 1:30 p.m. today.

Where: Wilberforce.

Missouri S&T notes: Missouri had a four-game winning streak snapped last week with a 54-35 loss at Indianapolis. … It leads the GLVC in scoring offense (39.0) and scoring defense (22.0).

Central State notes: The Marauders ended a three-year streak of 1-10 seasons by recording their second win last week, 23-21 at William Jewell. … Michael Wilson ranks second in the conference in rushing yards per game (82.8).

Who: Mount Union (4-0, 3-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) at Wilmington (0-4, 0-3 OAC).

When: 1:30 p.m. today.

Where: Williams Stadium in Wilmington.

Mount Union notes: The top-ranked Purple Raiders allowed 7 points in their first game and have allowed none since.

Wilmington notes: The Quakers were shut out by Muskingum 45-0 last week in their first game since the resignation of head coach Ken Minor.

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