The Lindenwood football team (3-5, 2-2 OVC-Big South) hits the road for a matchup with Tennessee State (2-6, 0-4 OVC-Big South) on Saturday. Kickoff from Nissan Stadium in Nashville is set for 3:30 p.m.
 
Lindenwood is coming off a 48-20 loss to Gardner-Webb last week. Darrin Fugitt finished the day with four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown. The Bolivar, Mo. native has now found the end zone in two straight weeks. Steve Hall had his best game of the year, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown. It was the third rushing score in the last five games for the St. Louis, Mo. native.
 
The Lions rushed for 165 yards in the contest, its second-highest rushing total of the season. Jared Rhodes added 59, while La'Revious Woods had 20. The other offensive scores came via Will Graham who had his first-career two field goal game, converting from 31 and 28 yards.
 
Sanjay Strickland led the defensive unit with 11 stops last Saturday, his third game this season with 11 tackles or more. The redshirt senior linebacker leads the team with 65 tackles on the year, which ranks third in the Association. Lindenwood has two of the top five tacklers in the league as Jacob Waller has 64 on the year, ranking fourth.
 
The Black and Gold will be on the road for the first time since September 27 after three-straight home games and a bye week. The Lions have won one road game this season, defeating Charleston Southern 35-28 on September 13.
 
Tennessee State is one of two Association teams that Lindenwood has not beaten since moving to the Division I level. The Tigers came back to win 20-14 last season and picked up a 43-30 win in 2023. Lindenwood rushed for 223 yards on the ground in the loss, led by Hall with 67.
 
Lindenwood finishes the year with three out of its last four games on the road, taking on Western Illinois next week and SEMO on November 22.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
11: Kobe McClendon forced a fumble on Saturday, giving the Lions 11 on the year, second most in the OVC-Big South Association. The Lions have recovered seven of those fumbles, also second most in the league

4: The Lions put pressure on Tennessee State's quarterback in last season's game, generating four total sacks, two of which came via McClendon. The Lions have
10 sacks on the year, four by Tajay Passmore

5: Lindenwood averaged five yards per carry in the game against the Tigers last season and presented a balanced run game. Three Lions finished with 40 or more yards on the ground in the contest

2: Lindenwood is looking for its second road win of the season on Saturday. The Lions have not won multiple road games in a season since picking up three in 2022.