Statistic:

Mercer has scored just 29 points this season and is averaging just 96.8 yards per game on offense.

Streak:

Slippery Rock enters the game with its first two-game losing streak since the first two games under coach Clyde Conti in 2002. The team went on to finish 8-4.

Strategy:

Slippery Rock will look to return to basics on defense and limit the missed tackles that doomed it against Greenville.

Speaking:

"Every team has weapons. Otherwise, no one would win any football games." - Mercer coach Gary Krenzer.