Bidding for their third eight-win season in five years, the Central College football team closes the year at Loras College today.

The Dutch, 7-2 overall and 5-2 in American Rivers Conference play, haven’t played since a 27-24 overtime home-field loss to Coe College. Loras (4-5 overall, 3-4 conference) also suffered a down-to-the-wire loss to the Kohawks, 34-33 at Cedar Rapids Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m. at the Rock Bowl in Dubuque. While idle last Saturday, Central was mathematically eliminated from the conference title chase. The University of Dubuque and Wartburg College are both 6-1 and meet in Dubuque Saturday to determine the championship as well as the league’s automatic NCAA Division III playoff qualifier.

The Voice of the Dutch, Trevor Castle, will call Saturday’s action on KRLS-FM (92.1), with Don De Waard providing the color. The KRLS pregame show will air at 12:35 p.m.