LAKE CHARLES, La. (Interstat) — Texas A&M-Commerce will visit McNeese State on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Navarre Stadium, where both teams will try to climb above .500 after matching 1-3 starts.

The Lions enter with a 1-3 record after a 42-0 loss at Tulsa in their most recent game. Reese Mooney, Texas A&M-Commerce’s quarterback to watch, completed 10 of 19 passes for 85 yards in that outing. Jack Jacobs completed 9 of 20 passes for 78 yards, and Major McBride ran 10 times for 53 yards and caught one pass for 5 yards. Texas A&M-Commerce opened the season with a 23-15 loss at Mercer, then fell 44-7 at Stephen F. Austin before beating Northwestern State 38-14 at home. The win over Northwestern State is Texas A&M-Commerce’s only victory this season.

McNeese State also is 1-3. Devin Lippold, the Cowboys’ quarterback to watch, passed for 141 yards and ran for 45 yards and one touchdown in the Cowboys’ most recent game. Jake Strong added 29 passing yards and 9 rushing yards, while Omiri Wiggins ran 13 times for 35 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards. The Cowboys’ season has included a 38-27 loss to Stephen F. Austin, a 52-0 win over Texas Wesleyan and a 27-24 loss to Tarleton State. The win over Texas Wesleyan is McNeese State’s only victory this season.

The game-time forecast calls for temperatures around 90 degrees. Navarre Stadium in Lake Charles, La., will host the matchup. Texas A&M-Commerce will be the visiting team, and McNeese State will be the home team. The Lions and Cowboys both are seeking consistency in an early-season stretch that has produced one win apiece.

Texas A&M-Commerce’s offense will look to Mooney for production after his recent work through the air. The Lions also have used Jacobs under center and McBride in the running game. McNeese State will counter with Lippold, who has shown the ability to contribute as a passer and runner. Strong and Wiggins are among the Cowboys’ other options.

Both programs have upcoming conference and nonconference games ahead, but the focus Saturday is on a meeting between teams with identical records and similar urgency. Texas A&M-Commerce will aim to build on its home win over Northwestern State, while McNeese State will try to recover from its recent loss and protect home field at Navarre Stadium.

Interstat’s game simulator projects McNeese State to win 42-23. Interstat’s ELO system gives McNeese State a 76.6 percent probability to win. Texas A&M-Commerce has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3.5. The over/under is 51.5.