Football: Ohio Northern (0-1 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at Muskingum (1-0 Overall, 0-0 OAC)

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, 1:30 pm - McConagha Stadium, New Concord, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Today's contest is 2019 OAC opener for both teams. ONU is 536-498-36 in 125 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .518. The Polar Bears are 25-18 in OAC openers since re-joining the OAC in 1976.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 16th season at ONU with a 101-54 record, a winning percentage of .652. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 141-66 in 20 seasons overall and is 13-2 vs. MU.

MU head coach Erik Ieuter: Ieuter is in his second season at Muskingum with a 5-6 record. He is 0-1 against ONU.

Last Year's Game: QB Anthony McFadden ran for a career-high 112 yards and threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead ONU to a 42-14 victory over Muskingum on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium. The Polar Bears also got 81 yards rushing and a TD from RB A.J. Marks and 44 yards rushing and 3 TDs from RB Brock Martin. The Muskies were led by QB Brody Hahn with 88 yards rushing and 199 yards passing. After a 3-and-out to start the game, ONU scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives to take a 21-7 halftime lead. Northern then scored on its first 3 second half possessions to put the game away. ONU out-gained MU 459-422 in total offense.

ONU Last Week: The Ohio Northern football team opened its 2019 season with a 42-13 non-conference loss at Denison. The Polar Bears opened the scoring on the second play of the second quarter when QB Anthony McFadden hit WR Austin Eick on a 6-yard pass to go ahead 6-0. The Big Red answered with 3 TDs, including two in the final 3:04 of the half, to take a 21-6 lead into intermission. DU scored just 1:28 into the second half and went ahead 35-6 on a fifth TD at the 14:12 mark of the 4th quarter to put the game away. All-American RB Christiaan Williams ran 18 times for 59 yards and McFadden was 9-for-17 passing for 100 yards and ran 20 times for 64 yards and a score to lead the ONU offense.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by QB Anthony McFadden (20 att, 64 yards, 1 TD) and All-American RB Christiaan Williams (18 att, 59 yards). QB Anthony McFadden is 9-of-17 passing for 100 yards and 1 TD. WR Austin Eick (4 rec, 39 yards, 1 TD) and WR A.J. Marks (3 rec, 30 yards) lead the receiving corps. LB Mark Niles, LB David Haseleu, LB Jacob Bailey and S Greg Dennis lead the defense with 13, 11, 8 and 8 tackles, respectively.

MU Last Week: Muskingum used a strong team effort to deliver a season and home-opening victory against Waynesburg on Saturday afternoon, 31-20. The score was tied at 14 at halftime and MU led 21-20 before scoring 10 fourth quarter points to put the game away. QB Brody Hahn led the Muskie offense going 16-of-21 passing for 179 yards and 1 TD. He also rushed for 93 yards on 14 carries and 3 scores. RB Bernard Johnson rushed for 97 yards on 21 totes. MU out-gained WC 391-207 in total offense.

MU Leaders: The MU running game is led by RB Bernard Johnson (21 att, 97 yards) and QB Brody Hahn (14 att, 93 yards, 3 TDs). QB Brody Hahn is 16-of-21 passing for 179 yards and 1 TD. WR Tyler Heinecke (5 rec, 66 yards) and WR Darius Hayes-Carruth (3 rec, 53 yards) lead the MU receivers. DB Nehemiah Bowie and DE Tim Ousley lead the defens with 6 tackles each. DE Tim Ousley leads MU and with 1.5 sacks this year.

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All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 31-23-2 margin. ONU has won 7 straight in the series, including a 42-14 victory in Ada last season. ONU is 14-12 all-time against MU in New Concord.