Football: Ohio Northern (4-3 Overall, 4-2 OAC) at #2 Mount Union (7-0 Overall, 6-0 OAC)
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, 1:30 pm - Mount Union Stadium, Alliance, Ohio
Saturday's Contest: Today's contest is the eighth of 10 games and its final road game of the 2019 season for Ohio Northern. ONU is 540-500-36 in 125 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .519.
ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 16th season at ONU with a 105-56 record, a winning percentage of .652. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 145-68 in 20 seasons overall and is 1-14 vs. MtU.
MtU head coach Vince Kehres: Kehres is in his 7th season at MtU with a 91-5 overall record. He is 6-0 vs ONU.
Last Year's Game: QB Anthony McFadden completed 16-of-26 passes for 236 yards and a TD to lead Ohio Northern in a 55-24 loss to No. 1-ranked Mount Union on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium. The Purple Raiders were led by QB D'Angelo Fulford, who was 18-of-21 passing for 332 yards and 7 touchdowns and ran 12 times for 60 yards. RB Josh Petruccelli also ran 17 times for 105 yards and a score for MtU. Mount Union scored on its first six possessions, including all four in the first half. MtU out-gained ONU 540-318 in total offense and had 11 sacks for 79 yards in losses, resulting in a net of only 82 yards rushing for the Polar Bears. LB David Haseleu and S Andrew Valenti had 10 tackles each to lead the ONU defense. MtU led 14-7 after the first period, 27-10 at halftime and 41-24 after three quarters of play.
ONU Last Week: All-American RB Christiaan Williams became the first Ohio Northern player to run for 1,000 yards in three different seasons, leading the Polar Bears to a 49-0 victory over Capital on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium. Williams carried the ball 25 times for 218 yards and 3 TDs, giving him a league-leading 1,016 yards in 7 games this season. He ran for 1,623 yards as a sophomore in 2017 and 1,208 yards as a freshman in 2016. He ranks second all-time in ONU history with 3,847 career rushing yards in just 26 games. QB Anthony McFadden was 11-of-20 passing for 185 yards and 3 scores. LB Mark Niles had a career-high 16 tackles and a PBU to lead the ONU defense, which pitched the ninth shutout in Dial-Roberson Stadium history. Ohio Northern limited Capital to 131 yards of total offense, including just 24 yards passing on a 5-of-17 effort with four Polar Bear sacks.
ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Christiaan Williams (156 att, 1,016 yards, 7 TDs) and QB Anthony McFadden (75 att, 182 yards, 1 TD). QB Anthony McFadden is 108-of-168 passing for 1,416 yards and 19 TDs against 2 INTs. WR Austin Eick (35 rec, 589 yards, 10 TDs) and WR A.J. Marks (19 rec, 186 yards, 3 TDs) lead the receivers. LB Mark Niles, LB David Haseleu and DE Josh Bever lead the defense with 85, 53 and 40 tackles, respectively. Niles leads the team and the OAC with 85 tackles and Bever leads the OAC with 8 sacks, 13.5 TFL and 3 forced fumbles.
MtU Last Week: #2 Mt. Union posted a 27-0 victory over Heidelberg in a driving rain in Tiffin. RB Josh Petruccelli ran for a career-high 41 carries for 194 yards with three touchdowns. MtU outgained HU in total yardage, 329-151. LB Trey Williams had a game-high 14 tackles to lead a Raider defense that has three shutouts over their last four games.
MtU Leaders: The MtU running game is led by RB Josh Petruccelli (126 att, 797 yards, 10 TDs) and RB DeAndre Parker (35 att, 205 yards, 2 TDs). QB D'Angelo Fulford is 104-of-147 passing for 1,659 yards and 27 TDs. WR Justin Hill (41 rec, 906 yards, 15 TDs) and WR Derrick Harvey (19 rec, 340 yards, 6 TDs) lead the MtU receivers. LB Trey Williams, DB Kordell Ford and LB Mitch O'Hara lead the defense with 38, 33 and 29 tackles, respectively.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Rushing Yds. |
Passing Yds. |
Receiving Yds. |
Tackles | Sacks | ||||||||||||||
1. | C.Williams | 1,016 | 1. | McFadden | 1,416 | 1. | Eick | 589 | 1. | Niles | 85 | 1. | Bever | 8.0 | ||||
2. | McFadden | 182 | 2. | Rose | 274 | 2. | Haseleu | 53 | 2. | Niles | 6.5 | |||||||
3. | Martin | 101 | 3. | Marks | 186 | 3. | Bever | 39 | 3. | Woodfork | 2.0 | |||||||
Sitton | 2.0 |
All-Time Series: MtU leads the series between the two schools by a 43-14-1 margin. MtU has won the last 13 meetings, including a 55-24 win in Ada in 2018. ONU won 21-14 in 2005 in Alliance.