Football: Wilmington (2-1 Overall, 2-1 OAC) at Ohio Northern (2-0 Overall, 2-0 OAC)

Friday, April 2, 2021, 7 pm - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Friday's Contest: Today's contest is the third of the 5-game 2020-21 season for Ohio Northern. It is also ONU's second home game of the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign. ONU is 546-501-36 in 126 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .520.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 17th season at ONU with a 109-57 record, a winning percentage of .657. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 149-69 in 21 seasons overall and is 15-1 vs. WC.

WC head coach Bryan Moore: Moore is in his fourth season at WC with an 8-25 overall record. He is 1-2 against Ohio Northern.

Last Year's Meeting: Ohio Northern rallied from a 35-17 third quarter deficit, but Wilmington scored with 28 seconds left to post a 42-38 home victory snapping a 25-game losing streak int he series. QB Anthony McFadden completed 24-of-31 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns and junior All-American RB Christiaan Williams ran 19 times for 123 yards and a score to lead the ONU offense. WC QB Kyle Barrett completed 266-of-34 passes for 406 yards and 4 TDs and RB Gino Hinton ran 14 times for 121 yards and a score for the hosts. LB Mark Niles led the Polar Bear defense with 11 tackles and a sack. Wilmington out-gained Ohio Northern 592-473 in total offense.

ONU Last Week: QB Brody Hahn accounted for 5 TDs and 418 yards of total offense to lead Ohio Northern to a 47-6 victory at Capital. Hahn threw for 312 yards and two scores and ran 11 times for 106 yards and three touchdowns to lead the ONU offense. All-American RB Brock Martin ran 16 times for 75 yards and a score and had 135 all-purpose yards. ONU out-gained CU 565-186 in total offense. LB Peyton Wilson led ONU with 14 tackles.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (42 att, 183 yards, 1 TD) and QB Brody Hahn (19 att, 163 yards, 3 TDs). QB Brody Hahn is 28-for-52 passing for 501 yards and 4 TDs. WR Austin Eick (7 rec, 111 yards, 1 TD) and WR Chase Rose (5 rec, 125 yards, 2 TDs) lead the receivers. LB Peyton Wilson, DL Josh Bever and LB Johnny Rupp lead the defense with 18, 15 and 13 tackles, respectively. Bever leads the team with 3.0 sacks and 5.0 TFL.

WC Preview: The Quakers saw their four-game winning streak snapped with a 38-16 home loss to Heidelberg. QB Kyle Barrett completed 36-of-58 passes for 368 yards and 2 TDS. for WC. Wilmington out-gained Heidelberg 405-358 in total offense and held the ball for 38:32 in the contest. HU led 14-3 after one quarter, 21-10 at halftime and 28-10 after three quarters. DB Tre'Quez Parks and LB Jarod Lee each had 8 tackles and an inteception to lead the WC defense.

WC Leaders: The WC running game is led by RB Yvan Tientcheu (33 att, 131 yard) and RB Malik Sims (21 att, 106 yards). QB Kyle Barrett is 83-of-138 passing for 971 yards and 6 TDs. WR Itika Wynn (19 rec, 268 yards, 4 TDs) and WR Ace Taylor (12 rec, 183 yards) lead the WC receivers. DB Tre'Quez Parks, LB Zxerious Stewart and LB Jarod Lee lead the defense with 21, 20 and 19 tackles, respectively. DB Jalaun Covington and DL Brandon Weaver have a team-best 2 sacks each.

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All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 28-4 margin. ONU is 15-2 at home and is 8-0 at Dial-Roberson Stadium. WC snapped a 25-game losing streak in the series with a 42-38 win at Wilmington in 2019.