Football: #2 Mount Union (3-0 Overall, 2-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (1-3 Overall, 1-2 OAC)

Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, 1:30 pm - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: contest is the fifth of 10 games this season for ONU. It also marks ONU's first of three consecutive home games. ONU is 552-511-36 in 128 seasons of play, a winning pct. of .519.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 19th season at ONU with a 114-68 record, a winning percentage of .626. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 155-79 in 23 seasons overall and is 1-16 vs. MtU.

MtU head coach Geoff Dartt: Dartt is in his third season at MtU with a 20-1 record. He is 1-0 vs. ONU.

Last Meeting: #4 MtU scored with 2:14 left to play to rally for a 42-35 win in Alliance. Northern scored three consecutive touchdowns to rally from a 20-7 deficit and lead 28-20 with 5:06 left in the third. QB Brody Hahn completed 26-of-45 passes for 326 yards and three TDs. WR Chase Rose caught seven passes for 123 yards and a score and WR Austin Eick caught nine passes for 101 yards and a TD for ONU. LB Johnny Rupp had 8 tackles to lead the Ohio Northern defense. Ohio Northern out-gained Mount Union 539-385 in total offense.

ONU Last Week: In a game full of big plays, Baldwin Wallace completed TD passes of 84 and 75 yards in the final 8 minutes to rally past Ohio Northern 35-31 in Berea. K Dom DiFalco drilled a 43-yard field goal at the 8:04 mark of the fourth quarter to give the Polar Bears a 31-21 lead. Trailing 35-31, Northern drove into BW territory in the final minute, but time expired with ONU at the BW 35-yard line. QB Adan Figueroa finished the day 13-of-27 passing for 111 yards and 2 TDs and ran 13 times for 50 yards in his first career start for ONU. DB Dalton Tjong tied his career-high 13 tackles and an INT to lead the ONU defense. BW outgained Ohio Northern 389-285 in total offense.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (76 att, 222 yards) and QB Adan Figeroa (28 att, 135 yards). QB Trevor McConnell is 49-of-98 passing for 509 yards and 4 TDs and QB Adan Figueroa is 15-of-31 passing for 113 yards and 2 TDs. WR Austin Eick (24 rec, 282 yards, 1 TD), RB Brock Martin (13 rec, 79 yards, 1 TD) and WR L.J. Payton (7 rec, 72 yards) lead the receivers. DB Dalton Tjong, DL Josh Bever and LB Peyton Wilson lead the defense with 40, 29 and 27 tackles, respectively. Bever also leads the team with 5.0 sacks.

MtU Last Week: #3 Mount Union  earned its second shutout in three weeks with a 59-0 victory at Muskingum. QB Braxton Plunk was 23-of-24 for 305 yards and 2 TDs, while adding a rushing score. WR Wayne Ruby had 8 catches for 176 yards and 2 TDs. RB DeAndre Parker tied a career-high with 3 touchdowns on nine carries. Mount Union (3-0, 2-0 OAC) outgained Muskingum (2-1, 1-1 OAC) 552-57 in total yards, including 172 to minus -19 in rushing.

MtU Leaders: The Mount Union running game is led by QB Noah Beaudrie (17 att, 158 yards, 1 TD) and RB DeAndre Parker (31 att, 153 yards, 6 TDs). QB Braxton Plunk is 63-of-77 passing for 982 yards and 10 TDs. WR Wayne Ruby (21 rec, 431 yards, 7 TDs) and RB DeAndre Parker (11 rec, 173 yards, 2 TDs) lead the receivers. LB Mason McMillen, LB Rossy Moore, DB Jesse Vail and LB Kaleb Detellem lead the defense with 20, 12, 10 and 10 tackles, respectively.

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All-Time Series: MtU leads the series between the two schools by a 48-14-1 margin. MtU is 22-8 in games in Ada.