Football: Capital (0-6 Overall, 0-5 OAC) at Ohio Northern (3-3 Overall, 3-2 OAC)
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, 1:30 pm - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is the seventh of 10 games in the 2019 season for Ohio Northern. ONU is 539-500-36 in 125 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .517.
ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 16th season at ONU with a 104-56 record, a winning percentage of .650. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 144-68 in 20 seasons overall and is 12-3 vs. CU.
CU head coach Chad Rogosheske: Rogosheske is in his fourth season at CU with a 8-28 overall record. He is 0-3 against Ohio Northern.
Last Year's Game: Ohio Northern scored on 7 of its first 10 possessions, then converted a key fourth down late in the game to hold on for a 49-46 victory at Capital. The Polar Bears rolled up 509 yards of offense and converted 9-of-14 third downs in the victory. QB Anthony McFadden completed 24-of-34 passes for a career-high 373 yards and 4 TDs and WR Chad Rex had career-highs of 12 catches and 175 yards and 2 TDs for ONU. RB A.J. Marks ran 23 times for 100 yards and a score, RB Brock Martin ran 11 times for 42 yards and a score and McFadden ran for a touchdown to lead the Northern offense. Ohio Northern out-gained Capital 509-499 in total offense. ONU led 28-17 at halftime, but trailed 39-35 one play into the fourth quarter before scoring on back-to-back possessions to grab a 49-39 lead with 5:43 to play. CU's Thomas Wibbeler completed 33-of-52 passes for 426 yards and 5 touchdowns.
ONU Last Week: All-American RB Christiaan Williams had a record-setting afternoon, but Ohio Northern fell 44-10 at #13-ranked John Carroll. Williams ran 25 times for 127 yards for the Polar Bears. Williams' 127-yard effort breaks the school record for 100-yard rushing games, giving Williams his 21st such game in just his 25th career contest. He breaks the previous record of 20, set by All-American and NFL standout Jamal Robertson from 1997-2000. QB Anthony McFadden completed 15-of-25 passes for 124 yards and a score for ONU. Ohio Northern scored on a 36-yard field goal by K Dom DiFalco and a 15-yard TD pass from McFadden to WR Austin Eick. The Blue Streaks were led by Jake Floriea, who completed 11-of-15 passes for 289 yards and 6 TDs. John Carroll out-gained Ohio Northern 443-225 in total offense.
ONU Leaders: he Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Christiaan Williams (131 att, 776 yards, 4 TDs) and QB Anthony McFadden (68 att, 146 yards, 1 TD). QB Anthony McFadden is 97-of-148 passing for 1,231 yards and 16 TDs against 2 INTs. WR Austin Eick (32 rec, 517 yards, 10 TDs) and WR A.J. Marks (17 rec, 167 yards, 1 TD) lead the receivers. LB Mark Niles, LB David Haseleu and DE Josh Bever lead the defense with 69, 45 and 35 tackles, respectively. Niles leads the team and the OAC with 69 tackles and 6.5 sacks.
CU Last Week: #2 Mt. Union posted a 66-0 victory over Capital in Alliance. LB Wyatt Long and LB Blayde McCully had 6 tackles each for CU. Mt. Union led 27-0 after one quarter, 51-0 at halftime and 60-0 after three quarters. MtU outgained Capital in total yardage, 669-101.
CU Leaders: he CU running game is led by RBEvin Butler (70 att, 182 yards) and RB Jaden Gianettino (31 att, 75 yards). QB Mitchell Machock is 55-of-124 passing for 527 yards and 2 TDs and QB Andrew Ray is 40-of-69 passing for 352 yards and 1 TD. WR David Barnett (21 rec, 215 yards, 1 TD) and TE Kameron Lee (18 rec, 175 yards, 1 TD) lead the CU receivers. LB Kole Carter, LB Nick Fisanek and LB Blayde McCully lead the defense with 35, 32 and 31 tackles, respectively.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Rushing Yds. |
Passing Yds. |
Receiving Yds. |
Tackles | Sacks | ||||||||||||||
1. | C.Williams | 465 | 1. | McFadden | 913 | 1. | Eick | 419 | 1. | Niles | 47 | 1. | Niles | 4.0 | ||||
2. | McFadden | 100 | 2. | Rockwell | 111 | 2. | Haseleu | 27 | 2. | Bever | 2.0 | |||||||
3. | Martin | 82 | 3. | Marks | 110 | 3. | bever | 23 | 3. | Woodfork | 1.0 | |||||||
Sitton | 1.0 |
All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 41-24-1 margin. ONU has won the last 11 meetings, including a 49-46 win in Bexley in 2018.