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

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, 7 pm - Bernlohr Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is the second of 10 games this season for both teams. It also marks is ONU's first road game of five this campaign. ONU is 551-509-36 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 114-65 record, a winning percentage of .637. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 154-77 in 23 seasons overall and is 14-4 vs. CU.

CU head coach Brian Foos: Foos is in his third season at CU with a 2-13 record. He is 1-1 vs. ONU.

Last Meeting: CU scored 28 straight points to rally for a 35-28 win in Ada. Northern led 21-6 just before halftime, but trailed 35-21 before McConnell directed a 15-play, 96-yard scoring drive to get ONU within 35-28 with 4:31 left in the game. CU recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. QB Brody Hahn was 12-of-22 passing for 243 yards and 3 TDs in the first half and QB Trevor McConnell was 10-of-23 passing for 122 yards and a score in the second half for ONU. DL Josh Bever had 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks to lead the ONU defense. CU out-gained ONU 420-409 in total offense, led by 351 yards passing from QB Ben Everson.

ONU Last Week: Ohio Northern opened its 128th season of football with a 16-13 overtime loss to Alma (Mich.) in Ada.  QB Trevor McConnell threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to WR Austin Eick on a fourth-and-goal with 2:59 left to tie the game at 10-all. In OT, K Dom DiFalco kicked a 35-yard field goal to give the hosts their first lead of the game at 13-10, but AC would win the game with a TD on its possession. AC out-gained ONU 332-228 in the defensive battle.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (18 att, 30 yards) and RB Jamir Nunley (10 att, 22 yards). QB Trevor McConnell is 22-of-45 passing for 202 yards and 1 TD. RB Brock Martin (6 rec, 31 yards), WR Jorden Dean (5 rec, 35 yards) and WR Austin Eick (4 rec, 76 yards, 1 TD), and WR Jack DiMario (28 rec, 388 yards, 1 TD in 2021) lead the receivers. DB Dalton Djong, DL Josh Bever, DL Nichal Johnson and LB Peyton Wilson lead the defense with 13, 7, 7 and 7 tackles, respectively.

CU Last Week: QB Ben Everson threw for 181 yards and a career-high 5 TDs in a 48-31 loss at Denison in its season opener on Saturday. DU jumped to a 35-6 second quarter lead before CU rallied to within 41-31 with 7:46 left in the game. Everson also led CU in rushing with 53 yards on 13 attempts. DB Antonio Welch had 9 tackles and 2 TFL to lead the CU defense. Denison out-gained Capital 399-328 in total offense.

CU Leaders: The Capital running game is led by QB Ben Everson (13 att, 56 yards) and RB Lance Matthews (11 att, 47 yards). QB Ben Everson is 15-of-33 passing for 181 yards and 5 TDs. RB Lance Matthews (3 rec, 30 yards, 1 TD) and WR Mike Elmore (2 rec, 25 yards, 1 TD) lead the receivers. DB Antonio Welch, LB Nick Fisanick, DL Marvin Jean-Denis and DB Griffin McKinney lead the defense with 9, 6, 5 and 5 tackles, respectively.

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All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 43-25-1 margin. Northern had won 13 consecutive games in the series until a 35-28 CU victory in Ada last fall.