Football: Ohio Northern (1-7 Overall, 1-6 OAC) at Otterbein (2-6 Overall, 1-6 OAC)
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, 1:30 pm - Memorial Stadium, Westerville, Ohio
Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is the ninth of 10 games this season for ONU. It also the final of five road games. ONU is 552-515-36 in 128 seasons of play, a winning pct. of .517.
ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 19th season at ONU with a 115-71 record, a winning percentage of .618. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 155-81 in 23 seasons overall and is 15-3 v OU.
OU head coach Tim Doup: Doup is in his 11th season at OU. He is 41-62 overall and is 1-9 vs. ONU.
Last Meeting: QB Brody Hahn hit senior Austin Eick on a 9-yard touchdown pass with 18 seconds left to cap a furious fourth quarter rally and lift Ohio Northern to a 34-33 Homecoming victory over Marietta in Ada. ONU marched 68 yards in 39 seconds for the game-winning score. Hahn finished the day 24-of-44 passing for 441 yards and four touchdowns. WR Chase Rose caught seven passes for 150 yards and Eick finished with six receptions for 123 yards and three TDs for ONU. DE Josh Bever had 11 tackles and a sack and DE Jarrett Sitton had 10 tackles to lead the ONU defense. Ohio Northern out-gained MC in total offense 507-463.
ONU Last Week: Marietta turned four big plays into 27 points and a 27-10 win over Ohio Northern. K Dom DiFalco drilled a 44-yard field goal with 13:39 left in the half to get Northern within 7-3. ONU marched 63 yards in nine plays and got within 14-10 when QB Adan Figueroa threw a 15-yard TD pass to WR L.J. Payton with 4:02 left in the third. Figueroa finished the day 16-of-32 passing for 148 yards and a score, while All-American RB Brock Martin ran 11 times for 46 yards. Marietta out-gained Ohio Northern 298-268 in total offense.
ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (128 att, 421 yards) and QB Adan Figueroa (75 att, 226 yards, 1 TD). QB Adan Figueroa is 59-of-121 passing for 584 yards and 4 TDs. WR Austin Eick (32 rec, 353 yards, 1 TD), RB Brock Martin (23 rec, 133 yards, 1 TD) and WR L.J. Payton (16 rec, 203 yards) lead the receivers. DB Dalton Tjong, DL Josh Bever and DB Jevon Taylor lead the defense with 93, 49 and 49 tackles, respectively. Bever also leads the team with 6.5 sacks.
OU Last Week: Otterbein fell to No. 2-ranked Mount Union 59-0 in Westerville. MtU led 7-0 after the first quarter, 42-0 at halftime and 56-0 after three quarters. QB Eason Hardouin was 6-of-16 passing for 81 yards. S Max Walden led the Cardinal defense with 9 tackles and a forced fumble. MtU out-gained OU 405-92 in total offense.
OU Leaders: The Otterbein running game is led by RB Siraj Muhammad (95 att, 544 yards, 4 TDs) and RB Jordan Bost-Floyd (67 att, 272 yards, 1 TD). QB Eason Hardouin is 105-of-195 passing for 1165 yards and 6 TDs. TE Christian Pataky (22 rec, 330 yards, 2 TDs) and WR Damien Whaley (39 rec, 275 yards, 2 TDs) lead the receivers. LB Justin Bartlett, DB Max Walden and LB Zach Hymer lead the defense with 67, 62 and 53 tackles, respectively. DL Nick Cipriano leads OU with 4.5 sacks.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Rushing Yds. |
Passing Yds. |
Receiving Yds. |
Tackles | Sacks | ||||||||||||||
1. | Martin | 421 | 1. | Figueroa | 584 | 1. | Eick | 353 | 1. | Tjong | 93 | 1. | Jo.Bever | 6.5 | ||||
2. | Figueroa | 226 | 2. | McConnell | 510 | 2. | Payton | 206 | 2. | Jo.Bever | 49 | 2. | Johnson | 3.0 | ||||
3. | Nunley | 143 | 3. | Higgins | 52 | 3. | Martin | 129 | Taylor | 49 | 3. | C.Rowe | 2.0 | |||||
Woodfork | 2.0 |
All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 43-19 margin. ONU is 19-7 at Otterbein in the series and has won nine consecutive games, including the last three meetings at Memorial Stadium.