Football: Ohio Northern (3-4 Overall, 3-3 OAC) at Marietta (2-5 Overall, 2-4 OAC)

Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, 1:30 pm, Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Saturday's game is the eighth game of the season and the fifth road contest of the year for Ohio Northern. Northern is looking to get back to the .500 mark with a victory.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul in his 13th season at ONU with an 87-44 record. He is 127-56 in 17 seasons overall and is 11-1 against MC.

MC head coach Andy Waddle: Waddle is in his fourth season at MC with a 7-30 record. He is 0-3 against Ohio Northern.

Last Year's Meeting: It was a career night for several Ohio Northern football players, as ONU rolled to a 62-21 victory over Marietta on Halloween Night in Ada. RB Justin Magazine ran 24 times for a career-high 200 yards and a TD and WR Devon Price caught 10 passes for a career-high 182 yards and three TDs, but QB Ricardo Johnson may have had the biggest night of all for the ONU offense. Johnson completed 13-of-19 passes for a career-high 235 yards and 3 TDs and ran 10 times for as career-high 106 yards and 3 more TDs. In all, Johnson accounted for 341 yards and 6 TDs. On defense, LB Trent Stout had a career-high 18 tackles and senior Justin Tello had a career-high 13 tackles for ONU. The Polar Bears would score on 10 of their first 11 possessions, amassing 618 yards of total offense on the night.

ONU Last Week: Ohio Northern celebrated its Homecoming Weekend with a 44-3 victory over Muskingum in Ada. The Polar Bears dominated from the outset, leading 14-0 after the first period and 31-3 at halftime. Senior TE Logan Ray caught 8 passes for 86 yards and 3 TDs and sophomore K Joe French set a school single-season record with 11 field goals on the year to lead Ohio Northern. French also tied the ONU single-game record with three made field goals in the game, which is the third time this season he has accomplished the feat. Sophomore QB Will Freed completed 23-of-36 passes for 238 yards and four touchdowns and freshman RB David Haseleu ran 17 times for 84 yards in his first career start for ONU. Senior S Dan Eller led the ONU defense with nine tackles and an interception. Ohio Northern out-gained Muskingum 364-207 in total offense and held the ball for 35:15 in the game.

ONU Leaders: The ONU running game is led by freshman RB Christiaan Williams (132 att, 773 yards, 6 TDs) and freshman RB David Haseleu (29 att, 148 yards, 2 TDs). Sophomore QB Will Freed has completed 141-of-250 passes for 1,641 yards and 13 TDs. Senior WR Reed Allen (30 rec, 418 yards, 3 TDs), sophomore WR Chad Rex (28 rec., 238 yards, 3 TDs) and freshman RB Christiaan Williams (25 rec., 230 yards) lead the ONU receivers. Senior S Dan Eller, junior LB Zach Schmerge and junior S Jason Lucas lead the defense with 64, 64 and 47 tackles, respectively. Senior DL Scott Rapps leads the team with 5.0 sacks and 11.5 Tackles For Loss.

MC Last Week: Four first half turnovers proved costly as Marietta dropped a 41-28 decision at Heidelberg. MC had 461 yards of total offense, including a career-high 265 on the ground from RB Roger Walker. Walker carried the ball 34 times, also a career-high, and scored 3 TDs. It was the fourth straight game he has rushed for more than 100 yards. However, 4 turnovers and a missed field goal helped Heidelberg grab a 34-0 halftime lead.

MC Leaders: The MC running game is led this season by RB Roger Walker (121 att., 782 yards, 6 TDs) and RB Nick O'Neill (46 att, 175 yards, 4 TDs). QB Darren Fields is 121-of-187 passing for 1,382 yards and 11 TDs. WR Nick Hineman (30 rec., 271 yards, 1 TD) and WR Andrew Barker (20 rec., 313 yards, 2 TDs) lead the MC receivers. LB Garrett Davis, LB Cody Walker and DE Jakkar Bishop lead the MC defense with 59, 58 and 43 tackles, respectively. DE Aaron Johnson leads MC with 3.5 sacks.

ONU Statistical Leaders

All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 31-9-1 margin. ONU has won the last nine games, including a 62-21 decision in Ada last year.