Football: #6 John Carroll (3-0, 2-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (2-1, 1-1 OAC)
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, 1:30 pm, Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Game: Saturday's game is the 2014 home opener and is Homecoming Weekend at Ohio Northern ... The Polar Bears are 2-1 on the year after opening their season with three consecutive road games for the first time since 1973 ... ONU's 1950 Midwest Ohio League champion squad began its season with four road games and posted a 9-1 record that year ... Northern is looking for a victory to stay in the thick of the OAC title race, while JCU is looking to stay undefeated and on top of the OAC standings ... ONU is coming off a superb offensive performance, scoring 52 points and rolling up 650 yards of total offense ... But #23 Heidelberg topped both marks to post a 69-52 football win over ONU in Tiffin ... QB Patrick Angle completed 27-of-40 passes for a carer-high 394 yards and four touchdowns and ran 20 times for 79 yards and two more scores for ONU ... RB Justin Magazine ran 19 times for 104 yards and WR Devon Price caught seven passes for 116 yards and ran six times for 68 yards and a score for the Polar Bears ... Price leads the nation with an average of 233.7 all-purpose yards per game ... He also leads the OAC with 25 receptions, 369 receiving yards and 701 all-purpose yards ... Angle leads the OAC and ranks 6th nationally in total offense, averaging 383.0 yards per game. ... JCU used big plays and a solid defense to defeat Baldwin Wallace 45-7 in University Heights ... QB Tom Arth completed 22-of-34 passes and had TD passes of 60, 23, 11, 8 and 21 yards. RB Tommy Michals ran 15 times for 61 yards to lead the ground game ... WR Marshall Howell caught 5 passes for 112 yards and 2 TD.
ONU Statistical Leaders
| Rushing Yds. |
Passing Yds. |
Receiving Yds. |
Tackles | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Magazine | 281 | 1. | Angle |
887 | 1. | Price | 369 | 1. | Kwiat | 26 |
1. | Simpson | 1.0 |
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| 2. | Angle | 267 | 2. |
Allen |
179 |
2. | Hostetler | 22 | |||||||||||
| 3. |
T.Davis |
108 |
3. |
Chamberlain |
127 |
3. |
Eller |
19 |
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All-Time Series: JCU leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 16-11 margin. JCU leads the series 8-5 in games played in Ada, with ONU holding a 4-1 advantage in Dial-Roberson Stadium. JCU has won the last two games, including a 47-0 decision in 2013.
Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul in his 11th season at ONU with a 70-35 record. He is 110-47 in 15 seasons overall and is 7-3 against JCU.