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

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, 7 pm - Zanesville HS, Zanesville, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Today's contest marks the 2021 OAC opener for both teams. It is also ONU's first road game of the 2021 campaign. It is also the sixth game for the Polar Bears in calendar 2021. ONU is 548-502-36 in 127 seasons of play, a winning pct. of .521..

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 18th season at ONU with a 111-58 record, a winning percentage of .657. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 151-70 in 22 seasons overall and is 14-2 vs. MU.

MU head coach Erik Ieuter: Ieuter is in his third season at MU with a 9-15 overall record. He is 0-2 against ONU.

Last Meeting: QB Anthony McFadden threw four touchdown passes to WR Austin Eick to lead ONU to a 39-10 victory at Muskingum in 2019. Northern trailed 10-3 late in the first half, but the duo connected for 4 TDs in a span of 12:16 as ONU grabbed a 32-10 lead with 3:25 left in the third period. Eick had career-highs of 8 catches for 136 yards and his 4 scores. McFadden was 22-of-31 passing for 280 yards and 4 scores and All-American RB Christiaan Williams ran 27 for 142 yards and a score to lead the ONU offense.

ONU Last Week: Ohio Northern team turned in a dominating performance in its 2021 season-opener with a 34-10 home win over Denison. ONU scored 21 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter to build a 28-7 lead. All-American RB Brock Martin ran 28 times for 118 yards and a score and QB Brody Hahn completed 16-of-24 passes for 143 yards and 2 TDs and ran 11 times for 96 yards and a third TD to lead the ONU offense. ONU out-gained DU 355-219 in total offense for the game and held the ball for 34:07..

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (28 att, 118 yards, 1 TD) and QB Brody Hahn (11 att, 96 yards, 1 TD). QB Brody Hahn is 16-for-24 passing for 143 yards and 2 TDs. WR Chase Rose (7 rec, 92 yards, 2 TDs), TE Noah Miller (4 rec, 12 yards) and WR Jette Morgan (2 rec, 18 yards) lead the receivers. LB Trevon Salter, DL Josh Bever, DB Jevon Taylor and LB Johnny Rupp lead the defense with 10, 6, 6 and 6 tackles, respectively.

MU Last Week: The Muskies topped Waynesburg (Pa.) 49-6 in their season opener at home. MU ended the game with 387 yards (209 rushing/178 passing) of offense on 48 plays. Muskingum took a commanding 42-0 lead into the break and ended the game without logging a punt. QB Jordan Garrett completed 13-of-17 for 178 yards and 3 TDs. RB Donny Wilkinson rushed for 68 yards and 2 TDs on 12 carries.

MU Leaders: The Muskingum running game is led by RB Donny Wilkinson (12 att, 68 yards, 2 TDs) and QB Jordan Garrett (7 att, 49 yards). QB Jordan Garrett is 13-for-17 passing for 178 yards and 3 TDs. WR Travis Roberson (4 rec, 28 yards, 1 TD) and WR Ja'Lin Goodman (3 rec, 82 yards) lead the receivers. DB Tristan Howell, LB Azarious Williams and DL Owen Chapman lead the defense with 9, 8 and 6 tackles, respectively. DL Owen Chapman leads the team with 1 sack.

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All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 32-23-2 margin. ONU is 15-12 at Muskingum while the Muskies hold a 5-4 advantage in night games. ONU has won 8 straight in the series, including a 39-10 win at MU in 2019.