Football: Ohio Northern (4-1 Overall, 3-1 OAC) at #22 John Carroll (3-2 Overall, 3-1 OAC)

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, 1:30 pm - Don Shula Stadium, University Heights, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest marks the sixth game of ONU's 2021 campaign. It is ONU's fourth home game of the season and is the 10th game for the Polar Bears in calendar year 2021. ONU is 551-503-36 in 127 seasons of play, a winning pct. of .522.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 18th season at ONU with a 114-59 record, a winning percentage of .659. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 154-71 in 23 seasons overall and is 9-7 vs. JCU.

JCU head coach Rick Finotti: Finotti is in his fifth season at JCU with a 29-10 overall record. He is 2-1 vs. ONU.

Last Meeting: All-American RB Christiaan Williams broke the ONU school record with his 21st career 100-yard rushing game, but Ohio Northern fell 44-10 at No. 13-ranked John Carroll. Williams ran 25 times for 127 yards to break the record. The Blue Streaks were led by QB Jake Floriea, who completed 11-of-15 passes for 289 yards and six touchdowns .QB Anthony McFadden completed 15-of-25 passes for 124 yards and a score. JCU out-gained ONU 443-225 in total offense.

ONU Last Game: QB Brody Hahn hit WR 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. Trailing 33-24 in the fourth quarter, Hahn drove ONU 52 yards in nine plays for a 40-yard field goal by K Dom DiFalco with 8:33 left in the game to get the hosts within 33-27. Northern got the ball back on its own 32 with 57 seconds left and drove for the winning score. ONU out-gained MC in total offense 507-463.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (87 att, 351 yards, 4 TDs) and QB Brody Hahn (49 att, 193 yards, 3 TDs). QB Brody Hahn is 113-of-187 passing for 1,725 yards and 19 TDs. WR Austin Eick (36 rec, 619 yards, 8 TDs), WR Chase Rose (23 rec, 467 yards, 5 TDs) and WR Jack DiMario (17 rec, 280 yards, 1 TD) lead the receivers. LB Johnny Rupp, LB Peyton Wilson and DB Jevon Taylor lead the defense with 39, 33, and 27 tackles, respectively.

JCU Last Week: RB Evan McVay ran 14 times for 193 yards and a TD and WR Brennan Fugh caught 7 passes for 242 yards and 3 TDs as #22 John Carroll won 38-7 at Capital. CU scored first before JCU rattled off 38 consecutive points to record its 11th straight win in the series. The game was tied at 7-7 after the first quarter and JCU led 14-7 at halftime and 21-7 after three quarters. The Blue Streaks out-gained Capital 551-180 in total offense.

JCU Leaders: The John Carroll running game is led by RB D. Goodwin (67 att, 414 yards, 5 TDs) and RB Matthew Buser (46 att, 286 yards, 3 TDs). QB Jake Floriea is 87-of-144 passing for 1,121 yards and 9 TDs. WR Brennan Fugh (20 rec, 501 yards, 5 TDs) and WR Davin Limerick (16 rec, 119 yards, 1 TD) lead the receivers. LB Tyshawn Jones, LB Luke Brown and LB Hunter Orlando lead the defense with 37, 33 and 32 tackles, respectively. DL Ross Valenti leads JCU with 3 sacks.

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All-Time Series: JCU leads the series between the two schools by a 20-13 margin. JCU is 9-8 at home and has won 3 of the past 4 in the series. ONU's last win came in 2017, a 27-20 double overtime win at University Heights.