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

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, 3 pm - Williams Stadium, Wilmington, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest marks the third game of ONU's 2021 campaign. It is also ONU's second road game of the season and is also the seventh game for the Polar Bears in calendar 2021. ONU is 548-503-36 in 127 seasons of play, a winning pct. of .521. Today's game is the 2021 Homecoming contest for Wilmington.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 18th season at ONU with a 111-59 record, a winning percentage of .653. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 151-71 in 23 seasons overall and is 16-1 vs. WC.

WC head coach Bryan Moore: Moore is in his fifth season at WC with a 8-28 overall record. He is 1-3 against ONU.

Last Meeting: Ohio Northern built a 35-3 third quarter lead and held off a furious rally to post a 35-22 football victory over Wilmington on April 2, 2021 at Dial-Roberson Stadium. QB Brody Hahn ran for a 42-yard TD and threw for 4 more scores as ONU built a 35-3 lead with 5:23 left in the third. Northern out-gained Wilmington 406-345 in total offense. DE Nichal Johnson had 10 tackles and 2 sacks to lead the ONU defense. All-American RB Brock Martin ran 18 times for 71 yards.

ONU Last Week: Muskingum kicked a 23-yard field goal with 27 seconds left to edge ONU 33-31 at Zanesville HS. QB Brody Hahn completed 23-of-39 passes for 327 yards and a score and ran 10 times for 51 yards and 2 TDs  and WR Austin Eick had career-highs with 14 catches and 193 yards for ONU. Hahn hit WR Chase Rose on a 10-yard TD strike with 10:50 left in the game to give the Polar Bears a 31-30 lead. Defensively, DB Jevon Taylor had seven tackles to lead ONU. MU edged Ohio Northern in total offense 469-467.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (47 att, 193 yards, 2 TDs) and QB Brody Hahn (21 att, 147 yards, 3 TDs). QB Brody Hahn is 39-of-63 passing for 470 yards and 3 TDs. WR Austin Eick (14 rec, 193 yards), WR Chase Rose (10 rec, 155 yards, 3 TDs) and TE Noah Miller (5 rec, 22 yards) alead the receivers. LB Trevon Salter, DB Jevon Taylor and LB Johnny Rupp lead the defense with 15, 13, and 12 tackles, respectively. DE Josh Bever leads the team with 1 sack.

WC Last Week: The Quakers' game with Heidelberg was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. WC opened its 2021 season with a 41-34 overtime loss at home to Southern Virginia. WC never trailed in regulation, but SVU scored on its possession in OT and held the WC at the goal line to claim a 41-34 overtime victory. WC out-gained SVU 472-424 in total offense. QB Derek Larimer was 36-of-58 passing for 366 yards and 2 TDs for WC.

WC Leaders: The Wilmington running game is led by RB Dallas Rawlings (17 att, 43 yards) and RB Ben Hobbs (8 att, 40 yards, 2 TDs). QB Derek Latimer is 36-of-58 passing for 366 yards and 2 TDs. WR Itika Wynn (6 rec, 98 yards) and RB Dallas Rawlings (6 rec, 61 yards, 2 TDs) lead the receivers. DB Xzerious Stinnett, LB Tavion Bryant, DB Jalaun Covington and DB Tre'Quez Parks lead the defense with 7, 6, 5 and 5 tackles, respectively. DL Brandon Weaver leads WC with 1.5 sacks.

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All-Time Series: ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 28-4 margin. ONU is 13-2 at Wilmington and is coming off a 35-22 win over the Quakers on April 2, 2021.