Football: Ohio Northern (4-3 Overall, 3-3 OAC) at #4 Mount Union (7-0 Overall, 6-0 OAC)

Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, 2 pm - Mount Union Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Today's contest marks the eighth game of ONU's 2021 campaign. It is ONU's fourth and final road game of the season and is the 12th game for the Polar Bears in calendar year 2021. ONU is 551-505-36 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 114-61 record, a winning percentage of .651. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 154-73 in 23 seasons overall and is 1-16 vs. MtU.

MtU head coach Geoff Dartt: Dartt is in his second season at MtU with an 11-0 overall record. He is 0-0 vs. ONU

Last Meeting: Ohio Northern wrapped up the road portion of its 2019 schedule with a 63-24 loss at No. 1-ranked Mount Union. The Polar Bears All-American RB Christiaan Williams, who carried the ball 28 times for 125 yards and two scores. MtU scored on its first seven possessions to lead 49-3 with 5:48 left in the third quarter. Williams banged in from 15 yards out, surpassing the 100-yard mark for his school-record 23rd time in the process, to make it 56-24 with 8:34 left in the game. Mount Union out-gained Ohio Northern 604-273 in total offense.

ONU Last Week: Capital scored 28 unanswered points to rally from a 21-6 second quaretr deficit and held on for a 35-28 victory over Ohio Northern at Dial-Roberson Stadium. WR Chase Rose caught a 4-yard TD pass from QB Brody Hahn with 8:01 left in the first half to give ONU a 7-6 lead. WR Austin Eick caught a 32-yard TD pass from Hahn with 5:07 left in the half and a 47-yard TD pass from Hahn with 1:53 left in the half to give Northern a 21-6 lead. Capital out-gained Ohio Northern 420-409 in total offense.

ONU Leaders: The Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (101 att, 396 yards, 4 TDs) and QB Brody Hahn (67 att, 245 yards, 3 TDs). QB Brody Hahn is 142-of-244 passing for 2,247 yards and 24 TDs. WR Austin Eick (46 rec, 813 yards, 10 TDs), WR Chase Rose (34 rec, 681 yards, 8 TDs) and WR Jack DiMario (21 rec, 333 yards, 1 TD) lead the receivers. LB Johnny Rupp, LB Peyton Wilson and DL Josh Bever lead the defense with 52, 49, and 44 tackles, respectively. DL Josh Bever also leads the defense with 5.0 TFL and 3.5 sacks.

MtU Last Week: QB Braxton Plunk was 37-of-47 passing for 500 yards and 3 TDs in a 49-14 victory at Heidelberg. Three Raider receivers went over 100 yards as Jaden Manley had 110 yards on 5 catches, Ulice Gillard had 104 yards on 8 catches with a TD and Wayne Ruby, Jr. had 9 catches for 106 yards and 2 TDs.

MtU Leaders: The Mount Union running game is led by RB DeAndre Parker (84 att, 551 yards, 8 TDs) and RB Josh Petruccelli (54 att, 444 yards, 9 TDs). QB Braxton Plunk is 197-of-266 passing for 2,442 yards and 24 TDs. WR Wayne Ruby (55 rec, 775 yards, 8 TDs) and WR Jaden Manley (26 rec, 394 yards, 5 TDs) lead the receivers. LB Mason McMillen, LB Carson Kovath, LB Duke Hill and LB Malik Britt lead the defense with 56, 30, 25 and 25 tackles, respectively. DL Matt Lilja leads MtU with 5 TFL and 4 sacks.

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All-Time Series: MtU leads the series between the two schools by a 45-14-1 margin. MtU is 22-6-1 in Alliance. MtU has won 14 consecutive games in the series, since a 21-14 ONU win in Alliance in 2005.