26Wheaton
33University of St. Francis (Ill.)
Summary
Wheaton lost to University of St. Francis (Ill.) 26–33 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, September 8, 2001. It was the 2001 season opener, and it left Wheaton at 0-1. It was the second meeting with University of St. Francis (Ill.), after which the series stood level at 1-1. Mike Swider was in his sixth season as head coach.
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Xavier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 |
| Wheaton | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Player Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 13 | 29 | 44.8% | 185 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 89.1 |
| Matt Harris | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Whalen | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 |
| Bryant Wolfsberger | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Corey Noonan | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Josh Anderson | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 2 | 17 |
| Neil Anderson | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Wills | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Brad Musso | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
| Randy Rosen | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Corey Noonan | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Andrew King | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Matt Harris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Scoring
| Player | TD | FGM | PAT | PATA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Mike Whalen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jonathan Wills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Grant Tillotson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Defense
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mumm | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Knapp | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Wildt | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eliot Thomasma | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Ittersagen | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bollweg | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Lundgren | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Darnauer | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McCaffrey | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Diggs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Sellers | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Coddington | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Tillotson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Busch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Gose | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Peek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Thornfeldt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Dubos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McAndrews | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Walters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Isaacson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals
| Player | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Tillotson | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 1 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Tillotson | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Ittersagen | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mike Whalen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Wolfsberger | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 25 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | Wheaton | University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 19 | 14 |
| Rushing | 9 | 5 |
| Passing | 9 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 138 | 114 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 38 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 178 | 144 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 40 | 30 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 185 | 273 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 13-30-3 | 19-27-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.2 | 10.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 323 | 387 |
| Total offense plays | 76 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-0 | 4-4 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-50 | 9-87 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-191 | 7-208 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 27.3 | 29.7 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 21.1 | 25.7 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 5-277 | 6-314 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 55.4 | 52.3 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 45.4 | 45.7 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.3 | 12.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-11-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 30:00 | 30:00 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 4-5 | 1-1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-7 | 3-30 |
| PAT Kicks | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Scoring
| 1st 09:13 | WHEATON - Anderson, Josh 2 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick) |
| 1st 03:16 | STXAVIER - Holzer, Jeremy 45 yd run (Zientara, Brad rush failed) |
| 2nd 14:24 | WHEATON - Wills, Jonathan 4 yd pass from Anderson, Josh (Tillotson, G. kick blockd) |
| 2nd 10:19 | WHEATON - Whalen, Mike 6 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick) |
| 4th 14:24 | WHEATON - Anderson, Josh 17 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick blockd) |
| 4th 09:08 | STXAVIER - Bijak, Tom 0 yd blocked punt return (Zientara, Brad kick) |
| 4th 07:18 | STXAVIER - Flynn, Jimmy 79 yd pass from Duncan, Danny (Zientara, Brad kick blockd) |
| 4th 01:31 | STXAVIER - Holzer, Jeremy 31 yd pass from Raczka, Tom (Herron, Seamus pass failed) |
| 4th 00:14 | STXAVIER - Hinton, Reggie 13 yd pass from Raczka, Tom (Holzer, Jeremy pass from Raczka, Tom) |
Sources
The score, line score and player statistics on this page come from the official box score published by Wheaton College Athletics.
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