35Wheaton
3North Park University
2001 season · Game 9 of 10
WinCCIW game

Wheaton at North Park University

Saturday, November 3, 2001Away · Hedstrand Field · Chicago, Ill.Attendance 862

Summary

Wheaton beat North Park University 35–3 on the road in Chicago, Ill. on Saturday, November 3, 2001. It was the ninth of ten games logged in 2001, and it left Wheaton at 5-4. It was the 33rd meeting with North Park University, after which Wheaton led the series 28-5. Mike Swider was in his sixth season as head coach.

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton1477735
North Park03003

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Josh Anderson151883.3%1580124146.0
Chad Bradley010.0%00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Mike Whalen151006.7225
Drew Thornfeldt9394.3113
Garrett Granberg5377.4023
Corey Noonan10303.016
Matt Harris22512.5122
Dan Price294.506
Matt Mele155.005
Aaron Ashoff133.003
Chad Bradley200.005
Josh Anderson4-11-2.804

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Jonathan Wills47017.5024
Andrew King5367.2011
Brad Musso4338.2011
Matt Harris11212.0012
Randy Rosen177.007

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Mike Whalen200012
Drew Thornfeldt10006
Corey Noonan10006
Matt Harris10006
Grant Tillotson00555

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jeff Mumm7070.00.0011000
Kevin Sellers4261.00.0000000
M Coddington4150.00.0000000
John Diggs4151.01.0001000
Ryan McCaffrey4040.00.0000010
Bob Bollweg4040.00.0000000
Ty Gose2240.00.0000000
Justin Knapp1340.00.0000000
Ben Reedy3030.00.0000000
Tom McAndrews3031.00.0000000
Bryan Ittersagen3030.00.0010000
Dane Lundgren3031.00.0000000
Shawn Wildt2130.00.0000000
Jamie Busch1230.00.0011100
Matthew Benton1120.00.0000000
Eliot Thomasma0220.00.0010000
Corey Noonan1010.00.0000000
Grant Gibbons1010.00.0000000
Drew Thornfeldt1010.00.0000000
Brad Musso1010.00.0000000
Chad Isaacson0110.00.0000000
Grant Tillotson0000.00.0100000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Grant Tillotson100.000

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Grant Tillotson28643.04510—

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Mike Whalen23115.5017
Brad Musso22311.5018

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Brad Musso12525.0025
Garrett Granberg11212.0012

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonNorth Park University
FIRST DOWNS2617
Rushing178
Passing86
Penalty13
NET YARDS RUSHING237144
Rushing Attempts5133
Average Per Rush4.64.4
Yards Gained Rushing258158
Yards Lost Rushing2114
NET YARDS PASSING158115
Completions-Attempts-Int15-19-110-30-1
Average Per Attempt8.33.8
Average Per Completion10.511.5
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS395259
Total offense plays7063
Average Gain Per Play5.64.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost1-11-1
Penalties: Number-Yards8-524-35
PUNTS-YARDS2-866-191
Average Yards Per Punt43.031.8
Net Yards Per Punt42.522.8
Inside 2010
Touchbacks00
Fair catch00
KICKOFFS-YARDS6-3582-112
Average Yards Per Kickoff59.756.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff47.537.5
Touchbacks00
Average Per Return18.514.6
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD1-0-01-24-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time33:0626:54
Red-Zone Scores-Chances4-41-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards1-73-20
PAT Kicks5-50-0
Field Goals0-01-1

Scoring

1st 12:29WHEATON - Harris, Matt 22 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick)
1st 06:18WHEATON - Noonan, Corey 2 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick)
2nd 14:16NPU - Reynolds, Jason 21 yd field goal
2nd 04:42WHEATON - Whalen, Mike 8 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick)
3rd 08:38WHEATON - Whalen, Mike 6 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick)
4th 04:48WHEATON - Thornfeldt, D. 4 yd run (Tillotson, G. kick)

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics, wheaton.edu

Thunder gain 35-3 win at North Park (Boxscore)

Chicago,

Ill. (11/3) - The Wheaton Thunder football team improved to

5-4 overall and 4-2 in CCIW action with a 35-3 win at North Park (2-7/0-6

CCIW) this afternoon. Wheaton used a heavy dose of rushing in the game as

the guests ran for 237 yards on 51 carries with all five Thunder touchdowns

on the ground. On the game Wheaton totaled 395 yards of total offense on 70

plays for an average of 5.6 yards per play. The Thunder will conclude the

season next Saturday against Augustana at McCully Field in a 1 PM kickoff.

Augustana will come to Wheaton with a 9-0 record and a 6-0 mark in CCIW play.

Augustana has claimed at least a share of the CCIW Championship and has secured

the CCIW's automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs.

Fullback

Matt Harris gave Wheaton a 7-0 lead with 12:29 to play in the game

with a 22-yard touchdown run. Fellow fullback Corey Noonan (PICTURED

LEFT) gave the guests a 14-0 lead with 6:18 to play in the first quarter on

a two-yard touchdown run. North Park got on the scoreboard with 14:16 left

in the first half when Jason Reynolds booted a 21-yard field goal.

Junior tailback Mike Whalen, the reigning CCIW "Offensive Player of

the Week", ran for an eight-yard touchdown scamper with 4:42 to play in the

second quarter. With 8:38 to play in the third quarter Whalen gave Wheaton

a 28-3 lead with a six-yard touchdown run. Wheaton made it 35-3 when freshman

Drew Thornfeldt scored his first collegiate touchdown with a four-yard

scamper into the end zone with 4:48 to play in the fourth quarter.

Whalen ran

for 100 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns and an average of 6.7 yard

per carry. Thornfeldt played well with 39 yards on nine carries with one touchdown.

Noonan and Harris each scored touchdowns, as Wheaton's fullbacks in Thornfeldt,

Harris and Noonan ran for 94 yards on 13 carries for 7.2 yards per carry with

three touchdowns. Sophomore Andrew King had a team-best five catches

for 36 yards, while J on Wills had four receptions for 70 yards.

Junior linebacker

Kevin Sellers led a solid effort by the Wheaton defense with seven

total tackles (five solo) with one tackle for lost yardage. Sophomore linebacker

Jeff Mumm and senior linebacker Mike Coddington each made five

total tackles with three solo tackles. Sophomore defensive back Grant Tillotson

picked off one interception for the Thunder.

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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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