68Wheaton
12North Park University
2002 season · Game 9 of 12
WinCCIW game

Wheaton at North Park University

Saturday, November 9, 2002Away · Hedstrand Field · Chicago, Ill.Attendance 414

Summary

Wheaton beat North Park University 68–12 on the road in Chicago, Ill. on Saturday, November 9, 2002. It was the ninth of twelve games logged in 2002, and it left Wheaton at 8-1. It was the 34th meeting with North Park University, after which Wheaton led the series 29-5. Mike Swider was in his seventh season as head coach.

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton1428141268
North Park060612

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Chad Bradley131968.4%1340224106.6
Josh Anderson2540.0%14001063.5
Neil Anderson11100.0%120012200.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Mark Hamstra201316.5113
Dan Price131249.5233
Garrett Granberg15996.6311
Corey Noonan45714.2249
Skip Ast6366.0012
Andrew King177.007
Neil Anderson461.513
Josh Utterback144.004
Chad Bradley133.003

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Brad Musso46516.2024
Andrew King5326.4011
Jonathan Wills22613.0017
Randy Rosen3217.0010
Chad Fenley11212.0012
Mark Hardin144.004

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Garrett Granberg300018
Dan Price200012
Corey Noonan200012
Andrew Day00777
Mark Hamstra10006
Neil Anderson10006
Brad Musso10006
Esteban Lopez00131

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Kevin Sellers3470.50.0000000
Dane Lundgren1560.50.0002000
Justin Knapp1450.00.0000000
John Diggs0550.50.0000000
Skip Ast3140.00.0000100
Jeff Mumm2242.01.0000000
Tom McAndrews2240.00.0010000
Caleb Walters1340.50.0000000
Grant Gibbons2130.00.0000000
Ja McDearmon2130.00.0000000
Mike Lindberg1230.00.0010000
Jeff Grandy1230.00.0000000
Shawn Wildt0330.00.0010000
Ja Heckendorn1120.00.0000000
Ma Gutierrez0220.00.0000000
Ty Gose0220.00.0000000
Jonathan Wills1010.00.0000000
Jeff Darnauer0110.00.0000000
Aaron Armetta0110.00.0000000
Geoff Kirkendall0110.00.0000000
Ben Reedy0110.00.0010000

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Brad Musso37525.0158
Colin Sinclair242.006

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Muhammad Weusi26231.0038
Josh Utterback11212.0012

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonNorth Park University
FIRST DOWNS388
Rushing304
Passing72
Penalty12
NET YARDS RUSHING46592
Rushing Attempts6725
Average Per Rush6.93.7
Yards Gained Rushing471100
Yards Lost Rushing68
NET YARDS PASSING160142
Completions-Attempts-Int16-25-29-27-0
Average Per Attempt6.45.3
Average Per Completion10.015.8
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS625234
Total offense plays9252
Average Gain Per Play6.84.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost1-11-0
Penalties: Number-Yards6-666-26
PUNTS-YARDS0-09-260
Average Yards Per Punt0.028.9
Net Yards Per Punt0.020.1
Inside 2000
Touchbacks00
Fair catch00
KICKOFFS-YARDS11-5723-131
Average Yards Per Kickoff52.043.7
Net Yards Per Kickoff43.119.0
Touchbacks00
Average Per Return24.78.9
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD0-0-02-70-1
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time35:2324:37
Red-Zone Scores-Chances8-100-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards1-50-0
PAT Kicks10-81-0
Field Goals0-00-0

Scoring

1st 10:43WHEATON - Noonan, Corey 1 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
1st 06:55WHEATON - Noonan, Corey 49 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 14:48NPU - Britten, Dante 55 yd interception return (Johnson, Ryan kick failed)
2nd 12:56WHEATON - Granberg, G. 9 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 09:56WHEATON - Musso, Brad 58 yd punt return (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 07:26WHEATON - Price, Dan 7 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 03:38WHEATON - Granberg, G. 10 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
3rd 13:02WHEATON - Price, Dan 4 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
3rd 08:16WHEATON - Granberg, G. 9 yd run (Lopez, Esteban kick)
4th 14:12WHEATON - Hamstra, Mark 1 yd run (Lopez, Esteban kick failed)
4th 05:26WHEATON - Anderson, Neil 3 yd run (Lopez, Esteban kick blockd)
4th 03:42NPU - Wada, Chris 67 yd pass from Cooper, Brett (Waterford, Ahke rush failed)

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics, wheaton.edu

#19-Wheaton tops North Park 68-12 to setup battle with Augustana for CCIW Title (Boxscore)

Chicago, Ill. (11/9) - The Wheaton Thunder

football team (8-1/6-0 CCIW) picked up its eighth straight victory with a

68-12 win at North Park (1-8/0-6 CCIW) today. Wheaton entered today's game

ranked 19th in this week's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division

III Coaches Poll. Wheaton's flawless 6-0 CCIW record sets up a showdown with

tenth-ranked Augustana next Saturday. Augustana is also 8-1 and 6-0 in league

play. Next Saturday's game between the Vikings and Thunder at McCully Field

is the regular season finale for both teams and will determine the CCIW Champion

and the conference's representative to the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs.

Wheaton

amassed 625 yards of total offense on 92 plays for an average of 6.8 yards

per play. The Thunder rolled up 471 rushing yards and 160 passing yards. North

Park had 234 yards of offense with 92 rushing yards and 142 passing yards.

Wheaton had four running backs with more than 50 yards on the

ground, led by sophomore running back Mark Hamstra with 131 yards on

the ground, all in the second half, on 20 carries with one touchdown. Junior

tailback Dan Price (PICTURED LEFT) carried the ball 13 times for 124

yards with two touchdowns and sophomore tailback Garrett Granberg carried

the ball 15 times for 99 yards with three trips into the end zone. Senior

fullback Corey Noonan carried the ball four times for 57 yards with

two touchdown runs. Most of Noonan's 57 yards came on a 49-yard touchdown

run in the first quarter on a beautifully executed fake punt. Junior quarterback

Chad Bradley completed 13 of his 19 passing attempts for 134 yards

with two interceptions. Sophomore Brad Musso caught four passes for

65 yards and junior Andrew King caught five passes for 32 yards. Musso

returned three punts for 75 yards, including a 58-yard return for a touchdown

midway through the second quarter.

Senior linebacker Kevin Sellers led the Thunder defense

with seven total tackles and senior defensive tackle Dane Lundgren added

six total tackles with two quarterback hurries. Senior Justin Knapp and

John Diggs each made five total tackles. Junior linebacker Jeff

Mumm made four total tackles with two tackles for lost yardage (-7 yards),

including a quarterback sack (-5 yards).

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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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