61Wheaton
12North Park University
2003 season · Game 9 of 13
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Wheaton vs North Park University

Saturday, November 8, 2003Home · McCully Field · Wheaton, Ill.Attendance 1,010

Summary

Wheaton beat North Park University 61–12 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, November 8, 2003. It was the ninth of 13 games logged in 2003, and it left Wheaton at 9-0. It was the 35th meeting with North Park University, after which Wheaton led the series 30-5. Mike Swider was in his eighth season as head coach.

Line Score

Team1234F
North Park660012
Wheaton212431361

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Chad Bradley212487.5%2813040227.1
Matt Mele2633.3%22001364.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Dan Price19764.0110
Mark Hamstra10555.5112
Garrett Granberg5438.6017
Matt Davis5306.0111
Chad Bradley5244.8018
Matt Mele22110.5015
Skip Ast5204.018
Brad Thornton2105.009
Luke Bazacas231.503

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Brad Musso613522.5140
Andrew King10979.7231
Colin Sinclair5499.8013
Nate Mealy11313.0013
Greg Wolfe199.009

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Andrew King200012
Brad Musso200012
Andrew Day026612
Dan Price10006
Mark Hamstra10006
Matt Davis10006
Skip Ast10006
Esteban Lopez00111

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jeff Mumm2350.00.0001000
Tom McAndrews2352.00.0000000
Caleb Walters4041.00.0000000
Nate Lee2241.00.0000000
Jeff Grandy2240.00.0000000
Jas McDearmon1341.01.0000000
Ma Gutierrez1340.00.0000000
Michael Drach3030.00.0100000
Shawn Wildt3030.00.0000000
Ja Heckendorn2130.00.0000000
Jason Isaacson1230.00.0000000
Mark Hamstra2020.00.0000000
Justin Boxley2021.00.0001000
Jon Shuptar2020.00.0000100
Muhammad Weusi1120.00.0110000
Joe Foley1121.00.0000000
Grant Gibbons1120.00.0000000
Ty Gose1120.00.0010000
Ben Reedy0220.00.0000000
Todd Travis1010.00.0000010
Michael Ware1010.00.0000000
Tim March1010.00.0000000
Kevin Dwyer0110.00.0000000
Trey Andrew0110.00.0000000
Tim Cryer0110.00.0000000
Phil Montes0000.00.0000010

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Muhammad Weusi11313.0013
Michael Drach100.000

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Andrew Day22100.0%320

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Esteban Lopez26633.03810—

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Brad Musso39933.0148
Chaz Black24824.0038

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Muhammad Weusi11919.0019
Scott Ast199.009

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonNorth Park University
FIRST DOWNS3114
Rushing177
Passing134
Penalty13
NET YARDS RUSHING28272
Rushing Attempts5537
Average Per Rush5.11.9
Yards Gained Rushing297118
Yards Lost Rushing1546
NET YARDS PASSING303180
Completions-Attempts-Int23-30-08-19-2
Average Per Attempt10.19.5
Average Per Completion13.222.5
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS585252
Total offense plays8556
Average Gain Per Play6.94.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-13-2
Penalties: Number-Yards5-652-6
PUNTS-YARDS2-667-252
Average Yards Per Punt33.036.0
Net Yards Per Punt33.015.0
Inside 2011
Touchbacks00
Fair catch00
KICKOFFS-YARDS11-5783-123
Average Yards Per Kickoff52.541.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff37.931.7
Touchbacks00
Average Per Return14.016.1
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD2-13-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time31:3828:22
Red-Zone Scores-Chances7-90-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards1-71-10
PAT Kicks7-71-0
Field Goals2-20-0

Scoring

1st 06:54WHEATON - Price, Dan 3 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
1st 06:25NPU - DeWald, Phil 63 yd pass from Haehn, Mike (Thomsen, Christ kick failed)
1st 05:40WHEATON - Musso,Brad 40 yd pass from Bradley, Chad (Day, Andrew kick)
1st 03:52WHEATON - Musso,Brad 48 yd punt return (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 13:05WHEATON - Ast, Skip 1 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 09:26WHEATON - Day, Andrew 27 yd field goal
2nd 09:07NPU - DeWald, Phil 67 yd pass from Haehn, Mike (Britten, Dante rush failed)
2nd 07:29WHEATON - King, Andrew 31 yd pass from Bradley, Chad (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 00:10WHEATON - King, Andrew 3 yd pass from Bradley, Chad (Day, Andrew kick)
3rd 10:19WHEATON - Day, Andrew 32 yd field goal
4th 12:40WHEATON - Hamstra, Mark 12 yd run (Lopez, Esteban rush failed)
4th 03:58WHEATON - Davis, Matt 7 yd run (Lopez, Esteban kick)

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics, wheaton.edu

Wheaton Thunder Football 2003 Game Stories #5-Wheaton remains undefeated with a 61-12 win over North Park; the Thunder will will battle Augustana for the CCIW Championship next Saturday (Boxscore)

Wheaton,

Ill. - The Wheaton College football team won its 18th consecutive regular

season game this afternoon with a 61-12 victory over North Park University (2-7/0-6).

Wheaton, the fifth-ranked team in Division III, is 9-0 on the season and 6-0

in the CCIW. The Thunder will conclude the regular season next Saturday in a

1 PM kickoff at Augustana College for the CCIW Championship. Augustana has posted

a record of 7-2 this season and a perfect 6-0 conference record to set up next

week's critical game. The winner of next Saturday's game will win both the CCIW

Championship and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Wheaton held a 21-6 advantage at the end of the first quarter this afternoon

as junior receiver Brad Musso scored on a 40-yard touchdown pass and

returned a punt 48-yards for a touchdown. The Thunder lead increased to 45-12

at halftime as senior Andrew King (PICTURED LEFT) caught two touchdown

passes in the second quarter. The only scoring in the third quarter was a 32-yard

field goal by Andrew Day that gave the hosts a 48-12 lead. The fourth

quarter saw Mark Hamstra and Matt Davis score on touchdown runs

for the final score of 61-12.

Wheaton

tallied 585 yards of offense on 85 plays for an average of 6.9 yards per play

with 303 passing yards and 282 rushing yards. North Park had 252 yards of offense

with 180 yards through the air and 72 rushing yards.

Senior

quarterback Chad Bradley completed 21 of his 24 passing attempts for

a completion percentage of 87.5-percent to break his own school record for completion

percentage in a single game. Bradley threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

King caught 10 passes for 97 yards with two touchdown receptions. Musso caught

six passes for 135 yards with one touchdown and also made three punt returns

for 99 yards, including a 48-yard return for a touchdown. Senior tailback Dan

Price carried the ball 19 times for 76 yards with one touchdown and junior

Mark Hamstra had 10 rushes for 55 yards with a touchdown. Day kicked two

field goals on the afternoon with a 27-yarder and a 32-yarder.

Linebackers Jeff Mumm (PICTURED RIGHT) and Tom McAndrews each

made five tackles, as McAndrews had two tackles for lost yardage of five yards.

Caleb Walters, Jason McDearmon and Nate Lee each collected

four tackles, including a tackle for lost yardage. Defensive backs Michael

Drach and Muhammad Weusi each made an interception.

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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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