52Wheaton
0North Park University
2005 season · Game 9 of 10
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Wheaton at North Park University

Saturday, November 5, 2005Away · Holmgren Complex · Chicago, Ill.

Summary

Wheaton beat North Park University 52–0 on the road in Chicago, Ill. on Saturday, November 5, 2005. It was the ninth of ten games logged in 2005, and it left Wheaton at 7-2. It was the 37th meeting with North Park University, after which Wheaton led the series 32-5. Mike Swider was in his tenth season as head coach.

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton721101452
NORTH PARK00000

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Jeremy Chupp71070.0%890141124.8
Frank Andrews3560.0%590034159.1
Kyle Bradley11100.0%110011192.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Chaz Black20824.1112
Frank Andrews9626.9213
Brad Thornton44511.2232
Matt Prudhomme8435.419
Jeremy Chupp6264.309
Kyle Bradley3217.0015
Kirk Sundberg3206.709
Jamie Aucutt100.000
Alex Pokorny1-21-21.000

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Chris Fossum25527.5041
Joe Chupp24522.5034
Matt Williams22512.5014
Matt Bradley2157.509
Noah Dreyer2126.009
Nate Mealy177.007

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Frank Andrews200012
Brad Thornton200012
Andrew Day01669
Chaz Black10006
Matt Prudhomme10006
Pete Ittersagen10006
Tim Ellingsen00111

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Eric Sartin3690.00.0010000
Kirk Swanson1562.00.0000000
Kirk McKenney2350.00.0120000
Jesse Laizure1450.00.0000000
Dan Newman3030.00.0000000
Tim March3030.00.0000000
Todd Travis2130.00.0000000
Mark Steinbrueck1230.00.0000000
Pete Ittersagen1230.00.0100110
Dan Hahn0330.50.0000000
Geoff Burns1120.00.0020000
Scott Ast1120.00.0000000
Brett Latsha0220.00.0000000
Geoff Kirkendall0220.00.0000000
Jonathan Toal0220.00.0000000
Geoff Rowson1010.00.0000000
Joe Foley1010.00.0000000
Brian Griffin0110.00.0000000
Jeff Grandy0110.00.0000000
Russell Andrews0110.00.0000000
Ric Radcliffe0110.00.0000000
Andy Studebaker0110.50.0000000
David Tokar0110.00.0000000
Issac Boyd0000.00.0000010

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Kirk McKenney100.000
Pete Ittersagen17272.0172

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Andrew Day11100.0%250

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Aaron Toly310334.33600—

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Pete Ittersagen2157.5020
Jonathan Toal188.008
Tim March122.000

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Geoff Burns12828.0028

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonNorth Park University
FIRST DOWNS2415
Rushing144
Passing79
Penalty32
NET YARDS RUSHING27793
Rushing Attempts5628
Average Per Rush4.93.3
Yards Gained Rushing299110
Yards Lost Rushing2217
NET YARDS PASSING159161
Completions-Attempts-Int11-16-112-32-2
Average Per Attempt9.95.0
Average Per Completion14.513.4
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS436254
Total offense plays7260
Average Gain Per Play6.14.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-04-2
Penalties: Number-Yards7-636-45
PUNTS-YARDS3-1038-259
Average Yards Per Punt34.332.4
Net Yards Per Punt35.029.2
Inside 2002
Touchbacks01
Fair catch00
KICKOFFS-YARDS9-5201-57
Average Yards Per Kickoff57.857.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff45.929.0
Touchbacks20
Average Per Return28.015.3
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD2-72-11--2-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time35:0124:59
Red-Zone Scores-Chances6-60-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards0-00-0
PAT Kicks7-70-0
Field Goals1-10-1

Scoring

1st 09:37WHEATON - Thornton, Brad 1 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 12:20WHEATON - Thornton, Brad 32 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 10:19WHEATON - Ittersagen, Peter 72 yd interception return (Day, Andrew kick)
2nd 01:29WHEATON - Andrews, Frank 4 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
3rd 06:50WHEATON - Black, Chaz 2 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
3rd 02:49WHEATON - Day, Andrew 25 yd field goal
4th 13:53WHEATON - Andrews, Frank 11 yd run (Day, Andrew kick)
4th 05:58WHEATON - Prudhomme, Matt 4 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick)

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics, wheaton.edu

Thunder gridders shut out North Park 52-0

Chicago, Ill. (11/5) The Thunder football team improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in CCIW play with a 52-0 win (Boxcsore) at North Park on Saturday. Today's impressive effort by the Thunder defense marks the first time that Wheaton has allowed an opponent scoreless in 31 games. The last Thunder shutout was a 49-0 Wheaton win against Rose-Hulman at home in the second game of the 2002 season.

The Vikings fall to 3-6 overall and 0-6 in conference play. Wheaton will conclude its regular season next Saturday against Augustana in a 1 PM kickoff at Wheaton 's McCully Field. Saturday's game will be broadcast on WETN radio at 88.1 FM and on the internet at www.wetn.org.

The Thunder tallied 436 yards of total offense, with 277 rushing yards and 159 passing yards. North Park recorded 254 yards of total offense, with 161 passing yards and 93 rushing yards.

Junior running back Chaz Black (LEFT) led the Thunder offense with 82 rushing yards and one touchdown run. Junior fullback Brad Thornton ran for 45 yards with two touchdown runs and Matt Prudhomme tallied 43 rushing yards with one touchdown. Senior quarterback Frank Andrews ran for 62 yards with two touchdown runs and he completed three of his five passing attempts for 59 yards. Junior quarterback Jeremy Chupp completed seven of his 10 passing attempts for 89 yards. Junior receiver Chris Fossum caught two passes for 55 yards and junior Joe Chupp made two receptions for 45 yards.

Linebacker Erik Sartin led a solid effort as by the Thunder defense with nine total tackles. Defensive lineman Kirk Swanson made six tackles including two for lost yardage. Kirk McKenney made five total tackles, with an interception and a pass broken-up. Freshman Pete Ittersagen made two tackles, had a 72-yard interception returned for a touchdown, he forced a fumble and also recovered a fumble.

North Park quarterback Mike Haehn completed 10 of his 27 passing attempts for 150 yards. Sherman Gant caught six passes for 150 yards. Ahke Waterford led North Park in rushing with 57 yards on 12 carries. Tim Rotenberry led the Vikings' defense with 11 tackles and Paul Mutschler made 11 tackles.

The Thunder took a 7-0 lead when Thornton scored on a one-yard touchdown run to cap an 11-play drive of 64 yards with 9:37 remaining in the first quarter. With 12:28 left in the second quarter North Park fumbled a Wheaton punt that was forced by Ittersagen and recovered by Isaac Boyd. On the very first play of the ensuing drive Thornton scored on a 32-yard touchdown run with 12:20 left in the second quarter to increase Wheaton 's edge to 14-0. With 10:19 remaining in the first half Ittersagen intercepted a Viking pass and returned it 72 yards for a touchdown to increase Wheaton 's lead to 21-0. Andrews scored on a two-yard touchdown run with 1:29 left in the first half to give the Thunder a 28-0 edge heading into halftime.

The Thunder lead was extended to 35-0 when Black scored on a two-yard touchdown run with 6:50 remaining in the third quarter. Black's touchdown run was setup three plays earlier by a 41-yard pass from Jeremy Chupp to Fossum that sent the Thunder to the Viking nine-yard line. With 5:38 left to play in the third quarter the game was interrupted by a 31-minute lightning delay. Once play resumed Wheaton received a Viking punt and senior Andrew Day ended the ensuing drive with a 35-yard field goal with 2:49 remaining in the third quarter. Andrews reached the endzone a second time on an 11-yard spinning touchdown run to increase Wheaton 's lead to 45-0 with 13:53 left in the fourth quarter. Prudhomme scored on a four-yard touchdown run to increase Wheaton 's lead to 52-0 with 5:58 remaining in the game.

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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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