Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
| Carthage | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wheaton Player Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds ▾ | TD | Int | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Chupp | 11 | 18 | 61.1% | 170 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 195.4 |
| Zach Ullrich | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 82 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 164.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hershey | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 1 | 10 |
| Chaz Black | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 1 | 12 |
| Matt Prudhomme | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Zach Ullrich | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Brad Thornton | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Jeremy Chupp | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jamie Aucutt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Daniel Sunday | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fossum | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 1 | 53 |
| Joe Chupp | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 1 | 60 |
| Noah Dreyer | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Brad Thornton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jamie Aucutt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Matt Bradley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jordan Kemper | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chaz Black | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring
| Player | TD | FGM | PAT | PATA | Pts ▾ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ellingsen | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Andrew Hershey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chaz Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Zach Ullrich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Fossum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Noah Dreyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Joe Chupp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jordan Kemper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot ▾ | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk McKenney | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKinney | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Pagh | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Toal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kuenzle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Prudhomme | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Studebaker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim March | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Woodward | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Steinbrueck | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Sundberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Studebaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hershey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lindberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Laizure | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Almanza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Latsha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Ellingsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Griffin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | No ▾ | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Woodward | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | 54 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Field Goals
| Player | FGM ▾ | FGA | Pct | Long | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ellingsen | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 30 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No ▾ | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Norris | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 40 | 1 | 0 | — |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Radcliffe | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Kyle Bradley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 2 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Prudhomme | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Shane Woodward | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring Summary
| 1st 10:34 | WHEATON - Black, Chaz 1 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 1st 07:06 | WHEATON - Fossum, Chris 53 yd pass from Chupp, Jeremy (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 10:02 | CARTHAGE - Denny, Matt 24 yd field goal |
| 2nd 07:46 | WHEATON - Chupp, Joe 60 yd pass from Ullrich, Zach (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 00:27 | WHEATON - Dreyer, Noah 9 yd pass from Chupp, Jeremy (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 3rd 10:25 | WHEATON - Kemper, Jordan 2 yd pass from Chupp, Jeremy (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 3rd 04:19 | WHEATON - Hershey, Andrew 2 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 4th 14:49 | WHEATON - Ullrich, Zach 13 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 4th 05:03 | WHEATON - Ellingsen, Tim 30 yd field goal |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Wheaton | Carthage College |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 26 | 5 |
| Rushing | 15 | 4 |
| Passing | 10 | 1 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 260 | 104 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 24 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 263 | 119 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 3 | 15 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 252 | 58 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-26-0 | 9-25-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.7 | 2.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 18.0 | 6.4 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 512 | 162 |
| Total offense plays | 71 | 49 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.2 | 3.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-43 | 8-62 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-109 | 9-279 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.3 | 31.0 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 34.7 | 26.1 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 0 | 1 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 9-471 | 2-123 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 52.3 | 61.5 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 35.7 | 35.0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Average Per Return | 26.5 | 16.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-69-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:34 | 30:26 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 6-7 | 1-1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 7-7 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Game Recap
Wheaton College Athletics20th-Ranked Thunder earns a 52-3 win at Carthage
Kenosha, Wis. (11/4) – The Wheaton Thunder football team, ranked 20th in Division III by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), earned a 52-3 victory at CCIW rival Carthage College on Saturday afternoon. Wheaton improves to 8-1 on the season and 5-1 in the CCIW; while Carthage is now 6-3 overall and 3-3 in conference play.
With todays win Wheaton remains tied atop the CCIW at 5-1 win along with Augustana and North Central. Augustana was a 31-0 victor at home today against North Park and North Central earned a 47-21 win at Illinois Wesleyan. Each team will conclude the regular season next Saturday at 1 PM, with Wheaton hosting Illinois Wesleyan in its regular season finale. If the three teams remain tied at the conclusion of the regular season, each team would earn a share of the conference championship and North Central would earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs based on the conference's tiebreaker rules.
In today's win at Carthage Wheaton jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead with a one-yard touchdown run by Chaz Black and a 53-yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Chupp to Chris Fossum. Carthage reached the scoreboard early in the second quarter when the Red Men kicked a 24-yard field goal to cut the Thunder lead to 14-3. Wheaton would hold a 28-3 lead at halftime with a 60-yard touchdown pass by Zach Ullrich to Joe Chupp and a nine-yard toss from Jeremy Chupp to Noah Dreyer.
In the third quarter Jeremy Chupp threw a two-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Kemper and sophomore tailback Andrew Hershey reached the endzone on a two-yard touchdown run for a 42-3 Wheaton lead. In the fourth quarter Ullrich scored on a 13-yard run and Tim Ellingsen kicked a 30-yard field goal to account for the 52-3 final score.
Wheaton tallied 512 yards of total offense, with 260 rushing yards and 252 passing yards. Wheaton held Carthage to just 162 yards of total offense, with 104 rushing yards and 58 yards through the air.
Thunder quarterback Jeremy Chupp completed 11 of his 18 passing attempts for 170 yards, with three touchdown tosses. Ullrich completed three of his eight passing attempts for 82 yards with one touchdown and he ran for 34 yards, with one touchdown scamper. Hershey carried the ball 16 times for 73 yards with one touchdown and Black ran for 68 yards on 14 carries, with one touchdown. Fossum caught four passes for 95 yards, with a touchdown and Dreyer recorded 52 receiving yards on four receptions, with a touchdown.
Kirk McKenney led the Thunder Wheaton defense with seven tackles and he added one tackle for lost yardage (-2 yards). Linebacker Mike McKinney recorded five tackles, with a tackle for loss (-1 yards). Pete Ittersagen snatched his team-high fourth interception and Shane Woodward also picked off a Carthage pass. Junior defensive end Andy Studebaker recorded one quarterback sack for -8 yards.