56Wheaton
28North Park University
Summary
Wheaton beat North Park University 56–28 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, October 4, 2008. It was the fourth of 14 games logged in 2008, and it left Wheaton at 4-0. It was the 40th meeting with North Park University, after which Wheaton led the series 35-5. Mike Swider was in his 13th season as head coach.
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park University | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Wheaton | 14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
Player Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Norris | 17 | 18 | 94.4% | 239 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 261.0 |
| Kyle Bradley | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 73.9 |
| Ric Radcliffe | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 192.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Gingg | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 3 | 16 |
| Andrew Hershey | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 1 | 22 |
| Ric Radcliffe | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Freddy Ellis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Brady Wright | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Roche | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Norris | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kyle Bradley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pokorny | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 2 | 14 |
| Mike Berttucci | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | 49 |
| Danny Hindman | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Freddy Ellis | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Dan Svendson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Teddy Watkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Charlie Antal | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Austin Zoerhof | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Scoring
| Player | TD | FGM | PAT | PATA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Gingg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Alex Pokorny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tim Ellingsen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Andrew Hershey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sean Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Berttucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Matthew Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kuenzle | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hart | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Pagh | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Meeh | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Roszkowiak | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lindberg | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Theisen | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Woodward | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hollett | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Ryan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Martin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Lutes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Schirman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dozeman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Langs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Notch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Langs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Reyes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dougan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Theobald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Leffler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Langs | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cory Hart | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McMullen | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — |
Kickoffs
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ellingsen | 8 | 530 | 66.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott Roche | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Ittersagen | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 26 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Watkins | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 | 63 |
| Tyler Langs | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| JJ Clark | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | Wheaton | North Park University |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 28 | 18 |
| Rushing | 10 | 4 |
| Passing | 17 | 13 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 229 | 59 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 26 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 241 | 78 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 12 | 19 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 290 | 346 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 21-26-0 | 22-39-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 11.2 | 8.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.8 | 15.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 519 | 405 |
| Total offense plays | 67 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-80 | 4-28 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 1-40 | 3-94 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.0 | 31.3 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 40.0 | 19.7 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 9-579 | 5-244 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 64.3 | 48.8 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 49.4 | 20.0 |
| Touchbacks | 3 | 0 |
| Average Per Return | 28.8 | 14.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-44-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:10 | 30:36 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 6-8 | 2-3 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-9 | 0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 8-8 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Scoring
| 1st 10:37 | WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 1 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 1st 03:33 | WHEATON - Berttucci, Mike 49 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 12:14 | NPUFB - Cochiaro, Sam 95 yd pass from Wood, Shelby (Wery, Andrew kick) |
| 2nd 10:58 | WHEATON - Pokorny, Alex 12 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 07:55 | WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 1 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 01:06 | WHEATON - Pokorny, Alex 12 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 3rd 10:58 | WHEATON - Norris, Sean 3 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 3rd 07:06 | WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 11 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 3rd 04:54 | NPUFB - Cochiaro, Sam 58 yd pass from Wood, Shelby (Wery, Andrew kick) |
| 3rd 01:21 | WHEATON - Hershey, Andrew 22 yd run (Griffiths, Matt kick) |
| 4th 11:44 | NPUFB - Cochiaro, Sam 5 yd pass from Wood, Shelby (Wery, Andrew kick) |
| 4th 05:49 | NPUFB - Dybdahl, Jeremy 8 yd pass from Wood, Shelby (Wery, Andrew kick) |
Coverage
Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics
Sixth-ranked Thunder opens conference play in a 56-28 win against North Park
Head coach Mike Swider becomes only the second football coach in Wheaton history to achieve 100 career victories
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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