37Wheaton
15Millikin University
2008 season · Game 6 of 14
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Wheaton vs Millikin University

Saturday, October 18, 2008Home · McCully Stadium · Wheaton, Ill.Attendance 2,776

Summary

Wheaton beat Millikin University 37–15 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, October 18, 2008. It was the sixth of 14 games logged in 2008, and it left Wheaton at 6-0. It was the 54th meeting with Millikin University, after which Wheaton led the series 29-25. Mike Swider was in his 13th season as head coach.

Line Score

Team1234F
Millikin University0001515
Wheaton7761737

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Sean Norris183354.5%2861248125.2
Kyle Bradley11100.0%411041774.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Rocky Gingg15332.227
Andrew Hershey4287.0014
Dan Newman7202.906
Sean Norris6152.5111
Jeff Lake122.002

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Andy McClain511422.8048
Alex Pokorny47318.2038
Charlie Antal14141.0141
Mike Berttucci33913.0025
Jeff Lake12727.0127
Danny Hindman2157.508
Freddy Ellis11212.0012
Rocky Gingg263.008

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Rocky Gingg200012
Tim Ellingsen01457
Sean Norris10006
Jeff Lake10006
Charlie Antal10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Stephen Pagh39120.00.0000100
Pete Ittersagen3470.50.0010000
Grant Roszkowiak1560.50.0010000
Ben Kuenzle3250.00.0002000
Mike McKinney2351.00.0000100
Jordan Schirman2350.50.0010011
Jon Ryan2240.50.0002000
Tyler Langs2240.50.0100000
Shane Woodward3030.00.0010000
Chase Campbell2130.50.0000000
Brian Hollett2130.00.0000000
Cory Hart1120.00.0000000
Daniel Meeh1120.00.0000000
Eric Theisen1121.00.0022000
Jon Sesso1010.00.0000000
Aaron Reyes1011.01.0011000
Rocky Gingg1010.00.0000000
Charlie Antal1010.00.0000000
Steven Lutes0110.00.0000000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Tyler Langs166.006

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Tim Ellingsen11100.0%210

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Sean Norris414235.54010—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Scott Roche634156.800
Tim Ellingsen16767.000

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Ric Radcliffe12121.0021
Pete Ittersagen100.000

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Pete Ittersagen15353.0053
Alex Pokorny14747.0047
Dan Newman100.000

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonMillikin University
FIRST DOWNS1914
Rushing63
Passing1310
Penalty01
NET YARDS RUSHING9782
Rushing Attempts3428
Average Per Rush2.92.9
Rushing Touchdowns31
Yards Gained Rushing110111
Yards Lost Rushing1329
NET YARDS PASSING327224
Completions-Attempts-Int19-34-220-43-1
Average Per Attempt9.65.2
Average Per Completion17.211.2
Passing Touchdowns21
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS424306
Total offense plays6871
Average Gain Per Play6.24.3
Fumbles: Number-Lost0-03-1
Penalties: Number-Yards3-302-20
PUNTS-YARDS4-1426-226
Average Yards Per Punt35.537.7
Net Yards Per Punt35.534.2
Inside 2014
Touchbacks00
Fair catch03
KICKOFFS-YARDS7-4083-111
Average Yards Per Kickoff58.337.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff34.43.7
Touchbacks00
Average Per Return33.323.9
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD1-6-02-18-0
Miscellaneous Yards90
Possession Time26:0733:14
Red-Zone Scores-Chances4-42-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards1-82-7
PAT Kicks4-51-1
Field Goals1-10-2

Scoring

1st 07:44WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 5 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick)
2nd 06:48WHEATON - Norris, Sean 11 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick)
3rd 11:15WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 3 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick blockd)
4th 14:03WHEATON - Lake, Jeff 27 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick)
4th 10:55MIL - Hampton, Chris 10 yd pass from Dicken, Andy (Eades, Stephen kick)
4th 09:28WHEATON - Ellingsen, Tim 21 yd field goal
4th 02:02MIL - Fendrich, Drew 6 yd run (Roth, Will rush)
4th 01:40WHEATON - Antal, Charlie 41 yd pass from Bradley, Kyle (Ellingsen, Tim kick)

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

The fourth-ranked Thunder defeats Millikin 37-15

Stephen Pagh led the Thunder defense with a season-high 12 total tackles

Story Links

BOXSCORE

Wheaton, Ill. – The Thunder football team was a 37-15 victor against Millikin University on Saturday night at McCully Stadium. Wheaton, ranked fourth in this week's D3Football.com Top-25 poll, is now 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the CCIW. Millikin falls to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the CCIW.

Wheaton will host the CCIW's other undefeated team next Saturday when eighth-ranked North Central visits McCully Stadium for a 7 PM kickoff in the annual battle for the Little Brass Bell. Next Saturday's game will be broadcast on WETN-radio and WETN-TV in the Wheaton area with streaming video on the internet at http://www.wetn.org Live statistics will also be available online.

Wheaton took a 7-0 lead tonight when sophomore Rocky Gingg (PICTURED RIGHT) scored on a five-yard touchdown run with 7:44 left in the first quarter. Gingg's visit to the end zone culminated an 11-play drive of 81 yards. Quarterback Sean Norris extended Wheaton's lead to 14-0 with 6:48 left in the second quarter when he scored on an 11-yard run to cap a three-play drive of 84 yards. It was Norris' arm that set up his touchdown run when he connected on a 25-yard pass to tight end Mike Berttucci to open the drive and the play before Norris' score was a 48-yard pass from to receiver Andy McClain. Wheaton held a 14-0 edge at halftime.

Wheaton's first drive of the second half concluded with Gingg scoring on a three-yard touchdown run to cap an eight play drive of 33 yards. Senior Pete Ittersagen returned the opening kickoff of the half 53 yards to set up the scoring drive. The following PAT attempt was blocked to account for a 20-0 Wheaton lead.

Wheaton's lead increased to 27-0 when Norris (PICTURED LEFT) connected with fullback Jeff Lake on a 27-yard touchdown toss with 14:03 left in the fourth quarter. Millikin reached the scoreboard when quarterback Andy Dicken threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chris Hampton. Thunder kicker Tim Ellingsen kicked a 21-yard field goal to extend the Wheaton advantage to 30-7 with 9:28 left in the game. Millikin's Drew Fendrich scored on a six-yard run and the Big Blue scored two points on a blocked PAT that was run into the end zone to cut the Thunder lead to 30-15 with 2:02 left in the game. Wheaton's final score of the game a 41-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Kyle Bradley to sophomore receiver Charlie Antal with 1:40 left in the game to account for the 37-15 final score.

Wheaton tallied 424 yards of total offense, with 327 passing yards and 97 rushing yards. Millikin tallied 306 yards of offense, with 224 passing yards and 82 rushing yards.

Norris was 18-for-33 passing, with 286 yards and one touchdown toss. McClain was Wheaton's leading receiver with five catches for a career-high 114 yards. Senior Alex Pokorny caught four passes for 73 yards. Gingg carried the ball 15 times for 33 yards, with two touchdowns.

Senior linebacker Stephen Pagh led the Thunder defense with a season-high 12 total tackles and he added a forced fumble. Ittersagen, Mike McKinney and Grant Roszkowiak each made six total tackles and McKinney forced a fumble. Senior Jordan Schirman (PICTURED RIGHT) made four total tackles; he recovered a fumble and blocked a Millikin field goal attempt in the second quarter. Cornerback Tyler Langs recorded an interception and made four total tackles.

Dicken completed 13 of his 32 passing attempts for the Big Blue, with one touchdown, and an interception. Dicken was Millikin's leading rusher with 32 yards on eight carries. Hampton caught four passes for 68 yards with a touchdown. Sam Jordan led the Millikin defense with 11 total tackles. Kevin Israelson added nine tackles and Bobby Galichio made seven tackles.

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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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