Summary
Wheaton beat Wabash College 59–28 on the road in Crawfordsville, Ind. on Saturday, November 29, 2008. It was the twelfth of 14 games logged in 2008 — second round of that year's NCAA Division III playoffs, and it left Wheaton at 10-2. It was the twelfth meeting with Wabash College, after which Wheaton led the series 8-4. Mike Swider was in his 13th season as head coach.
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 59 |
| Wabash College | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Player Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Norris | 21 | 30 | 70.0% | 277 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 184.9 |
| Kyle Bradley | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 23 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 31.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Gingg | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 1 | 13 |
| Kyle Bradley | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Sean Norris | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Andrew Hershey | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | 9 |
| Brady Wright | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pokorny | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 2 | 24 |
| Freddy Ellis | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 30 |
| Danny Hindman | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Teddy Watkins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| JJ Clark | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Lake | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Charlie Antal | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rocky Gingg | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Scoring
| Player | TD | FGM | PAT | PATA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pokorny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tim Ellingsen | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Rocky Gingg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sean Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andrew Hershey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Freddy Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jeff Lake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hollett | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Langs | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kuenzle | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Meeh | 1 | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| JD East | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hart | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Reyes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dozeman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Campbell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Woodward | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Notch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Martin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Theobald | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Langs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Schirman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Pagh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic O'Neal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Lutes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lindberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Roszkowiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Root | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Woodward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals
| Player | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ellingsen | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 22 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Norris | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | — |
Kickoffs
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ellingsen | 10 | 573 | 57.3 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Ittersagen | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 1 | 70 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hershey | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Pete Ittersagen | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Ric Radcliffe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Pokorny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | Wheaton | Wabash College |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 28 | 19 |
| Rushing | 11 | 2 |
| Passing | 15 | 13 |
| Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 204 | 36 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 23 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 213 | 76 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 9 | 40 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 300 | 230 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 22-33-2 | 22-43-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.1 | 5.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.6 | 10.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 504 | 266 |
| Total offense plays | 70 | 66 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.2 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-86 | 6-47 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 1-41 | 6-189 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.0 | 31.5 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 41.0 | 16.7 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 10-573 | 5-242 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 57.3 | 48.4 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 35.9 | 38.4 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Average Per Return | 10.0 | 21.4 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 2-16-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 33:38 | 26:22 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 7-7 | 4-5 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-16 | 1-5 |
| PAT Kicks | 8-8 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Scoring
| 1st 10:27 | WABP - Evan Sobecki 1 yd run (S. Whitehead kick) |
| 1st 07:02 | WHEATON - Lake, Jeff 12 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 1st 05:54 | WHEATON - Ittersagen, P. 70 yd punt return (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 10:44 | WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 7 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 05:30 | WHEATON - Pokorny, Alex 14 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 2nd 00:46 | WABP - Kody LeMond 4 yd pass from Matt Hudson (Drew Oehler kick) |
| 3rd 10:45 | WHEATON - Ellingsen, Tim 22 yd field goal |
| 3rd 05:58 | WHEATON - Ellis, Freddy 30 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 3rd 01:45 | WHEATON - Pokorny, Alex 19 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 4th 14:11 | WHEATON - Norris, Sean 1 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 4th 09:52 | WABP - Bobby Kimp 2 yd run (S. Whitehead kick) |
| 4th 04:23 | WHEATON - Hershey, Andrew 9 yd run (Ellingsen, Tim kick) |
| 4th 01:39 | WABP - Brock Graham 16 yd pass from Matt Hudson (Drew Oehler kick) |
Coverage
Wheaton to travel to Wabash for NCAA Playoff Second Round action
The Wheaton College football team will be playing at Wabash College in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs on Saturday, November 29. The game will kickoff at 12 PM (EST) at Hollett Little Giant Stadium in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
The Wheaton football team earns a 59-28 victory at Wabash in the NCAA Playoffs' Second Round
Crawfordsville, Ind . – The Wheaton College football team played well in all facets of the game to earn a 59-28 victory at Wabash College on Saturday afternoon in a Second Round game of the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
These 2 stories were matched to this game by quoting the final score, or by naming Wabash College in the week of the game — follow any of them to the publisher that wrote it.
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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