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Sep 19, 2009 · 7:00 PM · Wheaton, Ill. · Attendance 3,263
Wheaton54–3Concordia University (Wis.)W
Head coach Mike Swider · Recap ↗

Line Score

Team1234F
Concordia University (Wis.)00033
Wheaton202014054

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Sean Norris121963.2%2404195228.2
Jordan Roberts4850.0%661023160.6
Garrett Meador11100.0%5005142.0
Griffin Kuhn010.0%00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Rocky Gingg15775.1015
Charlie Velling12665.5214
Brady Wright9465.1014
Joey Skogen6254.2013
Sean Norris12222.0122
Jordan Roberts2-1-0.501
Griffin Kuhn1-1-1.000

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Freddy Ellis210753.5295
Berttucci. Mike24120.5239
Austin Zoerhof33913.0018
Teddy Watkins4358.8013
JJ Clark13434.0034
Charlie Antal22914.5123
Danny Hindman2199.5012
Justin Zeller177.007

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Charlie Velling200012
Freddy Ellis200012
Berttucci. Mike200012
Sean Norris10006
Charlie Antal10006
Scott Roche00575
Tom Aagaard00111

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jordan Chapman3361.01.0000100
Brian McMullen4153.00.0000000
Jon Sesso3250.00.0000000
Ryan Hoyt3140.00.0010000
Jordan Langs2240.00.0000000
Brian Hollett2240.00.0010000
Buddy Legens3030.00.0000000
Tim Shaw2130.00.0000000
Robert Ramsay2132.51.5000100
Austin Driggers1230.00.0000010
Charley Mitchell1230.00.0001000
JD East1120.00.0001000
Richard Jacobson1120.50.5001000
Billy Linscott1010.00.0000000
Steven Lutes1011.01.0000000
John Carnegie1010.00.0000000
Nick Theobald1010.00.0000000
Cory Hart1010.00.0000000
Brian Leffler1010.00.0000000
Andy McClain0110.00.0000000
Bryan McBroom0110.00.0000000
David Seamon0110.00.0000000

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Jeffrey Peltz11717.01700—
Sean Norris16868.06801—

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Scott Roche848660.800
Dan DeMerchant14747.000

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Justin Zeller23417.0023
Teddy Watkins4174.2011
Micah Markley11414.0014

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Jon Sesso25125.5028

Scoring Summary

1st 13:07WHEATON - Norris, Sean 22 yd run (Roche, Scott kick)
1st 09:54WHEATON - Ellis, Freddy 95 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Roche, Scott kick failed)
1st 01:25WHEATON - Berttucci. Mike 2 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Roche, Scott kick)
2nd 13:51WHEATON - Velling, Charlie 8 yd run (Roche, Scott kick)
2nd 05:45WHEATON - Berttucci. Mike 39 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Roche, Scott kick failed)
2nd 00:06WHEATON - Ellis, Freddy 12 yd pass from Norris, Sean (Roche, Scott kick)
3rd 06:23WHEATON - Velling, Charlie 4 yd run (Roche, Scott kick)
3rd 02:21WHEATON - Antal, Charlie 23 yd pass from Roberts, Jordan (Aagaard, Tom kick)

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonConcordia University (Wis.)
FIRST DOWNS278
Rushing140
Passing128
Penalty10
NET YARDS RUSHING23330
Rushing Attempts4726
Average Per Rush5.01.2
Rushing Touchdowns30
Yards Gained Rushing24459
Yards Lost Rushing1129
NET YARDS PASSING31195
Completions-Attempts-Int17-29-114-24-0
Average Per Attempt10.74.0
Average Per Completion18.36.8
Passing Touchdowns50
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS544125
Total offense plays7650
Average Gain Per Play7.22.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost1-04-1
Penalties: Number-Yards3-202-30
PUNTS-YARDS2-8510-307
Average Yards Per Punt42.530.7
Net Yards Per Punt32.524.2
Inside 2001
Touchbacks10
Fair catch01
KICKOFFS-YARDS9-5332-128
Average Yards Per Kickoff59.264.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff43.938.5
Touchbacks00
Average Per Return25.515.3
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD0-0-01-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time31:3228:28
Red-Zone Scores-Chances4-50-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards4-281-1
PAT Kicks6-80-0
Field Goals0-01-1

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

The Thunder football team earns a decisive 54-3 victory against Concordia (Wis.)

Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder football team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on Saturday night in a decisive 54-3 victory against Concordia (Wis.). Wheaton led 20-0 after one quarter of play and the hosts doubled their lead to 40-0 at halftime. Wheaton reached the end zone on its first four drives of the game.

Wheaton, ranked fourth in this week's D3football.com Top-25 poll, is now 2-0 on the year, the Falcons fall to 0-3 for the season. Wheaton will host Hope College on Saturday night at 7 PM.

The Thunder racked up 544 yards of total offense, passing for 311 yards, with 233 rushing yards. A stingy Wheaton defense held the Falcons' offense to just 125 yards, with only 30 ground yards and 95 passing yards.

Thunder quarterback Sean Norris completed 12 of his 19 passing attempts, for 240 yards, with four touchdown tosses. Norris also ran for a 22-yard touchdown score. Junior tailback Rocky Gingg carried the ball 15 times for 77 yards and sophomore Charlie Velling ran the ball 12 times for 66 yards, with two touchdown runs. Senior receiver Freddy Ellis carried the ball two times for 107 yards, with two touchdown catches. Senior tight end Mike Berttucci also caught two touchdown passes on his two receptions for 41 yards.

Linebacker Jordan Chapman led the Wheaton defense, with a team-high six total tackles, including a quarterback sack (-9 yards) and a forced fumble. Brian McMullen and Jon Sesso each recorded five total tackles, as McMullen made three tackles for lost yardage (-9 yards).

Concordia quarterback Thomas Pacchiloi completed 14 of his 24 passing attempts for 95 yards. Danny Kilps caught six passes for 65 yards. Zac Wielepski and Paul Metcalfe each recorded nine total tackles to lead the Concordia defense.

Wheaton's first score of the night was a 22-yard touchdown run by Norris for a 7-0 Thunder lead with 13:07 left in the opening quarter. The Thunder scored on the first play of the next drive, as Norris hit Ellis for a 95-yard touchdown pass to increase the Wheaton lead to 13-0, with 9:54 left in the first quarter. Wheaton's third score in the first quarter came with 1:25 left in the period when Norris threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Berttucci for a 20-0 Wheaton lead.

Charlie Velling scored his first collegiate touchdown on an eight-yard score, with 13:51 left in the second quarter to give the hosts a 27-0 lead. Norris again connected with Berttucci, this time on a 39-yard touchdown pass with 5:45 left in the first half to extend Wheaton's lead to 33-0. Norris threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ellis with six-seconds left in the first half to account for Wheaton's 40-0 halftime lead.

Velling reached the end zone again, when he scored on a four-yard touchdown run with 6:23 remaining in the third quarter for a 47-0 Wheaton lead. Wheaton's final score of the game came with 2:21 left in the third quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from freshman Jordan Roberts to junior Charlie Antal. Concordia's lone points of the game came with 13:42 remaining in the contest when the Falcons booted a 40-yard field goal to account for the 54-3 final score.

PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE GAME

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