Sep 18, 2010 · 7:00 PM · Wheaton, Ill. · Attendance 3,563
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Line Score

Team1234F
University of Wisconsin-Platteville760720
Wheaton313211451

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Jordan Roberts121770.6%1410026140.3
Garrett Meador91369.2%871033150.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Peter Jarrett9616.8029
Rocky Gingg15523.5310
Joey Skogen44110.2035
Jordan Roberts2105.007
Brady Wright144.004
Scott Roche1-3-3.000
Garrett Meador3-4-1.307

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Teddy Watkins55911.8133
Justin Zeller45112.8022
Freddy Ellis34013.3017
JJ Clark23015.0026
Austin Zoerhof22412.0017
Peter Jarrett2178.5013
Rocky Gingg263.004
Davis Skinner111.001

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Rocky Gingg300018
Scott Roche036615
Teddy Watkins10006
Bryan McBroom10006
Tyler Langs10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Brian McMullen4370.00.0000000
Richard Jacobson4370.00.0000000
Pat Dansdill6061.01.0100000
Tim Shaw5160.00.0030000
Austin Driggers4151.00.0000000
Jordan Langs4150.00.0000000
Mike Dozeman3251.01.0010000
Jordan Chapman2351.51.5000000
Sam VanHeest2240.00.0010000
Tyler Langs2240.00.0030000
Charley Mitchell1340.00.0001000
Cory Hart3030.00.0010000
JD East2130.00.0015000
Robert Ramsay1230.50.5016000
Micah Markley1230.00.0010000
Ben Johnson1120.00.0000000
Ryan Foster1010.00.0000000
Brandon Dykstra1010.00.0001000
David Seamon1010.00.0000000
Adam Bruere0110.00.0000000
Justin Zeller0110.00.0000000
Kyle Notch0110.00.0000000
Bryan McBroom0000.00.0100000

Interceptions

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTDLong
Bryan McBroom17878.0178
Pat Dansdill13333.0033

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Scott Roche3475.0%400

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Tony Vargyas37926.33100

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Scott Roche954160.100

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Tyler Langs312441.3180

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Freddy Ellis36120.3029
Teddy Watkins12121.0021

Scoring Summary

1st 04:22WHEATON - Roche, Scott 39 yd field goal
1st 02:46UWP - Hank McIvor 26 yd run (Zach Litchfield kick)
2nd 14:19UWP - Zach Litchfield 30 yd field goal
2nd 05:21WHEATON - Roche, Scott 28 yd field goal
2nd 01:55WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 1 yd run (Roche, Scott kick)
2nd 00:42UWP - Zach Litchfield 36 yd field goal
2nd 00:00WHEATON - Roche, Scott 40 yd field goal
3rd 11:28WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 2 yd run (Roche, Scott kick)
3rd 05:26WHEATON - Watkins, Teddy 33 yd pass from Meador, Garrett (Roche, Scott kick)
3rd 02:17WHEATON - McBroom, Bryan 78 yd interception return (Roche, Scott kick)
4th 13:34UWP - Nick Anderson 9 yd run (Zach Litchfield kick)
4th 08:32WHEATON - Langs, Tyler 80 yd punt return (Roche, Scott kick)
4th 06:29WHEATON - Gingg, Rocky 1 yd run (Roche, Scott kick)

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville
FIRST DOWNS2124
Rushing97
Passing1116
Penalty11
NET YARDS RUSHING161111
Rushing Attempts3532
Average Per Rush4.63.5
Rushing Touchdowns32
Yards Gained Rushing184156
Yards Lost Rushing2345
NET YARDS PASSING228301
Completions-Attempts-Int21-30-025-56-2
Average Per Attempt7.65.4
Average Per Completion10.912.0
Passing Touchdowns10
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS389412
Total offense plays6588
Average Gain Per Play6.04.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-12-0
Penalties: Number-Yards3-265-46
PUNTS-YARDS3-796-203
Average Yards Per Punt26.333.8
Net Yards Per Punt26.313.2
Inside 2001
50+ Yards00
Touchbacks00
Fair catch21
KICKOFFS-YARDS9-5415-282
Average Yards Per Kickoff60.156.4
Net Yards Per Kickoff43.740.0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD3-124-10-0-0
Average Per Return20.516.4
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD4-82-09-148-0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD2-111-10-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD0-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time25:4334:17
1st Quarter8:216:39
2nd Quarter8:586:02
3rd Quarter4:4210:18
4th Quarter3:4211:18
Third-Down Conversions6 of 127 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions0 of 01 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances5-53-3
Touchdowns3-51-3
Field goals2-52-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards4-292-8
PAT Kicks6-62-2
Field Goals3-42-2

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

Strong second half rolls Wheaton to a 51-20 win against UW-Platteville

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton Thunder football team improved to 2-0 on Saturday night with a 51-20 victory at home against UW-Platteville. Wheaton scored 35 second-half points en route to the victory. UW-Platteville falls to 2-1 on the season.

Tonight's victory extended Wheaton's non-conference winning streak in the regular season to 25 games, dating back to the second game of the 2002 season. Wheaton will close out its non-conference schedule next Saturday at Olivet College (Mich.) with a 6 PM (EST) kickoff against the Comets. Next Saturday's game will be broadcast on WETN radio at 88.1 FM in the Wheaton area and on the internet www.wetn.org.

Wheaton recorded 398 yards of total offense on 65 plays, with 228 passing yards and 161 rushing yards. Sophomore quarterback Jordan Roberts completed 12 of his 17 passing attempts for 141 yards and junior Garrett Meador completed nine of 13 passing attempts for 87 yards with one touchdown pass. Teddy Watkins caught five passes for 49 yards with one touchdown catch. Tailback Peter Jarrett carried the ball nine times for 61 yards, averaging 6.8 yards per carry. Senior Rocky Gingg carried the ball 15 times for 52 yards, with three trips into the end zone.

Richard Jacobson and Brian McMullen each led the Thunder defense with seven total tackles. Sophomore linebacker Pat Dansdill contributed six solo tackles, with a quarterback sack and an interception return of 33 yards. Tim Shaw made six total tackles, with three pass break-ups. Linebacker Jordan Chapman made five total tackles, including 1-1/2 quarterback sacks for 12 yards.

UW-Platteville tallied 412 yards of offense on 88 plays, with 301 passing yards and 111 rushing yards. Hank McIvor led the Pioneers' rushing game with 77 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown run. Quarterback Nick Anderson completed 20 of his 48 passing attempts for 268 yards for UW-Platteville. Paul Pridemore caught seven passes for 76 yards and Lee Vlasak made five catches for 99 yards. Brian Snyder led the Pioneers' defense with 10 tackles.

Junior kicker Scott Roche gave Wheaton a 3-0 lead with a 39-yard field goal with 4:22 remaining in the first quarter. With 2:46 left in the first quarter Hank McIvor reached the end zone for the guests on a 26-yard run that gave the Pioneers a 7-3 lead.

Kicker Zach Litchfield extended the guests' lead to 10-3 with a 30-yard field goal with 14:19 remaining in the first half. Roche booted a 28-yard field goal with 5:21 left in the second quarter to cap an eight-play drive of 69 yards and cut the guests' lead to 10-6. Two plays in the drive that helped to set up the field goal were a 26-yard pass reception by JJ Clark on the opening play of the drive and a 35-yard run to the Pioneers' 15-yardline by Joey Skogen. Wheaton took 13-10 lead when Gingg scored on a one-yard run with 1:55 remaining in the first half to cap a six-play drive of 56 yards. UW-Platteville countered with a 36-yard field goal by Litchfield with 42-seconds left in the first half to tie the game at 13-13. Wheaton got the ball to the Pioneers'20-yard line with seven seconds left in the first half and had a miscue on the second-down kick, so Wheaton got another attempt and Roche booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the hosts the 16-13 lead at halftime.

The UW-Platteville offense opened the second half and the Wheaton defense held them to a three-play drive. On the next Thunder drive, Gingg reached the end zone six plays into the drive to give Wheaton a 23-13 lead with 11:38 remaining in the third quarter. Wheaton extended its lead to 30-13 when Watkins reached the end zone on a 33-yard connection with Meador. Senior cornerback Bryan McBroom returned an interception 78 yards for a touchdown to increase the Thunder advantage to 37-17 with 2:17 left in the third quarter.

UW-Platteville's lone score of the second half came with 13:34 remaining in the game when Nick Anderson scored on a nine-yard run to make it a 37-20 Wheaton lead. Senior Tyler Langs returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown with 8:32 remaining in the game to increase the hosts' lead to 44-20. The last Thunder score of the night was a one-yard run by Gingg with 6:29 left in the game to account for the final score of 51-20. Gingg's touchdown was setup two plays earlier when Dansdill intercepted a pass at the UW-Platteville 37-yard line and returned it 34 yards to the four-yard line.

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