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Games › 2011 › Sep 10, 2011
Sep 10, 2011 · 7:00 PM · Wheaton, Ill. · Attendance 2,887
Wheaton54–34Albion CollegeW
Head coach Mike Swider · Official box score ↗ · Recap ↗

Line Score

Team1234F
Albion College3187634
Wheaton719141454

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Garrett Meador233174.2%3006048219.4
Griffin Kuhn22100.0%550041331.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Peter Jarrett22783.5118
Garrett Meador8577.1022
Justin Swider6538.8029
Teddy Watkins3279.0010
Griffin Kuhn155.005

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Teddy Watkins913615.1148
Justin Zeller68013.3135
Mark Hiben45513.8127
Peter Jarrett24221.0030
Kolby Kemp12828.0128
Morgan Cook177.007
Jesse Geary155.015
Brannen Dorman122.012

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Scott Roche026612
Peter Jarrett10006
Teddy Watkins10006
Justin Zeller10006
Mark Hiben10006
Kolby Kemp10006
Jesse Geary10006
Brannen Dorman10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jordan Chapman4591.00.0000000
Brian McMullen4150.00.0000000
Micah Markley3250.00.0000000
Brandon Dykstra3250.00.0000000
Austin Driggers2240.00.0000000
Robert Ramsay3140.00.0001000
Pat Dansdill2240.00.0000000
Richard Jacobson3031.00.0000000
Sam Burt3030.00.0000110
Oskar Cadena2130.00.0110000
Sam VanHeest1230.00.0000000
JD East1231.00.0000000
Jordan Langs1120.00.0120000
Ryan Foster2020.00.0000000
Brett Anderson2021.00.0000000
Ben Johnson1120.00.0000000
David Seamon1120.00.0000000
John Carnegie0110.00.0004000
Tony Vargyas1010.00.0000000
C.J. Nightingale0000.00.0010000
Jesse Peterson0000.00.0000001

Interceptions

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTDLong
Jordan Langs13434.0034
Oskar Cadena11212.0012

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Scott Roche22100.0%460

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Sam Cote26834.03820—

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Scott Roche1055655.600

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Micah Markley2178.5013
Teddy Watkins144.004

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Teddy Watkins613823.0029

Scoring Summary

1st 12:30ALBION - Justin Hunter 37 yd field goal 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:30
1st 07:23WHEATON - Dorman 2 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:58
2nd 14:18ALBION - Charles Young 33 yd fumble recovery (Justin Hunter kick failed)
2nd 12:46WHEATON - Jarrett 1 yd run (Roche kick), 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:25
2nd 07:45WHEATON - Roche 27 yd field goal 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 3:23
2nd 07:31ALBION - Clinton Orr 93 yd kickoff return (Justin Hunter kick failed)
2nd 03:03WHEATON - Roche 46 yd field goal 10 plays, 26 yards, TOP 4:19
2nd 01:07ALBION - Brian Spencer 34 yd pass from Spencer Krauss (Spencer Krauss pass failed) 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:50
2nd 00:27WHEATON - Zeller 35 yd pass from Meador (Meador pass failed) 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:34
3rd 09:50WHEATON - Hiben 16 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 3 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:23
3rd 06:53WHEATON - Kemp 28 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:02
3rd 00:08ALBION - Clinton Orr 1 yd run (Justin Hunter kick), 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:33
4th 12:10WHEATON - Watkins 48 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:50
4th 02:05WHEATON - Geary 5 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 9 plays, 84 yards, TOP 5:23
4th 00:00ALBION - J.C. Cruse 4 yd pass from Spencer Krauss (Justin Hunter kick blocked) 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:00

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonAlbion College
Total3015
Rushing165
Passing138
Penalty12
Total (Net)20673
Attempts4129
Avg. Per Rush5.02.5
Rushing TDs11
Yds. Gained24687
Yds. Lost4014
Total (Net)355216
Comp.-Att.-Int.25 - 33 - 015 - 32 - 2
Att.10.86.8
Comp.14.214.4
TDs62
Yards561289
Plays7461
Play7.584.74
Fumbles - Lost3 - 11 - 0
Penalties - Yds.9 - 1083 - 19
Punts - Yds.2 - 684 - 160
Punt00
Inside 2020
50+ Yds.00
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch00
Total - Yds.10 - 5566 - 323
Kickoff55.653.8
Touchbacks00
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs3 - 21 - 01 - 0 - 0
Return7.00.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs6 - 138 - 010 - 237 - 1
Return23.023.7
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs2-46-00-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-01-33-1
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time33:2526:35
3rd. Down Conv.7 of 113 of 12
4th. Down Conversions0 of 03 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances5 - 53 - 4
Sacks: Total - Yds.0 - 01 - 7
PAT: Total - Made6 - 61 - 4
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 10 - 1
Field Goals: Total - Made2 - 21 - 1

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

#8-Thunder football team opens season with a 54-34 win against Albion

Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder football team opened its season on Saturday night with a 54-34 victory against Albion College at McCully Stadium. Wheaton, ranked eighth in Division III by D3football.com, is now 1-0 on the year. Albion is now 0-2 on the year.

Tonight's victory marked the 27th consecutive non-conference win in the regular season for the Thunder, a streak that dates back to the 2002 season. Wheaton will return to action next Saturday night at 7 PM when the Thunder travels to UW-Platteville.

Wheaton racked up 561 yards of offense on the night, with 355 passing yards and 206 rushing yards. Albion tallied 289 yards in the game with 216 yards through the air and 73 on the ground.

Senior quarterback Garrett Meador completed 23 of his 31 passing attempts for 300 yards, with six touchdown tosses for the Thunder. The senior tied Wheaton's single-game record of six touchdown passes, that was set previous times by record-holding quarterback Keith Bishop. Meador also ran for 57 yards, as he racked up 357 yards of total offense in the game.

Junior tailback Peter Jarrett led the Thunder ground game with 78 yards on 22 carries, with one touchdown. Senior Teddy Watkins (PICTURED RIGHT) caught nine passes for 136 yards, with one touchdown catch. He also returned six kickoffs for 138 yards – as he totaled 305 all-purpose yards in the game.

Senior linebacker Jordan Chapman (PICTURED RIGHT) tallied nine total tackles to lead the Thunder defense. Brian McMullen, Micah Markley and Brandon Dykstra each recorded five total tackles. Oskar Cadena and Jordan Langs each recorded an interception in the game.

Clinton Orr led Albion with 64 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, along with six kickoff returns for 170 yards, including a 93-yard return for a touchdown. Briton quarterback Spencer Krauss completed 15 of his 32 passing attempts for 216 yards, with two touchdowns. John Lesinski led the Albion defense with 13 tackles, including a tackle for lost yardage (-1 yards).

A 37-yard field goal by the Britons gave the guests and early 3-0 lead, but Wheaton fullback Brannen Dorman caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Meador with 7:23 left in the first quarter to give the Thunder a 7-3 lead.

The two teams went back-and-forth in the second quarter as each team took the lead twice in the quarter. Thunder kicker Scott Roche (PICTURED RIGHT) booted 27-yard and 46-yard field goals in the quarter to help the Thunder cause. Jarrett scored on a one-yard touchdown run in the quarter and Meador threw a 35-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the first half to help the Thunder to a 26-21 lead at halftime.

Wheaton extended its lead in the third quarter thanks to a 16-yard touchdown pass from Meador to freshman Mark Hiben and a 28-yard pass to senior Kolby Kemp. Orr scored a touchdown for Albion late in the third quarter as Wheaton led 47-28 at the end of the third quarter.

Meador threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Watkins early in the fourth quarter and freshman fullback Jesse Geary caught a five-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to extend Wheaton's lead to 54-28. Time expired in the game when Albion's J.C. Cruse caught a four-yard touchdown pass to account for the final score of 54-34.Print Friendly Version

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