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Aug 30, 2012 · 7:00 PM · Wheaton, Ill. · Attendance 3,156
Wheaton48–7Benedictine UniversityW
Head coach Mike Swider · Official box score ↗ · Recap ↗

Line Score

Team1234F
Benedictine University00077
Wheaton131471448

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Jordan Roberts141877.8%1563033205.6
Garrett Meador81650.0%1332147148.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Peter Jarrett131078.2246
Justin Swider13947.2016
Griffin Kuhn12020.0020
Jordan Roberts4174.208
Garrett Meador11010.0010
David Washko199.009

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Morgan Cook510521.0147
Mark Hiben77210.3223
Griffin Kuhn12323.0023
David Washko22311.5014
Peter Jarrett12323.0023
Justin Swider11313.0013
James Houck2115.519
Grayson Roberts11111.0111
Hunter Thorson284.005

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Peter Jarrett200012
Mark Hiben200012
Morgan Cook10006
James Houck10006
Grayson Roberts10006
Sam Cote00676

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Pat Dansdill3471.00.0000000
Garrett Cook3361.50.0010000
Brandon Dykstra3360.00.0000000
Matt McReynolds5050.00.0020000
Brett Anderson4152.00.0000000
Ryan Callahan3140.00.0000000
Jared Todd4041.00.0000000
Ryan Kerns2241.01.0001000
Sam Burt2131.00.0000000
Jackson Edwards3030.00.0000000
Adam Dansdill2130.00.0000000
Jordan Higgins3031.01.0000000
C.J. Nightingale2020.00.0100000
Ben Johnson1120.00.0000000
Derek Simpson1120.00.0000000
David Suominen2021.00.0000000
Mark Hiben1010.00.0000000
Kai Libby0110.00.0000000
Garrett Meador1010.00.0000000
Tony Vargyas0110.50.0000000
Jesse Geary1010.00.0000000
Mitch Warren0110.00.0000000
Tim Durham1010.00.0000000
Chad Reitz0110.00.0000000
Oskar Cadena0000.00.0010000

Interceptions

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTDLong
C.J. Nightingale100.000

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Sam Cote010.0%—0

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Sam Cote14040.04000—

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Sam Cote847158.900

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
C.J. Nightingale3103.308

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Justin Swider29547.5053

Scoring Summary

1st 11:30WHEATON - Jarrett 8 yd run (Cote kick blocked), 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:30
1st 06:19WHEATON - Hiben 3 yd pass from Meador (Cote kick) 4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:21
2nd 13:39WHEATON - Hiben 23 yd pass from Meador (Cote kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:04
2nd 09:54WHEATON - Jarrett 8 yd run (Cote kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:58
3rd 03:58WHEATON - Cook, M. 33 yd pass from Roberts, J. (Cote kick) 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:23
4th 12:59WHEATON - Houck 2 yd pass from Roberts, J. (Cote kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:01
4th 06:23WHEATON - Roberts, G. 11 yd pass from Roberts, J. (Cote kick) 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:44
4th 00:36BENUFB - Schultz, Cyle 4 yd run (Stolarski, LJ kick), 13 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:42

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonBenedictine University
Total2912
Rushing126
Passing155
Penalty21
Total (Net)25651
Attempts3434
Avg. Per Rush7.51.5
Rushing TDs21
Yds. Gained25798
Yds. Lost147
Total (Net)289127
Comp.-Att.-Int.22 - 34 - 116 - 29 - 1
Att.8.54.4
Comp.13.17.9
TDs50
Yards545178
Plays6863
Play8.02.8
Fumbles - Lost2 - 11 - 0
Penalties - Yds.2 - 254 - 38
Punts - Yds.1 - 409 - 320
Punt40.035.6
Inside 2001
50+ Yds.02
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch01
Total - Yds.8 - 4712 - 116
Kickoff58.958.0
Touchbacks00
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs3 - 10 - 01 - 4 - 0
Return3.34.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 95 - 08 - 150 - 0
Return47.518.8
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 0 - 01 - 1 - 0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards035
Poss. Time26:4233:18
3rd. Down Conv.6 of 94 of 16
4th. Down Conversions1 of 12 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances5 - 61 - 3
Sacks: Total - Yds.2 - 150 - 0
PAT: Total - Made6 - 71 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made0-10-0

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

#15-Thunder football team opens 2012 with a 48-7 win against Benedictine

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team (1-0) opened the 2012 campaign with a 48-7 victory against Benedictine University (0-1) at McCully Stadium. The Thunder led the Eagles 27-0 at halftime en route to its 30th straight victory in non-conference play during the regular season. Wheaton, ranked 15th in the preseason D3football.com Top-25 poll, will travel to Albion College next Saturday for a 1 PM (EDT) kickoff against the Britons.

The Thunder tallied 545 yards of total offense, with 289 passing yards and 256 rushing yards. The Thunder recorded 68 plays on the night, averaging eight yards per play. Benedictine had 178 yards of offense in the game, with 51 rushing yards and 127 yards through the air.

Senior tailback Peter Jarrett ran for 107 yards, on 13 carries, with a pair of touchdowns to lead the Thunder offense. Justin Swider carried the ball 13 times for 94 yards. Senior receiver Morgan Cook (PICTURED LEFT) caught five passes for 105 yards, with a touchdown catch. Sophomore receiver Mark Hiben grabbed seven catches for 72 yards, with two TD grabs. The Thunder utilized two quarterbacks throughout the game as Jordan Roberts completed 14 of his 18 passing attempts for 156 yards, with three TD tosses. Garrett Meador was 8-for-16, for 133 yards, with two touchdown tosses.

Senior linebacker Pat Dansdill (PICTURED RIGHT) tallied a team-high seven total tackles, including a tackle for lost yardage to lead the Thunder defense. Brandon Dykstra and Garrett Cook each registered six total tackles. Brett Anderson recorded five total tackles, including two tackles for lost yardage (-25 yards). Matt McReynolds made five solo tackles, with two passes broken-up.

Benedictine quarterback Cyle Schultz completed 16 of his 29 passing attempts for 127 yards and he scored the Eagles' lone touchdown with a four-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Chris Schultz caught six passes for 60 yards. Ryan Stec led the Benedictine defense with 10 total tackles.

Jarrett gave Wheaton a 6-0 lead on an eight-yard touchdown run with 11:30 left to play in the first quarter. Wheaton's next two plays were touchdown passes from Meador to Hiben, the first a three-yard connection and the second a 23-yard TD toss to extend Wheaton's lead to 20-0 early in the second quarter. Jarrett reached the endzone again on an eight-yard run with 9:54 remaining in the first half to give Wheaton a 27-0 lead it would hold at halftime.

Morgan Cook caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Roberts with 3:58 left in the third quarter to extend Wheaton's lead to 34-0. Roberts added a two-yard touchdown pass and an 11-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to increase the hosts' advantage to 48-0. Schultz scored Benedictine's lone touchdown with 36- seconds remaining in the game.

DAILY HERALD RECAP OF THURSDAY'S WIN

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