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Nov 2, 2013 · 1:00 PM · Decatur, Ill. · CCIW game · Attendance 1,500
Wheaton58–21at Millikin UniversityW
Head coach Mike Swider · Official box score ↗ · Recap ↗

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton1021171058
Millikin University0147021

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Jordan Roberts163447.1%2584339132.0
Reece Butler4580.0%530030169.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Jesse Geary151147.6019
Jacob Furnari79814.0239
Jordan Roberts5367.2013
Justin Swider7253.6121
Danny Puknaitis3124.005
Reece Butler11010.0010
Stephen Seitz122.002

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Hunter Thorson410325.8139
Matt Mitchell46015.0123
David Washko25527.5235
David Sjelin23718.5030
Mark Bernsdorff11313.0013
Jacob Furnari11212.0012
Jesse Geary199.009
Austin Langemeier273.504
Adam Bruere166.006
Stephen Seitz166.006
Justin Swider133.003

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Sam Cote037716
Jacob Furnari200012
David Washko200012
Justin Swider10006
Hunter Thorson10006
Matt Mitchell10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Adam Dansdill6172.02.0101000
Ben Benton4260.00.0001000
Jordan Higgins6061.00.0000000
Brett Anderson2350.50.5000000
Jared Todd4152.02.0001000
Dominic Barrale2240.00.0000000
Bobby Pugsly3141.50.0000110
Jordan Dornbush2130.00.0000000
Logan McRae1230.00.0000000
David Suominen2130.50.5000000
Jackson Edwards2021.00.0000000
Mitch Warren2021.00.0000000
Austin Brooks1120.00.0000000
Gray Martin2020.00.0000110
Sam Weatherred2021.01.0000000
Mikey Swider0110.00.0000000
Alex Mendez1010.00.0000000
Oskar Cadena1010.00.0000000
Michael Risher1010.00.0000000
Jackson Brown1010.00.0000000
Jesse Geary1010.00.0000000
Wes Cannonier1010.00.0000000
Caleb Ashby0110.00.0000000
Spencer Clark1010.00.0000000
Chris Jenkins1010.00.0000000
Josh Aldrin0110.50.0001000

Interceptions

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTDLong
Brett Anderson133.003

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Sam Cote33100.0%430

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Sam Cote29246.04901—

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Andrew Haines1155650.500

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Justin Swider15757.0057
Jacob Furnari2157.5014
C.J. Nightingale1-10-10.000

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Justin Swider13131.0031
Jacob Furnari12525.0025
Austin Brooks100.000

Scoring Summary

1st 08:21WHEATON - Thorson, Hunter 39 yd pass from Roberts, Jordan (Cote, Sam kick) 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:21
1st 00:38WHEATON - Cote, Sam 25 yd field goal 14 plays, 57 yards, TOP 6:00
2nd 10:28MILLIKIN - Sanders 19 yd pass from Pippin (Volpert kick) 5 plays, 31 yards, TOP 1:18
2nd 09:14WHEATON - Washko, David 35 yd pass from Roberts, Jordan (Cote, Sam kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:11
2nd 06:47WHEATON - Furnari, Jacob 11 yd run (Cote, Sam kick), 4 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:03
2nd 02:29MILLIKIN - Dunning 3 yd pass from Pippin (Volpert kick) 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:28
2nd 00:29WHEATON - Washko, David 20 yd pass from Roberts, Jordan (Cote, Sam kick) 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:52
3rd 07:36MILLIKIN - Dunning 1 yd run (Volpert kick), 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:32
3rd 05:45WHEATON - Mitchell, Matt 23 yd pass from Roberts, Jordan (Cote, Sam kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:06
3rd 04:14WHEATON - Cote, Sam 43 yd field goal 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 1:16
3rd 02:00WHEATON - Furnari, Jacob 39 yd run (Cote, Sam kick), 3 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:12
4th 14:00WHEATON - Swider, Justin 21 yd run (Cote, Sam kick), 2 plays, 28 yards, TOP 0:49
4th 04:38WHEATON - Cote, Sam 35 yd field goal 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:13

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonMillikin University
Total3012
Rushing173
Passing127
Penalty12
Total (Net)28660
Attempts4242
Avg. Per Rush6.81.4
Rushing TDs31
Yds. Gained303131
Yds. Lost1771
Total (Net)311137
Comp.-Att.-Int.20 - 39 - 313 - 28 - 1
Att.8.04.9
Comp.15.610.5
TDs42
Yards597197
Plays8170
Play7.42.8
Fumbles - Lost1 - 16 - 2
Penalties - Yds.12 - 1124 - 30
Punts - Yds.2 - 928 - 306
Punt46.038.2
Inside 2002
50+ Yds.00
Touchbacks10
Fair Catch03
Total - Yds.11 - 5564 - 193
Kickoff50.548.3
Touchbacks01
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs4 - 62 - 01 - 6 - 0
Return15.56.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs3 - 56 - 011 - 144 - 0
Return18.713.1
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 3 - 03 - 63 - 0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time31:3228:28
3rd. Down Conv.5 of 155 of 16
4th. Down Conversions2 of 21 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances4 - 53 - 3
Sacks: Total - Yds.6 - 500 - 0
PAT: Total - Made7 - 73 - 3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made3-30-0

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

#19-ranked Thunder football rolls to 58-21 victory over Millikin

Decatur, Ill.- The Wheaton Thunder football team rebounded from last week's loss to defeat the Millikin Big Blue 58-21 in Decatur on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, the Thunder improve to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the CCIW while Millikin falls to 1-7 overall and 0-5 in conference play. Wheaton will host North Central next week at McCully Stadium for Family Weekend and the annual Battle for the Little Brass Bell.

Wheaton held a 400-yard advantage in total offense in the game, outgaining the Big Blue 597-197. The Thunder ran for 286 yars and threw for 311. Millikin was held to just 60 yards on 42 rushing attempts and threw for 137 yards.

Jesse Geary (PICTURED RIGHT) led the rushing attack for the Thunder with 114 yards on 15 carries. Jacob Furnari carried seven times for 98 yards and a pair of touchdowns, finishing with a 14 yard average per carry. Jordan Roberts was 16-34 passing for 258 yards and four touchdowns and was also intercepted three times. Hunter Thorson caught four passes for 103 yards and a touchdown to lead Wheaton in receiving. David Washko caught two passes for 55 yards and both were touchdowns. Matt Mitchell caught four balls for 60 yards and touchdown.

Wheaton got on the board first in the first quarter when Thorson broke free up the middle and made a one-handed catch on his way to a 39-yard touchdown pass. The Thunder added to their lead with a 25-yard field goal by Sam Cote to make the score 10-0 after a quarter.

Millikin took advantage of a Wheaton turnover that led to a short field and got onto the scoreboard at the 10:28 mark of the second quarter with 19-yard touchdown pass from Nick Pippin to Taylor Sanders. Pippin was 12-27 on the day for 131 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

Wheaton answered just 74 seconds later after Millikin failed to recover an onside kick, Wheaton went 48 yards on four plays, capping the drive with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Roberts to Washko to give Wheaton a 17-7 lead. Following a fumble recovery by Brett Anderson, Furnari's 11-yard touchdown run gave Wheaton a 24-7 lead. Anderson (PICTURED LEFT) also intercepted a pass to go with five tackles.

A fumbled punt return by the Thunder set Millikin up with a short field and the Big Blue capped a four-play, five-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown pass from Pippin to Sean Dunning to cut the lead to 24-14 with 2:29 left in the first half. Dunning would later add a one-yard touchdown run. All three of Millikin's scoring drives came off of Wheaton turnovers.

The Thunder took just two minutes to drive 75 yards on five plays, capping the drive with a diving touchdown catch by Washko to take a 31-14 lead into halftime.

Dunning's touchdown run cut the Thunder lead back to 31-21 before Wheaton scored the game's final 27 points. Sam Cote's 43-yard field goal started the run and Furnari's 39-yard run made the score 41-21. Justin Swider broke free for a 21-yard touchdown run and Cote capped the scoring with a 35-yard field goal to provide the final 58-21 spread.

Adam Dansdill (PICTURED RIGHT) led the Wheaton defense with seven tackles including two sacks and a forced fumble. Jordan Higgins had six tackles and Jared Todd also recorded two sacks for the Thunder. Dominic Barrale was credited with a special teams fumble recovery for Wheaton.

Wheaton's next game will be on Saturday, November 9 when the Thunder host #4-North Central in the Battle for the Little Brass Bell at McCully Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 PM.Print Friendly Version

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