Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana College (IL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wheaton | 13 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 53 |
Wheaton Player Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds ▾ | TD | Int | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Furrow | 16 | 26 | 61.5% | 239 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 164.1 |
| Curtis McWilliams | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 42 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 94.1 |
| Dave Beamer | 4 | 6 | 66.7% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 101.7 |
| Spencer Peterson | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 142.0 |
| Zach Feddeler | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 125.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sola Olateju | 14 | 194 | 13.9 | 2 | 76 |
| TJ Williams | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 1 | 72 |
| Jerome Grey | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 1 | 8 |
| Jaelin Goldsmith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Trey Hanley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Zach Lindquist | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Beamer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spencer Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Furrow | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis McWilliams | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sola Olateju | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 1 | 67 |
| Phillip Nichols | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Chase White | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Zach Lindquist | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Luke Van Dyke | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyler Pace | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Trey Hanley | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Erik Veker | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Scoring
| Player | TD | FGM | PAT | PATA | Pts ▾ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sola Olateju | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Stefan Knoerr | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| TJ Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jerome Grey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Zach Lindquist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyler Pace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot ▾ | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Hoover | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick O'Connell | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Sahly | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fox | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nussbaum | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Killeen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Schwartz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Greenlee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Blazek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Brady | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Scheidt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas McRae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Bates | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Selvaggio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelin Goldsmith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Sigler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Herber | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmarte Arafiles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Ibsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Vargyas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Wiggins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Wiggins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | No ▾ | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals
| Player | FGM ▾ | FGA | Pct | Long | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Knoerr | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 46 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No ▾ | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Feddeler | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | — |
Kickoffs
| Player | No ▾ | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Bowes | 9 | 546 | 60.7 | 1 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Nichols | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 32 |
| Chase White | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds ▾ | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Nichols | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Carter Roberts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
| 1st 13:33 | AUGIE - Stytz 41 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:14 |
| 1st 13:16 | WHEATON - Williams 72 yd run (Sandy pass failed), 1 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:17 |
| 1st 07:49 | WHEATON - Pace 7 yd pass from Furrow (Knoerr kick) 11 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:53 |
| 2nd 04:10 | WHEATON - Knoerr 22 yd field goal 11 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:59 |
| 2nd 01:06 | WHEATON - Olateju 67 yd pass from Furrow (Knoerr kick) 1 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:13 |
| 2nd 00:00 | WHEATON - Knoerr 46 yd field goal 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:37 |
| 3rd 12:51 | WHEATON - Olateju 76 yd run (Knoerr kick), 1 plays, 76 yards, TOP 0:13 |
| 3rd 07:27 | WHEATON - Lindquist 4 yd run (Knoerr kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:48 |
| 3rd 05:30 | WHEATON - Olateju 12 yd run (Knoerr kick failed), 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 0:11 |
| 3rd 01:20 | WHEATON - Grey, J. 8 yd run (Knoerr kick), 4 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:58 |
| 4th 06:34 | AUGIE - Jacobs 13 yd run (Stytz kick), 1 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:10 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Wheaton | Augustana College (IL) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 12 |
| Rushing | 12 | 9 |
| Passing | 12 | 2 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Total (Net) | 322 | 146 |
| Attempts | 34 | 39 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 9.5 | 3.7 |
| Rushing TDs | 5 | 1 |
| Yds. Gained | 335 | 184 |
| Yds. Lost | 13 | 38 |
| Total (Net) | 314 | 75 |
| Comp.-Att.-Int. | 26 - 42 - 0 | 10 - 27 - 1 |
| Att. | 7.5 | 2.8 |
| Comp. | 12.1 | 7.5 |
| TDs | 2 | 0 |
| Yards | 636 | 221 |
| Plays | 76 | 66 |
| Play | 8.4 | 3.3 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| Penalties - Yds. | 9 - 63 | 3 - 17 |
| Punts - Yds. | 2 - 77 | 10 - 318 |
| Punt | 38.5 | 31.8 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 50+ Yds. | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair Catch | 0 | 1 |
| Total - Yds. | 9 - 546 | 3 - 157 |
| Kickoff | 60.7 | 52.3 |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 1 |
| Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs | 6 - 54 - 0 | 2 - 22 - 0 |
| Return | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs | 2 - 25 - 0 | 8 - 116 - 0 |
| Return | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| INT: Total - Yds. - TDs | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Misc. Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Poss. Time | 31:03 | 28:57 |
| 3rd. Down Conv. | 8 of 15 | 3 of 17 |
| 4th. Down Conversions | 2 of 4 | 2 of 3 |
| Red-Zone: Scores - Chances | 5 - 6 | 1 - 3 |
| Sacks: Total - Yds. | 2 - 22 | 1 - 6 |
| PAT: Total - Made | 5 - 6 | 1 - 1 |
| 2PT Conversion: Total - Made | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| Field Goals: Total - Made | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
Game Recap
Wheaton College Athletics#22-Wheaton football team tops Augustana 53-10 at McCully Stadium
Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton Thunder (7-2, 5-2 CCIW) football team defeated Augustana 53-10 on Saturday at McCully Stadium in the home finale for the 2017 Thunder schedule. Wheaton concludes the regular season next Saturday at Carroll University in a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
Wheaton gained a season-high 636 yards of offense, passing for 314 yards with 322 rushing yards. Augustana ran for 146 yards and threw for 75 yards to total 221 yards of offense.
Thunder senior running back Sola Olateju carried the ball 14 times for 194 yards, with two touchdown runs. He also caught three passes for 88 yards with a touchdown catch. Olateju is now just 42 yards shy of Garrett Granberg's 2,963 career rushing yards for second place on Wheaton's all-time rushing list. TJ Williams tallied 77 rushing yards with a touchdown run and Jerome Gray ran for 35 yards with a run into the end zone.
Thunder receiver Phillip Nichols (PICTURED LEFT) caught six passes for 66 yards. Chase White collected four receptions for 58 yards and Zach Lindquist tallied four catches for 52 yards.
Jesse Furrow completed 16 of his 26 passing attempts for 239 yards with two touchdown tosses. Curtis McWilliams was 4-for-8 passing with 42 yards and Dave Beamer had a 4-for-6 passing effort for 25 yards.
Eric Stevenson led the Thunder defense with nine total tackles, including 1-1/2 tackles for loss (-3 yards). Austin Hoover totaled six tackles with a tackle for lost yardage (-3 yards). Patrick O'Connell (PICTURED RIGHT) registered six tackles, including four tackles for loss (-22), with 1-1/2 sacks (-17 yards). Luke Sahly contributed five total tackles with a pass breakup.
Antonio Cannon led the Augustana rushing attack with 60 rushing yards. Danny Giffels led the Augustana defense with 10 tackles. John Kappel recorded seven total tackles for the Vikings.
The Vikings scored the first points of the game with a 41-yard field that gave Augustana a 3-0 lead with 13:33 remaining in the first quarter. Wheaton responded on the first play of the ensuing drive with a 72-yard touchdown run by TJ Williams. Wheaton was unable to convert the PAT attempt that followed Williams' touchdown as the Thunder led 6-3 with 13:16 remaining in the opening quarter. Furrow connected with Tyler Pace on a seven-yard touchdown pass to increase Wheaton's lead to 13-3 with 7:49 remaining in the first quarter.
Thunder kicker Stefan Knoerr (PICTURED RIGHT) booted a 22-yard field with 4:10 remaining in the first half to extend the hosts' lead to 16-3. Olateju connected with Jesse Furrow on a 67-yard touchdown pass to give the Thunder a 23-3 lead with 1:06 left in the first half. Knoerr booted a 46-yard field as time expired to end the first half with Wheaton leading 26-3.
Olateju broke free for a 76-yard touchdown run with 12:51 remaining in the third quarter that increased Wheaton's lead to 33-3. Zach Lindquist's four-yard touchdown run with 7:27 remaining in the third quarter gave Wheaton a 40-3 lead. Olateju's third touchdown of the day was a 12-yard touchdown with 5:30 remaining in the third quarter for a 46-3 Thunder lead. Senior Jerome Grey reached the end zone on an eight-yard touchdown run for a 53-3 Thunder advantage with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter.
Augustana's Alek Jacobs scored on a 13-yard touchdown run with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter to account for the 53-10 final score.