14Wheaton
24Illinois Wesleyan University
2018 season · Game 2 of 10
LossCCIW game

Wheaton at Illinois Wesleyan University

Saturday, September 15, 2018Away · Bloomington, Ill.Attendance 2,000

Summary

Wheaton lost to Illinois Wesleyan University 14–24 on the road in Bloomington, Ill. on Saturday, September 15, 2018. It was the second of ten games logged in 2018, and it left Wheaton at 1-1. It was the 63rd meeting with Illinois Wesleyan University, after which Wheaton led the series 32-29-2. Mike Swider was in his 23rd season as head coach.

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton0014014
Illinois Wesleyan University3140724

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Curtis McWilliams101952.6%111013791.2
Jesse Furrow020.0%00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Jaelin Goldsmith10525.2111
Tae'Shawn Gibbs8415.1021
Noah Frazier100.000
Curtis McWilliams8-16-2.007

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Adam Terrini35117.0037
Phillip Nichols33210.7016
Jaelin Goldsmith22211.0015
Tyler Pace263.003

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Jaelin Goldsmith10006
Kyle Fox10006
Griffin Bowes00222

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Eric Stevenson75120.50.0000000
Daniel Herber7181.00.0000110
Tyler Sigler4370.50.0010000
Corey Kennedy3360.00.0010000
Jack Bates5160.00.0000000
Caden Sigler4150.00.0000000
Patrick O'Connell5051.01.0000000
Logan Miller3140.00.0000000
Dmarte Arafiles2130.50.5000000
Ryan Schwartz3032.01.0010000
Spencer Rowland2020.00.0010000
Kyle Fox2021.00.0000000
Jacob Killeen1120.00.0000000
Dallas McRae1120.50.5000000
Sam Singleton1010.00.0000000
Noah Frazier1010.00.0000000

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Zach Feddeler831138.94530—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Griffin Bowes319364.310

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Phillip Nichols294.509

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Adam Terrini19191.0091
Phillip Nichols48421.0030

Fumble Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Kyle Fox00—1—

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonIllinois Wesleyan University
Total923
Rushing34
Passing418
Penalty21
Total (Net)7788
Attempts2738
Avg. Per Rush2.92.3
Rushing TDs11
Yds. Gained115118
Yds. Lost3830
Total (Net)111323
Comp.-Att.-Int.10 - 21 - 127 - 41 - 0
Att.5.37.9
Comp.11.112.0
TDs01
Yards188411
Plays4879
Play3.95.2
Fumbles - Lost0 - 02 - 1
Penalties - Yds.5 - 395 - 58
Punts - Yds.8 - 3117 - 242
Punt38.934.6
Inside 2033
50+ Yds.00
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch43
Total - Yds.3 - 1935 - 308
Kickoff64.361.6
Touchbacks10
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 9 - 03 - 10 - 0
Return4.53.3
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs5 - 175 - 01 - 17 - 0
Return35.017.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-01-62-1
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs1-32-10-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time24:0036:00
3rd. Down Conv.1 of 117 of 16
4th. Down Conversions1 of 20 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances1 - 13 - 3
Sacks: Total - Yds.3 - 174 - 32
PAT: Total - Made2 - 23 - 3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made0-01-1

Scoring

1st 01:24IWU - Tata, Patrick 25 yd field goal 9 plays, 41 yards, TOP 4:29
2nd 13:39IWU - Staley, Trevor 62 yd interception (Tata, Patrick kick)
2nd 00:47IWU - Alexander, M. 1 yd run (Tata, Patrick kick), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:22
3rd 14:44WHEATON - Goldsmith 5 yd run (Bowes kick), 1 plays, 5 yards, TOP 0:04
3rd 13:42WHEATON - Fox 32 yd fumble recovery (Bowes kick)
4th 14:55IWU - Walsh, Zach 15 yd pass from Bauer, Brandon (Tata, Patrick kick) 9 plays, 91 yards, TOP 2:26

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

Thunder football falls at Illinois Wesleyan, 24-14

Bloomington, Ill. – The Thunder football team, ranked 12th in this week's D3football.com Top-25 Poll, suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday night in a 24-14 defeat at Illinois Wesleyan (1-1, 1-0 CCIW). Wheaton is now 1-1 on the season and 0-1 in CCIW play.

The Titans scored 17 unanswered points in the first half to take a substantial lead early tonight. Illinois Wesleyan's Patrick Tata kicked a 25-yard field goal with 1:24 left in the first quarter to give the hosts a 3-0 lead.

Illinois Wesleyan's Trevor Staley intercepted a Wheaton pass six plays into the Thunder drive that followed Tata's kick and returned 62 yards for a touchdown. Staley's touchdown gave the hosts a 10-0 lead with 13:39 left in the first half. Both teams exchanged drives for much of the remainder of the first half. IWU put together a nine-play drive of 62 yards near the end of the first half. The nine-play drive culminated with a one-yard touchdown run for Morgan Alexander with 47-seconds remaining in the second quarter.

Wheaton responded following the halftime break. Thunder junior Adam Terrini returned the opening kickoff of the second half 91 yards to the Titan five-yard line. Jaelin Goldsmith (PICTURED LEFT) scored on the next play, a five-yard touchdown run that trimmed the IWU lead 17-7 with 14:44 left in the third quarter. On the second play of the IWU drive that followed, Kyle Fox picked up a Titan fumble that was forced by Daniel Herber. Fox scampered 32 yards into the end zone a defensive touchdown that cut the Titans' lead to 17-14 with 13:42 remaining in the third quarter.

The Titans and Thunder exchanged four drives after Fox's touchdown. The hosts put together a lengthy nine-play drive of 91 yards that was capped off by a 15-yard Titan TD pass to Zach Walsh. Walsh's touchdown reception extended the IWU lead to 24-14 with 14:55 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Illinois Wesleyan defense held firm in the fourth quarter as the Thunder offense was unable to enter IWU territory in the final quarter.

Illinois Wesleyan registered 411 yards of total offense with 323 passing yards and 88 rushing yards. The Thunder offense tallied 188 yards offense, passing for 11 yards, with 77 rushing yards.

Thunder quarterback Curtis McWilliams completed 10 of his 19 passing attempts, throwing for 111 yards. Terrini was the top receiver for the Thunder with three catches for 51 yards and Goldsmith ran the ball 10 times for 52 yards, with one touchdown.

Linebacker Eric Stevenson recorded 12 total tackles, including seven solo stops. Herber made eight tackles, including seven solos. Among his tackles was a tackle for loss (-2 yards), with the forced fumble. Tyler Sigler made seven total tackles, with Jack Bates and Corey Kennedy each making six tackles. Ryan Schwartz had a team-high two tackles for loss (-10 yards), including an eight-yard quarterback sack.

Alexander led the Illinois Wesleyan rushing game with 25 carries for 80 yards and the second-quarter touchdown run. Quarterback Brandon Bauer completed 26 of his 40 passing attempts for 303 yards, with one touchdown toss. Titan receiver Zach Walsh caught nine receptions for 138 yards, with one touchdown catch. Trevor Staley and Mike Murphy each made five tackles to lead the IWU defense.

Wheaton hosts Millikin on next Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at McCully Stadium.

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Sources

The score, line score and player statistics on this page come from the official box score published by Wheaton College Athletics.

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