51Wheaton
7Martin Luther College
2019 season · Game 11 of 13 · First round
Win

Wheaton vs Martin Luther College

Saturday, November 23, 2019Home · McCully Stadium · Wheaton, Ill.

Summary

Wheaton beat Martin Luther College 51–7 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, November 23, 2019. It was the eleventh of 13 games logged in 2019 — first round of that year's NCAA Division III playoffs, and it left Wheaton at 11-0. It was the second meeting with Martin Luther College, after which Wheaton led the series 2-0. Mike Swider was in his 24th season as head coach.

Photos

30 frames from the athletics department's photographs of the game, the best of the shoot first. Players are tagged by the number they wore that season; click a name for the career, a frame to enlarge it. All game photographs →

4Adam Terrini384Matthew Tucker311Phillip Nichols354Dallas McRae218Luke Anthony212Nate Magnusson234Ryan Schwartz210Tae'Shawn Gibbs221Caden Sigler183Caleb Brink113Caleb Egbert15Carson Lien145Christian Bonacquisti169Clay Wagner171Drew Smith130Giovanni Weeks16Griffin Bowes161Jake Hibben192Jake Holaday129Kyle Carter187McNeill Stout147Patrick O'Connell180Reid Ljungholm11Robby Schwartz114Tyler Gautier123William Smith189Wyatt Lee1
QB Luke Anthony mid-throw intense face
QB Luke Anthony mid-throw intense face18Luke Anthony
Lunging for low ball McNeill Stout moment
Lunging for low ball McNeill Stout moment87McNeill Stout
Leaping catch attempt Matthew Tucker ball at fingertips
Leaping catch attempt Matthew Tucker ball at fingertips84Matthew Tucker
Catch to chest Nate Magnusson end zone
Catch to chest Nate Magnusson end zone12Nate Magnusson
Catch secured at chest Caleb Brink
Catch secured at chest Caleb Brink83Caleb Brink
QB release ball in air No. 74 blocking
QB release ball in air No. 74 blocking
Run with ball Matthew Tucker pursued by Giovanni Weeks
Run with ball Matthew Tucker pursued by Giovanni Weeks84Matthew Tucker30Giovanni Weeks
Mlc Phillip Nichols pursued by Wheaton No. 16
Mlc Phillip Nichols pursued by Wheaton No. 1611Phillip Nichols16Davis or Gammichia
Tackle wrap Wyatt Lee ball clutched
Tackle wrap Wyatt Lee ball clutched89Wyatt Lee
Swarm tackle Dallas McRae Patrick O'Connell Jake Holaday Caden Sigler
Swarm tackle Dallas McRae Patrick O'Connell Jake Holaday Caden Sigler54Dallas McRae47Patrick O'Connell92Jake Holaday21Caden Sigler
Catch attempt ball above head Carson Lien
Catch attempt ball above head Carson Lien5Carson Lien
Ball carrier Phillip Nichols tackled Reid Ljungholm
Ball carrier Phillip Nichols tackled Reid Ljungholm11Phillip Nichols80Reid Ljungholm
Run with ball Adam Terrini blocker Jake Hibben pursuers
Run with ball Adam Terrini blocker Jake Hibben pursuers4Adam Terrini61Jake Hibben
Run with ball Adam Terrini trailer Drew Smith
Run with ball Adam Terrini trailer Drew Smith4Adam Terrini71Drew Smith
Catch attempt Matthew Tucker
Catch attempt Matthew Tucker84Matthew Tucker
Tackle on Adam Terrini with ball defender wrap
Tackle on Adam Terrini with ball defender wrap4Adam Terrini
Side profile run with ball Nate Magnusson
Side profile run with ball Nate Magnusson12Nate Magnusson
Running play Dallas McRae No. 65 Ryan Schwartz
Running play Dallas McRae No. 65 Ryan Schwartz54Dallas McRae34Ryan Schwartz
Handoff William Smith from Tyler Gautier
Handoff William Smith from Tyler Gautier23William Smith14Tyler Gautier
Running with ball under arm Kyle Carter
Running with ball under arm Kyle Carter29Kyle Carter
FG XP kick Griffin Bowes holder No. 9 ball down
FG XP kick Griffin Bowes holder No. 9 ball down6Griffin Bowes9Bickle or Brown
Handoff ball centered Ryan Schwartz
Handoff ball centered Ryan Schwartz34Ryan Schwartz
QB Luke Anthony mid-throw on knee
QB Luke Anthony mid-throw on knee18Luke Anthony
QB Tae'Shawn Gibbs in pocket with ball some foreground blur
QB Tae'Shawn Gibbs in pocket with ball some foreground blur10Tae'Shawn Gibbs
Tackle finish Robby Schwartz No. 16 on mlc Phillip Nichols
Tackle finish Robby Schwartz No. 16 on mlc Phillip Nichols1Robby Schwartz16Davis or Gammichia11Phillip Nichols
Catch securing ball warm-up feel no number
Catch securing ball warm-up feel no number
Swarm tackle No. 16 wrapping
Swarm tackle No. 16 wrapping16Davis or Gammichia
QB mid-throw Tae'Shawn Gibbs ball not
QB mid-throw Tae'Shawn Gibbs ball not10Tae'Shawn Gibbs
Ready stance holding ball Caleb Egbert
Ready stance holding ball Caleb Egbert13Caleb Egbert
Line clash trenches Clay Wagner Christian Bonacquisti No. 72
Line clash trenches Clay Wagner Christian Bonacquisti No. 7269Clay Wagner45Christian Bonacquisti

Photographs by Wheaton College Athletics; each opens on Flickr from its caption's source line.

Line Score

Team1234F
Martin Luther College00707
Wheaton102113751

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Luke Anthony162466.7%2394137197.0
Dave Beamer31127.3%34001553.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
TJ Williams16583.6116
Stone Watson5316.2029
Luke Anthony22211.0021
Sam Singleton7192.717
Dave Beamer4164.0118
Kyle Carter2136.5011
William Smith382.705
Adam Terrini155.005
John Bickle1-1-1.000

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Phillip Nichols610016.7337
Adam Terrini58717.4135
Carson Lien23417.0026
Matthew Tucker4256.2013
Terrelle Brown11515.0015
Stone Watson11212.0012

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Phillip Nichols300018
Griffin Bowes01679
TJ Williams10006
Sam Singleton10006
Dave Beamer10006
Adam Terrini10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jake Holaday64101.00.0000000
Wyatt Lee2570.00.0000000
River Shindledecker4260.00.0000000
Dallas McRae3250.00.0000000
Ryan Schwartz2240.00.0010110
Robby Schwartz1230.00.0000000
Caden Sigler1230.00.0000000
Fielding Davis2130.00.0000000
Jorge Ibarra2130.00.0000000
Spencer Rowland1120.00.0100000
Caleb Grotelueschen0220.00.0000000
Corey Kennedy2021.00.0100000
Gammichia. Luke2021.00.0000000
Grant Miller1120.00.0000000
Robert Briones1120.00.0000000
Ben Lokos1010.00.0000000
Nate Gerze1010.00.0000000
Brayden Anthony0110.00.0000000
Patrick O'Connell0110.00.0000000
Tae'Shawn Gibbs0000.00.0000000
Caleb Egbert0000.00.0010000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Spencer Rowland100.000
Corey Kennedy11212.0012

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Griffin Bowes11100.0%310

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
John Bickle417343.25130—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Griffin Bowes952958.840

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Matthew Tucker5428.4016

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Matthew Tucker13838.0038

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonMartin Luther College
Total229
Rushing97
Passing132
Penalty00
Total (Net)174156
Attempts4344
Avg. Per Rush4.03.5
Rushing TDs31
Yds. Gained193169
Yds. Lost1913
Total (Net)27382
Comp.-Att.-Int.19 - 35 - 13 - 15 - 2
Att.7.85.5
Comp.14.427.3
TDs40
Yards447238
Plays7859
Play5.74.0
Fumbles - Lost3 - 22 - 2
Penalties - Yds.3 - 190 - 0
Punts - Yds.4 - 1738 - 300
Punt43.237.5
Inside 2030
50+ Yds.20
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch21
Total - Yds.9 - 5292 - 103
Kickoff58.851.5
Touchbacks40
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs5 - 42 - 01 - 0 - 0
Return8.40.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 38 - 03 - 19 - 0
Return38.06.3
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 12 - 01 - 0 - 0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time31:4228:18
3rd. Down Conv.8 of 163 of 16
4th. Down Conversions2 of 21 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances5 - 50 - 0
Sacks: Total - Yds.0 - 02 - 4
PAT: Total - Made6 - 71 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made1-10-0

Scoring

1st 11:56WHEATON - Terrini 35 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 2 plays, 36 yards, TOP 0:36
1st 09:04WHEATON - Bowes 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:28
2nd 13:47WHEATON - Nichols 22 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:45
2nd 12:12WHEATON - Nichols 37 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 1 plays, 37 yards, TOP 0:07
2nd 00:31WHEATON - Williams 1 yd run (Bowes kick), 14 plays, 91 yards, TOP 6:24
3rd 13:06WHEATON - Nichols 16 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick blocked) 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:32
3rd 05:57MLC - Joshuah Kren 44 yd run (Micah Otto kick), 7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:15
3rd 02:51WHEATON - Singleton 4 yd run (Bowes kick), 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:06
4th 02:26WHEATON - Beamer 18 yd run (Bowes kick), 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 3:25

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

The Thunder football team defeats Martin Luther 51-7 in the opening round of the NCAA Playoffs

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team opened the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Playoffs on Saturday with a 51-7 victory at home against Martin Luther College (9-2). Wheaton improves to 11-0 in the season and will continue in the Playoffs next Saturday against Central (Iowa) in the Second Round. Central rallied to defeat UW-Oshkosh in overtime in another First Round matchup on Saturday.

Wheaton recorded 447 yards of offense, with 273 passing yards and 174 rushing yards. The Knights tallied 238 yards, with 156 rushing yards with 82 passing yards.

Thunder quarterback Luke Anthony (PICTURED RIGHT) completed 16 of his 24 passing attempts for 239 yards with four touchdown tosses. Dave Beamer was 3-of-11 passing, for 34 yards and he ran for 16 yards with one touchdown runs.

Phillip Nichols caught six passes for 100 yards with three touchdown catches. Adam Terrini grabbed five passes for 87 yards with one touchdown catch. T.J. Williams ran for 58 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown run. Stone Watson carried the ball five times for 31 yards.

Jake Holaday led the Thunder defense with 10 tackles, including six solo stops. Holaday added a tackle for lost yardage. Wyatt Lee registered seven total tackles and River Shindledecker had six total tackles, including four solo stops. Dallas McRae had five total tackles. Ryan Schwartz foorced a fumble and broke up one pass attempt. Luke Gammichia (-1 yard) and Corey Kennedy (-2 yards) each had a tackle for lost yardage.

Wheaton gained an early 7-0 lead when Anthony connected with Terrini on a 35-yard touchdown pass to give the hosts an advantage with 11:56 remaining in the first quarter (VIDEO). Griffin Bowes kicked a 31-yard field goal with 9:04 remaining in the first quarter to extend the Wheaton lead to 10-0.

Nichols caught touchdown passes of 22 (VIDEO) and 37 yards (VIDEO)from Anthony early in the second quarter to extend Wheaton's lead to 24-0. T.J. Williams scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 31-seconds remaining in the first half to give Wheaton a 31-0 lead it would hold at halftime (VIDEO).

Anthony connected with Nichols on a 16-yard touchdown pass on Wheaton's first drive of the second half to give the Thunder a 37-0 lead with 13:06 remaining in the third quarter (VIDEO). Nichols' touchdown was setup two plays later on an interception by Kennedy. Martin Luther's Joshua Kren scored on a 44-yard touchdown run with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter for a 37-7 Wheaton lead. Wheaton running back Sam Singleton scored on a four-yard touchdown run to extend the Thunder lead to 44-7 with 2:51 remaining in the third quarter (VIDEO).

Wheaton's final touchdown of the day came late in the fourth quarter. Beamer scored on an 18-yard touchdown scamper with 2:26 remaining in the game to account for the 51-7 final score (VIDEO).Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

#7

Dave Beamer

QB

6' 3"

Senior

#6

Griffin Bowes

K

6' 1"

Senior

#16

Luke Gammichia

DB

5' 11"

Junior

#92

Jake Holaday

DL

6' 3"

Junior

#7

Corey Kennedy

DB

5' 9"

Senior

#54

Dallas McRae

DL

6' 0"

Senior

#11

Phillip Nichols

WR

5' 11"

Senior

#34

Ryan Schwartz

LB

5' 10"

Junior

#90

River Shindledecker

DL

6' 3"

Junior

#26

Sam Singleton

RB

5' 7"

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#7

Dave Beamer

6' 3"

Senior

QB

#6

Griffin Bowes

6' 1"

Senior

K

#16

Luke Gammichia

5' 11"

Junior

DB

#92

Jake Holaday

6' 3"

Junior

DL

#7

Corey Kennedy

5' 9"

Senior

DB

#54

Dallas McRae

6' 0"

Senior

DL

#11

Phillip Nichols

5' 11"

Senior

WR

#34

Ryan Schwartz

5' 10"

Junior

LB

#90

River Shindledecker

6' 3"

Junior

DL

#26

Sam Singleton

5' 7"

Sophomore

RB

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  • PreviewNov 17, 2019 · Wheaton Athletics

    Wheaton College football team to host Martin Luther on Saturday in the NCAA Division III Playoffs

    Wheaton , Ill. – The Wheaton College football team (10-0) will host a First Round Game of the 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs on Saturday November 23. The Thunder will entertain Martin Luther (9-1) at McCully Stadium in Wheaton on Saturday in a noon kickoff. The winner of next Saturday's Wheaton-Martin Luther game will advance to face the winner of another first round game between Central (Iowa) and UW-Oshkosh on November 30.

The official recap is linked to this game by the archive's own index. The other story here was matched to it by quoting the final score, or by naming Martin Luther College in the week of the game — follow any of them to the publisher that wrote it.

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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