56Wheaton
0University of Northwestern (MN)
2021 season · Game 1 of 12
Win

Wheaton vs University of Northwestern (MN)

Saturday, September 4, 2021Home · McCully Stadium · Wheaton, Ill.Attendance 2,785

Summary

Wheaton beat University of Northwestern (MN) 56–0 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, September 4, 2021. It was the 2021 season opener, and it left Wheaton at 1-0. It is the only meeting with University of Northwestern (MN) in the archive. Jesse Scott was in his first 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 →

30Giovanni Weeks23Jeremiah Tucker211McNeill Stout215Spencer Peterson24Adam Terrini133Caleb Grotelueschen117Daniel Leadbetter188Eli Odell128Jack Allen118Luke Anthony180Reid Ljungholm126Sam Singleton140Stephen Watson1
Punt setup ball in hand mid drop
Punt setup ball in hand mid drop
Punt drop ball mid-air before contact
Punt drop ball mid-air before contact
QB Spencer Peterson throwing motion
QB Spencer Peterson throwing motion15Spencer Peterson
Receiver Daniel Leadbetter reaching for ball mid-air
Receiver Daniel Leadbetter reaching for ball mid-air17Daniel Leadbetter
Punt contact ball clearly
Punt contact ball clearly
Punt mid kick ball suspended
Punt mid kick ball suspended
Receiver Eli Odell hands on incoming ball
Receiver Eli Odell hands on incoming ball88Eli Odell
Receiver McNeill Stout about to catch ball
Receiver McNeill Stout about to catch ball11McNeill Stout
Rush Reid Ljungholm run
Rush Reid Ljungholm run80Reid Ljungholm
Wheaton Jeremiah Tucker run unw diving tackle
Wheaton Jeremiah Tucker run unw diving tackle3Jeremiah Tucker
Runner Giovanni Weeks breaking tackle
Runner Giovanni Weeks breaking tackle30Giovanni Weeks
Tackle Jack Allen multiple numbers
Tackle Jack Allen multiple numbers28Jack Allen
Kick follow-through
Kick follow-through
Punt
Punt
Runner Caleb Grotelueschen through line
Runner Caleb Grotelueschen through line33Caleb Grotelueschen
Tackle No. 50 wrapping Giovanni Weeks Stephen Watson leaping
Tackle No. 50 wrapping Giovanni Weeks Stephen Watson leaping30Giovanni Weeks40Stephen Watson
Runner Sam Singleton with ball pursued by purple
Runner Sam Singleton with ball pursued by purple26Sam Singleton
Runner Spencer Peterson with ball teammate Adam Terrini
Runner Spencer Peterson with ball teammate Adam Terrini15Spencer Peterson4Adam Terrini
Player Jeremiah Tucker diving contact intensity
Player Jeremiah Tucker diving contact intensity3Jeremiah Tucker
Kick follow-through ball at frame edge
Kick follow-through ball at frame edge
Line scrum pile
Line scrum pile
QB with ball under pressure mid-play
QB with ball under pressure mid-play
Player McNeill Stout diving tackle aftermath near goal
Player McNeill Stout diving tackle aftermath near goal11McNeill Stout
Punt follow-through ball missing
Punt follow-through ball missing
Pre-snap QB Luke Anthony under center
Pre-snap QB Luke Anthony under center18Luke Anthony
The line blocking action from behind
The line blocking action from behind
Pre-snap the line tension
Pre-snap the line tension
Pursuit chase some motion blur
Pursuit chase some motion blur
Team entry run lead by No. 89
Team entry run lead by No. 89
Tackle pile-up
Tackle pile-up

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

Line Score

Team1234F
University of Northwestern (MN)00000
Wheaton21772156

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Luke Anthony112055.0%1481027133.7
Jeremiah Tucker6785.7%621028207.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Giovanni Weeks181267.0122
Sam Singleton88110.1225
Jeremiah Tucker67312.2238
Jack Allen4194.806
Kyle Carter242.003

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Matthew Tucker24824.0026
McNeill Stout4399.8128
Spencer Peterson23618.0127
Giovanni Weeks23216.0024
Bert McJunkin12323.0023
Tyler Gautier199.009
Adam Terrini188.008
Jack Allen188.008
Sam Singleton372.306

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Sam Singleton200012
Jeremiah Tucker200012
Tommy Gallagher00888
Giovanni Weeks10006
McNeill Stout10006
Spencer Peterson10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Ryan Schwartz5273.00.0001000
Brayden Anthony2240.50.0012000
Dallas McRae2242.00.0000000
Daniel Herber3030.00.0000000
Jake Holaday0330.50.0001000
Caleb Egbert2020.00.0100000
Caleb Grotelueschen2020.00.0000000
Daniel Ibarra1120.00.0000000
River Shindledecker2021.00.0002000
Virgil Cannon1010.00.0010000
Jadin Watson1010.00.0000000
Nate Magnusson1010.00.0000000
Luke Gammichia1010.00.0010000
Max Smith0110.00.0000000
Kyle Carter0110.00.0000000
Kegan Babick0110.00.0000000
Stephen Watson1010.00.0100000
Josh Shaffley1010.00.0000000
Fielding Davis0110.00.0000000
Christian Bonacquisti1011.00.0000000
Billy Bevill0110.00.0000000
Sam Bell1010.00.0000000
Jalen Shaffer1011.00.0000000
Caleb Ericson1010.00.0000000
Robert Brione0110.00.0001000
Gavin Roe1011.00.0000000
Jaden Ferlita1011.01.0000000
Matthew Bunnel1011.01.0000000
Dimitrie Skakavac1010.00.0000000
Wyatt Lee0000.00.0001000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Caleb Egbert12121.0021
Stephen Watson100.000

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Tommy Gallagher010.0%—0

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
John Bickle313244.05121—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Tommy Gallagher940244.710

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Matthew Tucker23216.0019
McNeill Stout242.004

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Nate Magnusson11919.0019

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonUniversity of Northwestern (MN)
Total269
Rushing162
Passing95
Penalty12
Total (Net)30328
Attempts3831
Avg. Per Rush8.00.9
Rushing TDs50
Yds. Gained30664
Yds. Lost336
Total (Net)21085
Comp.-Att.-Int.17 - 27 - 010 - 25 - 2
Att.7.83.4
Comp.12.48.5
TDs20
Yards513113
Plays6556
Play7.92.0
Fumbles - Lost0 - 01 - 0
Penalties - Yds.10 - 1054 - 20
Punts - Yds.3 - 1328 - 259
Punt44.032.4
Inside 2020
50+ Yds.10
Touchbacks10
Fair Catch22
Total - Yds.9 - 4021 - 49
Kickoff44.749.0
Touchbacks10
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs4-36-00-0-0
Return9.00
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 19 - 01 - 9 - 0
Return19.09.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs2-21-10-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time30:0529:55
3rd. Down Conv.5 of 103 of 14
4th. Down Conversions1 of 10 of 1
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances4 - 50 - 0
Sacks: Total - Yds.2 - 90 - 0
PAT: Total - Made8-80-0
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0-00-0
Field Goals: Total - Made0-10-0

Scoring

1st 10:25WHEATON - Weeks 1 yd run (Gallagher kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:35
1st 10:12WHEATON - Egbert 21 yd interception (Gallagher kick)
1st 02:33WHEATON - Singleton 13 yd run (Gallagher kick), 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:36
2nd 06:29WHEATON - Singleton 3 yd run (Gallagher kick), 14 plays, 74 yards, TOP 6:17
3rd 05:36WHEATON - Peterson 27 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Gallagher kick) 3 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:09
4th 14:53WHEATON - Stout 28 yd pass from Tucker, J. (Gallagher kick) 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:21
4th 13:07WHEATON - Tucker, J. 38 yd run (Gallagher kick), 2 plays, 44 yards, TOP 0:51
4th 03:31WHEATON - Tucker, J. 1 yd run (Gallagher kick), 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:59

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

The fifth-ranked Thunder football team tops Northwestern (Minn.) 56-0 in its season opener

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team, ranked fifth in the D3football.com Top-25 Preseason Poll, opened its season on Saturday afternoon with a 56-0 victory at home against University of Northwestern (Minn.). Wheaton is off next Saturday and returns to action on September 18 when it hosts the "Battle for the Little Brass Bell" against No. 3 North Central.

Wheaton dominated UNW today in all facets of the game. The Thunder offense amassed 513 yards of offense as Wheaton passed for 210 yards and ran for 303 yards. The Wheaton defense shut out the Eagles on the scoreboard as UNW had just 113 yards of offense. The guests passed for 85 yards and ran for just 28 yards.

Running back Giovanni Weeks (PICTURED LEFT) ran for 126 yards on 18 carries with one touchdown. Sam Singleton scored twice for the hosts as he ran for 81 yards on eight carries. Quarterback Jeremiah Tucker tallied two rushing touchdowns on 73 rushing yards.

Quarterback Luke Anthony was 11-for-20 passing, with 148 yards through the air and one touchdown pass. Tucker was 6-for-7 passing, with one touchdown toss and 62 passing yards.

McNeill Stout caught four passes for 39 yards with one touchdown grab. Matthew Tucker had a team-high 48 receiving yards on two receptions and Spencer Peterson had one touchdown among his two receptions for 36 yards.

All-American linebacker Ryan Schwartz led Wheaton with a team-high seven total tackles, including five solo stops. Schwartz registered three tackles for lost yardage of seven yards. Defensive linemen Brayden Anthony and Dallas McRae each recorded four total tackles. McRae had two tackles for loss (-3 yards). Stephen Watson and Caleb Egbert each snagged an interception as Egbert returned his pickoff 21 yards for a touchdown.

Wheaton received the opening kickoff and marched down the field on an eight-play drive of 65 yards. The first offensive play of the season was a 23 yard pass from Luke Anthony to Bert McJunkin, setting a strong tone for the Thunder offense. The drive culminated with a one-yard touchdown run by Weeks, followed by a PAT to give Wheaton the 7-0 advantage with 10:25 remaining in the first quarter.

Egbert (PICTURED LEFT) intercepted Northwestern's first passing attempt of the game and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown to extend Wheaton's lead to 14-0 with 10:12 remaining in the first quarter. The Thunder defense stopped the Eagles' offense on the guests' next drive, giving the ball back to the Thunder offense. Wheaton put together a nine-play drive of 74 yards that culminated with a 13-yard touchdown run by Singleton to extend the Thunder lead to 21-0 with 2:33 remaining in the first quarter.

Wheaton's first drive of the second quarter was a lengthy 14-play drive of 74 yards that lasted 6:17. Weeks had a key 22-yard run in the drive that concluded on a three-yard touchdown run by Singleton. Singleton's second touchdown of the day increased Wheaton's lead to 28-0. The Thunder led 28-0 at halftime.

Anthony connected with Peterson on a 27-yard touchdown pass with 5:36 left in the third quarter. The first Thunder touchdown toss of the day extended the hosts' lead to 35-0 with 5:36 left in the third quarter.

Wheaton's first play of the fourth quarter was a 28-yard touchdown pass from Tucker to Stout that capped a four-play drive of 64 yards. The Tucker toss gave Wheaton a 42-0 lead with 14:53 left in the fourth quarter. Tucker reached the end zone on pair of fourth quarter touchdown runs. He registered a 38-yard touchdown run less than two minutes after his pass to Stout and he had a one-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to give Wheaton the 56-0 final result.

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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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