45Wheaton
0Augustana College (IL)
2021 season · Game 5 of 12
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Wheaton vs Augustana College (IL)

Saturday, October 9, 2021Home · McCully Stadium · Wheaton, Ill.Attendance 3,883

Summary

Wheaton beat Augustana College (IL) 45–0 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, October 9, 2021. It was the fifth of twelve games logged in 2021, and it left Wheaton at 4-1. It was the 65th meeting with Augustana College (IL), after which Wheaton led the series 35-28-2. 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 Weeks53Jeremiah Tucker39John Bickle312Nate Magnusson333Caleb Grotelueschen288Eli Odell218Luke Anthony22Matthew Tucker28Tommy Gallagher219Clay Campbell127Evan Spisz159Graham Wall128Jack Allen151Philip LoChirco1
Airborne leaping catch Eli Odell
Airborne leaping catch Eli Odell88Eli Odell
Jeremiah Tucker bursting through tacklers with ball
Jeremiah Tucker bursting through tacklers with ball3Jeremiah Tucker
Leaping catch ball secured overhead
Leaping catch ball secured overhead
End zone mid-air catch Eli Odell vs No. 16
End zone mid-air catch Eli Odell vs No. 1688Eli Odell
Tommy Gallagher kick follow-through ball mid-air
Tommy Gallagher kick follow-through ball mid-air8Tommy Gallagher
John Bickle release ball in air
John Bickle release ball in air9John Bickle
Hard tackle Philip LoChirco
Hard tackle Philip LoChirco51Philip LoChirco
QB Nate Magnusson mid-throw ball cocked
QB Nate Magnusson mid-throw ball cocked12Nate Magnusson
Handoff Nate Magnusson to Giovanni Weeks
Handoff Nate Magnusson to Giovanni Weeks12Nate Magnusson30Giovanni Weeks
Giovanni Weeks chased by Clay Campbell ball tucked
Giovanni Weeks chased by Clay Campbell ball tucked30Giovanni Weeks19Clay Campbell
Giovanni Weeks diving slide with ball near pylon
Giovanni Weeks diving slide with ball near pylon30Giovanni Weeks
Handoff Luke Anthony to Giovanni Weeks at exchange
Handoff Luke Anthony to Giovanni Weeks at exchange18Luke Anthony30Giovanni Weeks
Caleb Grotelueschen low tackle of Jack Allen
Caleb Grotelueschen low tackle of Jack Allen33Caleb Grotelueschen28Jack Allen
Jeremiah Tucker run with ball pursuit closing
Jeremiah Tucker run with ball pursuit closing3Jeremiah Tucker
Giovanni Weeks run with ball vs defender
Giovanni Weeks run with ball vs defender30Giovanni Weeks
Jeremiah Tucker open field run with ball chased
Jeremiah Tucker open field run with ball chased3Jeremiah Tucker
Punter John Bickle follow-through
Punter John Bickle follow-through9John Bickle
Matthew Tucker open field run
Matthew Tucker open field run2Matthew Tucker
Caleb Grotelueschen run with ball tucked
Caleb Grotelueschen run with ball tucked33Caleb Grotelueschen
Matthew Tucker crouched with ball in end zone
Matthew Tucker crouched with ball in end zone2Matthew Tucker
Pass in flight behind line action
Pass in flight behind line action
No. 38 sprint with ball tucked
No. 38 sprint with ball tucked38Haigler or Lavanchy
Nate Magnusson mid-stride run with ball
Nate Magnusson mid-stride run with ball12Nate Magnusson
John Bickle punt drop ball falling to foot
John Bickle punt drop ball falling to foot9John Bickle
QB Luke Anthony pocket Graham Wall pass pro block
QB Luke Anthony pocket Graham Wall pass pro block18Luke Anthony59Graham Wall
Tommy Gallagher kickoff practice ball on tee
Tommy Gallagher kickoff practice ball on tee8Tommy Gallagher
No. 50 block opens lane for Evan Spisz
No. 50 block opens lane for Evan Spisz27Evan Spisz
No. 23 sprinting hard
No. 23 sprinting hard23Reeves or Smith
Warm-up kick ball motion blurred
Warm-up kick ball motion blurred
The line pile-up
The line pile-up

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

Line Score

Team1234F
Augustana College (IL)00000
Wheaton71421345

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Luke Anthony202871.4%2372149159.0
Jeremiah Tucker1425.0%400433.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Giovanni Weeks14916.5320
Sam Singleton6559.2021
Cristian Carstens55210.4024
Jeremiah Tucker8455.6026
Luke Anthony188.008
Nate Magnusson263.004
Adam Terrini00—10

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Adam Terrini66811.3118
Terrelle Brown14949.0049
Giovanni Weeks6467.7012
Bert McJunkin3299.7012
Matthew Tucker11616.0016
Spencer Peterson11313.0113
Cristian Carstens11313.0013
Eli Odell144.004
Sam Singleton133.003

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Giovanni Weeks300018
Adam Terrini300018
Tommy Gallagher01669
Spencer Peterson10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Daniel Herber6280.50.5000000
Ryan Schwartz8081.00.0001110
Dallas McRae4151.50.5000000
Wyatt Lee1232.02.0000000
Luke Gammichia2130.00.0010000
Caleb Grotelueschen3030.00.0000000
Philip LoChirco2130.00.0000000
Jake Holaday2130.50.5000000
Brayden Anthony2131.50.5001000
Caleb Egbert2020.00.0010000
Jack Schmid2020.00.0000000
Stephen Watson2020.00.0000000
Fielding Davis2020.00.0000000
River Shindledecker2021.01.0012000
Jadin Watson1010.00.0000000
Clayton Reeves1011.00.0000000
Josh Shaffley1010.00.0000000
Daniel Ibarra1010.00.0000000
Sam Bell0110.00.0000000
Jalen Shaffer1011.00.0001001
Robert Brione0000.00.0001000

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Tommy Gallagher11100.0%520

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
John Weary13535.03500—
John Bickle15959.05900—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Tommy Gallagher844755.921

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Caleb Grotelueschen5428.4023
Matthew Tucker11818.0018

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Caleb Grotelueschen12121.0021

Fumble Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Adam Terrini00—1—

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonAugustana College (IL)
Total2811
Rushing142
Passing147
Penalty02
Total (Net)25715
Attempts3629
Avg. Per Rush7.10.5
Rushing TDs40
Yds. Gained26468
Yds. Lost753
Total (Net)241130
Comp.-Att.-Int.21 - 32 - 118 - 34 - 0
Att.7.53.8
Comp.11.57.2
TDs20
Yards498145
Plays6863
Play7.32.3
Fumbles - Lost3 - 11 - 0
Penalties - Yds.9 - 802 - 19
Punts - Yds.2 - 949 - 302
Punt47.033.6
Inside 2003
50+ Yds.10
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch10
Total - Yds.8 - 4471 - 58
Kickoff55.958.0
Touchbacks20
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs6 - 60 - 01 - 4 - 0
Return10.04.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 21 - 03 - 48 - 0
Return21.016.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-01-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time27:0432:56
3rd. Down Conv.5 of 104 of 16
4th. Down Conversions0 of 10 of 1
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances5 - 50 - 2
Sacks: Total - Yds.5 - 332 - 7
PAT: Total - Made6-60-0
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0-00-0
Field Goals: Total - Made1 - 10 - 1

Scoring

1st 01:05WHEATON - Weeks 3 yd run (Gallagher kick), 15 plays, 86 yards, TOP 6:52
2nd 08:07WHEATON - Peterson 13 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Gallagher kick) 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:22
2nd 05:49WHEATON - Terrini 0 yd fumble recovery (Gallagher kick)
3rd 12:58WHEATON - Weeks 3 yd run (Gallagher kick), 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:24
3rd 08:28WHEATON - Weeks 6 yd run (Gallagher kick), 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:35
3rd 02:06WHEATON - Terrini 18 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Gallagher kick) 6 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:52
4th 13:24WHEATON - Gallagher 52 yd field goal 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 1:56

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

No. 5 Wheaton football defeats Augustana 45-0 in front of Homecoming crowd

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team shut out Augustana, 45-0 on Saturday afternoon in front of a large Homecoming crowd at McCully Stadium. Today's win was only the fourth time in the past 65 meetings that Wheaton has shut out the Vikings. Along with a 40-0 victory against Augustana in 2019 in the previous meeting, this marks the first time Wheaton has ever recorded back-to-back shutouts against Augie. Wheaton is now 4-1 on the season, including a 3-1 record in conference play.

The Thunder offense recorded 498 yards of offense today, while the Wheaton defense held Augustana to just 145 yards of offense. Wheaton ran for 257 yards and passed for 241. The Wheaton defense held the Vikings to a mere 15 yards on the ground on 29 attempts. The guests passed for 145 yards, with the Thunder defense recording five sacks.

Thunder quarterback Luke Anthony completed 20 of his 28 passing attempts for 237 yards, with two touchdown passes. Adam Terrini caught six passes for 68 yards, with a touchdown catch and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. Running back Giovanni Weeks ran for 91 yards, with three touchdown runs and he caught six passes for 46 yards.

Linebacker Ryan Schwartz led the Wheaton defense with eight total tackles, all solo. Among his tackles was a tackle for loss (-1 yards) and he registered a forced fumble. Daniel Herber (PICTURED LEFT) tallied eight total tackles, including six solo stops. Dallas McRae registered five total tackles, including four solo, with 1-1/2 tackles for loss (-8 yards). Wyatt Lee tallied two quarterback sacks (-11 yards) and River Shindledecker tallied one (-4 yards).

Wheaton scored on its second offensive drive of the game, a lengthy 15-play drive that went for 86 yards. The scoring drive culminated with a three-yard touchdown run for Weeks with 1:05 remaining in the first quarter. Tommy Gallagher converted the PAT kick to give the hosts a 7-0 advantage.

Anthony threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Peterson with 8:07 remaining in the second quarter to extend Wheaton's lead to 14-0. On Wheaton's next drive, running back Sam Singleton scampered to the Augie one-yard line on a 21-yard run, however, he fumbled the ball. Terrini quickly recovered the ball in the endzone for a touchdown for a 21-0 Wheaton lead with 5:49 left in the second quarter. The Thunder led 21-0 at halftime.

Weeks (PICTURED RIGHT) scored a pair of Thunder touchdowns on the first two offensive drives of the second half for the hosts. He reached the end zone on a three-yard run with 12:58 remaining in the third quarter and he had a six-yard touchdown run with 8:28 left in the third to increase the hosts' advantage to 35-0. Later in the third quarter, Anthony threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Terrini for a 42-0 Wheaton lead with 2:06 left in the third quarter.

Senior kicker Tommy Gallagher booted a 52-yard field goal with 13:24 remaining in the game. Gallagher's long field goal was one-yard short of tying Wheaton's school record for the longest field goal, a 53-yarder by Sam Cote on October 26, 2016 against Illinois Wesleyan. Gallagher's kick accounted for the 45-0 final score.

Wheaton travels to Carroll next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. to face the Pioneers.

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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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