49Wheaton
7Millikin University
2021 season · Game 10 of 12
WinCCIW game

Wheaton at Millikin University

Saturday, November 13, 2021Away · Decatur, Ill.Attendance 600

Summary

Wheaton beat Millikin University 49–7 on the road in Decatur, Ill. on Saturday, November 13, 2021. It was the tenth of twelve games logged in 2021, and it left Wheaton at 9-1. It was the 66th meeting with Millikin University, after which Wheaton led the series 40-26. 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 →

1Riley Schwartz34Adam Terrini299Dimitrie Skakavac230Giovanni Weeks228Jack Allen28Tommy Gallagher287Ben Juska191Caleb Kuhn127Evan Spisz196Jaden Ferlita161Jake Hibben192Jake Holaday19John Bickle116Luke Gammichia12Matthew Tucker137Michael Gehl135Noah Jones158Phillip Barbar180Reid Ljungholm190River Shindledecker126Sam Singleton157Trevor Gabriele110Wyatt Lee1
Leap catch attempt mid-air ball tip
Leap catch attempt mid-air ball tip
Tackle ball tucked No. 21 Adam Terrini
Tackle ball tucked No. 21 Adam Terrini21Carstens or Davis or Smith4Adam Terrini
Sam Singleton run with ball Noah Jones lunging tackle
Sam Singleton run with ball Noah Jones lunging tackle26Sam Singleton35Noah Jones
Punt block leap No. 50 vs No. 1 ball in air
Punt block leap No. 50 vs No. 1 ball in air
Catch at chest teammate running
Catch at chest teammate running
Catch secured low teammate running
Catch secured low teammate running
RB Evan Spisz hitting hole with ball O-line blocking
RB Evan Spisz hitting hole with ball O-line blocking27Evan Spisz
Kicker Tommy Gallagher about to strike ball on tee Giovanni Weeks
Kicker Tommy Gallagher about to strike ball on tee Giovanni Weeks8Tommy Gallagher30Giovanni Weeks
Run play ball carrier No. 48 pursuit
Run play ball carrier No. 48 pursuit48Carstens or Sechrist
Tackle impact legs flying contact
Tackle impact legs flying contact
Punt ball leaving foot Jake Holaday sprinting
Punt ball leaving foot Jake Holaday sprinting92Jake Holaday
Ball mid snap in air explosive the line start
Ball mid snap in air explosive the line start
Tackle pile-up Wyatt Lee over pile contact
Tackle pile-up Wyatt Lee over pile contact10Wyatt Lee
Celebration after tackle River Shindledecker arms wide ball
Celebration after tackle River Shindledecker arms wide ball90River Shindledecker14Gautier or McClung
Linemen engaging Ben Juska No. 72
Linemen engaging Ben Juska No. 7287Ben Juska
Interior line blocking John Bickle Caleb Kuhn
Interior line blocking John Bickle Caleb Kuhn9John Bickle91Caleb Kuhn
Tommy Gallagher full extension kick follow-through ball out
Tommy Gallagher full extension kick follow-through ball out8Tommy Gallagher
Tackle pile Dimitrie Skakavac down Luke Gammichia No. 50 ball buried
Tackle pile Dimitrie Skakavac down Luke Gammichia No. 50 ball buried99Dimitrie Skakavac16Luke Gammichia
Block engagement Matthew Tucker vs No. 13 player down
Block engagement Matthew Tucker vs No. 13 player down2Matthew Tucker
Post-tackle pursuit No. 50 Dimitrie Skakavac Jaden Ferlita ball buried
Post-tackle pursuit No. 50 Dimitrie Skakavac Jaden Ferlita ball buried99Dimitrie Skakavac96Jaden Ferlita
Line blocking action Jake Hibben some blur
Line blocking action Jake Hibben some blur61Jake Hibben
Celebration huddle Jack Allen coach cheering
Celebration huddle Jack Allen coach cheering28Jack Allen
No. 88 mid-air celebration jump cropped
No. 88 mid-air celebration jump cropped88Eller or Odell
Celebration group Giovanni Weeks No. 72 Trevor Gabriele Riley Schwartz smiling
Celebration group Giovanni Weeks No. 72 Trevor Gabriele Riley Schwartz smiling30Giovanni Weeks57Trevor Gabriele1Riley Schwartz
Riley Schwartz mid-air celebration jump Michael Gehl No. 77
Riley Schwartz mid-air celebration jump Michael Gehl No. 771Riley Schwartz37Michael Gehl
Reid Ljungholm running downfield
Reid Ljungholm running downfield80Reid Ljungholm
Celebration group Jack Allen near dupe of prior
Celebration group Jack Allen near dupe of prior28Jack Allen
No. 77 arms out reaction celebration
No. 77 arms out reaction celebration
Adam Terrini side profile run
Adam Terrini side profile run4Adam Terrini
Phillip Barbar jogging on track Riley Schwartz finger celebrate
Phillip Barbar jogging on track Riley Schwartz finger celebrate58Phillip Barbar1Riley Schwartz

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

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton141414749
Millikin University00077

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Luke Anthony151883.3%2682054245.1
Ben Thorson11100.0%6006150.4
Jeremiah Tucker010.0%00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Giovanni Weeks161147.1453
Jack Allen5387.6118
Jake Hibben11616.0016
Jeremiah Tucker492.207
Nate Magnusson144.004
Sam Singleton221.003
Luke Anthony5-5-1.008

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Giovanni Weeks410325.8054
Spencer Peterson57414.8117
Matthew Tucker36020.0128
Adam Terrini33110.3014
McNeill Stout166.006
Kyle Carter00—00

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Giovanni Weeks400024
Tommy Gallagher00777
Jack Allen10006
Spencer Peterson10006
Matthew Tucker10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Ryan Schwartz7181.00.0000000
River Shindledecker4262.01.0002000
Dallas McRae4153.02.0001000
Caleb Egbert4041.00.0000000
Brayden Anthony4042.02.0000000
Josh Shafley4040.00.0000000
Daniel Herber2130.00.0011000
Jack Schmid2020.00.0000000
Caleb Grotelueschen2020.00.0110000
Ryan Lavanchy2020.00.0000000
Jake Holaday1121.00.0020000
Luke Gammichia1010.00.0000000
Jack Allen1010.00.0000000
Jalen Shaffer1010.00.0000001
Fielding Davis1010.00.0000000
Philip LoChirco1010.00.0000000
Dimitrie Skakavac1010.00.0000000
Matthew Tucker0000.00.0000000
Tommy Gallagher0000.00.0000000
Spencer Peterson0000.00.0000000
Giovanni Weeks0000.00.0000000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Caleb Grotelueschen14747.0047

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
John Bickle14141.04110—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Tommy Gallagher846658.210

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Caleb Grotelueschen3175.7010
Matthew Tucker100.000

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Michael Gehl11616.0016
Jake Hibben177.007

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonMillikin University
Total2410
Rushing65
Passing135
Penalty50
Total (Net)17988
Attempts3538
Avg. Per Rush5.12.3
Rushing TDs51
Yds. Gained211126
Yds. Lost3238
Total (Net)274132
Comp.-Att.-Int.16 - 20 - 011 - 24 - 1
Att.13.75.5
Comp.17.112.0
TDs20
Yards453220
Plays5562
Play8.23.5
Fumbles - Lost4 - 31 - 0
Penalties - Yds.3 - 309 - 85
Punts - Yds.1 - 418 - 232
Punt4129
Inside 2010
50+ Yds.00
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch00
Total - Yds.8 - 4662 - 66
Kickoff58.333.0
Touchbacks10
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs4 - 17 - 00 - 0 - 0
Return4.30
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 23 - 04 - 38 - 0
Return11.59.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 47 - 00 - 0 - 0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0 - 0 - 01 - 5 - 0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time24:1433:46
3rd. Down Conv.2 of 52 of 15
4th. Down Conversions2 of 22 of 4
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances5 - 71 - 1
Sacks: Total - Yds.5 - 321 - 17
PAT: Total - Made7 - 71 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0

Scoring

1st 10:50WTN - Weeks,Giovanni 3 yd run (Gallagher,Tommy kick), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:01
1st 03:17WTN - Weeks,Giovanni 1 yd run (Gallagher,Tommy kick), 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:15
2nd 09:47WTN - Weeks,Giovanni 2 yd run (Gallagher,Tommy kick), 4 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:33
2nd 05:57WTN - Peterson,Spencer 15 yd pass from Anthony,Luke (Gallagher,Tommy kick) 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP 01:28
3rd 07:35WTN - Weeks,Giovanni 53 yd run (Gallagher,Tommy kick), 2 plays, 68 yards, TOP 00:43
3rd 04:01WTN - Tucker,Matthew 28 yd pass from Anthony,Luke (Gallagher,Tommy kick) 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:19
4th 06:20WTN - Allen,Jack 5 yd run (Gallagher,Tommy kick), 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 01:58
4th 01:08MIL - Lockwood,Colton 1 yd run (Roedl,Tyson kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:12

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

No. 6 Thunder defeat Millikin 49-7; Weeks ties 76-year-old TD record

Decatur, Ill. – The sixth-ranked Wheaton Thunder football team closed out its regular season on Saturday with a 49-7 victory at Millikin (3-7, 3-6 CCIW). Wheaton is now 9-1 on the season. Wheaton is a strong candidate to earn an at-large bid to the upcoming NCAA Division III Football Playoffs when the brackets are announced tomorrow. The NCAA Playoff brackets will be announced on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. (CST) on NCAA.com.

The Thunder led 28-0 at halftime this afternoon. Runningback Giovanni Weeks scored on three rushing touchdowns in the first half and quarterback Luke Anthony connected with tight end Spencer Peterson on a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Weeks reached the endzone for a fourth touchdown run on a 53-yard scamper in the third quarter. The touchdown was his 19th rushing touchdown of the season, tying the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season. He is tied with Chuck Schoenherr who ran for 19 TD's in 1945. Weeks completes the regular season with 1,191 yards, ending the season with the CCIW's rushing title. His 1,191 yards this year ranks fifth on Wheaton's single-season rushing charts.

Anthony connected with Matthew Tucker on a 28-yard touchdown pass for Wheaton's second touchdown of the third quarter. The touchdown pass gave Wheaton a 42-0 lead with 4:01 remaining in the third quarter.

Jack Allen reached the end zone on a five-yard touchdown run with 6:20 remaining in the fourth quarter to increase Wheaton's lead to 49-0. Millikin scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 1:08 remaining in the fourth quarter. For the 49-7 final score.

Weeks ran for 114 yards on 16 carries, averaging 7.1 yards per carry with the four touchdown runs. Weeks also caught four passes for 103 yards.

Luke Anthony completed 15 of his 18 passing attempts on the day with 268 yards through the air and two touchdown passes. Peterson caught five passes for 74 yards with one touchdown catch. Matthew Tucker had four receptions for 60 yards.

Linebacker Ryan Schwartz led the Thunder with eight total tackles, including one tackle for loss (-1 yard). River Shindledecker (PICTURED LEFT) made six total tackles. He registered six tackles for loss (-6 yards), including one sack (-5 yards). Dallas McRae recorded three tackles for loss (-20 yards), including quarterback sacks (-17 yards). Brayden Anthony registered two sacks (-10 yards). McRae made five total tackles, with four tackles apiece for Brayden Anthony, Caleb Egbert and Josh Shaffley.

The Thunder offense accumulated 453 total yards today, with 274 passing yards and 179 rushing yards. Millikin ran for 88 yards, with 132 rushing yards.

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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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