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2022 season · Game 5 of 11
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Wheaton vs Elmhurst University

Saturday, October 8, 2022Home · McCully Stadium · Wheaton, Ill.Attendance 2,983

Summary

Wheaton beat Elmhurst University 56–0 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, October 8, 2022. It was the fifth of eleven games logged in 2022, and it left Wheaton at 3-2. It was the 89th meeting with Elmhurst University, after which Wheaton led the series 62-20-7. Jesse Scott was in his second 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 →

15Ben Bonga35Ben Thorson32Matthew Tucker31Riley Schwartz327Carson Chow29Cristian Carstens24Eli Odell230Giovanni Weeks228Jack Allen23Jeremiah Tucker216JJ Ruff223Max Smith213Will Bowers28Will Eggleston256Brendan Bentley192Christian Bonacquisti124Clayton Reeves169Elijah Nitz159Graham Wall140Jaden Pankau121Jalen Shaffer112Max Wilson111McNeill Stout152Nick Beard135Noah Jones178Paul Fay198Peter Johanik151Philip LoChirco125Ryan Miller143Tiger Cannon157Trevor Gabriele16Tyler Gautier1
Diving catch Matthew Tucker
Diving catch Matthew Tucker2Matthew Tucker
Tackle squeeze Ben Thorson with two defenders
Tackle squeeze Ben Thorson with two defenders5Ben Thorson
Solo mid-stride run Philip LoChirco with ball tucked both feet
Solo mid-stride run Philip LoChirco with ball tucked both feet51Philip LoChirco
QB Cristian Carstens throw release ball mid-air JJ Ruff behind
QB Cristian Carstens throw release ball mid-air JJ Ruff behind9Cristian Carstens16JJ Ruff
Run Matthew Tucker with ball Ben Bonga blocking Will Bowers pursuing
Run Matthew Tucker with ball Ben Bonga blocking Will Bowers pursuing2Matthew Tucker15Ben Bonga13Will Bowers
Full stride run Giovanni Weeks with ball cheerleaders stands
Full stride run Giovanni Weeks with ball cheerleaders stands30Giovanni Weeks
Tackle run contact with Elijah Nitz Will Bowers
Tackle run contact with Elijah Nitz Will Bowers69Elijah Nitz13Will Bowers
Double team tackle with Elmhurst No. 30
Double team tackle with Elmhurst No. 30
Run Max Smith breaking tackle missed dive JJ Ruff ball
Run Max Smith breaking tackle missed dive JJ Ruff ball23Max Smith16JJ Ruff
Ball carrier Cristian Carstens through gap Trevor Gabriele Graham Wall blocking
Ball carrier Cristian Carstens through gap Trevor Gabriele Graham Wall blocking9Cristian Carstens57Trevor Gabriele59Graham Wall
Run with ball vs pursuer Ben Thorson teammate No. 89 trailing
Run with ball vs pursuer Ben Thorson teammate No. 89 trailing5Ben Thorson
Full extension diving tackle Carson Chow on Riley Schwartz
Full extension diving tackle Carson Chow on Riley Schwartz27Carson Chow1Riley Schwartz
Loose ball mid-air fumble scramble Max Wilson Riley Schwartz Jack Allen diving
Loose ball mid-air fumble scramble Max Wilson Riley Schwartz Jack Allen diving12Max Wilson1Riley Schwartz28Jack Allen
Run Will Eggleston under tackle with ball Noah Jones in foreground
Run Will Eggleston under tackle with ball Noah Jones in foreground8Will Eggleston35Noah Jones
Run Matthew Tucker with ball behind Paul Fay block defender
Run Matthew Tucker with ball behind Paul Fay block defender2Matthew Tucker78Paul Fay
Run Jeremiah Tucker with ball defender Ryan Miller in pursuit
Run Jeremiah Tucker with ball defender Ryan Miller in pursuit3Jeremiah Tucker25Ryan Miller
Breakaway run Will Eggleston with ball past opponent sideline
Breakaway run Will Eggleston with ball past opponent sideline8Will Eggleston
Tackle to turf Jalen Shaffer ball clutched on ball
Tackle to turf Jalen Shaffer ball clutched on ball21Jalen Shaffer
Run Jeremiah Tucker with ball Jaden Pankau reaching for tackle
Run Jeremiah Tucker with ball Jaden Pankau reaching for tackle3Jeremiah Tucker40Jaden Pankau
Run Giovanni Weeks with ball scoreboard Thunder 7–0
Run Giovanni Weeks with ball scoreboard Thunder 7–030Giovanni Weeks
Breakaway run Ben Thorson with ball official trailing
Breakaway run Ben Thorson with ball official trailing5Ben Thorson
QB Ben Bonga pocket ready ball at chest close-up
QB Ben Bonga pocket ready ball at chest close-up15Ben Bonga
Tackle Tyler Gautier by Carson Chow Eli Odell closing
Tackle Tyler Gautier by Carson Chow Eli Odell closing6Tyler Gautier27Carson Chow4Eli Odell
Catch Jack Allen ball secured at helmet warm-up
Catch Jack Allen ball secured at helmet warm-up28Jack Allen
Tackle pile Clayton Reeves Peter Johanik McNeill Stout on Eli Odell impact
Tackle pile Clayton Reeves Peter Johanik McNeill Stout on Eli Odell impact24Clayton Reeves98Peter Johanik11McNeill Stout4Eli Odell
Multi player tackle pile Riley Schwartz No. 14 ball
Multi player tackle pile Riley Schwartz No. 14 ball1Riley Schwartz14Campbell or Titherington
Lunging tackle Max Smith wrapping ball carrier
Lunging tackle Max Smith wrapping ball carrier23Max Smith
Goal line pile Nick Beard Christian Bonacquisti Brendan Bentley
Goal line pile Nick Beard Christian Bonacquisti Brendan Bentley52Nick Beard92Christian Bonacquisti56Brendan Bentley
Throw follow-through Ben Bonga warm-up
Throw follow-through Ben Bonga warm-up15Ben Bonga
Kick follow-through Tiger Cannon
Kick follow-through Tiger Cannon43Tiger Cannon

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

Line Score

Team1234F
Elmhurst University00000
Wheaton201910756

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Will Bowers172373.9%1432018154.8
Jeremiah Tucker3560.0%360015120.5
Ben Thorson1250.0%500571.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Giovanni Weeks131199.2239
Jeremiah Tucker47619.0160
Jack Allen9465.118
Cristian Carstens11433.9112
Will Bowers5316.2016
Henry Brown2168.009
Ben Thorson1-8-8.000

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Will Eggleston55611.2015
Ben Juska22713.5014
Cristian Carstens22311.5018
Ben Bonga3227.3013
Jack Allen3217.008
Matthew Tucker4184.516
Tyler Gautier11212.0112
McNeill Stout155.005
Will Bowers00—00
JJ Ruff00—00

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Giovanni Weeks200012
Jeremiah Tucker10006
Jack Allen10006
Cristian Carstens10006
Matthew Tucker10006
Tyler Gautier10006
Caleb Mary01225
Jack Ryken00363

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jalen Shaffer5382.00.0110000
Sam Bell7070.00.0000000
Clayton Reeves3360.50.0000000
Kegan Babick2130.00.0000000
Noah Jones2020.00.0000000
Philip LoChirco2021.01.0000000
Caleb Kuhn1120.00.0000000
Christian Bonacquisti2021.00.0000000
Jaden Ferlita1120.00.0001000
Max Wilson1010.00.0010000
Max Smith1010.00.0010000
Carson Chow1010.00.0000000
Trevor Donna1010.00.0000000
Ian Hanafee1010.00.0000000
Isaac Parrish1010.00.0000000
Brendan Bentley1010.00.0000000
Davis Reeves0110.00.0000000
Brayden Anthony0110.50.0010000
Dimitrie Skakavac0110.00.0000000
Riley Schwartz0000.00.0100001
Matthew Tucker0000.00.0000000
Jeremiah Tucker0000.00.0000000
Ben Thorson0000.00.0000000
Tyler Gautier0000.00.0000000
Cristian Carstens0000.00.0000000
Caleb Mary0000.00.0000000
Jack Allen0000.00.0000000
Giovanni Weeks0000.00.0000000
Jack Ryken0000.00.0000000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Riley Schwartz1-2-2.000
Jalen Shaffer15353.0053

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Caleb Mary11100.0%270

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Evan Spisz28743.54610—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Caleb Mary738254.620
Jack Ryken315150.300

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
McNeill Stout221.001

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Jack Allen13535.0035

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonElmhurst University
Total296
Rushing152
Passing131
Penalty13
Total (Net)32346
Attempts4623
Avg. Per Rush7.02.0
Rushing TDs50
Yds. Gained34365
Yds. Lost2019
Total (Net)18487
Comp.-Att.-Int.21 - 30 - 011 - 28 - 2
Att.6.13.1
Comp.8.87.9
TDs20
Yards507133
Plays7651
Play6.72.6
Fumbles - Lost2 - 01 - 0
Penalties - Yds.8 - 754 - 40
Punts - Yds.2 - 875 - 187
Punt43.537.4
Inside 2011
50+ Yds.01
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch01
Total - Yds.10 - 5331 - 59
Kickoff53.359.0
Touchbacks20
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 2 - 01 - 8 - 0
Return1.08.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 35 - 05 - 50 - 0
Return35.010.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 51 - 10 - 0 - 0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0 - 0 - 00 - 0 - 0
Misc. Yards0-8
Poss. Time36:4323:17
3rd. Down Conv.9 of 122 of 15
4th. Down Conversions0 of 00 of 4
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances6 - 70 - 1
Sacks: Total - Yds.1 - 81 - 6
PAT: Total - Made5 - 80 - 0
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made1 - 10 - 1

Scoring

1st 11:57WHE - Weeks,Giovanni 39 yd run (Ryken,Jack kick), 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:14
1st 08:05WHE - Weeks,Giovanni 17 yd run (Ryken,Jack kick), 5 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:47
1st 01:19WHE - Tucker,Matthew 4 yd pass from Bowers,Will ( ) 7 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:23
2nd 06:13WHE - Carstens,Cristian 3 yd run ( ), 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 06:39
2nd 04:00WHE - Shaffer,Jalen 53 yd interception (Ryken,Jack kick)
2nd 00:36WHE - Gautier,Tyler 12 yd pass from Bowers,Will ( ) 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 01:52
3rd 07:58WHE - Mary,Caleb 27 yd field goal 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 06:52
3rd 02:46WHE - Tucker,Jeremiah 60 yd run (Mary,Caleb kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:28
4th 09:40WHE - Allen,Jack 1 yd run (Mary,Caleb kick), 12 plays, 91 yards, TOP 06:33

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

No. 14 Wheaton shuts out Elmhurst, 56-0 for Homecoming win

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team, ranked 14th in this week's D3football.com Top-25, shut out Elmhurst University 56-0 on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd at Wheaton's McCully Stadium. Wheaton (3-2, 3-1 CCIW) returns to the road for its next matchup as the Thunder travel to Carthage next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against the Firebirds.

Wheaton totaled 507 yards of offense today against the Bluejays as the Thunder ran for 323, with 184 passing yards. The Thunder defense held Elmhurst to 133 yards of total offense as the Bluejays gained 46 yards on the ground and passed for 87 yards.

Thunder running back Giovanni Weeks ran for 119 yards on 13 carries, with two trips into the end zone. Quarterback Will Bowers completed 17 of his 23 passing attempts for 143 yards with two touchdown passes. Will Eggleston caught a team-high five passes for 56 yards. Matthew Tucker and McNeill Stout each had touchdown grabs.

Linebacker Jalen Shaffer (PICTURED LEFT) led the Thunder with eight total tackles, including to two tackles for loss (minus-6 yards), and an interception. Sam Bell recorded seven tackles, and Clayton Reeves made six tackles, with a 1/2 tackle for loss (minus-one yard).

Wheaton reached the end zone three times in the first quarter. Weeks (PICTURED RIGHT) scored in a 39-yard touchdown run and he added a 17-yard touchdown run to give the Thunder a 14-0 lead. Matthew Tucker caught a sensation four-yard touchdown pass from Bowers for a 20-0 Wheaton lead with 1:19 remaining in the opening quarter.

Cristian Carstens scored on a three-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, Jalen Shaffer intercepted a pass for a touchdown and Tyler Gautier caught a 12-yard pass from Bowers to account for Wheaton's second-quarter scoring. The Thunder led Elmhurst 39-0 at halftime.

Caleb Mary kicked a 27-yard field goal and Jeremiah Tucker scored on a 60-yard touchdown run in the third quarter as the hosts led 49-0 at the end of the third.

Wheaton's final touchdown of the game was a one-yard touchdown run by Jack Allen with 9:40 remaining in regulation to account for the 56-0 final score.

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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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