Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College football team will be carrying their momentum from last week's shutout victory into a tough battle with conference foe Wabash College on Saturday.
 
What: Oberlin College (2-4, 1-4 NCAC) vs. #13 AFCA/#14 D3football.com Wabash College (6-0, 5-0 NCAC)
When: Saturday, October 26, 1 p.m.
Where: Savage Stadium, Oberlin, Ohio
Radio: AM-1320 WOBL – Don Vincent (p-b-p) Bob Karlovec (color)
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Series: Oberlin trails in the all-time series, 2-14-1. Other than last year, the only other win for the Yeomen over Wabash came in 1945.
 
Last Meeting Against The Little Giants: The Yeomen upset the tenth ranked Little Giants, 31-16, in Head Coach Jeff Ramsey's first victory over a top-ten team. The seniors led the way for Oberlin as Josh Mandel threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns. Wide receivers Robin Witjes and Dan Weintraub combined for 294 yards and four touchdowns. Witjes even threw a touchdown, connecting with current Yeomen assistant coach David Kalgren for a 50-yard catch and run.
 
Last Time Out for Oberlin: The Yeomen turned in an impressive defensive showing and fought through the rain and mud to beat the visiting Allegheny College Gators, 24-0. As a team, the Yeomen rushed for 214 yards on 49 carries.
 
Scouting The Little Giants …
The Little Giants enter the contest off a convincing 48-7 victory over Kenyon College and have the top scoring offense in the conference and third in all of NCAA Division III … Sophomore Michael Putko is the Little Giants main play caller, averaging 141 passing yards and 20 rushing yards per game with 11 total touchdowns … Anthony Stella will carry the load in the running game for Wabash, averaging 62 yards per game with six rushing touchdowns … The Little Giants starting offensive line has an average weight of 292 pounds, which has led them to the top rushing offense in the conference, averaging over 287 yards per game with 24 rushing touchdowns.
 
Quite The Debut …
Connor Jackson, a fifth-year senior who is playing his first season of Yeomen football, made the most of his first-career start … The former All-NCAC Oberlin lacrosse star from Berkeley, California, finished with six tackles, a forced fumble, and a pass break-up to go along with two interceptions … His final interception sealed the victory for the Yeomen as he returned it 56 yards for a touchdown, with under two minutes to play … His performance earned him NCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
 
Ground and Pound …
With the rainy and muddy conditions last week, the Yeomen ran the ball 49 times … 18 of those carries went to Moses Richardson who racked up 107 yards on the ground ... This marked Richardson's first 100-yard game of the season and fourth of his Yeomen career … Quarterback Lucas Poggiali handled the red zone carries as he found his way into the end zone twice in the victory.
 
Balanced Attack …
The Yeomen offense continues to evenly distribute the ball through the air and on the ground … With 886 total rushing yards and 762 passing yards, the Yeomen are averaging over 274 total yards of offense.
 
What a Week …
Last week's win over Allegheny saw some Yeomen set personal best and advance themselves into the record books … With over 100 yards rushing last week, Richardson now has 1,568 career rushing yards which leaves him 200 shy of breaking into Oberlin's top-five overall … Poggiali's passing efficiency of 84.6% against Allegheny was the highest mark of his young career … Despite being injured his entire sophomore year, Kyle Kessler has now racked up 124 career tackles … His mark of 56 this year leaves him four shy of his career-best 60 from last year.
 
No Points For You …
The shutout victory over Allegheny means that the Yeomen have had a shutout victory in each of the last three seasons … In comparison, Wabash has had six shutouts in the same three-year span, including two this season.
 
Home Cooking …
The Yeomen are 2-1 this season at Savage Stadium and outscoring opponents 57-23 … On the road, Oberlin has had their struggles, going 0-4 and being outscored 143-32 … At home, the Yeomen are averaging 256 yards of total offense while limiting opponents to 233 … While away from home, the Yeomen are being outgained each game by an average of 564-292.
 
Special Teams Standing Out …
Zach Kisley's 70 yard punt last week is the longest in the conference this season and he ranks third in the conference with an average of 38 yards per punt … His eight punts downed inside the 20 is tied for second in the conference … Blake Buckhannon ranks third in the NCAC with 309 total kickoff return yards, averaging 16.3 yards per return.