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2014 OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CARDINAL FOOTBALL THIS WEEK: The Cardinals, coming off OHIO NORTHERN BRIEFLY: Ohio Northern OTTERBEIN back-to-back losses to third-ranked heads into the game riding a four-game Mount Union and sixth-ranked John winning streak. The Polar Bears defeated Carroll, share fourth place with the Polar Wilmington, 50-15, last Saturday in Ada. Bears, each 5-3 in the OAC. A victory Quarterback Patrick Angle completed 16 Ohio Northern (6-3, 5-3) over ONU would give Otterbein a winning of 27 pass attempts for 281 yards and season. three touchdowns. Wide receiver Devon at Price caught seven balls for 111 yards to Otterbein (5-4, 5-3) VS- become Ohio Northern's all-time recep tions leader, with 151. Justin Magazine rushed for 112 yards and one TD. When: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 Where: Westerville, Ohio Stadium: Memorial Stadium (2,400) GAME NOTES Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. Winning Seasons: While Otterbein played to a .500 record at 5-5 in 2013, the Cardi Series Record: Ohio Northern leads 35-19 nals have posted winning seasons in four of the last six years. The Cardinals went 8-2 Otterbein Captains: in 2012, 6-4 in 2010, 8-2 in 2009, and 9-2 in 2008 in an extremenly tough Ohio Athletic No. 5 Ty Compton, Sr., CB Conference. No. 4 Brick Davis, Sr., QB No. 47 Zac Hamilton, Sr., OLB Number 5: Coaches selected captain Ty Compton to wear the coveted No. 5 this sea No. 66 Grant Noppenberger, Jr., C son. The number is awarded to the player who best demonstrates commitment, leader ship, and work ethic in honor of Josh Worthington, a promising quarterback, who lost COACHES: his life in a car accident in 2004. Worthington wore No. 5. Tim Doup Alma Mater....................... Otterbein, 1992 What to Expect: "It's the same as last year, exact same scenario," head coach Tim Doup Career Record........................................18-11 said about last season's meeting in Ada, with Otterbein needing a win to get to 6-4. "I vs. Ohio Northern..................................... 1-1 think we are evenly matched just like last year. We lost our starting quarterback in the second series and things went array after that. But no, Ohio Northern is a good football Dean Paul team. They are going to be big, strong and physical—great quarterback, good running Alma Mater................Mount Union, 1990 back and good receiver." Career Record..................................... 114-49 vs. Otterbein................................................. 2014 SCHEDULE / 2014 STAT LEADERS Overall: 5-4; OAC: 5-3; Home: 2-2; Away: 3-2 OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Date Opponent Time/Result Rushing: 9/6 at #9 St. John Fisher L 36-14 Reid Hutchison .... 77 att., 692 yds., 5 TD, 9.0 avg. 9/20 MARIETTA * W20-0 Drew Ervin............ 88 att., 318 yds., 6 TD, 3.6 avg. Receiving: 9/27 at Wilmington * W 49-21 Ryan Thombs.....33 rec., 485 yds., 3 TD, 14.7 avg. 10/4 HEIDELBERG * L 45-28 Logan Stepp....... 24 rec., 269 yds., 1 TD, 11.2 avg. 10/11 CAPITAL * W 50-28 Passing: 10/18 at Muskingum * W 32-20 Brick Davis.... 150 of 269, 1707 yds., 10 TD, 7 Int. 10/25 at Baldwin Wallace * W20-9 DEFENSIVE LEADERS: 11/1 #3 MOUNT UNION * L66-7 Tackles: 11/8 at #6 John Carroll * L 66-13 Preston Pearson.......46 (s), 41 (a), 87 (t), 3.0 TFL 11/15 OHIO NORTHERN * 1:30 p.m. Austin Jones.............. 30 (s), 55 (a), 85 (t), 5.0 TFL Sacks: * Denotes OAC Game Zac Hamilton........................................7.5.39 yjs. Will Brett.............................................. 5.0-30 yds. t 2014 OTTERBEIIM UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES OTTERBEIN GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY Location............................... Westerville, Ohio 43081 The Series: Ohio Northern leads the series, 35-19. In the last six meetings, the two Founded..................................................................1847 teams have split, 3-3, with the Polar Bears winning last year in Ada, 42-21. Denomination..................United Methodist Church Senior Day: Nineteen senior footba I players, in addition to seniors from the band, Enrollment............................................................ 3,100 cheerleading squad, and athletic training staff, will be recognized before the start of the Nickname........................................................Cardinals Colors....................................................Tan & Cardinal game. President.............................. .............Dr. Kathy Krendl V.P./Student Affairs.................................Robert Gatti Tough Schedule: All four Otterbein losses come from teams that are either currently Athletic Director....................................Dawn Stewart ranked in the top 25 or were previojsly ranked at one point during the season: St. John Faculty Athletic Rep...........................Dr. Jim Gorman Fisher, Heidelberg, Mount Union and John Carroll. Head Athletic Trainer.................... Charles Goodwin Reeling in the Sacks: The Cardinal defense ranks first in the conference and seventh in Team Physician................................ Dr. Darrin Bright the nation in sacks with 31. The team leader is senior linebacker Zac Hamilton with 7.5 Sports Information Director.................... Ed Syguda for loss of 39 yards. Hamilton recorded the only sack of the game for Otterbein in last Facilities Supervisor.....................................Skip Ford week's loss at John Carroll. Stadium.......................................... Memorial Stadium Capacity..................................................................2,400 Defensive Players to Watch: Senior linebacker Preston Pearson ranks second in the OAC Stadium Surfece..............................Crossflex HP Turf with 87 tackles, including three tackles for loss of seven yards. Sophomore linebacker Affliations......................................... NCAA Division III Austin Jones is fifth in the OAC with 85 tackles. Hamilton leads the conference in sacks, Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) while sophomore linebacker Will Bratt is tied for fifth in the OAC with five sacks. Athletics Fax....................................(614) 823-1966 Website........................www.otterbeincardinals.com Fourth Down Defense: The Cardina s rank second in the conference and 23rd in the HISTORY nation in fourth-down defense, allowing only eight conversions in 26 attempts for a rate First Year of Football............................................ 1890 of 31 percent. All-Time Record......................................... 413-568-42 Years in NCAA Playoffs................................................1 Score More: Otterbein has posted a 3-1 record this season when scoring 20 or more All-Time NCAA Playoffs Record............................ 0-1 points and are undefeated when scoring 30 or more points, posting a 3-0 record. On the flip side, the Cardinals are winless when scoring less than 20 by going 0-3 in those ASSISTANT COACHES games. Defensive Coordinator/LBs. Alma Mater..................... Red Zone Offensive Explosion: The Cardinal offense Is third in the conference and tied Offensive Coordinator/QBs for 24th in the nation in red zone offense, posting an 87.5 percent success rate. Alma Mater..................... ..Baldwin Wallace, 2009 Secondary / Special Teams. Davis Dime: Senior quarterback Brick Davis ranks fifth in the conference with 189.7 Alma Mater..................... Youngstown State, 1998 passing yards per game and sixth with six passing touchdowns. Davis added to both of Quality Control..................... Alma Mater..................... those stats last Saturday against John Carroll when he had 156 yards in the air and two Running Backs...................... passing touchdowns. Alma Mater..................... Defensive Line...................... Alma Mater..................... 2014 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Tight Ends.............................. Alma Mater..................... OFFENSE DEFENSE Offensive Line...................... Otterbein.................................Ohio Northern Otterbein.................................Ohio Northern Alma Mater..................... 25.9 ................ Scoring/Game..................30.2 32.3 ................Scoring/Game..................30.8 Wide Receivers.................... 153.8........Rushing Yards/Game..........181.2 211.9 ........Rushing Yards/Game........ 199.4 Alma Mater....................... 1384/326.. Rushing Yards/Att... 1631/377 1907/393. Rushing Yards/Att... 1805/362 Defensive Backs................... 153-278-8....Passing (C-A-l) .... 172-276-6 151-255-7 ....Passing (C-A-l)..... 142-260-4 Alma Mater....................... 191.2........Passing Yards/Game...........240.4 205.9 ........Passing Yards/Game...........198.8 Wide Receivers.................... 345.0........Total Offense/Game...........421.7 417.8.......Total Offense/Game...........399.3 Alma Mater....................... 21.9 ............. Kick Return Avg...................19.6 21.3 ..............Kick Return Avg....................18.0 Defensive Line...................... 5.0.................Punt Return Avg..................16.1 Alma Mater...................... 5.0................Punt Return Avg................. 8.5 Quarterbacks........................ 36.0 %..3rd Down Conversion %....41.2% 38.0 %..3rd Down Conversion %....39.2% Alma Mater........................... 29:15...... Time of Poss./Game...........32:11 30:45 Time of Poss./Game......... 27:49 -3 ................ Turnover Margin............... ....-1 2014 OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES RECORD WHEN: 2014 OAC STANDINGS D3football.com Overall Record.........................................5-4