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Follow Wabash On: Little Giants Head North for Non-Conference Game WABASH COLLEGE OFFICE OF SPORTS INFORMATION & Marketing R. Brent Harris, Director of Sports Information and Marketing P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Phone: 765-361-6165 • Fax: 765-361-6424 Email: [email protected] • twitter.com/wabashsid • www.facebook.com/wabashcollegeathletics W September 21, 2011 WABASH COLLEGE Little Giants Head North For Non-Conference Game SPORTS CALENDAR Crawfordsville, IN – Wabash College (2-0, 2-0 NCAC) plays its first non- September 22 conference game of the season on Saturday when the Little Giants travel Golf to Chicago, Illinois. Wabash will face the University of Chicago Maroons Giant-Engineer Classic (2-1, 0-0 UAA) at 1 p.m. (EDT) at Amos Alonzo Stagg Field (1,650; vs. Rose-Hulman artificial turf). Hulman Links, Terre Haute, IN; TBD The game between Wabash and Chicago is part of a scheduling agreement September 23 Tennis for football between North Coast Athletic Conference and the University at Intercollegiate Tennis Association Athletic Association. Wabash will also play Washington University-St. Louis Central Region Fall Tournament later this season as part of the agreement. St. Louis, MO; TBD Series Record: Wabash is tied 3-3 with the University of Chicago September 24 in the overall series. The Little Giants have won the last three meetings Football between the two schools, including a 31-14 victory at home last season. at Chicago Wabash defeated the Maroons 48-10 at Stagg Field in 2009. Chicago, IL; 1 p.m. (EDT) Chicago was a founding member of the Big Ten and was one of the early Soccer at Oberlin * powers in college football. The Maroons held Wabash to a total of 2 points Oberlin, OH; 4 p.m. in the first three meetings between the two schools (1905, 1920, 1939). The University abolished football after the 1939 season before restarting September 25 the sport in 1963. Jay Berwanger became the first Heisman Trophy winner Golf in 1935 (named the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy at the time). at Franklin Invitational The Legends of Indiana Golf Course Coaches: Erik Raeburn (Mount Union, 1994) is in his fourth season Franklin, IN; TBD as the head coach of the Little Giants with a record of 29-6. He came to Wabash after spending eight seasons at Coe College in Iowa, giving him September 26 an overall coaching record of 86-32 as he starts his 11th season as a head Golf at Franklin Invitational coach. Raeburn was an assistant coach at Mount Union College from 1994- The Legends of Indiana Golf Course 1999. Franklin, IN; TBD Raeburn is 3-0 versus Chicago since coming to Wabash. September 28 Soccer Dick Maloney (Massachusetts - Boston, 1974) is 87-72 in 18 seasons vs. Franklin as the head football coach at the University of Chicago He is 0-3 versus Mud Hollow Stadium; 5 p.m. Wabash in his career. September 30 Radio/Internet: Little Giant football can be heard on WNDY Radio Cross Country at Notre Dame Invitational (91.3 FM) once again this season. Brent Harris and Tyler Wade ’12 will South Bend, IN; 2:45 p.m. announce Saturday’s game. The pregame show begins at 12:45 p.m. (EST) The broadcast is carried on the Internet on the Wabash College web site, * - NCAC contests sports.wabash.edu. Follow Wabash on: The University of Chicago will provide live video and stats feeds over the Internet. Live video can be viewed at http://athletics.uchicago.edu/ Web: sports.wabash.edu video/video.htm while the live stats are available at http://athletics. uchicago.edu/livestats/xlive.htm. Twitter: twitter.com/wabashsid twitter.com/wabashscores Rankings: Wabash moved up three spots in the latest D3football.com twitter.com/erikraeburn poll from 20th to 27th. The Little Giants received 201 total points from Facebook: Wabash College Athletics Fan the panel of 25 Division III coaches, sports information directors, and Wabash College media members from around the country. The American Football Coaches Association released its first rankings of the season. The AFCA poll placed YouTube: Wabash College Wabash 20th with a total of 314 points from its 40 voting members. WABASH COLLEGE Meet Wes Chamblee Quick Facts Sport: Football Position: Wide Receiver; Kick Returner/Track & Field Location: Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 Year: Senior Enrollment: 900 men Major: Rhetoric Nickname: Little Giants Hometown: South Bend, IN School Color: Scarlet High School: St. Joseph’s Affiliation: NCAA Division III Parents: Alan and Myra Chamblee Conference: North Coast Athletic Conference Living Unit: Independent Stadium: Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium Wes Chamblee Career Plans: Journalism (5,000 capacity; FieldTurf surface installed Wabash Highlights: Earned All-America honors as a in 2010; stadium built in 1966.) kick returner in 2009... Missed all but a few plays of President: Dr. Patrick E. White the 2010 with a torn ACL... Caught one pass for a 72-yard touchdown Athletics Director: Joe Haklin ’73 Athletics Department Phone: (765) 361-6220 DIII Outdoor National Track and Field Championships eight months againstafter surgery Wooster to repair for his his only knee...Tied reception for of 19th2010... on Qualified the Wabash for theall-time NCAA Head Coach: Erik Raeburn (Mount Union, 1994) pass receptions list (107) and 20th in receiving yards (1,526)... Ranks Record at Wabash: 29-6 (Fourth season) second on the career kickoff return yards list with 1,368. Career Record: 86-32 (12th season) 765-361-6300 (Best time to reach is Office Phone: Last Week: Chase Belton (JR/QB/Dayton, OH/Northmont) threw early afternoon) for 252 yards and four touchdowns in the Little Giants’ 28-7 victory over E-mail: [email protected] Ohio Wesleyan University in the 2011 Wabash home opener. Belton hit senior receiver Wes Chamblee (South Bend, IN/St. Joseph’s) for two Brent Harris Sports Information Director: first-quarter scores on passes of 20 and 11 yards. Jonathan Horn (SR/ 765-361-6165 Office Phone: WR/Carmel, IN/Cathedral) caught an 11-yard TD pass in the second 765-376-9689 Cell Phone: quarter before James Kraus (SO/North Judson, IN/North Judson) Office FAX: 765-361-6424 added the final score on a 54-yard catch and run in the third period. E-mail: [email protected] www.wabash.edu World Wide Web: The Wabash defense stopped Ohio Wesleyan twice in the red zone. Jorge Diaz-Aguilar (SO/DL/South Bend, IN/St. Joseph’s) blocked a field goal 2011 Schedule/Results (2-0, 2-0 NCAC) attempt by the Battling Bishops in the third quarter. Kyle Najar (JR/DB/ Sept. 10 at Wooster * W 19-7 Griffith, IN/Griffith) paced the Wabash defense with nine total tackles 17 Ohio Wesleyan * W 28-7 (4 solo, 5 assists). Jonathon Koop (JR/DB/Fontana, CA/AB Miller) has 24 at Chicago 1 p.m. a 47-yard interception return, and Andrew Gibson (SO/DB/Avon, IN/ Oct. 1 at Kenyon (non-conference) 2 p.m. Mooresville) recorded his first career interception. 8 Washington - St. Louis 1 p.m. 15 at Oberlin * 1 p.m. Topping the Charts 22 Denison * 1 p.m. Wabash has several players among the Division III national leaders in 29 at Allegheny * 1 p.m. the lastest statistical update from the NCAA. Nov. 6 Wittenberg * 1 p.m. 12 at DePauw Wes Chamblee ranks 12th in all-purpose yards with an average of 204 (118th Monon Bell Classic) 1:07 p.m. yards per game. He is 16th in the nation in punt return yardage with an * Denotes NCAC games average of 16.39 yards per attempt, and is tied for 19th in the nation in kickoff return yards, averaging 30.5 yards through two games. 2011 Statistics and National Rankings Scoring Offense — 23.50 ppg (3rd; 118th) Sophomore punter Cam Sobleski (Noblesville, IN/Park Tudor) ranks Scoring Defense — 7.00 ppg (1st; T-6th) 18th in the nation with an average of 40.6 yards per punt this year. Rushing Offense — 164.50 ypg (2nd; 85th) Passing Offense — 248.00 ypg (3rd; 50th) A Interesting Race Total Offense — 412.50 ypg (2nd; 54th) Chamblee and Jonathan Horn enter this week tied for 19th on the Rushing Defense — 96.00 ypg (4th; 51st) Wabash all-time receptions list with 107, along with former Wabash Passing Defense — 241.00 ypg (6th; T-182nd) receiver Brock Graham ’09. The two current receivers are one Pass Efficiency Defense — 97.40 (2nd; 41st) reception away from Tim Oliver ’91 with 108. Ed Broecker ’88 caught Total Defense — 337.00 ypg (5th, 102nd) 113 career passes, while Josh Bronaugh ’04 is 16th with 117 catches. Turnover Margin — +3 [1.50 tpg] (1st; 33rd) Net Punting — 33.08 ypp (6th; 84th) Chamblee is also chasing the Wabash career kickoff return yardage Kickoff Returns — 30.50 ypr (1st; T-5th) record of 1,516 yards set by Chris Wiesehan ’94. Chamblee has 1,368 in Punt Returns — 16.29 ypr (1st; 29th) his career. (NCAC Ranking; National ranking out of 239 teams) Coach Raeburn’s Comments University of Chicago On last week’s win over OWU. Quick Facts “We were obviously happy with the win last week against Ohio Wesleyan, but were disappointed with the seven sacks. The blame lies with everyone on offense. A couple were on our quarterback Location: Chicago, IL not getting the right reads and finding the open receiver. Some were Enrollment: 5,134 undergraduate on our offensive line not taking a good pass set and getting beat by Nickname: Maroons the defender. A couple went on our running backs not blocking a linebacker. And our receivers at times did not get a good release and Colors: Maroon and White that throws the timing of the play off.
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