Football beats Ohio Northern in OAC clash

The Muskingum football team beat Ohio Northern on Saturday afternoon, 23-7. The win was the fourth of the season for the Muskies.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (4-3 overall, 3-3 OAC), Ohio Northern (1-6 overall, 1-5 OAC)
• Location: Dial-Roberson Stadium - Ada, Ohio
• Attendance: 2,964
• Weather: Sunny and Breezy

Notables

• The win marked the second straight year the Muskies have beaten Ohio Northern. It's the first time that Muskingum has beaten Ohio Northern in back-to-back seasons since the 1988 and 1989 campaigns. Muskingum has won 26 games against the Polar Bears in the all-time series.
• Senior quarterback Jordan Garrett ranks second all-time in career passing yards with 5,064. He is only 106 yards shy of the school record of 5,170 yards held by Jake Burn (2007-10). Garrett also ranks third in total offense with 5,586 yards (5,064 passing, 522 rushing).
• Senior wide receiver Zuri Edmondson ranks sixth all-time in career receiving yards with 1,434.

Up Next

• Muskingum hosts John Carroll on Saturday, October 29, for its Faculty and Staff Appreciation Game in the Bullock Health and Wellness Complex. The contest is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and is a Halloween Theme game. All fans are encouraged to wear a costume.

Tickets

• Fans can secure their tickets ahead of the game or on-site by purchasing them online at the Fighting Muskies' official ticketing page found at fightingmuskies.com/athletics/tickets or via the HomeTown Ticketing mobile app available through the App Store or Google Play. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students, and children 5-and-under are free.

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum churned out 280 yards of offense and 17 first downs.
• The Muskies were 9-of-18 on third-down conversions and 1-of-1 on fourth-down conversions.
• Muskingum's defense logged four sacks for 20 yards and snared two interceptions for 48 yards.
• Garrett ended the game going 19-of-30 for 208 yards and two scores. He also added 22 yards rushing and one touchdown.
• Senior running back Donny Wilkinson rushed for a team-best 62 yards on26 carries.
• Senior wide receiver Ja'Lin Goodman had six receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown.
• Junior wide receiver Travanti Keitt hauled in five receptions for 65 yards and one score.
• Junior kicker Collin Scozzafava averaged 38.5 yards per punt with one inside the 20. He also averaged 55.2 yards per kickoff.
• Sophomore linebacker Austin Willforth had a game-high 15 stops with 1.5 sacks.
• Freshman linebacker Garrett Gurney added seven hits.
• Senior linebacker Tristan Howell had four tackles and one interception.
• Sophomore defensive back Cole Burch registered one interception and one stop.
• Ohio Northern ended the outing with 320 yards and 16 first downs.
• Adan Figueroa went 14-of-32 for 197 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Figueroa also added 31 yards rushing.
• Brock Martin rushed for a game-high 86 yards on 15 totes.
• Nate Dean led the Polar Bear receivers with one grab for 38 yards and one touchdown.
• Dalton Tjong led the ONU defense with 14 stops.

How it Happened

• Muskingum took a 7-0 lead midway through the opening quarter when Garrett scored on a one-yard run to cap an 11-play, 67-yard drive.
• The Muskies extended their lead to 14-0 on an 11-play, 74-yard drive that culminated with Garrett hitting Keitt for a 30-yard touchdown strike at the 4:34 mark of the second quarter.
• Ohio Northern trimmed its deficit to 14-7 after Figueroa found Dean for a 38-yard score late in the second quarter.
• A Howell interception in the waning seconds of the half set the Muskies up with a short field at the ONU 15. Two plays later, Garrett completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Goodman to give the Muskies a 20-7 lead at the break.
• Muskingum capped off the scoring in the fourth quarter when freshman kicker Aaron Meyers booted a 25-yard field goal.