Little Giants Roll To 66-20 Win At Oberlin
Donovan Snyder, Liam Thompson, and Conner Grimes each reached the end zone multiple times, helping Wabash to a 66-20 thrashing of Oberlin on the road on Saturday afternoon.
The Little Giants improved to 5-2 on the year and 4-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference play, while the Yeomen fell to 0-7 and 0-5.
Liam Thompson led Wabash's passing attack with 367 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns while completing 24-of-26 passing attempts. He also added one touchdown on the ground, one of seven rushing touchdowns in the game for Wabash.
Xavier Tyler paced the Little Giants' rushing attack by accumulating 140 yards and one touchdown over the course of the game, averaging 8.2 yards per carry. Conner Grimes also added 86 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, averaging 9.6 yards per carry. Snyder chipped in with 54 yards and three touchdowns as well, averaging 7.7 yards per carry.
Derek Allen Jr. reeled in five catches for 140 yards and one score. Cooper Sullivan got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in six balls for 87 yards.
Jose Franco, the NCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week, recorded totaling four tackles and one interception. Owen Volk added two tackles for losses totaling 21 yards and two sacks and Jamari Washington had one TFL and one sack in the win. Ben Netting led the defense with six total tackles. Wabash recorded a season-high five sacks for 42 yards and made seven tackles for losses accounting for 51 yards.
The Little Giants won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing one turnover while avoiding any giveways, with Wabash turning that takeaway into seven points. Wabash also had an outstanding day offensively, racking up 667 total yards, 292 on the ground and 375 through the air, while averaging 9.4 yards per play and out-gaining Oberlin. Wabash converted on 81.8 percent of third-down attempts on the day.
Wabash's defense held up against Oberlin's offense, allowing 261 total yards. The Little Giants kept Oberlin under 150 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing 138 passing and 123 rushing yards.
How It Happened
Wabash put up 66 points on 10 different scoring plays. The Little Giants got on the board first, taking the lead for good at 7-0 with 7:45 remaining in the first quarter. converted a one-yard touchdown run to finish off an eight-play, 60-yard scoring drive.
Game Notes
» Wabash had three players reach the promised land multiple times, including three from Snyder and two from Grimes.
» Seven rushing touchdowns ties for the second-most rushing scores in a game for Wabash. The last time the Little Giants ran for seven TDs was against Allegheny in 2016.
» Wabash outgained Oberlin 667-261, including a 375-138 advantage through the air.
» Wabash won the turnover battle 1-0 after picking off one pass.
» The Little Giants scored first with 7:45 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Wabash had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up 24 points.
» Wabash converted 9 of 11 third downs while Oberlin was successful on 3 of 12.
» Wabash scored three first-quarter touchdowns.
» Wabash scored three second-quarter touchdowns.
» Wabash scored three touchdowns in the third quarter.
» Wabash won the time of possession battle 36:45 to 23:15.
» Liam Thompson completed 92.3% of his passes on the day, going 24-for-26 while averaging 14.1 yards per attempt.
» Chris Allen Jr. led the Yeomen passing attack, completing 10 of his 17 attempts for 136 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
» Ben Ephraim was Oberlin's leading receiver with 114 yards and one touchdown.
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