Oberlin, Ohio - The Oberlin College football team starts the second half of its season when it takes on visiting Denison University in Savage Stadium on October 13.
 
What: Denison University Big Red (2-3) @ Oberlin College Yeomen (1-4)
When: Saturday October, 13 1 p.m. EST
Where: Savage Stadium– Oberlin, Ohio
Radio:  AM-1320 WOBL (Pregame at 12:30 p.m.) Brian Deitz (p-b-p), Don Vincent (Color)
Online Coverage: Live Video l Live Audio l Live Stats
 
Series: Oberlin trails in the all-time series 16-48-3.
 
Last Meeting Against the Big Red: Oberlin lost to Denison 38-27 in Granville, Ohio in the 2011 regular season (10/29/11).
 
Last Time out for the Yeomen: Lost to Kenyon 30-13 (10/6/12)
 
Series Information …
Oberlin trails in the all-time series against the Big Red 16-48-3… The first meeting between the two schools was in 1911… In 2011, Oberlin fell to Denison 38-27… In last year's loss, the Yeomen put up 484 yards of offense against the Denison defense… Oberlin's passing game threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns with four different Yeomen recording two or more passes thrown in the contest… Adam Niec led all receivers with five catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Scouting the Big Red …
Denison is coming into the week off of a loss to Carnegie Mellon… The Big Red offense is led by senior running back Sam Fioroni who has run for a conference-best 597 yards and five touchdowns… Fioroni is averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 119.4 yards per game, while also leading Denison in receptions with 34 and two touchdowns… Denison has also seen success through the air with senior quarterback Max Paulus who has thrown for 1147 yards and 11 touchdowns… Senior defensive back Alex Sycher leads the Big Red defense with 38 tackles on the year.
 
Third Straight Week at the Top …
Senior defensive lineman Clay Eaton recorded two sacks in the first half of the last week's contest against Kenyon, bringing his total 2012 sack count to 9.5 and his 10th straight game with a sack… Eaton's 1.9 sacks per game average ranks him first in the country for the third consecutive week… The nation's top pass rusher looks to add to his total against a Denison offensive line that has allowed 27 sacks in the first five games of the season.
 
Yeomen Moving Up in Record Book…
Wide receiver Robin Witjes moved into the top five receivers in Oberlin history in career receptions with 119 after last week's game at Kenyon… Witjes is also just 22 yards away from moving into the top-five in career receiving yards heading into this week's game against Denison… Along with adding to his career sack record, senior Clay Eaton also tied the Oberlin record for career tackles-for-loss with 45.5 after his two sack performance at Kenyon last week.
 
Trouble on Third Down…
The Yeomen offense has struggled over the last few games, especially on continuing drives and converting on third down… Last week against Kenyon, Oberlin converted just one of it 11 third downs… In 2011, Oberlin's third down conversion percentage was 36.0, while in 2012 the Yeomen's third down conversion percentage is 14.3 which ranks last in the nation through the first six weeks of the season.