Oberlin, Ohio- The Oberlin College football team looks to move to 2-0 on the season in its home opener against the visiting Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops.
 
What: Ohio Wesleyan University Fighting Bishops (1-0) @ Oberlin College Yeomen (1-0)
When: Saturday September, 15 1 p.m. EST
Where: Savage Stadium – Oberlin, Ohio
Radio: AM-1320 WOBL; Brian Deitz (Play-by-Play), Don Vincent (Color)
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Series: Oberlin trails the all-time series 20-49-1.
Last Meeting Against the Bishops: Oberlin lost to Ohio Wesleyan 30-23 in Delaware, Ohio (11/5/11)
Last Time out for the Yeomen: Beat Earlham 33-3 (9/1/12)
 
Series Information …
Oberlin trails in the all-time series against the Battling Bishops 20-49-1… The first meeting between the two schools was in 1892, the Yeomen's first undefeated season under John W. Heisman, when Oberlin shutout Ohio Wesleyan 56-0… In 2011, four second-half Yeomen turnovers contributed to a Battling Bishop comeback… Oberlin led by the scores of 16-3 in the third quarter and 23-16 and 23-22 in the fourth… With less than three minutes to play in regulation, Ohio Wesleyan's Mason Espinosa led the Battling Bishops on a six-play, 53-yard scoring drive to ultimately win the game … However, OC did upend the Bishops 16-12 in their last meeting at Savage Stadium on November 6, 2010 … In the game Clay Eaton recorded a safety and wide-out Robin Witjes hauled in a nine-yard score.
 
A Quick Look at the Battling Bishops …
Ohio Wesleyan entered 2012 coming off a 4-6 season in 2011… The Battling Bishops welcomed new head coach Tom Watts to the program this season… Ohio Wesleyan won its first game of the season against Denison 32-29 this past Saturday… In the first game of his junior season, quarterback Mason Espinosa became the program's all-time leading passer… Espinosa threw for three touchdowns and 302 yards in OWU's season opener, while completing 34 passes to eight different receivers… The Ohio Wesleyan defense was led by junior safety Rayce Risser as he totaled 11 tackles… Junior defensive tackle Tyler Swary followed with eight tackles, and five sacks.
 
Rankings Watch …
After two weeks of play across the nation, the Yeomen still rank within top nine as a team in six different national categories … Oberlin leads the national in pass efficiency defense with a 15.69 rating, is third in total defense with 109 yards allowed and third in rushing defense with 21 yards allowed … Furthermore OC is also third with a plus-4 turnover margin, eighth in scoring defense (3 pts. per game) and ninth in punt returns at 20 yards per run back … Individually, Erikson Andrews leads the nation with four field goals per game, #David Kalgren is tied for second with two INTs per game and fifth in punt returns,  whileMoses Richardson is 19th in rushing at 142 yards per game and 24th in all-purpose yards at 180 yards per gane.
 
Clay is Closing In…
Clay Eaton, whose three tackles for a loss is and two sacks per game rank seventh and fifth in the country, leads the Yeomen defensive line… The senior came into the 2012 season sitting in second place on the list for sacks in a career with 19.5, three away from the record (22)… After sacking Earlham's quarterback twice in week one, Eaton comes into Oberlin's second game just one sack away from breaking the record for career sacks set by Chris Pisani.
 
Kalgren's Island…
USA College Football Preseason Regional All-Star David Kalgren had a big week in the Yeomen secondary against Earlham as he picked off two passes and returned the first for a 47-yard touchdown and the second for a 43-yard touchdown … For his efforts he was named as the NCAC Defensive Player of the Week, the OhioCollegeFootball.com Division III Defensive Player of the Week and also named to the d3football.com Team of the Week .., In his career, Kalgren now has eight INTs.
 
Kicking Off the Season the Right Way…
Sophomore Erickson Andrews began the 2012 season by setting an Oberlin record for field goals in a game with four… Andrews' four field goals against Earlham in week one were more than the total number of field goals made in the 2011 season (3) … The local Oberlin native was true from 24, 35, 48 and 28 yards.
 
Yeomen Three-Headed Monster…   
In their first game of the 2012 season, the Oberlin running backs ran for 247 yards on their way to a dominant victory… Senior Moses Richardson, who rushed for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries led the Yeomen backfield, while sophomore Justin Williams added 55 yards of his own… Rounding out the group was freshman Blake Buckhannon who rushed for 54 yards on only three carries. 
 
A Look at Last Time…
Last year against Ohio Wesleyan, quarterback Josh Mandel completed 26 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns... Wide receiver Robin Witjes caught nine balls for 109 yards, while Dan Weitraub hauled in four catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns … The Yeomen outgained the Bishops 346-283, but both teams struggled on the ground as OC rushed for just eight yards, while OWU had 46 yards … Matt Misorski led the Yeomen defense with 10 tackles.
 
Long Time for Two-Times …
A Yeomen victory will mark the first time since 1989 that Oberlin will start the season 2-0 … The last time it happened was 23 years ago, when the Yeomen knocked off Thiel, 21-14, in week one before following with an 8-7 win against Hiram the following week.