Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College football team will have its first road test of the season when it travels to Granville, Ohio, for a 7 p.m. kickoff against the Denison Big Red.
What: Oberlin College (1-1, 1-1 NCAC) at Denison University (1-0, 0-0 NCAC)
When: Saturday, September 19, 7 p.m.
Where: Deeds-Piper Stadium, Granville, Ohio
Radio: AM-1320 WOBL – Brian Deitz (p-b-p) Don Vincent (color)
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Live Audio Series Information …Oberlin trails in the all-time series against the Big Red 16-50-3… The first meeting between the two schools was in 1911 … The Yeomen have won seven of the last 13 games against the Big Red, including a 30-6 triumph at home in 2012 … However, the Big Red have taken the previous two match-ups, winning 34-7 in 2014 and 27-14 in 2013.
Last Time Against the Big Red …The Yeomen offense never got going in last year's 34-7 loss to Denison at the Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex … The Yeomen netted just 170 total yards, while getting gashed for 428 yards … Oberlin scored its lone touchdown of the game after taking over at the Big Red 5-yardline following a muffed punt.
Last Time Out for Oberlin …Oberlin earned its first-ever win on the Bailey Field turf, defeating Kenyon College, 28-24, last Saturday evening …
Blake Buckhannon rushed for a career-high 153 yards and a score, while
Justin Cruz scored his second touchdown of the year … The Yeomen defense also recorded nine tackles-for-loss in the victory.
Scouting the Big Red … Denison enters Saturday's game having had two weeks to prepare for the Yeomen after being idle in week two … The Big Red (1-0) opened the season with a 41-14 victory over Marietta … Denison's high-powered offense recorded 484 yards as junior quarterback Tommy Iammarino made his first-career start, throwing for 316 yards and three touchdowns en route to earning NCAC Player of the Week honors … Preseason All-American and 2014 NCAC Offensive Player of the Year DuShawn Brown was on the receiving end of 173 of those yards as he caught seven balls, including a 22-yard TD … He will again be a tough cover for the Yeomen secondary as he caught eight balls for 131 yards and a TD in last season's win.
Getting Rewarded …Following last week's 28-24 win over Kenyon, the Yeomen picked up some praise as
Blake Buckhannon was named NCAC Offensive Player of the Week for his 153-yard effort against the Lords … Junior linebacker
Justin Bute was also named to the D3football.com Team of the Week as he made a career-high 15 tackles (11 solo) in the win.
Forget It and Find It …Lucas Poggiali needs to forget last year's subpar performance against Denison and try to rekindle the success he had against them as a sophomore in 2013 … In the Yeomen's last trip to Granville, he threw for a career-high 293 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-38 passing …
Blake Buckhannon, who missed last year's game with an injury, was on the receiving end of 143 of those yards on six catches, which included a 75-yard TD … However, despite out-gaining the Big Red 401 to 292 in total offense, the Yeomen still finished on the wrong side of a 27-14 scoreline.
Run Baby Run … The Yeomen backfield consist of more than one guy with big-play ability … After last week's outburst against Kenyon,
Blake Buckhannon is averaging 9.2 yards per carry, which ranks fourth in the NCAC … In limited carries,
Khalil Rivers has ripped off some big runs, averaging 6.9 yards per carry with 48 yards on seven attempts … Starter
Justin Williams is also getting five yards per tote as he has totaled 111 yards on 22 carries through the first two games.
Passing Problems …The Yeomen passing game is yet to get going this season as Yeomen quarterbacks
Lucas Poggiali (14-34-2) and
Christian Flynn (1-6-0) have completed just 15-of-40 attempts for a 37.5-pertcent completion rate … Poggiali has thrown both of Oberlin's passing touchdowns to
Justin Cruz … He has also been intercepted twice.
Seeing Red …The Yeomen have made the most of their four trips into the red zone this year, scoring touchdowns all four times … The Yeomen have rushed in three times and threw for one score … With the kicking game still in flux, Oberlin is yet to attempt a field goal through its first two games.
Not Afraid to Hit the Road … The Yeomen have had success on the road in recent years, with five of their 10 wins dating back to 2012 coming away from home … Last season both of the Yeomen's victories were on the road and in 2013, three of the team's four wins came away from Savage Stadium.
