Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College football will close out the home portion of its schedule when it welcomes the DePauw University Tigers to town for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
 
What: Oberlin College (0-8, 0-7 NCAC) vs. DePauw University (6-2, 5-2 NCAC)
When: Saturday, November 5, 1 p.m.
Where: Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex (Bailey Field), Oberlin, Ohio
Radio: AM-1320 WOBL – Don Vincent (p-b-p) l Chris Schubert (Color)
Online Coverage: Live Stats l Live Video l Live Audio
 
Last Meeting Against The Tigers…
Oberlin was unable to get going last year at Blackstock Stadium as the Tigers scored three first-quarter touchdowns and never looked back.
 
Last Time Out For Oberlin …
Last Saturday, The Yeomen held Wittenberg in check for three quarters and trailed just 10-3 at the half … However, the Tigers ultimately pulled away for a 35-3 win.
 
Series Information ...
Oberlin trails the all-time series 3-10-4 ... This is just the fourth meeting between the school's since DePauw joined the NCAC in 2011 …  Prior to the 2013 season, their last battle came in 1983 when DePauw won 28-15 … The series dates back to 1929 in a game that saw DePauw prevail 7-0 … The two foes would not meet again until 1941 … Oberlin's first win in the series was in 1945 when they beat the Tigers in the season finale, 26-14, to cap an undefeated season for the Yeomen.
 
Scouting the Tigers …
DePauw enters the game having gone just 2-2 over its last four games, but most recently took down Denison University 30-16 last week … The Tigers are extremely talented with a plethora of talent on both sides of the ball … DePauw has scored an NCAC-best 41 touchdowns and leads the conference with an average if 480.1 yards per game … They boast the NCAC's second-best rushing attack that averages 222.6 yards per week … Defensively, they have produced 27 sacks (2^nd NCAC) and have a conference-best 17 interceptions … Quarterback Matt Hunt leads the NCAC with 2,739 total yards as he has passed for 2,045 and has rushed for an NCAC-high 694 … He also leads the league with 26 total touchdowns.
 
Senior Send Off …
Oberlin's nine senior members will be playing in front of the home faithful for the final time … Alec Bean, Justin Bute, Brad Cole, Justin Cruz, Chris Herman, Adrian Kelly, Larry Leggett, Sam Martin and Ben Venerdi have combined to play in 290 career games for the Yeomen and their hard work and dedication to program over the last four years is greatly appreciated.
 
The Tackling Man …
Senior Justin Bute enters his final home game with 236 career tackles, which ranks him fourth on Oberlin's all-time list … With two games left in his career, he has a chance to be third school history if he can pass Sam Hobi (2000-01), who totaled 250 in his career.
 
Cruzing on in the Record Book …
Senior Justin Cruz will have his name spread all across the Yeomen record book when his career ends in two weeks … Already third all-time in receptions with 169, he also has a chance to continue his climb on the all-time receiving list … Sitting in fifth with 2,045 yards, the Pleasanton, California, native needs just 45 more to match Robin Witjes (2,090/2009-12) for fourth all time and he is 90 shy of Cassisus Harris (2,135/2004-07) for third all-time.
 
2 for 200? ….
Freshman quarterback Zach Taylor enters the week with 1,600 passing yards on the season … He needs to average just 200 yards per game over the final two games to become just fourth player in school history to throw for 2,000 yards in a season … Greg Mangan did it twice (2,404/2006 & 2,236/2007) … James Parker threw for 2,169 yards in 1997 and Josh Mandel recorded 2,048 yards in 2011.
 
Big Play Bennett …
Junior Bennett Jackson has been the anchor of the Yeomen defense throughout the season … Leading the team with 56 tackles (16^th in the NCAC), Jackson is tied for fourth in the conference with three interceptions and is third in the league with 60 interception return yards… He is only one of six players in the NCAC to have INT return for a TD this season.
 
On Opposite Ends …
The Yeomen defense did a stout job of holding the Wittenberg Tigers in check for much of the game last week … They will have another tough test on Saturday as DePauw enters as the top scoring offense in the NCAC at 39.6 points per game, while the Yeomen rank last in the league in scoring at just 15.2 points per game.
 
Not so Friendly Confines …
Since it's opening at the start of the 2014 season, the Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex has proved to be a tough place for the Yeomen to win … Oberlin has earned just a 2-12 mark on the Bailey Field turf with its lone two victories coming last season (28-24 vs. Kenyon / Sept. 12, 2015) (48-9 vs. Allegheny / Oct. 3, 2015).