Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College football team will play its final road game of the season on Saturday afternoon when it travels south to play the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops at historic Selby Stadium. 
 
What: Oberlin College (2-5, 1-5 NCAC) at Ohio Wesleyan University (3-4, 3-3 NCAC)
When: Saturday, October 28, 1 p.m.
Where: Selby Stadium (Delaware, Ohio)
Radio: AM-1320 WOBL – Don Vincent (p-b-p) l Bob "Tomo" Tomaszewski (Color)
Online Coverage: Live Stats l Live Video
 
Series Information …
In a match-up that dates back to 1892, the Yeomen trail the all-time series, 20-54-1 … 1892 was the Yeomen's first undefeated season under John W. Heisman, as Oberlin shutout Ohio Wesleyan 56-0 … The Yeomen's last victory in the series came in 2010 with a 16-12 win.
 
Last Time Against the Battling Bishops …
In last season's 29-16 loss in Oberlin, the Yeomen led 16-14 with 5:49 left in the third, but a quick response by the Bishops put them out in front for good and ultimately left a large homecoming crowd with a disappointed feeling … Robby Reinheimer had eight catches for 77 yards, while Jubreel Hason led the defense with 12 tackles.
 
Scouting the Bishops …
OWU has been a little Jekyll and Hyde this season as it enters Saturday's contest with a record of 3-4 overall and 3-3 in the NCAC … The Bishops, who have gone 2-2 over their last four games, are coming off a 31-20 home loss to Denison as the Big Red rallied from 20-7 down in the third quarter …  Unlike last week's opponent – Wabash –  the Bishops try to do the bulk of their work through the air … Senior quarterback Brian Berry is fourth in the NCAC in passing at 245.3 yards per game and has thrown 15 touchdowns on the year … Classmate Hunter Baker is his top target at 81 yards per game to go along with six touchdowns … Defensively, OWU is allowing 27.3 points and 435.7 yards per game … The Bishops are last in the conference in time possession at just 23:47 per contest.
 
A Record for Walker …
Freshman punter Bryant Walker had a career day for the Yeomen last, setting a single-game school record for punting average at 52.9 yards per kick … Walker, who was named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week for his efforts, totaled 423 yards on eight attempts … He placed three of his eight punts inside the 5-yard line and had five inside the 20-yard line … Walker is now leading the NCAC with an average of 40.3 yards per punt.
 
Trending Upward …
Sophomore quarterback Zach Taylor is coming off back-to-back solid performances … After being held under 220 yards passing in each of his first four games, Taylor has bounced back in a big way as he threw for a season-high 350 yards against Wooster before tossing for 251 yards last week against Wabash … Over the last two weeks he is 36-of-61 (59%) passing and has accounted for six total touchdowns (4 passing, 2 rushing).
 
Covering Up …
Oberlin's kick coverage units have been strong this season … The Yeomen's kickoff coverage team is netting 40.8 yards per attempt, which is third best in the NCAC behind only Wabash (42.3) and Ohio Wesleyan (41.6) … OC is also netting 34 yards per punt, which is fourth best in the league.
 
Easy as 1-2-3 …
Oberlin's wide receiver trio of Ryan Gleeson, Corey Fussinger, and Robby Reinheimer has been impressive this fall … Together they have accounted for 1,260 of the team's 1,494 receiving yards and have scored nine of the Yeomen's 10 receiving touchdowns.
 
Laying the Wood …
Sophomore linebacker Von Wooding is only one of three players in the NCAC who is averaging 10 or more tackles per game … On the season, Wooding has made 70 total tackles … If he can keep pace over the final three games, Wooding would be the first Yeomen defender to have 100 tackles in a season since Chase Palmer made 103 stops in 2007.
 
Second-Quarter Struggles …
Oberlin has had no trouble getting off to quick starts having outscored their opponents 38-31 in the first quarter … However, the Yeomen have seen games slip away in the second quarter as opponents have outscored them 66-24 in the period … It is an area they will need to clean up over the final three games of the season.