Tiffin University (4-2, 3-1 G-MAC) only allowed two field goals on offense against Ohio Dominican, holding the ball for nearly 13 minutes more than the Panthers in a 31-13 victory.

Tiffin held a commanding 19-6 lead in first downs and outgained ODU 422-171 including 204-33 on the ground. Tiffin shrugged off three interceptions and held the Panthers to just 1-for-13 on third-down conversions. The Panthers averaged just 1.4 yards per rush and had the ball for just 23:32 while TU had a 36:28 mark in time of possession.

An interception on Tiffin's first possession of the game deep in its own territory led to a 23-yard field goal by the Panthers as they quickly took a 3-0 lead.

Tiffin put together a number of drives in the opening quarter but could get no points out of it. They finally cracked the scoreboard with 8:19 left in the second quarter as five Ronald Blackman runs coupled with a pass reception led to a 1-yard TD run up the middle that made it 7-3, Tiffin.

Tiffin ate up the final 6:00 of the half with another drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal by Ben Rudolph with two seconds left that made it 10-3 at hafltime.

Two quick scores after halftime led to some breathing room for the Dragons. On ODU's opening possession of the half, Chucky Lewis picked off a pass and returned it 21 yards for a pick 6 that pushed TU's lead to 17-3.

TU also scored on its next possession, putting together a 79-yard drive. Quarterback Alex Johnson had a big 40-yard pass play to Jalen Thomas that brought them down to the ODU 34-yard line. A few plays later, Blackman caught another pass and weaved his way into the end zone from 21 yards out to give TU a 24-3 lead.

ODU tried to get back in it by running the ensuring kickoff back 92 yards for a score and then picked off a Johnson pass that ultimately turned into a 29-yard field goal that brought the Pantthers to within 11 points at 24-13.

The Panthers tried to get closer to the Dragons, but the TU defense did not allow ODU inside its territory at all in the fourth quarter. The game was put out of reach with 3:48 to play when Blackman busted out for a 62-yard TD run down the sideline that made it 31-13.

Blackman had a big game, rushing for 166 yards on 28 carries with 2 touchdowns along with 39 yards receiving and another score. He amassed 205 all-purpose yards.

Thomas also had 6 catches for 101 yards while Joey Zalewski had 32 yards receiving. Johnson finished 20 for 30 for 218 yards. 

Kenneth Byrd led the defense with 8 tackles. Darius Hylick and Khris Walton had 7 stops and a tackle for loss apiece. Malik Baker also had 6 tackles.