Tiffin University (7-2, 6-1 G-MAC) will travel to Hillsdale (4-5, 4-3) in their final regular season road contest Nov. 9 at 1 pm.

Overall Tiffin has an 8-9 career record against the Chargers. Tiffin has won the last two matchups, outscoring Hillsdale over that span 76-21. They last lost to the Chargers in 2021 when they fell 24-21. Tiffin has won four of the last five meetings.

LAST TIME OUT

Tiffin University had its most productive offensive day of the season, racking up 616 yards of total offense in a 54-14 win at Kentucky Wesleyan. Tiffin dominated on both sides of the ball, outgaining KWC 616-215 including a huge 267-45 rushing edge. They held a 27-9 first down advantage.  The Dragons also had a 13:00 time of possession lead.

HILLSDALE NOTES

The Chargers enter this week 4-5 overall with a 4-3 mark in conference play. Hillsdale started the year with four straight losses but have won four of their last five including their last three...Outside of Tiffin, Ashland, and Findlay, the Chargers are the only other team with a conference record above .500...Hillsdale defeated Thomas More 38-17 last week for their first home victory of the season. The Chargers have lost three very close games, losing to Ashland, Findlay, and Walsh by a combined 11 points...
Last week's win against Thomas More was their first home win of the season...They've got the fourth highest scoring offense in the G-MAC, averaging 24.4 ppg and allowing 22 points per game defensively which is sixth in the conference...Defensively, they have 20 sacks which is the fourth most in the conference and allow 122 yards per game to opposing rushers...Offensively, they have the second-best rushing attack in the conference, averaging 159 yards per game and have the worst passing offense in the conference, averaging 176 yards per game through the air.  

PASSING: Colin McKernan has completed 89-of-164 attempts for 1,247 with nine touchdowns and has thrown six interceptions. The 89 completions are the second fewest in the G-MAC...Cole Canter has completed 20-of-48 attempts for 338 yards with one touchdown and has thrown five interceptions.  

RUSHING:  Logan VanEnkevort (3rd in the G-MAC) has 90 carries for 548 yards and four touchdowns...Zach Tetler has 94 carries for 329 yards and seven touchdowns...Shea Ruddy has 26 carries for 197 yards and one touchdown...Kyle Riffel 62 carries for 166 yards and two touchdowns...
Colin McKernan has 68 carries for 115 yards and three touchdowns. 

RECEIVING: Shea Ruddy (5th in the G-MAC) has 19 catches for 598 yards and six touchdowns...Andrew Konieczny has 20 catches for 204 yards...Jonathan Metzger has 12 catches for 195 yards...Connor Pratt has 17 catches for 172 yards and three touchdowns...Ty Williams has 9 catches for 119 yards.  

DEFENSE: Jack Trachet leads the team in solo tackles with 30 and is second in total tackles with 42...Jacob Vance leads the team in total tackles with 44...Drake Badger leads the team with 5 sacks and Hunter Sperling is second with 4.5 sacks. Badger also leads the team in tackles for loss (8.5)...Vince Francescone is third in total tackles with 41 and second in solo tackles with 28 while leading the team in interceptions with two...
Matt Soderdahl leads the team in pass break ups with 7 which is second in the G-MAC.  

TIFFIN NOTES

Defensively, the Dragons rank third in the G-MAC allowing 18.6 points per game and are third in rushing defense, limiting their opponents to an average of 86.3 yards per game on the ground. After allowing 14 points to Kentucky Wesleyan last week, the Dragons have now held their opponents to under 20 points in five of nine games...Tiffin now has the highest scoring offense in the G-MAC, averaging 36.4 points per game...The Dragons also lead the G-MAC in rushing yards per game with 166.3 and lead the conference in passing yards per game with 269.  

RUSHING: Ronald Blackman: Leads the conference by a wide margin in rushing yards (1,107) and rushing yards per game (123.5). Has rushed for over 200 yards in consecutive games and on the year has 191 carries with 10 touchdowns...Nick Johnson: 41 carries for 187 yards with one touchdown...Tyrek Spikes: 28 carries for 126 yards with one touchdown.  

PASSING: Alex Johnson (leads the G-MAC averaging 259 per game): Has completed 180-of-260 attempts for 2,328 yards with 23 touchdowns and has thrown eight interceptions.  

RECEIVING: Jalen Thomas (1st in the G-MAC in yards (849) and yards per game (94): 58 catches for 849 yards with four touchdowns...Javier Wills: 26 catches for 378 yards and two touchdowns...Ronald Blackman: 33 catches for 239 yards and five touchdowns...Joey Zalewski: 22 catches for 325 yards and five touchdowns...
Ethan Holbrook: 23 catches for 406 yards and six touchdowns...Will Jackson-Linkhart: 15 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns. 

INTERCEPTIONS: Justin Wimpye continues to lead the team with four which is tied for first in the G-MAC. Chucky Lewis has two interceptions while Darius Hylick, Danny Mason, Dennis Crawford, Jalen Coles, Jacob Tuiemeh, and Isaiah Funches-Forster each have one. Lewis, Hylick, Tuiemeh, and Coles each have a pick six...Tuiemeh's pick six against Kentucky Wesleyan makes it back-to-back games the Dragons have snagged an interception and returned it for a touchdown.  

DEFENSE: Kenneth Byrd continues to lead the team in assisted tackles (32), total tackles (55), and has recorded 23 solo tackles...Malik Baker leads the team in solo tackles with 26 and is tied with Jalen Coles for the team lead in pass break ups with 4...Jacob Tuiemeh is second on the team in total tackles with 43 and has forced two fumbles...Khris Walton leads the G-MAC in sacks with 7, is third on the team in total tackles with 42, and leads the team with those 7 sacks and has a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss. Walton also has a team-high three quarterback hurries...Byrd and Gio Albanese are both second on the team in TFLs with 5 while Radical Rothermel has recorded 4.5 tackles for loss...Isaiah Funches-Foster is second on the team in solo tackles with 25 and fourth in total tackles with 38...As a team, Tiffin has 18 sacks and 12 interceptions which is tied for most in the G-MAC.