Tiffin University (5-3, 4-2 G-MAC) faces Kentucky Wesleyan (0-8, 0-6) on Senior Day Nov. 1 at 1 pm at Frost Kalnow Stadium in its home finale.

Tiffin holds a massive 9-0 overall record against the Panthers including a scoring advantage of 384-117. Last year Tiffin won 54-14 and over its last three meetings with KWC the Dragons hold a huge 163-39 scoring margin.

LAST TIME OUT

Tiffin University lost a hard fought overtime thriller 30-27 to 20th-ranked Ashland on Homecoming. Overall Tiffin outgained Ashland 412-377 with 414 of those yards coming through the air. Tiffin managed just -2 yards net rushing, however, as Ashland held a 172 to -2 yards edge in rushing. Tiffin also converted just 5 of 14 third-down conversions.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN NOTES

Redshirt Freshman quarterback Harrison Burch leads the offense. He has completed 97 of 179 passes for 937 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions. Three other quarterbacks have also seen playing time – Justus Wertzler, Jakoby Cox, and Noah Lee.  

The Panthers only have one rushing touchdown through eight games. Emmanuel McRae leads the backfield and has 48 carries for 158 yards. DeMauriah Brown has 34 carries for 157 yards. Dominick Hollis has 53 carries for 152 yards. Quarterback Justus Wertzler has the lone rushing touchdown and has 20 carries for 27 yards.  

At receiver, Camron Brogan leads the way with 33 catches for 459 yards and three touchdowns. Will Ray has 32 catches for 267 yards and DJ Perry has 16 catches for 215 yards with one touchdown. Key Posey has 10 catches for 102 yards and Adam Hobbs has 5 catches for 52 yards.  

Jeremiah Lynn has returned four punts for 31 yards and Justise Carter has returned nine kick offs for 131 yards.   

Defensively, Jalon Baker leads the team and G-MAC in total tackles with 78. He also has 6 tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble, and two pass break ups. Josh Noble has 57 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles for loss. Nolan Forsha has one sack and 6.5 tackles for loss.  

Nehemiah Askew has 32 tackles, two interceptions, and three pass break ups. Jahiem Williams has a team high five pass break ups. Malik Bolling has 29 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss, and KD Cunningham has 29 tackles and 4 tackles for loss.  

Placekicker Cole Cawthorne is 0 for 5 on field goals and 5 for 5 on PATs. Zach Aird is 1 of 2 on field goals.  

Jaden DeShields has punted 32 times for 1,216 yards and has pinned 7 inside the 20.  

The Panthers average just 6.5 points per game, the fewest in the conference, and they've been shut out three times while only scoring double digits twice. The defense gives up 38 points per game, the most in the conference.  

TIFFIN NOTES

Quarterback Alex Johnson is leading the G-MAC in passing yards per game, averaging 291.4 and his 23 passing touchdowns are also the most in the conference. Overall, Johnson is 177 for 253 with 2,331 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.  

Running back Ronald Blackman leads the team and G-MAC in rushing, averaging 78.7 yards per game. Blackman has 107 carries for 551 yards with three touchdowns. Tyrese Banks-Dorn has 50 carries for 237 yards with three touchdowns. Nick Johnson has 19 carries for 100 yards. Isaac Bunts has 18 carries for 54 yards. Daniel Weems has 19 carries for 36 yards. 

Ethan Holbrook leads the team in catches (31), receiving yards (459), and receiving touchdowns (10). Emari White has 27 catches for 444 yards with three touchdowns, and Blackman has 26 catches for 293 yards with two touchdowns. Other pass catchers include Will Linkhart (22-242-1), Banks-Dorn (17-148), Jaedyn McKinstry (13-221-2), Joey Zalewski (21-237-3), Javier Wills (5-145-1), and Josiah Raber (7-104).   

Defensively, Jacob Tueimeh leads the team in solo tackles (41) and total tackles (72) and has forced three fumbles. Malik Baker has 42 tackles, two interceptions, eight pass break ups, and one forced fumble. Isaiah Funches-Foster has 41 tackles and one interception. Khris Walton has 38 tackles and leads the team in both sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (7).  

Ethan Evers has two interceptions, 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass break up, and 32 tackles. Aidan Fischer has 29 tackles. Danny Mason has 25 tackles and three pass break ups. 

Dennis Crawford leads the team and G-MAC with 9 pass break ups, and also has 24 tackles. Uzonna Nzekwe has 3 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, and leads the team with three QB hurries. Kevin Hornbeak has 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Radical Rothermel and Jokell Brown both have 2.5 tackles for loss.  

Placekicker Ben Rudolph is 32 for 33 on PATs and 8 of 11 on field goals. Punter Joseph Weiers leads the G-MAC in average yards per punt with 44.0. He's punted 29 times for 1,276 yards and has pinned 12 inside the 20-yard with six punts of over 50 yards. His longest punt of 69 yards is also the top mark in the conference.  

The Dragons have the highest scoring offense in the conference, averaging 32.9 points per game. The defense is fifth in the conference, allowing 18.8 points per game.