Oct. 24, 2006
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NORTHWOOD GAME STORYLINES
The Wayne State University football team (5-3 overall, 5-2 GLIAC) will try to rebound from a disappointing home loss to Indianapolis last Saturday when the Warriors travel to Midland to face 17th-ranked Northwood (6-1 overall and GLIAC).
The Timberwolves had six turnovers in a setback at #1-Grand Valley last Saturday.
A win in Midland would give WSU four consecutive road victories for the first time since 1977.
ON THE HEADSET
Wayne State's Paul Winters has a 9-19 mark in his third year with the Warriors. WSU has won eight of its last 13 games.
Northwood athletic director and head coach Pat Riepma has an 82-63-2 record in his 14th year in Midland.
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
Wayne State trails 15-12 in the all-time series which began in 1975. Northwood has won the last nine meetings, five of which were at Hantz Stadium.
IN THE POLLS
Wayne State was tabbed for ninth in the GLIAC pre-season coaches poll.
The Timberwolves were ranked fourth by the GLIAC coaches.
ON THIS DATE
WSU is 4-6-1 on October 28 after a 0-0 tie at Eastern Michigan in 1922, a 26-14 loss at Central Michigan in 1933, an 18-12 win at Akron in 1939, a 32-13 setback at Omaha in 1950, a 62-0 loss at John Carroll in 1961, a 20-3 win over EMU in 1967, a 34-0 whitewash at Illinois-Chicago in 1972, a 34-14 loss to Eastern Illinois in 1978, a 30-21 setback at Saginaw Valley in 1989, a 45-13 loss at Hillsdale in 1995, and a 24-21 win at Indianapolis in 2000.
SCOUTING NORTHWOOD
The Timberwolves had their eight-game regular-season winning streak snapped with a 45-7 loss at #1-Grand Valley last Saturday.
Fullback Torris Childs, a preseason All-American, leads the team in rushing yards (639) and touchdowns (13). Quarterback Kyle Kolbe has rushed for 636 yards and has only attempted 61 passes in seven games.
Charleston Hughes has a team-leading 61 tackles, while Jon Horn has five pass break-ups and three interceptions.
INDIANAPOLIS GAME NOTES
Wayne State has won five games in a season (and in the GLIAC) for the first time since 1994.
The Warriors had zero turnovers for the second straight game.
WSU is 2-3 at home following its loss to Indianapolis.
The Warriors are 3-0 on the road heading into this Saturday's game at Northwood.
Sophomore Dante Dunn had an 86-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the first for WSU since 2001. It was the sixth longest kickoff return for a score in school history. Dunn's 159 yards on kickoff returns was the third-best single-game performance on the WSU charts.
Wayne State did not have a rushing touchdown for the first time this season.
The Warrior defense allowed a season-high 325 rushing yards and four touchdowns after allowing only three rushing touchdowns in the first seven games.
Senior safety Ryan Oshnock had a team season-high 12 tackles.
Freshman quarterback Trent Pohl set WSU season-bests in completions (14) and attempts (30).
Junior wide receiver Wes Brown recorded his first collegiate touchdown reception.
WSU recorded 216 yards on kickoff returns, tying the second-best mark in school history. The record of 221 was set at Bloomsburg on August 31, 1996.
Freshman punter Caleb McFerren had a season-best average of 41.9 on eight punts, which ties his game-high this year.
THIS AND THAT
Fans can follow all Wayne State home football games online via GameTracker (through wsuathletics.com) and all games (home and away) with audio from wdtkam.com.
Joique Bell is second nationally in all-purpose yards (217.5) and third in the country in scoring (12.8 points per game) and rushing yards (185.5).
David Chudzinski leads the conference in field goals made (9), field goal percentage (90.0) and is tied-for-first in PAT percentage (100). He is 14th nationally in field goals made per game (1.1).
Derrion Fuqua is tied-for-second in the league in passes defended (interceptions + break-ups) with 10 and is tied-for-22nd in total tackles (7.1 per game).
WARRIOR CAPTAINS
Alan Clay, Grant Fodor, Alan Guy, Ryan Oshnock and Jake Weingartz.
