Wayne State Weekly Football Game Notes

• FINDLAY GAME STORYLINES

Wayne State tied the school record for overall wins in a season (8) and league victories in a year (7) with last Saturday's win over Indianapolis.

The eight-win mark had been reached just three times prior to 2010 (1975, 1976 and 2008) and the seven conference victory plateau had been reached just once prior in 2008.

WSU (7-2 in GLIAC) is tied with Hillsdale for first place in the GLIAC South Division.

• INDIANAPOLIS RECAP

No. 24 WSU maintained its second-place standing in the GLIAC with a 41-27 victory.

The Wayne State offense stepped up its game to the tune of 441 yards of total offense.

The Warriors led 3-0 following an 80-yard drive capped by a 25-yard field goal by Stefan Terleckyj. The big play of the drive was a 36-yard reception by Troy Burrell off a pass from Mickey Mohner.

The Warrior defense limited Indianapolis to three first downs and 59 yards in the opening stanza resulting in three Greyhound punts.

WSU's offense took over with 1:44 left in the first period following a touchback, and drove 80 yards again with Josh Renel scoring on a 16-yard jaunt on the fourth play of the second quarter. The Warriors had five first downs on the drive and converted their only third down play as Ed Sanders hauled in a 13-yard pass from Mohner.

After a three-and-out for UI, the Wayne State offense proceeded to gain 48 yards in nine plays with Terleckyj making a 20-yard field goal attempt.

The WSU offense and defense continued the same pattern after the Warriors had a 13-0 lead. The defense turned in its third three-and-out of the first half, and the Wayne State offense responded with its fourth scoring drive in the first 27 minutes. Following a Greyhound touchback on a punt, Sanders had a 30-yard reception on the first play and Burrell followed with a 48-yard catch to the UI two-yard line. Toney Davis scored on the next play completing a three-play, 80-yard drive in 1:18.

Indianapolis scored a touchdown with 24 seconds left before intermission. Despite running two less plays in the opening 30 minutes, the WSU offense garnered 114 more yards (269 to 155).

Leading just 20-14, the Warrior offense had a nine-play, 65-yard drive with Renel scoring on a nine-yard scamper. Burrell had a 20-yard reception on a third-and-four.

UI's offense managed five yards and was forced to punt. WSU freshman Austin Nelson, playing in his first collegiate game, came through and blocked the punt and recovered it at the UI 18.

On the very next play, Renel went untouched for an 18-yard touchdown run, his third of the contest.  Terleckyj's PAT gave the Warriors a 34-14 lead. Indianapolis pulled within 34-20 after a 92-yard touchdown drive.

Once again, the Warrior offense responded with a touchdown drive of its own. Renel jump started the drive with a 28-yard kickoff return. Chet Privett had a 22-yard reception setting up Mohner's five-yard touchdown run, his first collegiate TD run.

• ON THE HEADSET

Wayne State's Paul Winters has a 35-39 record in his seventh year with the Warriors. WSU is 22-10 in its last 32 games. The Warriors are 3-1 away from home this season and 7-4 in the last 11 road contests.

Findlay's Jon Wauford has a 15-28 mark in four years as the Oilers' head coach.

• ALL-TIME SERIES

Wayne State trails 7-11 in the all-time series. The Warriors have won the last two meetings and four of the last five.

• SCOUTING FINDLAY

The Oilers have lost seven straight since a week three win at Tiffin.

Monterae Williams has rushed for 1,034 yards and four touchdowns. Zach Tate has completed 54.0 percent of his passes (81-150) for 846 yards and three touchdowns. Dustin Zielaskiewicz has a team-best 39 receptions for 469 yards and four touchdowns.

Kenny Klatt has a team-high 102 tackles, including 4.5 for loss.

• STRICTLY BY THE NUMBERS

Mohner is 11-6 as a starting quarterback and also earned a win in relief last year vs. Findlay.

Renel recorded the fifth-highest single-game all-purpose yard total in school history with 319 (177 rushing, 17 receiving, 51 kickoff return, 74 punt return). He also surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing plateau for the season (in only nine games) with a 12-yard run on the second play of the second quarter. Renel has three straight 100-yard games and five on the season.

Burrell had his third career 100-yard receiving game and extended his reception streak to 21 games. His 34.7 average per catch for a game was the best since Oct. 28, 2006, when Jake Weingartz averaged 38.0 (3-114) yards per catch.

Terleckyj had his second consecutive 11-point game with two field goals and five-for-five on PATs. He has made his last four field goal attempts and six of his last seven. Terleckyj is 39-for-39 on PATs this year.

The Warrior offense went 7-for-8 in the red zone and is 24-for-26.

Daunte Akra had a sack (his seventh of the year) and two quarterback hurries in the contest.

Mohner is 66-for-100 over the last four games for 810 yards and seven touchdowns. Mohner has attempted 234 passes both in 2009 and 2010. This year he has 24 more completions and four less interceptions than a year ago.

WSU finished 5-1 at home for the second time in three years.

Renel needs 74 all-purpose yards to become the third player in school history to have 2,000 all-purpose yards in a season (Joique Bell in 2006 and 2009; and Thabiti Williamson in 2000).

• SERIES NOTES

Wayne State has a 7-11 all-time mark vs. Findlay.

WSU is 2-7 at Donnell Stadium, with both wins coming in the last two games.

The Warriors have won four of the last five meetings, with the only setback in OT.

Wayne State has averaged 29.8 points in the last five meetings.

Paul Winters has a 4-2 record against the Oilers.

• THIS AND THAT

All Wayne State football games can be heard on WDTK Radio (1400 AM). Fans can also listen to all WSU football games online at wdtkam.com.