Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Wayne State University Athletics

Tom Adams Field
7
Wayne State WS 2-3 , 1-3
31
Winner Tiffin University TU 4-1 , 4-1
Wayne State WS
2-3 , 1-3
7
Final
31
Tiffin University TU
4-1 , 4-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WS Wayne State 0 7 0 0 7
TU Tiffin University 3 14 0 14 31

Game Recap: Football | | Jeff Weiss, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations

Football Upended 31-7 At Tiffin

Warriors outgained 437-229

TIFFIN, Ohio -- The Wayne State University football team (2-3 overall, 1-3 GLIAC) suffered its second consecutive road loss falling 31-7 at Tiffin University (4-1 overall, 4-1 GLIAC) Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After the Warriors drove 42 yards on the first drive of the game, the Dragons responded with a 12-play, 75-yard drive culminating in a 23-yard field goal by Tomislav Derezic.  The drive was aided by an offsides penalty on WSU on a third-and-two.
  • Following WSU's second punt of the game, Tiffin quarterback Antonio Pipkin tossed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Charles Holland to finish off a five-play, 37-yard drive.
  • Wayne State answered with a 53-yard kickoff return by redshirt freshman Jordan Billingslea (Southfield, Mich.).  Five consecutive runs by sophomore Romello Brown (Westland, Mich. / Livonia Churchill) was capped off by a two-yard TD run to pull the Warriors within 10-7.
  • The Dragons regained a 10-point advantage with as Pipkin scored on a six-yard scamper concluding an 11-play, 88-yard drive.  Two penalties on third down plays resulted in first downs for Tiffin.
  • Senior kicker Majd Khytaz (Grosse Ile, Mich.) missed a 40-yard field goal attempt on the ensuing drive which went 52-yards in 11 plays.  Sophomore Demetrius Stinson (Detroit, Mich. / Crockett) had a 23-yard carry, while freshman signal caller D.J. Zezula (Clarkston, Mich.) had previously scrambled for 13 yards on a third-and-13.
  • The third quarter consisted of two punts by each team and a combined 125 yards of offense (WSU-59, TU-66).
  • A Tiffin drive that carried over into the fourth period ended on a 16-yard scoring toss from Pipkin to Tony Shead.
  • After an exchange of punts, the Dragons completed the scoring on a 46-yard jaunt by Pipkin.

WARRIOR PLAYER TIDBITS
  • Brown (78 yards) and Stinson (48 yards) combined to average over five yards a carry.
  • Zezula was 5-of-9 passing for 53 yards with one interception.  He rushed for positive yards despite being sacked five times.
  • Junior Jamel Hicks (East Cleveland, Ohio / Shaw) had two of WSU's six receptions for a team-high 20 yards.
  • Billingslea had four kickoff returns for 147 yards.
  • Senior Carl Roscoe directed two fourth quarter series completing 1-of-5 passes for 12 yards with an interception.
  • Senior safety Zak Bielecki (Macomb, Mich. / Lutheran North) had a team-best eight solo tackles.



WARRIOR TEAM TIDBITS

  • The Warriors allowed 31 points for the second consecutive week.


THE FINAL STATISTICS

  • WSU rushed for 142 yards, while allowing 281 (Pipkin had 14 carries for 169 yards and 2 TDs).
  • Pipkin passed for 156 yards compared to 65 by the two WSU quarterbacks combined.
  • Tiffin totaled 437 yardsof total offense to 207 for Wayne State. 


UP NEXT
Wayne State will play the first-ever night Homecoming game in Adams Field history with a 6 p.m. kickoff against Grand Valley State on Oct. 10.

 
 Twitter  |   Facebook   |  Instagram  |   YouTube

Print Friendly Version