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No. 22 BW Football Holds Off Muskingum

NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The No. 22 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University football team held off Muskingum University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game by a final score of 35-28 on Sherman Field inside McConagha Stadium.

BW (7-1, 5-1 OAC) improved to 53-13-2 all-time series against Muskingum (3-4, 3-3 OAC) including winning 18 of the last 20 contests. In the last 20 meetings, the Yellow Jackets have outscored the Fighting Muskies by a margin of 655-321.

BW Leaders

  • Junior All-OAC quarterback Charlie Bubonics (Solon) completed 21-of-32 passes for 237 yards with two touchdowns
  • Junior Academic All-OAC running back George Linberger (Barberton/St. Vincent-St. Mary) rushed for 85 yards on 12 carries with one touchdown
  • Senior All-OAC wide receiver Tim Conwell (Avon) caught four passes for 73 yards with one touchdown
  • Defensively, junior Academic All-OAC linebacker Nolan Hartsel (Lodi/Northwestern) recorded seven passes, including one for a loss

Muskingum Leaders

  • Senior All-OAC quarterback Garrett Gurney completed 26-of-39 passes for 229 yards with two touchdowns
  • Sophomore running back Riley Woodie rushed for 66 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns
  • Sophomore John Christopher Gore caught six passes for 105 yards
  • Defensively, senior All-OAC linebacker Conner Gurney made 12 tackles

First Quarter (Tied, 7-7)

  • 12:46    Senior All-OAC wide receiver Tim Conwell (Avon) 17-yard pass from Bubonics (Freshman placekicker Robert Feamster, Jr. (Edenton, N.C./EA Laney) kick is good)
  • 8:36       Woodie 22-yard run (Sophomore placekicker Aaron Ortega kick is good)

Second Quarter (BW, 21-14)

  • 10:06    Junior Academic All-OAC wide receiver Xavier Balson (North Olmsted) 27-yard pass from Bubonics (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
  • 8:02       Woodie 8-yard run (Ortega kick is good)
  • 2:25       Junior running back Josiah Sessler (Fort Meyers, Fla./Bonita Springs) 1-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)

Fourth Quarter (BW, 35-28)

  • 9:18       Freshman running back Boston Mulinix (North Benton/West Branch) 3-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
  • 5:21       Senior Academic All-OAC wide receiver David Westrick 9-yard pass from Gurney (Ortega kick is good)
  • 1:47     Linberger 13-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
  • 1:01     Westrick 6-yard pass from Gurney (Ortega kick is good)

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, November 8 when they travel to Ada for an OAC showdown with Ohio Northern University inside Dial-Roberson Stadium at 1:30 p.m.

Jan. 4: All times Eastern
Final
UW-River Falls 24, at North Central (Ill.) 14
@ Canton, Ohio
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Dec. 20: All times Eastern
Final
at North Central (Ill.) 41, John Carroll 21
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Final
at UW-River Falls 48, Johns Hopkins 41
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