#25 Oilers Host Eagles on Homecoming
The 25th-ranked Oilers football team will be at home to face Ashland University on Saturday, Sep. 27 in a Homecoming game beginning at 3 p.m. in Donnell Stadium.
Free Food from Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse will be providing free food for the first 750 fans to purchase a ticket for the #25 Oilers football game against Ashland on Saturday. The gates will open at 1:30 p.m. for this event.
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Sights and Sounds
All Oilers football games can be heard on 88.3 FM "WLFC" or on the internet via their web site.
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The University of Findlay will also broadcast all of their home football games on the internet. The Oilers will also provide live stats for their games as well. The links are listed below:
Coach Keys Weekly
Don't forget to tune into 88.3 FM "WLFC" for Coach Keys Weekly. The radio show will be broadcast live from Fricker's every Monday evening during the season. The show is aired live from 6-7 p.m. on Monday evenings. Fans are encouraged to attend the show so they can listen live over the sound system and enjoy the great food Fricker's has to offer.
Fans are also encouraged to send questions in for coach Keys through Twitter. Please send questions during the show to Tim Montgomery and Jason Granger at @Oilersonair.
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Coach to Cure MD
The University of Findlay football team will be participating in Coach to Cure MD for their football game at home against Ashland University on Saturday, Sep. 27.
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) sponsored program seeks to raise awareness and money to fund research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most prolific lethal genetic disorder of childhood.
Since the AFCA launched this partnership in 2008, college football's backers have generously given roughly $1 million in cash and other donations. Those gifts have raised awareness of this great cause and helped fund critical research grants from ParentProject MD to university faculty at schools ranging from Florida to Missouri to UCLA, Ohio State and Penn, among others.
Coaches from the Oilers staff will be wearing patches on the sideline to promote this drive during their game against the Eagles, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in Donnell Stadium.
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The Series
The Oilers trail 25-15-4 in the all-time series against the Eagles dating back to the 1924 campaign when Ashland came out on top by a score of 33-0.
Last season the Oilers came away with a last second, 35-28 win over the Eagles in Donnell Stadium. The Oilers held a 28-13 lead in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles stormed back to tie the game at 28-28 with only 2:16 remaining in the game. Findlay then marched the ball down the field and put themselves in a position to win the game.
After converting a fourth down play, the Oilers hurried to the line and spiked the ball with eight seconds left. Devontae Payne then dropped back to pass and found Seth White in the corner of the end zone for the game-winning touchdown with only three ticks remaining in the game.
Daiquone Ford rushed the ball 41 times for 186 yards and two scores while Payne threw for 173 yards and two scores.
Head Coach Rob Keys
Head coach Rob Keys is currently in his fourth season at the helm of the Oilers football program. During his tenure with the team, Keys has guided the Oilers to a 24-11 overall record. He has also posted a 21-10 record in conference play.
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The #25 Oilers
The Oilers clobbered Tiffin last week, beating the Dragons by a score of 59-22.
Chauncey Bridges rushed the ball 17 times for 114 yards and a score while Verlon Reed completed 12-of-18 passing attempts for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Reed also rushed eight times for 63 yards and a score while Lloyd Henry caught four balls for 54 yards.
Tory Clark led the defense with eight tackles while Harold Jones-Quartey had seven tackles and a sack.
Myles Alexander had a great game for Findlay, contributing six tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks while Zach Matracia recorded six stops as well.
2014 Season Statistics
2014 Roster
The Eagles
The Eagles lost by a score of 38-20 to nationally ranked Ohio Dominican last week in Columbus, Ohio and are now 2-1 on the season.
Travis Tarnowski has thrown for 657 yards and six touchdowns this year while Anthony Taylor has racked up 292 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Vance Settlemire has recorded 242 rushing yards and two touchdowns while Daniel Piko has caught 16 passes for 211 yards and a score.
Cody Bloom leads the defense with 32 tackles while Chris Harvey has made 28 stops.
2014 Season Statistics
2014 Roster
National Ranking
The Oilers are ranked 25th in the nation this week, the first time they have been nationally ranked since the 2009 campaign when they were ranked 18th nationally on Oct. 12.
Pick 6's
The Oilers recorded two interception returns for touchdowns in their 59-22 rout of Tiffin last week. Junior defensive back Zack Washington and freshman defensive back Daouda Sylla returned picks 52 and 42 yards, respectively for scores. It was the first time two Oilers returned interceptions for touchdowns in the same game since 1995 when Nate Weirauch returned one for 100 yards and Dimitrice Boykin ran one back 75 yards against St. Xavier.
Here Comes the Boom
Senior Alex Irastorza only used his leg for one punt against Tiffin on Sep. 20, but made it count with a school record 79-yard punt. The punt eclipsed the previous record of 73 yards, which was set by Jim Coger against Indianapolis in 2001.
Reception Record Book
Senior wide receiver Lloyd Henry is working his way up the record books with 116 career receptions. His total ranks ninth all-time at Findlay. He is currently chasing Darren Paige for eighth place as Page caught 117 balls for the Oilers from 2005-07.
Seth White (2010-13) is currently the all-time record holder in receptions with 149.
Henry has also accumulated 1,597 career receiving yards, a total that ranks eighth all-time at Findlay. He is chasing Dustin Zielaskiewicz for seventh place in the record book as Zielaskiewicz recorded 1,624 yards with Findlay from 2007-10.
Scott McLaughlin (1991-94) is currently the all-time leader in receiving yards at Findlay with 2,403.
Finding the End Zone
Senior quarterback Verlon Reed has accounted for 80 points so far this year, the third best total in the nation. Reed has thrown for seven touchdowns and also rushed for six as well. The signal caller also has a two-point conversion this year too.
Putting Points on the Board
The Oilers lead the nation and the GLIAC in redzone scoring as they are a perfect 14-for-14 this season. They have converted 13 of those opportunities into touchdowns, which is also the best percentage in the GLIAC.
The Oilers are averaging 47.3 points per contest this season, which is the second best mark in the GLIAC and the ninth best total in the nation. They put up a season-high 59 points in their win over Tiffin on Sep. 20, the first time an Oilers team has scored that many points since they defeated St. Xavier by a score of 70-8 during their national championship season of 1997.
Defending the Pass
Senior defensive back Zack Washington leads the GLIAC and ranks fifth in the nation with six pass breakups on the year.
Links
NCAA Division II Stats
NCAA
NCAA Division II Football
American Football Coaches Association
D2Football.com
GLIAC