Oilers Host Malone on Saturday
The Game
The Oilers will host Malone University on Saturday, Nov. 7. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) contest is scheduled to begin at noon in Donnell Stadium.
First Responders
Findlay area first responders are invited to the game and will receive FREE admission. Those who work for fire, law enforcement and emergency agencies will be recognized during the game for their contributions.
Sights and Sounds
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Coach Keys Weekly
Don't forget to tune into 88.3 FM "WLFC" for Coach Keys Weekly. The radio show will be aired live from Fricker's every Monday evening during the season. The show is aired live from 6-6:30 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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The Series
The Oilers hold a 5-0 advantage in the all-time series against Malone dating back to the 1995 campaign when they came away with a 15-7 victory.
Last season the Oilers came away with a 38-0 win over the Pioneers in Canton. The Findlay defense came away with two touchdowns in the game as Zach Matracia returned an interception 74 yards for a score and Myles Alexander scooped up a fumble and sprinted 16 yards for a touchdown.
Matracia ended the contest with a game-high 12 tackles, also adding a sack, two tackles for a loss and two interceptions. Alexander meanwhile finished with five tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Verlon Reed paced the offense with 136 passing yards and a 62 rushing yards while Chauncey Bridges posted 83 rushing yards on 18 carries to go along with a touchdown.
Head Coach Rob Keys
Head coach Rob Keys is in his fifth season at the helm of the Oilers football program in 2015. He has recorded a 30-22 record with the program as a head coach, which includes a 26-21 mark in GLIAC games.
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The Oilers
The Oilers are coming off of a 31-26 loss at Wayne State last week in Detroit. The loss gave the Oilers a 4-5 record on the season.
Rhys Gervais finished the game by completing 25-of-42 passing attempts for 217 yards and two scores. He also threw three interceptions in the game.
Dylan Blunk caught ten passes for 100 yards while Trevor Conklin made four catches for 64 yards.
Chiebuka Chukwuneke led the defense with eight tackles and a sack while Anthony Linner made six stops to go along with a sack and a fumble recovery.
2015 Season Statistics
2015 Roster
The Pioneers
The Pioneers are 0-8 on the year and are coming off of a bye week.
Matt Blasiole has rushed for 878 yards and ten touchdowns to lead the Malone offense while Will Szpor and John Iacucci have split time at quarterback, throwing for 687 and 374 yards, respectively.
Eian Elsass has caught 31 balls for 453 yards to aid the offense as well.
Ryan Weber has paced the defense with 72 tackles and two forced fumbles.
2015 Season Statistics
2015 Roster
Chasing Records
Sophomore quarterback Rhys Gervais is on pace to break several passing records this year. On the season, Gervais has completed 190-of-303 passing attempts for 2,682 yards and 25 touchdowns.
Gervais needs 31 passing yards to break the school record for passing yards in a season and two touchdown tosses to break the record for most passing scores in a year. He also needs 21 more completions and 55 more passing attempts to break records for most completions and attempts in a season.
Verlon Reed holds the single-season school record for passing completions in a season (210), passing attempts in a season (357) and passing yards in a season (2,712). All those records were established in 2014. Bo Hurley set the single-season touchdown mark in 1997 with 26 scores.
300-Yard Passing Games
Sophomore quarterback Rhys Gervais has five 300-yard passing games this season. The school record for most 300-yard passing games in a career is six, which was set by Verlon Reed from 2013-14.
Moving on Up
Senior running back Daiquone Ford ranks fifth on the Oilers all-time rushing list with 3,273 career yards. Ford is chasing Dana Wright for fourth place on the all-time list. Wright racked up 3,335 career yards for Findlay from 1984-86.
Ford, who has battled injuries during his career with the Oilers, had a monster sophomore campaign when he was a regional finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the NCAA Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. The Myrtle Beach, S.C. native racked up 1,789 rushing yards, the second highest single-season total in school history, and also darted his way to 24 touchdowns, the best total in the history of the program.
During his career, Ford has 12 career 100-yard games. His best game came in a 48-27 win over Lake Erie on Oct. 26, 2013 when he set school records with 44 carries for 317 yards and six touchdowns.
Ford has also rushed for 35 career touchdowns.
Links
NCAA Division II Stats
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