MIAA Football Week #9 Wrap-Up

MIAA Football Week #9 Wrap-Up

Team

Opponents/Results

Adrian

3-5, 2-2

Oct. 28  |  Trine  |  L, 55-34  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Albion

3-5, 1-3

Oct. 28  |  at Wisconsin Lutheran  |  W, 48-14  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Alma

4-4, 1-3

Oct. 28  |  Olivet  |  L, 44-20  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Hope

6-2, 4-1

Oct. 28  |  at Kalamazoo  |  W, 50-0  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Kalamazoo

0-8, 0-5

Oct. 28  |  Hope  |  L, 50-0  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Olivet

5-3, 3-1

Oct. 28  |  at Alma  |  W, 44-20  |  Recap  |  Box Score

#25 Trine

8-0, 4-0

Oct. 28  |  at Adrian  |  W, 55-34  |  Recap  |  Box Score

• Hope posted their second shutout of the year with a 50-0 road victory over Kalamazoo Oct. 28. The Flying Dutchmen out-gained the Hornets 593-105, holding Kalamazoo to just eight first downs. Five of Hope's touchdown came via the run, with Brandan Campbell (Sr., RB, Otsego, Mich.) scoring two.

• Olivet jumped out to an early lead - scoring on just their second play from scrimmage - to score 18 unanswered points on the way to their 44-20 road win over Alma Oct. 28. The Comets defense benefitted from four Alma turnovers, with Walter Love III (Sr., DB, Detroit, Mich.) notching 18 tackles and one forced fumble for Olivet. 

• Trine pulled away from a 27-27 third quarter tie with Adrian by scoring 28 of the game's final 35 points to defeat the Bulldogs in Adrian, 55-34. Evan Wyse (Sr., QB, Archbold, Ohio) had a career day for the Thunder, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 271 yards and three touchdown passes.

• Albion shut out host Wisconsin Lutheran in the second half to pull away Oct, 28 in a 48-14 road non-conference contest, Kyle Thomas (Fr., QB, Wixom, Mich.) passed for three touchdowns, while the Britons' defense scored a trio of touchdowns on six Wisconsin Lutheran turnovers.

• Earning MIAA Athlete of the Week honors for Oct. 30 were:

  - Defense: Zach Telfor, Hope

  - Offense: Evan Wyse, Trine

  - Special: none nominated

 

• Trine (8-0) is now ranked #25 in the country in the Oct. 30 release of the AFCA national rankings.

 

School MIAA Overall
#25 Trine 4-0 8-0
Hope 4-1 6-2
Olivet 3-1 5-3
Adrian 2-2 3-5
Alma 1-3 4-4
Albion 1-3 3-5
Kalamazoo 0-5 0-8