The Kentucky Wesleyan College football team returns home this week to kick off a two-week home stand at Independence Bank Field at Steele Stadium. The Panthers will host Tiffin University at 1 pm CT on Saturday.
Game Day Coverage
Fans can watch the game for free on the Great Midwest Digital Network by clicking
HERE. The game will also be broadcast on 94.7 WBIO and can be listened to
HERE. Live stats will also be available
HERE.
Family 4-Pack
The Family 4-Pack is back again! $25 gets you 4 bleacher tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 chip and 4 sodas. Family 4-Packs can be purchased at the gate on Saturday.
Tickets
Bleachers/Standing Room - $10
Chairbacks - $12
Skybox (seats up to 12) $250
Kids 12 and under - FREE with paid adult
KWC students, faculty and staff - FREE with ID
Tackle Cancer
Fans are encouraged to wear pink as the Panthers tackle cancer. A special edition pink Wesleyan Football Fights Cancer t-shirt will be available for purchase for $10 with all proceeds being donated to the American Cancer Society.
Series History
The Dragons have won all three match ups with the first meeting coming in 2006 in Tiffin. Since joining the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, Tiffin took last years contest by a tally of 43-17, their largest victory over Wesleyan. This weeks game will mark the Dragons' second ever trip to Owensboro.
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (0-5 overall, 0-2 G-MAC)
The Panthers are still searching for their first win of the season after a 38-13 loss at Findlay last week. Three of their four losses this season have been by one possession with last week's 25-point loss being their largest defeat of the year.
The offense continues to improve, reaching 400-yards of total offense for the second consecutive week; a monstrous improvement from the 146-yards in week one. Wesleyan had their first rusher reach 100-yards in a single game this past week with Landan Newman recording 107-yards against Findlay. Newman now has 168-yards on the season, only trailing
Corey Johnson Jr. at 212-yards.
De'Ondre Boggs is the first Wesleyan receiver to reach 300-yards on the season. Boggs currently sits at 308-yards on the season followed by
David Florence at 243-yards and
Peyton Peters at 226-yards. Quarterback
Wiley Cain threw for 298-yards against Findlay and now has 1,272-yards on the year, ranking third in the conference.
The Panther defense hasn't recorded an interception since week three but is averaging 61 tackles per game.
Jalen Wilson and
Jalen Humphrey pace the team with 29.5 tackles on the season.
Ramond Jackson and
Alijah McGhee sit at 22 and 20.5 respectively.
Dalan Cofer leads the way with 2.5 sacks, one of which came last week.
Tiffin Dragons (4-1 overall, 2-0 G-MAC)
The Dragons are coming off their second largest win of the season, a 55-6 victory over Saint Anselm. Tiffin has the top offense in the league, averaging 38.0 points per game along with 523.8-yards of total offense per game.
Quarterback Nick Watson was named the G-MAC Offense Player of the Week for the second time this season after throwing for five touchdowns and 330-yards against Saint Anselm. Watson boats a G-MAC best 309.6-yards per game. His top receiver thus far has been Stanley Jackson who is averaging a league-best 139.8-per game along with a team-high five touchdowns. The Dragons run game has been led by JaQuan Hardy who also ranks first in the G-MAC at 130.4-yards per game.
Tiffin does not have anyone in the Top 10 in the conference in total tackles but does have four players with at least 30 or more. Jacob Mertus leads with 35 followed by Charlie Cleveland and Latrell Robinson at 31, and Carrington Contee at 30. The Dragons lead the conference with 10 interceptions on the season including three a piece from Contee and Ross Moore. Tiffin's defense leads the conference by holding opponents to 176.2-yards per game.
Around the G-MAC
Lake Erie at Alderson Broaddus – 11 am CT
Findlay at Walsh – 12 pm CT
Hillsdale at Northwood – 12 pm CT
Tiffin at Kentucky Wesleyan – 1 pm CT