Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets (0-1, 0-1 OAC East) at
Marietta College (0-0, 0-1 OAC East)
Friday, March 19, 2021
7 p.m.
Don Drumm Stadium
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Tonight's Contest
Tonight is the second game of the 2021 spring season for the Baldwin Wallace University football team as it travels to Marietta to take on Marietta College in an OAC East Division game. Last week, BW fell to crosstown rival John Carroll University by a final score of 28-17. Marietta is opening the season tonight.
The Series
BW and Marietta are meeting for 43rd time on the gridiron. The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series by a margin of 36-6. BW has won 13 of the last 14 meetings. The last Pioneer victory came in the 2016 season when Marietta won a 62-56 shoot out. The series began in 1974 with the Yellow Jackets defeating the Pioneers, 73-0, in Berea
BW Head Coach Jim Hilvert
Hilvert is in his fourth season at BW and has a record of 21-10 and OAC slate of 18-10. He is 87-29 in his 11th overall season and is 3-0 against Marietta.
Marietta Head Coach Andy Waddle
Waddle is in his eighth season at Marietta and has a record of 26-42 overall and 22-41 mark in the OAC. He is 1-6 vs. Baldwin Wallace.
Last Game vs. Marietta -- Nov. 2, 2019
BW scored 17 points on 166 yards passing, 117 yards rushing and 283 total yards. Marietta scored three points on 193 yards passing, 85 yards rushing and 278 total yards.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets
In week one of the spring season, BW scored 17 points on 205 yards passing and 101 yards rushing and 306 total yards of offense. John Carroll scored 28 points on 134 yards passing, 129 yards rushing and 263 yards total offense
BW Leaders
Offensively, sophomore quarterback Keagan Armitage (Ashland) has completed 17-of-27 passes for 205 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Junior All-OAC tailback Jon Murray, Jr. (Cincinnati/Withrow) leads the ground game with 95 yards on 23 carries. Junior wide out Darius Stokes (Canton/GlenOak) leads the receiving corps with nine catches for 140 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, junior Academic All-OAC linebacker Nick Pankow (Ashland) leads the squad with 11 tackles. Senior All-OAC linebacker Brenton Miller (Carrollton) is second with eight stops.
Marietta Leaders
Offensively, the Pioneer offense will look drastically different with the graduation of quarterback Kyle McSweeney, running back Tanner Clark and their top two pass catchers. Sophomore quarterbacks Ethan Brown and Logan Domer will look to take over as the signal caller. Brown completed just 2-of-10 passes for 23 yards and Domer completed 4-of-8 passes or 68. Junior running back Justin Bell will look to lead the ground attack after he rushed for 127 yards on 33 carries in 2019. Senior wide out Robert Nelson will be called on to take over the pass catching duties. Nelson reeled in 27 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns last season. Defensively, junior linebacker Vic Giovengo returns as the teams leading tackler with 88. Junior linebacker Drake Neuberger is back after finishing second with 68 stops.
