The College of Wooster football team opens North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 20 with a 2 p.m. home game against Wabash College at John P. Papp Stadium. The game is part of Homecoming for Alumni and Families Weekend. Wooster (1-1, 0-0 NCAC) is coming off a 28-14 win over Saint Vincent College, while Wabash (2-0, 0-0 NCAC) topped Case Western Reserve University 38-28.

On The Air: MCTV produces Wooster's webcasts for home football games and shows the game on delay on Ch. 22 and Ch. 621 for Wayne and Stark County cable customers, who should check local listings for air times. Livestreams of Wooster home football games can be viewed for free at https://northcoastnetwork.com/wooster.

Ticket and Tailgate Information: Tickets for Wooster home football games are $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for senior citizens (62+) and youth (3-17), and free for College of Wooster students, faculty, and staff with your College of Wooster identification card. You can purchase tickets at the ticket booth located at the main entrance of John P. Papp Stadium (cash and credit card), located off E. University St., or the table at the back access driveway (cash only) located off Gasche St. Tailgate policies can be found at https://woosterathletics.com/sports/2025/5/21/spectator-information.aspx.

All-Time Series: Wooster is just 4-24 all-time against Wabash, but the Scots have won two of the last five meetings in the series. The teams first met in 1944. Wooster's win in 2019 snapped Wabash's 14-game series winning streak. In the last Wooster win (2021), College Sports Communicators Academic All-American® alumnus Matt Pardi booted a 55-yard punt to Wabash's 20-yard line and fellow CSC Academic All-American® alumnus Matt Ulishney broke up the Little Giants' Hail Mary pass at Wooster's 5-yard line. Three-time CSC Academic All-American® - and 2023-24 NCAC Don Hunsinger Award winner (NCAC Male Student-Athlete of the Year) - Lake Barrett knocked the 19-yard go-ahead field goal through the uprights with 5:29 remaining. Wabash's Jacob Handley missed a game-tying field goal from 39 yards out with 51 seconds remaining.

Last Meeting: Jace Austin sparked Wooster early with a score-opening 70-yard touchdown run in a 55-19 Wabash win on Oct. 5, 2024 at John P. Papp Stadium. The Little Giants totaled 334 yards rushing and averaged 7.6 yards per carry en route to finishing the day with 577 yards of offense to Wooster's 301.

Offense Notes: Junior Michael Boyle (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) currently ranks in the top-10 in Div. III in passing yards (sixth, 704), passing touchdowns (seventh, eight), and passing yards per game (eighth, 352.0), a total that has him tops in the NCAC. Boyle is 15th nationally with 16.8 yards per completion, another stat that his him sitting at the top of the conference leaderboard. Senior Tate Journell's (Northfield, Minn./Northfield) 286 receiving yards through two games are fourth nationally, while senior Jordan Lewis (Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) is 14th with 244. Six of Wooster's nine touchdowns have been from at least 30 yards out.

Defense Notes: Journell is back to being a two-way player for the Scots and logged an interception for one of Wooster's four takeaways in last Saturday's win over St. Vincent. Wooster leads the NCAC with five turnovers gained on the year, a total that is 28th out of 237 Div. III programs. Wooster had two interceptions last week. Sophomore defensive back Damion Cunningham (Shaker Hts., Ohio/Shaker Heights) had the other one. Wooster's fumble recoveries last week came from senior defensive back Brock Sivon (Perry, Ohio/Perry) and on special teams from junior William Hicks Jr. (Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban).

Special Teams Notes: First-year Nolan Hendricks (Massillon, Ohio/Massillon Washington) ranks third in the NCAC with a 33.9 punting average. Wooster is third in the NCAC with a 20.8 average on kickoff returns.

This and That: Starting right tackle Ivan Majestic (Singapore/International Community School) has changed his number from 70 to 73.  Wooster will recognize its W Association Hall of Fame class at halftime of Saturday's game following the conclusion of the Scot Marching Band and Scot Pipe Band performance. The W Association's induction ceremony takes place Friday night.