The Muskingum football team suffered a Homecoming heartbreak against Baldwin Wallace on a warm Saturday afternoon in McConagha Stadium. The Muskies late charge concluded deep in Baldwin Wallace territory and ended with a 23-20 Yellow Jacket win.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (1-5 overall, 0-5 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (4-2 overall, 3-2 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - McConagha Stadium
• Weather: 76 degrees and sunny

Notables

• The contest was part of Muskingum's 96th Homecoming.
• At halftime, Muskingum honored its newset Athletic Hall of Fame members - Shawn Douglass '04 (Track and Field), Rudy Gerlach '56 (Football), William C. Hockaday '01 (Wrestling), Cara Thompson '04 (Cross Country) and Dan Hughes '77 (Special Category).

How It Happened

With the game tied 20-20 midway through the fourth quarter, Baldwin Wallace took a 23-20 lead after piecing together a nine-play, 31-yard drive that ended with a 23-yard field goal by Brandon Vollmer. Muskingum took possession at its 26-yard line with 2:09 on the clock and drove to the Baldwin Wallace 31-yard line following three first downs, which included two third-down conversions. The Muskies faced a 4th-and-11 from the BW 32-yard line when freshman quarterback Brody Hahn zipped a ball to junior wide receiver Darius Hayes-Carruth who appeared to make the catch against defensive back Ty Fields at the BW 12-yard line. However, the play was ruled an intereption as Fields wrestled the ball away from Hayes-Carruth. The turnover sealed the road win for the Yellow Jackets.

Scoring Drives

• Baldwin Wallace led 10-0 after the first quarter. The Yellow Jackets scored on a 61-yard touchdown pass from Jake Hudson to Rob Wolfington and Vollmer connected on a 40-yard field goal.
• Muskingum trimmed its deficit to 10-7 at the 8:44 mark of the second quarter on Hahn's three-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Granger Long. The touchdown capped off a six-play, 47-yard drive.
• Vollmer gave Baldwin Wallace a 13-7 lead at the half with a 22-yard field goal to end an eight-play, 69-yard drive.
• Muskingum orchestrated a 15-play, 75-yard drive that ended with sophomore running back Bernard Johnson scoring on a one-yard touchdown plunge. However, Muskingum missed the extra point and the game remained tied at 13-13 with 4:16 left in the third.
• Baldwin Wallace answered the Muskie score on its first snap after the score with a 58-yard touchdown pass from Hudson to Jordan Leverette. The quick score gave the Yellow Jackets a 20-13 lead with 3:58 left in the third quarter.
• The Muskies responded and tied the game (20-20) at the 14:55 mark of the fourth quarter on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Hahn to senior wide out Damon Jones. The strike ended an eight-play, 75-yard drive.

 Inside The Numbers

• Hahn ened the game going 21-of-37 for 216 yards and two scores, with one interception. He also added 31 yards rushing on 14 totes.
• Jones led all receivers with a career-high 144 yards receiving with one touchdown.
• Johnson added seven catches for 50 yards and had 12 carries for 18 yards and one score.
• Senior defensive tackle Staci Wilson led the Muskie defense with nine stops, including three tackles for loss and one sack.
• Sophomore defensive end Tim OUsley had seven stops with two tackles for loss and one sack.
• Freshman defensive back Brian Brown made three hits and notched one interception.
• Hudson led the BW offense going 16-of-20 for 285 yards and two scores with one interception. 
• Austin Smith led the rushers with 32 yards on nine carries.
• Wolfington hauled in four catches for 131 yards and one touchdown.
• Sean Nischwitz led BW with nine tackles and one sack, while Sam Groff had eight hits.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Ohio Northern on Saturday, October 21. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. in McConagha Stadium.