Latrell Robinson and the Dragons take on Ohio Dominican in the annual Homecoming game Sept. 28.
Posted: Sep 26, 2019
Tiffin University (2-1, 1-0 GMAC) will take on Ohio Dominican (2-1, 1-0 GMAC) in their home opener over Homecoming weekend Sept. 28.
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The last matchup between Tiffin and Ohio Dominican was last season on Oct. 20 in Tiffin, with the Dragons taking a thrilling 24-23 victory. Trailing by 14, the Panthers scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and threatened to tie the game, but the Dragons blocked the second extra point to preserve the lead and go on to win the game.
Tiffin and Ohio Dominican have played 10 times in program history, with the Panthers holding a 7-3 advantage over the Dragons. Prior to last season's victory by TU, ODU had won the previous six matchups in a row.
OHIO DOMINICAN NOTES
- After finishing 2018 with a 9-2 record and 6-2 mark in the GMAC, Ohio Dominican was selected by the conference coaches to finish atop the GMAC in 2019.
- The Panthers enter Week Four at 2-1 overall, opening the season with a road win over Shepherd before falling on the road to No. 1 Valdosta State. Last Saturday, they hosted Findlay in their GMAC opener, handling the Oilers to the tune of 21-10 on ODU's Homecoming.
- In that game, Findlay got on the board first with a field goal, but Ohio Dominican responded with 21 unanswered points to go into halftime with an 18-point lead. The Panthers failed to score in the second half, but were able to hold Findlay to just one touchdown over the final 30 minutes to earn the victory.
- The score told a much different story than the final stats, as Findlay outgained ODU 427-297 in the game and earned 29 first downs to the Panthers' 15. However, Ohio Domincan won the turnover battle significantly, forcing four (one fumble, three interceptions) while only turning the ball over once on an interception.
- In seven seasons with ODU (four as head coach), Kelly Cummings has helped lead the Panthers to a 40-13 (.755) record.
ODU OFFENSE
- Ohio Dominican's offense is currently third in the GMAC in points per game (22.0) and sixth in total yards per contest (283.0).
- The Panthers are quarterbacked by redshirt sophomore Evan Ernst, who leads the conference and is seventh in the country with a 73.9 completion percentage. He is also third with 237.7 yards per game and tied for second with six touchdown passes while only throwing one interception.
- Ohio Dominican has not run the ball very much in the early going, with nobody over 100 yards on the season and only two with more than 10 yards. EJ Colson gets the bulk of the carries, registering 29 for 83 yards and an average of 27.7 per game.
- Devanaire Conliffe leads all athletes in the GMAC and is tied for second nationally with five touchdowns, all coming on the receiving end. He is also fifth in the conference with 251 yards (83.7 per game) on just 10 receptions, resulting in 25.1 yards per catch.
- David Turner has the most receptions on the team with 17, adding 115 yards. Cedric Washington also has 12 receptions and one touchdown.
ODU DEFENSE
- Through three games, the Panthers rank fifth in the conference in scoring defense at 26.3 points allowed per game and seventh in total defense with 491.0 yards allowed per contest.
- Defensive back Jayden Davis is second in the conference with 32 tackles on the year, while linebacker Dauson Dales is right behind in third place with 30 tackles.
- Alessio Amato ranks second in the GMAC with five passes defended, including four pass breakups and an interception.
- Ashton Gilkey is one of nine athletes in the conference that have recorded two interceptions in the first three weeks of the season.
- Chris Green is the leader on the defensive line, recording 12 tackles, a sack, and two tackles for loss.
TIFFIN NOTES- Tiffin bounced back from their first loss of the season in a huge way with a 52-0 domination of Walsh in Week Three.
- The Dragons jumped on the Cavaliers immediately, scoring 21 points in the first quarter and 17 in the second to go up 38-0 at halftime.
- Tiffin had 550 total yards of offense and 31 first downs while holding Walsh to just 184 yards and nine first downs.
- Nick Watson was 20-29 for 291 yards and three touchdowns, JaQuan Hardy ran the ball 15 times for 168 yards and three scores, Stanley Jackson hauled in nine receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown, and Gavin Woods had six catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
TU OFFENSE
- After three games, the Dragons lead the conference in both points per game (31.3) and total offense per game (473.3).
- Nick Watson captains the offense under center, leading the conference and ranking 11th nationally with 900 yards and 300 yards per game. He has completed 65-103 passes (637.1%) and recorded seven touchdowns with just one interception.
- After sharing running back duties in the first two games, JaQuan Hardy has taken over as the featured back with 39 attempts for 302 yards (100.7 per game) and three touchdowns. He is second in the conference in yardage and yards per carry, and ranks seventh in Division II with 7.74 yards per attempt.
- In his first season with the Dragons, wideout Stanley Jackson Jr. is taking the Great Midwest by storm, leading all receivers with 451 yards (150.3 per game) on 23 catches for an average of 19.6 yards per catch. His total yardage and yards per game marks are both third in the nation, while his three touchdowns are tied for first in the conference and 27th nationally.
- Gavin Woods has been very reliable this year as well, notching three touchdowns on 11 receptions with 168 total receiving yards. Newcomers Devin Butler (107 yards) and Marcus Whitfield (90 yards, TD) also factor into the Dragon aerial attack.
TU DEFENSE
- Just like the offense, Tiffin's defense leads the GMAC in both points allowed per game (18.0) and total yards allowed per contest (293.3).
- Tiffin leads the nation with a 3.33 turnover margin per game, as the Dragons have forced 11 turnovers and coughed up the ball just once.
- The Dragons are also third nationally with eight interceptions in their first three games, trailing just Northwest Missouri State and California (PA), both with nine.
- Three Dragons have tallied two picks thus far and are among just 11 players in Division II to do so: Carrington Contee, Kevin Hyde, and Ross Moore. Moore is also third on the team with 19 tackles.
- Charlie Cleveland is tied for second in the GMAC with four tackles for loss, while also adding 18 tackles and a sack.
- Linebacker Jacob Mertus and defensive end Latrell Robinson are tied for the team lead with 20 tackles, with Robinson also adding a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery.
