Game 11 Preview: Westminster vs. Marietta

11/20/2024 7:50:00 PM

Week 11 Game Notes--
Opendorse Bowl Series: Extra Points Bowl
Westminster College (7-3) vs. Marietta College (8-2)
When: Saturday, Nov. 23
Where: Canton, Ohio
Stadium: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (23,000)
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (EST)

Gameday Coverage--
Watch (FloFootball [$]: Mike Rice, Brandon Doughty)
Listen (Titan Radio: Ben Kelly, Mark Slezak)
Live Stats
Week 11 Notes (PDF)

First-and-10--
On Sunday evening, Westminster was announced as the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) representative invited to participate in the Extra Points Bowl in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, Nov. 23 as part of the inaugural Opendorse Bowl Series... The two-game Opendorse Bowl Series will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium... At 1 p.m. in the ForeverLawn Bowl, Hanover College from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) will match up with Wabash College from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)... The Extra Points Bowl, featuring Westminster and Marietta College, the Ohio Athletic Condference (OAC) representative, is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff... Westminster went 7-3 in its 10-game, conference-only schedule... It is the eighth season winning seven or more games under 11th-year head coach Scott Benzel... Marietta, led by 12th-year head coach Andy Waddle, finished its 2024 campaign 8-2 overall and 7-2 in the OAC... Saturday will mark Westminster's 25th all-time postseason appearance and its fifth in the last six seasons... Most recently, in 2022, the Titans' scheduled trip to SUNY Brockport to participate in the Eastern College Athletic Conference's (ECAC) Clayton Chapman Bowl was canceled due to a declared a state of emergency in the Buffalo area... Westminster and Marietta are no strangers to each other, as they competed in preseason scrimmages prior to the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Canton South High School and West Liberty University, respectively... There were four regular season meetings between the two teams from 1969-72, with the Titans winning three of the four.

Leaders--
Westminster
Passing: Ty McGowan -- 9 games -- 129 comp - 193 att - 10 TD - 3 INT - 1,521 yds [169.0 yds/g]
Rushing: Ryan Gomes -- 8 games --78 att - 343 yds - 5 TD - 4.4 avg [42.9 yds/g]
Receiving: Jalen Washington -- 10 games -- 33 rec - 548 yds - 4 TD - 16.6 avg [54.8 yds/g]
Tackles: Dylan Sleva -- 10 games -- 89 tackles (51 solo/38 ast) -- 8.0 TFL/2.0 SACKS
Marietta
Passing: Connor Vierstra -- 10 games -- 188 comp - 278 att - 24 TD - 5 INT - 2,403 yds [240.3 yds/g]
Rushing: Taz Morris -- 10 games -- 118 att - 666 yds - 8 TD - 5.6 avg [66.6 yds/g]
Receiving: Dawson Snyder -- 10 games -- 78 rec - 946 yds - 11 TD - 12.1 avg [94.6 yds/g]
Tackles: Harley Hopkins -- 10 games -- 86 tackles (42 solo/44 ast) -- 11.5 TFL/5.5 SACKS

Head Coaches--
Westminster
Scott Benzel (Mercyhurst '97) - 11th season - 76-34 (110 games, .691) - 0-0 vs. Marietta
Marietta
Andy Waddle ( Wittenberg '03) - 12th season - 55-60 (115 games, .478) - 0-0 vs. Westminster

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