CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana – Wabash scored six touchdowns and one field goal on its first seven possessions Saturday in a 59-6 rout of Oberlin in the Little Giants' Homecoming contest.
 
Wabash (2-1, 1-0 NCAC) scored the lopsided victory in its 2023 home and North Coast Athletic Conference opener. The Little Giants produced 490 yards of total offense to just 69 yards of offense for Oberlin (1-3, 0-2 NCAC).
 
Senior quarterback Liam Thompson threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. He completed 11-of-15 passes for 141 yards and rushed for 58 yards. Cooper Sullivan and Derek Allen, Jr. each hauled in five passes for the Little Giants. Sullivan finished with a team-high 86 receiving yards and one 22-yard touchdown reception. Allen, Jr. recorded 57 receiving yards and one TD catch and ran for a 57-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
 
Sophomore Xavier Tyler ran for a pair of touchdowns on scampers of 16 and four yards. He led the Wabash ground game with 12 carries for 71 yards. Donovan Snyder added a seven-yard TD run for the first Little Giants' score of the game. Brody Rucker connected on a 32-yard field goal as part of the 31-point first quarter effort.
 
Joe Rios paced the Wabash defense with a team-best seven tackles. Jordan Cree, Cal Pawlowski, and Aidan Walker each made 1-1/2 tackles for losses. RJ Tolbert, Steven Thomas, and Cree each finished with one sack apiece.
 
Wabash travels to Ohio Wesleyan next Saturday for a 1 p.m. NCAC contest.
 
How It Happened
Wabash put up 59 points on nine different scoring plays. The Little Giants got on the board first, taking the lead for good at 7-0 with 11:36 left in the first quarter. converted a seven-yard touchdown run to cap a six-play, 48-yard scoring drive. The Little Giants then rode that lead to victory, increasing their advantage by 46 points along the way.

Game Notes
» Wabash had three players reach the promised land multiple times, including two from Xavier Tyler and two from Derek Allen Jr..
» Wabash outgained Oberlin 490-69, including a 293-9 advantage on the ground.
» The Little Giants scored first with 11:36 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Wabash had their highest scoring quarter in the first period, when they put up 31 points.
» Wabash converted seven of 12 third downs while Oberlin was successful on one of 13.
» Wabash scored four touchdowns in the first quarter.
» Wabash went 2-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» The Little Giants racked up ten tackles for loss and added five sacks.
» Wabash won the time of possession battle 36:33 to 23:27.
» Wabash got off to a fantastic start in the contest, putting 59 unanswered points on the board before Oberlin could respond.
» Thompson completed 73.3% of his passes on the day, going 11-for-15 while averaging 9.4 yards per attempt.
» Drew Nye led the Yeomen passing attack, completing seven of his 18 attempts for 60 yards and one touchdown.
» Cameron Burke was Oberlin's leading receiver with 46 yards and one touchdown.
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