Wabash returns home to Little Giant Stadium for the first time since September 14 for Saturday's North Coast Athletic Conference game against the Hiram College Terriers. Kickoff is 1 p.m.
 
Wabash is 16-0 against Hiram in the all-time series and in NCAC games. Both teams joined the North Coast in 1999 and met on the football field for the first time in 2000. The Terriers will leave the NCAC at the end of the 2024-2025 season to join the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Wabash is 8-0 versus Hiram in home games, including a 49-23 victory on the Terriers' last trip to Little Giant Stadium in 2022. The Little Giants earned a 52-13 win last year at Hiram and have averaged 48.6 points in the previous 16 contests.
 
LAST WEEK
Wabash converted two turnovers and a turnover on downs into 21 first-quarter points in a 52-0 victory Sunday afternoon at Oberlin College. Sophomore quarterback Brand Campbell completed all 13 pass attempts for 174 yards with two touchdown passes to Connor Thompson and a third to Tim Miller for his first career score. Backup QB Adam Mullett completed four of 5 passes for 17 yards.
 
Junior Austin Pickett led the rushing attack for the Little Giants with nine carries for 78 yards and his first career touchdown. Rowen Durbin finished with ten rushes for 46 yards. Cole Dickerson scored one rushing touchdown, and Xavier Tyler scored twice for Wabash.
 
The Little Giants held Oberlin to 17 yards of total offense, including minus-nine rushing yards on 26 attempts. Ryan Keating paced the defense with a career-best four tackles with three solo stops. Cole Williams and Will Freeman collected interceptions, and Gavin Ruppert, Jordan Cree, and Leo Banaszkiewicz each scooped up fumble recoveries for the Little Giants. Wabash scored 17 points off five Oberlin turnovers in the game.
 
RANKINGS
Wabash averages 37.8 points per game, second among NCAC schools behind DePauw's 53.2 points-per-game average. The Little Giants have held opponents to a 14.8 points-per-game scoring average, 30th among Division III teams this season and third in the conference. Wabash leads the conference in rushing with an average of 191 yards per game.
 
The Little Giants are also averaging the fewest penalty yards among conference teams. Wabash has been whistled for 20 infractions for 161 yards for an average of 32.2 penalty yards per game. Little Giant opponents have been called for 19 penalties for 161 yards for an average of 32.2 yards per game, the lowest average among NCAC schools this season.

Xavier Tyler enters the game against Hiram ranked second in the conference and 32nd among Division III players with an average of 97.6 rushing yards per game. His 488 rushing yards are second in the NCAC and 37th  in the nation. Tyler has rushed for five touchdowns this season to lead the NCAC.
 
Quarterback Brand Campbell leads the NCAC and ranks 12th among Division III quarterbacks in completion percentage at 71.2 percent. He has completed 47 of 66 pass attempts for 643 yards and nine touchdowns with one interception through four games. Campbell ranks third in touchdown passes and is second in passing efficiency with a rating of 195.0.
 
Connor Thompson enters the weekend tied for third among NCAC wide receivers with four touchdown catches. His 22 receptions through five games are tied for sixth among conference players, while his 4.4 receptions-per-game average is seventh-best in the NCAC.
 
Junior kicker Brody Rucker is fourth in scoring in the conference, averaging  7.8 points per game. He leads the NCAC in field goals with a 5-for-5 season performance for an average of one field goal a game. Rucker is one of nine players in Division III that have not missed a field goal attempt this season.
 
SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
Hiram enters Saturday's game at Wabash, searching for its first victory of the 2024 season and its first North Coast Athletic Conference win since last year's 27-19 final over Oberlin. Jack Mrozinski, Jr. is in his fourth season at the helm of the Terriers, leading Hiram to rank second in the conference in fumbles recovered and defensive touchdowns scored and sixth among Division III teams in fewest penalties.
 
Hiram averages 184.3 yards per game offensively, led by quarterback Miles Miller with 314 yards on 27-of-59 passing with one touchdown in four games. Jaden Jennings has also seen time under center for the Terriers, throwing for 147 yards while completing 13 of 26 passes. Jairus Green leads the receiving corps with ten catches for 84 yards. Jordan Stapleton has nine receptions for a team-best 148 yards. Dylan Hargas has the lone touchdown reception for the Terriers as part of his six receptions for 75 yards.
 
RJ Johnson leads the ground attack for Hiram with 76 rushing yards and one TD. Miller has run for 72 yards in 29 attempts. Egya Quaison-Sackey has 60 yards on 21 carries.
 
Kole Tarary tops the season tackles list with 46, including six tackles for losses of 19 yards and three sacks. Malakai Nation returned an interception 35 yards for a TD against Kenyon last week, and Carter Addison recovered a fumble against Heidelberg for a touchdown for the Terriers' defensive scores this season.