Where: Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield
Online: Live feed at WittenbergTigers.com
Last game: Wittenberg beat Ohio Wesleyan 33-7 on the road. Wabash beat Allegheny 59-7 at home.
Series history: Wittenberg leads 11-9. Wabash leads 9-8 since joining the NCAC in 2000. Wabash won last season 42-14 in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Coaches: Wittenberg's Joe Fincham is 183-41. This is his 21st season. Wabash's Don Morel is in his first season. He was the head coach at the University of La Verne (Calif.) from 1995-2006 and was 47-54. He spent the last four seasons as the offensive coordinator at Wabash.
Wittenberg notes: Kicker Will Gingery and linebacker Terrance Crowe were named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week. Gingery made 4 of 4 field goals, including one from 50 yards, and averaged 48.8 yards on five punts. Crowe had 20 tackles, including 15 solo tackles. … Jake Kennedy has completed 33 of 59 passes for 417 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. … Luke Bowling leads the receivers with 14 catches for 143 yards.
Wabash notes: The Little Giants were the preseason favorite to win the NCAC. They finished 12-1 last season and 9-0 in the conference. They beat Albion and Thomas More in the playoffs before losing to St. Thomas. … Defensive end Ethan Buresh, linebacker Connor Ludwig and kicker Andrew Tutsie were named to the D3Football.com Preseason All-America team. … Quarterback Connor Rice has completed 24 of 46 passes for 246 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. … Oliver Page leads the receivers with nine catches for 89 yards.
Next game: The Tigers play at Wooster at 2 p.m. Oct. 1. Wabash plays at Hiram at 1 p.m. Oct. 1.
Around the NCAC: DePauw (2-0, 1-0) hosts Hiram (1-1, 1-0). Kenyon (2-1, 1-1) hosts Allegheny (0-3, 0-2). Wooster (1-2, 1-1) plays at Denison (2-0, 1-0). All those games are 1 p.m. Ohio Wesleyan (0-2 ,0-1) visits Oberlin (0-3, 0-2) at 6 p.m.
Prediction: Wittenberg 18, Wabash 15.
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