When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: John P. Papp Stadium, Wooster.
Online: Live feed at WoosterAthletics.com
Last game: Wittenberg beat Wabash 24-17 on Sept. 24 in Springfield. Wooster lost 45-7 at Denison on Sept. 24.
Series history: Wittenberg leads 37-12-1. The Tigers have won the last seven meetings and won 24-0 last season in Springfield.
Coaches: Wittenberg's Joe Fincham is 184-41. This is his 21st season. Frank Colaprete is 14-20 in his fourth season at Wooster.
Wittenberg notes: The Tigers have won eight games in a row. That includes the final five last season. …Will Gingery ranks third in the nation in punting average (46.7). … Linebacker Dustin Holmes ranks sixth in the nation with 14.3 tackles per game. Linebacker Terrance Crowe is tied for 12th (13.3). … Wittenberg is tied for eighth in the nation in scoring defense (7.0 points per game). It ranks third in the NCAC in total defense (278 yards per game). … Luke Bowling leads the receivers with 16 catches for 186 yards. Luke Landis has 10 catches for 175 yards. … Michael Ford leads the defense with two interceptions.
Wooster notes: The Scots opened the season with a 58-20 loss at Washington & Jefferson. They beat Allegheny 49-40 at home in week two. Last week, Denison sacked Wooster quarterback Gary Muntean seven times. … Muntean ranks seventh in school history with 3,554 passing yards. He has thrown five touchdowns and two interceptions this season. … Six receivers have at least 10 catches. Nate Huwar has 20 receptions for 172 yards.
Next game: The Tigers host DePauw at 1 p.m. Oct. 8. Wooster plays at Oberlin at 3 p.m. Oct. 15.
Around the NCAC: Wabash (2-1, 1-1) plays at Hiram (1-2, 1-1). Denison (3-0, 2-0) hosts Ohio Wesleyan (1-2, 0-1). Kenyon (3-1, 2-1) visits DePauw (3-0, 2-0). All those games are 1 p.m. Allegheny (0-4, 0-3) hosts Oberlin (0-4, 0-2) at 1:30 p.m.
Prediction: Wittenberg 34, Wooster 6.
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