Series vs. Hampden-Sydney

This is the 127th meeting between R-MC & H-SC. Randolph-Macon is 55-60-11 all-time against H-SC in a series that dates back to 1893. The Yellow Jackets have won eight straight and 10 of the past 11 contests against the Tigers. Last fall, R-MC posted a 37-14 win at H-SC. In the spring of 2021,  R-MC registered a 28-0 shutout victory at H-SC. In 2019, R-MC posted a 45-3 victory over H-SC in Ashland. Tre Frederick rushed for 143 yards and Burke Estes threw for 218 yards and two TDs. In 2018 at H-SC, R-MC built a 48-14 lead early in the fourth quarter and recorded a 48-35 victory to win the ODAC Championship. Jordan Hall rushed for 99 yards and four touchdowns. Burke Estes completed 15 of 20 passes for 231 yards and two scores. Eric Hoy had eight catches for 115 yards. In 2017, Hoy had 170 all-purpose yards and scored five rushing touchdowns in a 56-28 R-MC win. It marked the first time the Yellow Jackets scored 50 points against the Tigers. R-MC is 26-18-1 in ODAC contests with H-SC going back to 1976. The Yellow Jackets won the first encounter with the Tigers, 12-6 in 1893.

Head Coach Pedro Arruza

• 19th year at R-MC: 122-67 (.646)
• Most career wins in program history
• Past 8 seasons: 57-11 (.838)
• ODAC Coach of the Year four times

      (2008, 2016, 2018, 2020)

Last Meeting

Brecht Heuchan threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns as R-MC defeated Hampden-Sydney 37-14.

How it Happened:

• The Tigers took the opening kickoff and drove to the RMC32, but the Yellow Jacket defense stopped H-SC on fourth down and took over on downs. R-MC moved to the HSC9, where Chris Vidal nailed a 26-yard field goal with 1:54 left in the first quarter. The 16-play drive of 59 yards took 9:50.
• H-SC hit a long TD pass later in the period to take a 7-3 lead with 38 seconds remaining in the period.
• R-MC responded by driving 67 yards in 12 plays, as Nick Hale reached the end zone from 18 yards out to give the Yellow Jackets the lead for good at 10-7.
• The Yellow Jacket defense held the Tigers to three-and-out and took over on their own 19. Heuchan hit David Wallis in stride for an 81-yard touchdown pass to give the home team a 17-7 lead with 6:55 left in the second period.
• H-SC was held without a first down on its next possession. The Tiger punter mishandled the snap and his knee touched the ground at the HSC16. Vidal would connect on a 27-yard field goal as the lead grew to 20-7 with 3:11 left until halftime.
• The Tigers did not pick up a first down on their ensuing possession and the Yellow Jackets took over on their own 47 following a short punt. Heuchan found Wallis on a 14-yard scoring strike with 13 seconds left in the half as R-MC led 27-7 at intermission.
• The Yellow Jackets took the second-half kickoff and drove to the HSC19, where Vidal nailed a 36-yard field goal to give R-MC a 30-7 lead five minutes into the third quarter.
• On the final play of the third period, Heuchan hit Joey Hunt with a 33-yard scoring strike as the Yellow Jackets went up 37-7.
• H-SC would tally the final points with 2:36 left to make the final 37-14.

Last Time Out

Andrew Ihle rushed for a career-best 104 yards and four TDs as R-MC amassed a season-high 563 yards of total offense in registering a 52-10 home win over Ferrum to capture the 2022 ODAC title.

How it Happened:

• The Panthers took the opening kickoff and drove 74 yards in nine plays to reach the end zone and take a 7-0 lead four minutes into the contest.
• The Yellow Jackets responded by going 75 yards in 13 plays in 7:17, capped by a two-yard TD run by Ihle to level the score at 7-7 with 3:34 left in the first.
• Early in the second quarter, Silas James picked off a pass at the RMC 36. Drew Campanale hit David Wallis with a 64-yard TD pass as R-MC took a 14-7 lead one minute into the second period.
• Jacob Hutchinson had a sack on a fourth-down play to give the Yellow Jackets the ball on their 38. Campanale finished the drive with a 45-yard TD toss to Wallis as R-MC went up 21-7 with 10:15 remaining until halftime.
• Following a short Panther punt, Ihle scored from seven yards out with 5:50 left in the second quarter as the lead grew to 28-7.
• After another FC punt, Ihle capped a 55-yard drive with a 13-yard TD run to give the home team a 35-7 advantage at intermission.
• Ihle had a 12-yard scoring jaunt on R-MC's first drive of the second half to extend the lead to 42-7.
• One minute into the final period, Kyle Ihle hit a 33-yard field goal to put the Yellow Jackets up 45-7.
• The Panthers connected on a 34-yard field goal with 11:02 left to make it 45-10.
• Following a fumble by the Yellow Jackets on the FC 8, Dominick Staples returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown to make the final 52-10.

By The Numbers:

• For R-MC's 563 yards of offense, 302 came on the ground and 261 was through the air.

ODAC Standings       ODAC     Overall

^Randolph-Macon       6-0             9-0

Bridgewater                   5-1             8-1

Shenandoah                   4-2             7-2

Hampden-Sydney          4-2             5-4

Washington & Lee         3-3             5-4

Guilford                         1-5             2-7

Ferrum                            1-5             1-8

Averett                                             0-6          2-7

^ODAC Champion

Saturday, Nov. 12

*R-MC at Hampden-Sydney 1 pm

*Averett at Ferrum 1 pm

*Bridgewater at Guilford 1 pm

*Shenandoah at Washington & Lee 1 pm

9-0 Start

R-MC has started 9-0 for the second time in program history. The Yellow Jackets went a perfect 9-0 during the 1968 season.

Nine Wins in a Season

The program record for wins in a season is nine, achieved for the 10th time this season. Half of those nine-win campaigns have come in the past six full seasons. R-MC has won nine games in 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, 1984, 1969, 1968, 1937 and 1935.

Win Streak

R-MC has a 15-game win streak over the past two seasons. The program record for consecutive victories is 19, with three at the end of the 1967 season, nine in 1968 and seven to start the 1969 campaign.

ODAC Titles

R-MC claimed its 13th ODAC title and fourth in seven years. The Yellow Jackets won ODAC crowns in 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022. In the 47-year history of the ODAC, R-MC has won the most championships with 13. Pedro Arruza has led the Yellow Jackets to five titles, while Ted Keller and Jim Blackburn followed with three ODAC crowns as R-MC head coach. Scott Boone and Joe Riccio both led the Yellow Jackets to one title.

AFCA Top 25 – Week 7

1    North Central (Ill.) (43)    9-0    1171 1

2    Mount Union (Ohio) (3)   9-0    1129 2

3    M.Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)    8-1    1037 3

4    Linfield (Ore.) (1)             8-0    1026 4

5    Trinity (Tex.)                    9-0    956   5

6    St. John's (Minn.)             8-1    919   6

7    Wisconsin-La Crosse        8-1    841   7

8    Delaware Valley (Pa.)       9-0    782   8

9    Cortland (N.Y.)                 9-0    759   9

10  Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)    8-1    753   10

11  Ithaca (N.Y.)                     9-0    702   11

12  Bethel (Minn.)                   8-1    651   12

13  Wisconsin-Whitewater      7-2    623   13

14  Wartburg (Iowa)               9-0    591   14

15  Susquehanna (Pa.)            9-0    553   15

16  Randolph-Macon (Va.)   9-0    474   16

17  Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)       9-0    394   17

18  Johns Hopkins (Md.)        8-1    390   18

19  Albion (Mich.)                  9-0    370   19

20  Wheaton (Ill.)                    7-2    279   20

21  Huntingdon (Ala.)             8-1    232   21

22  Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)   9-0    163   22

23  Endicott (Mass.)                9-0    154   23

24  Alma (Mich.)                    9-0    84     NR

25  Salisbury (Md.)                 8-1    44     NR

Dropped Out: John Carroll (Ohio) (24), Wisconsin-River Falls (25)

Others Receiving Votes: John Carroll (Ohio), 40; Wisconsin-River Falls, 23; Howard Payne (Tex.), 20; Belhaven (Miss.), 16; DePauw (Ind.), 16; Trinity (Conn.), 13; Washington (Mo.), 13; Lake Forest (Ill.), 12; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 11; Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 9; Ursinus (Pa.), 8; Dubuque (Iowa), 5; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 4; Coe (Iowa), 3; Wisconsin-Platteville, 2; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 1; Utica (N.Y.), 1; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1.

Pile up the Points

R-MC is first in the ODAC and 10th in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 45.1 points per contest. The 1968 Yellow Jacket squad averaged 44.9 points per game. R-MC has scored at least 35 points in each game and has never had a season in which it scored at least 35 points in each game. The Yellow Jackets tallied more than 40 points in their first six games for the first time in program history. R-MC has 406 points this season. The record is 427 points in 2018.

D3football.com Top 25 – Week 10

1    No. Central (Ill.) (24)  9-0     624     1

2    Mount Union (1)         9-0     594     2

3    Mary Hardin-Baylor   8-1     557     3

4    Linfield                       8-0     523     5

5    St. John's                     8-1     518     4

6    Trinity (Texas)            9-0     481     6

7    UW-La Crosse            8-1     459     7

8    Hardin-Simmons         8-1     441     8

9    Bethel                          8-1     403     9

10  UW-Whitewater         7-2     392     10

11  Cortland                      9-0     380     11

12  Ithaca                          9-0     349     12

13  Susquehanna               9-0     310     13

14  Delaware Valley         9-0     304     14

15  Wartburg                     9-0     286     16

16  Wheaton (Ill.)              7-2     253     15

17  Johns Hopkins             8-1     233     17

18  Randolph-Macon      9-0     224     18

19  Carnegie Mellon         9-0     193     19

20  Albion                         9-0     145     20

21  Huntingdon                 8-1     120     21

22  John Carroll                 7-2     82       22

23  Endicott                      9-0     63       24

24  UW-River Falls           5-4     24       23

25  Birmingham-Southern           7-2     22     --

Dropped out: No. 25 Washington U.

Others receiving votes: UW-Oshkosh 19; Washington U. 18; Mount St. Joseph 17; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 11; Howard Payne 11; Alma 11; UW-Platteville 10; DePauw 9; Utica 8; Washington & Jefferson 7; Ursinus 6; Trinity (Conn.) 5; Lake Forest 3.

2022 ODAC Football Preseason Poll

1 Randolph-Macon (6) 48 pts.

2 Washington and Lee (2) 43 pts.

3 Hampden-Sydney 36 pts.

4 Shenandoah 29 pts.

5 Ferrum 36 pts.

6 Bridgewater 20 pts.

7 Averett 15 pts.

8 Guilford 7 pts.

Strong on Third Down

The Yellow Jackets are first in Division III in third down conversion at .604, converting 59 of 98 third-down attempts. R-MC was successful on six of eight third-down plays at W&L for a season-high rate of .750.

Potent Passing

R-MC is first in the nation in completion percentage at .767. Five signal-callers have combined to connect on 145 of 189 passes. The Yellow Jackets are also first in the country in team passing efficiency at 201.7. Drew Campanale leads Division III in completion percentage at .803. He has completed 122 of 152 passes for 1,820 yards with 19 touchdowns and two interceptions. He is also first in the country in passing efficiency at 219.0. Campanale is second in the nation with 11.9 yards per pass attempt.

Rushing Offense

The Yellow Jackets are second in the league and 10th in the nation in rushing offense at 261.4 yards per game. Kwesi Clarke is third in the ODAC in rushing with 81.0 yards per game and Nick Hale is fifth at 71.4 yards per contest. Clarke is first in the conference and 10th in the country in rushing yards per carry at 6.8, while Hale is fourth in the league at 5.8.

Quite a Catch

David Wallis is first in the ODAC and third nationally with 25.9 yards per catch. He is tops in the league and 10th in the country in receiving yards per game at 110.0. Over the past three games, Wallis has 20 receptions for 512 yards and seven touchdowns.

Time of Possession

R-MC is first in the ODAC and fifth in the nation in time of possession at 34:01. The Yellow Jackets have had the advantage in time of possession in each of the first nine games.

Total Offense

R-MC is first in the ODAC and 11th in the country in total offense at 492.7 yards per game. The Yellow Jackets had 563 yards of total offense against Ferrum, their highest total this season. R-MC has passed the 500-yard mark of total offense four times this season.

Hold the Flags

R-MC is first in the ODAC and third in the country in fewest penalties per game at 3.22. R-MC is first in the league & fifth nationally in fewest penalty yards per game at 30.4.

Stingy Against the Run

R-MC is first in the ODAC and eighth in the country in rushing defense, allowing 58.1 yards per game on the ground. The Yellow Jackets have held two opponents to zero rushing yards or less in a game this season.

Wallis Offensive Player of the Week

David Wallis was ODAC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the 35-21 win at W&L. Wallis had seven receptions for a career-high 195 yards and two TDs, including a 75-yard scoring catch in the second quarter that tied the game at 14-14.

Campanale Offensive Player of the Week

Drew Campanale was named ODAC Offensive Player of the Week for his work against Bridgewater. He completed all 17 of his pass attempts for 256 yards and three passing touchdowns. Campanale carried the ball four times for 35 yards, including a 25-yard TD run in the second quarter.

Deaver Defensive Player of the Week

Jackson Deaver was named ODAC Defensive Player of the Week as well as to the D3football.com National Team of the Week for his performance in the win over Guilford. He tied for the team lead with eight tackles. He had 5.5 tackles for loss (minus-27 yards) and a pair of QB sacks for a loss of 13 yards. Deaver contributed to a defense that held the Quakers to minus-30 yards rushing on 28 carries.

Ihle Offensive Player of the Week

Andrew Ihle was named ODAC Offensive Player of the Week. He rushed for 83 yards and five rushing touchdowns in the win over Guilford. Coming off the bench, Ihle had two scores in the second quarter to help erase a 13-6 deficit. He reached the end zone twice in the third period and added a 13-yard TD run in the fourth quarter as R-MC outscored the Quakers 28-0 after halftime.