No. 24 Football Falls To No. 11 Findlay 31-16

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: #14/11 Findlay Oilers 31, #RV/24 Northwood Timberwolves 16
RECORDS: Northwood 7-2, 5-2 G-MAC | Findlay 9-0, 7-0 G-MAC
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood football sees its four-game winning streak come to an end with a 31-16 loss to Findlay Saturday afternoon (November 1).

INSIDE THE GAME

• A big swing in the game in favor of Findlay came early. After a three-and-out on defense for Northwood, NU lost a fumble on the punt return that would have given the Timberwolves the ball in Findlay territory. The Oilers responded with a 10-play drive that covered 59-yards that was capped by a touchdown, giving Findlay a 7-0 lead.
• The score remained 7-0 until late in the second quarter. UF extended their advantage to 14-0 with 1:56 remaining in the half.
• Northwood got on the board in the final seconds of the half. Drew Cady matched his career-long with a 50-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining to send the game to the break with the Oilers leading 14-3.
• The Timberwolves made it a one-possession game at the 6:17 mark of the third quarter. Ethan Hamby found Lake Boos for an eight-yard touchdown to make the score 17-10.
• Early in the fourth quarter, UF got their advantage back up to 14 with a touchdown at the 14:53 mark.
• NU did not go away, scoring a great play by Jake Townsend. On fourth and 13, Hamby's pass was deflected a couple of times before falling into Townsend's hands for a 27-yard touchdown. The extra point was no-good to make the score 24-16.
• That was as close as Northwood would get, however, as the Oilers put the game away with 3:08 remaining with at touchdown, making the final 31-16.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 15, Findlay 19
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 23-30, Findlay 49-199
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 204 (21-36, 2 TDs, 0 INTs), Findlay 146 (15-24, TD, INT)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 59-234, Findlay 70-345
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 20:16, Findlay 39:44

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Hamby: 21-35 passing, 204 yards, two TDs
• Case Boos: Four receptions, 49 yards
• Townsend: 32 yards receiving TD
• Lake Boos: 29 yards receiving, TD
• Cole Simpson: 11 tackles, interception
• Lorenzo Alfred: Nine tackles, tackle for loss, pass breakup

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Tiffin for senior day Saturday (November 8). Game time is set for Noon.