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7
Kenyon KEN 3-6 , 2-6
27
Winner Wabash WAB 5-4 , 4-4
Kenyon KEN
3-6 , 2-6
7
Final
27
Wabash WAB
5-4 , 4-4
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
KEN Kenyon 0 0 0 7 7
WAB Wabash 7 3 10 7 27
Dominic Simpson
Joe Maiorana

Game Recap: Football |

Owls’ offense foiled in road loss at Wabash

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. -- Playing in its final road game of the 2026 season, the Kenyon College Owls were stymied by the Wabash College defense during a 27-7 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) football loss to the host Little Giants.

Kenyon, now 3-6 overall and 2-6 in the NCAC, has just one game left to play. That game will take place in Gambier, where the Owls will entertain Ohio Wesleyan University at McBride Field starting at 1 p.m.

Wabash, now 5-4 overall and 4-4 in conference contests, chalked up the win Saturday by dominating the line. The Little Giants held Kenyon to just eight rushing yards on 36 attempts, while also racking up six quarterback hurries and eight quarterback sacks.

The Kenyon defense, as it has for the majority of the season, held its own. The Owls had five tackles-for losses, picked off two Wabash passes, and held the Little Giants to 128 yards rushing, which was less than their season-long average. Additionally, the Kenyon defense held Wabash to just 12 first downs and a 4-of-13 (30.7 percent) performance in third-down situations.

Senior Dominic Simpson had both interceptions for the Kenyon defense. He recorded his first pick in the second quarter and then added one more early in the third quarter. Unfortunately, neither one ignited the Kenyon offense which finished the game with 204 total yards.

Despite its own struggles, the Wabash offense got off to a quick start. The Little Giants benefited from a Kenyon fumble on its first drive of the game. Wabash recovered the fumble on the Kenyon 13-yard line and, three plays later, quarterback Jackson Gilbert was in the endzone after a one-yard run.

A Tyler Church 25-yard field goal in the second quarter accounted for the rest of the scoring in the first half, as Wabash got to the break with a 10-0 lead. 

In the second half, Simpson thwarted the Little Giants' first drive with his second interception, however, three plays later, Kenyon gave the ball right back with an errant pass that was picked off and set up the Little Giants on the Kenyon 26-yard line. That series of plays led to a Cole Dickerson 20-yard touchdown run and a 17-0 Wabash lead.

Church tacked on a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter and Chase Shurn put together a 13-yard touchdown run that pushed the Wabash lead to 27-0 with 6:01 left in the fourth quarter.

Kenyon avoided the shutout on its final possession of the game, which spanned five plays, 81 yards and less than two minutes. The big play in the drive was a 50-yard toss and catch from Drew Morgan to Luca Rumberg. Brendan Comerford then capped off the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Morgan.

Morgan finished the game 12-of-29 for 177 passing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Charlie Runco had 41 rushing yards for the Owls, but both Morgan and back-up quarterback Nicholas Gobel were each sacked four times to deplete the Owls' rushing total.

First-year receiver Max Heis continued to flourish, despite the Owls' offensive woes. He had eight catches for 101 yards, bringing his season totals to a team-leading 37 receptions and 534 yards.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter KEN WAB
WAB
12:27 - WAB - Gilbert,Jackson 1 yd run (Church,Tyler kick), 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:05
0 7
2nd Quarter KEN WAB
WAB
14:19 - WAB - Church,Tyler 25 yd field goal 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:36
0 10
3rd Quarter KEN WAB
WAB
12:27 - WAB - Dickerson,Cole 20 yd run (Church,Tyler kick), 2 plays, 26 yards, TOP 00:37
0 17
WAB
01:20 - WAB - Church,Tyler 28 yd field goal 4 plays, -1 yards, TOP 00:52
0 20
4th Quarter KEN WAB
WAB
06:01 - WAB - Shurn,Chase 13 yd run (Church,Tyler kick), 7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 04:01
0 27
KEN
01:26 - KEN - Comerford,Brendan 11 yd pass from Morgan,Drew (Maccini,Bronson kick) 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 01:34
7 27

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