Football Preview: University of Redlands vs. Whittier College (Senior Day)

Football Preview: University of Redlands vs. Whittier College (Senior Day)

REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands football team heads into their 11th and final week of the season as they prepare to host Whittier College for senior day on Saturday, November 12 with kickoff at 1:05 p.m. The Bulldogs will honor their 24 seniors and graduate students prior to kickoff inside Ted Runner Stadium.

In their previous game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) on the road, they lost 42-0. The Bulldogs went into the game with a chance to play for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) regular season championship this week against Whittier but were unable to get past the Stags.


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Week 10 Results

Redlands (3-6, 3-2) (Box Score | Recap)

The Bulldogs lost 42-0 and were out of the game quickly as they fell behind 21-0 in the first twenty minutes and were down 28-0 at halftime. There was a chance for a comeback after they erased a 21-0 deficit against Pomona-Pitzer last week, but that was at home and CMS has played the best football all season within the conference.  

Statistically the Bulldogs lost the time of possession by 12:56, turned the ball over twice, all while not forcing a turnover, allowing 375 yards of total offense and producing only 90 yards of offense, which included 41 net rushing yards and 1.4 yards per carry.

Craig Hunter (Murrieta, CA) had a game-high nine total tackles and a 0.5 sack. Elijah Valles (Oceanside, CA), Dre Owens (Pico Rivera, CA), Jacob Sega (Oceanside, CA), Derwin Johnson (Indio, CA), and Luke Purcella (University Place, WA) all posted eight-tackle games, which tied for the second most in a contest this season.  

Whittier (0-8, 0-5) (Box Score)

The Poets are still looking for their first win of the season with their closest loss coming against the University of La Verne when they lost by 23, 43-20, on the road.

Their last game was against the Sagehens on the road where they lost 43-12. They allowed 525 yards of offense at an 8.5 yards per play clip. Their best offensive player was receiver Tyson Tapley who had four catches for 76 yards which was the second most receiving yards in the game.

On the other side of the ball DJ Williams had a game-high 12 tackles, his second double-digit tackle game. Sam Aseh had four tackles and an interception, which he returned for 17 yards.

Previous Meetings

The Bulldogs have dominated the series with the Poets, winning the last 14 games. Their last loss was in 2006 when they fell 28-21 in overtime. Redlands won last season's game 65-7 on the road (Box Score).

Team Stats

Redlands

Category
Totals
National Rank
SCIAC Rank
3rd Down Conversion Pct. 0.387 118th 5th
4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense 0.308 27th 1st
Defensive Touchdowns 2 39th 2nd
Fewest Penalties/Game 5.00 58th 4th
Fewest Penalty Yards/Game 45.56 67th 5th
Kickoff Returns 22.32 33rd 1st
Net Punting 40.62 2nd 1st
Passes Intercepted 8 121st 2nd
Passing Defense 239.2 194th 5th
Punt Returns 12.72 39th 1st
Punt Return Defense 6.83 100th 3rd
Red Zone Defense 0.769 128th 2nd
Rushing Offense 117.7 159th 5th
Rushing Defense 119.6 84th 3rd
Scoring Offense 22.3 144th 5th
Scoring Defense 26.9 133rd 4th
Team Sacks 1.89 113th 4th
Turnover Margin -0.22 142nd 4th

Whittier

Category
Totals
National Rank
SCIAC Rank
3rd Down Conversion Pct. 0.264 225th 7th
3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense 0.515 232nd 7th
Blocked Kicks Allowed 5 205th 7th
Fewest Penalties/Game 5.12 74th 5th
Fewest Penalty Yards/Game 42.50 49th 4th
Kickoff Return Defense 24.07 230th 7th
Passes Had Intercepted 17 233rd 7th
Passing Offense 135.4 211th 7th
Passing Defense 257.1 215th 7th
Rushing Offense 35.00 239th 7th
Rushing Defense 209.0 205th 7th
Sacks Allowed 2.25 164th 5th
Scoring Defense 46.1 228th 7th
Tackles for Loss Allowed 5.50 103rd 5th
Total Offense 170.4 236th 7th
Total Defense 466.1 223rd 7th
Turnover Margin -1.75 233rd 7th

Individual Stats Leaders

Redlands

 Category
Athlete (Hometown)
Totals
National Rank
SCIAC Rank
All-Purpose  Evan Aguon (San Diego, CA) 127.89 52nd 2nd
Interceptions/Game Scott Tinsley (Capitola, CA) 0.3 93rd 2nd
Kickoff Returns Aguon 21.50 77th 3rd
Punt Returns Aguon 15.20 8th 1st
Punting Vicente Garcia (Fontana, CA) 45.50 1st 1st
Rushing Andrew Kellstrom (San Bernardino, CA) 72.1 100th 4th
Rushing Touchdowns Kellstrom 9 51st 3rd
Tackles For Loss Craig Hunter (Murrieta, CA) 1.2 114th 3rd
Total Tackles Hunter 8.1 102nd 2nd

Whittier

Category
Athlete
Totals
National Rank
SCIAC Rank
All-Purpose Jalen Jolley 93.00 160th 4th
Interceptions/Game Sam Aseh 0.2 186th 3rd
Kickoff Returns Samson Olajide 17.4 165th 6th
Passes Defended Aseh 0.9 190th 3rd
Punting Sean Aldana 36.5 73rd 3rd
Receiving Yards/Game Jolley 61.4 159th 5th
Total Tackles Aaron Martinez 7.1 200th 3rd