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2024 Tiffin University vs Lenoir-Rhyne

Lenoir-Rhyne Football Shines On Both Sides Of The Ball In Win | Recap

Lenoir-Rhyne Football Shines On Both Sides Of The Ball In Win | Recap

No. 13 Lenoir-Rhyne Football improves to 2-0 as they defeat RV Tiffin, shining both on offense and defense.

Sep 14, 2024 by Annika Kandadai
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Lenoir-Rhyne Football handled Tiffin in the first ever matchup between the two teams.
In another very complete performance, Lenoir-Rhyne took care of business on both sides of the ball with an incredibly efficient and clean offense that was aided by four turnovers, two fumbles and two interceptions, forced by the defense.
Tiffin's defense did perform as expected, holding Lenoir-Rhyne to under 100 rushing yards, but ultimately spent a lot of time on the field.
Unfortunately their offense was unable to get going, something that has become a trend this early season, as they found zero rhythm and only put 17 points on the board. 

Lenoir-Rhyne now improves to 2-0 and will head on the road to Mars Hill for their first road game and first conference game of the season. Tiffin falls to 1-1 and will host Northwood in their first G-MAC game next weekend. 

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Final: Lenoir-Rhyne, 38 - Tiffin, 17

Bears dominate in complete performance as they beat the Tiffin Dragons comfortably. 

Tiffin Goes 3 And Out

Tiffin is unable to do anything offensively as they give the ball back to Lenoir-Rhyne who looks to burn clock and cement their victory.

Long Bears Drive Ends In Field Goal

The Bears lead is back to 11 as they cap a nearly five minute drive with a 32 yard field goal.

Tiffin Defense Gives The Ball Back To Offense

The Tiffin defense makes yet another stop but once again the offense is unable to produce. 

End Of the Third: LRU, 35 - Tiffin, 17

Lenoir-Rhyne has the ball as the clock expires in the third quarter looking to bury Tiffin with 15 minutes to go.

Lenoir-Rhyne Comes Up Huge

A huge sack by JT Black and Na'Shawn Biggs forces Tiffin to punt, giving Lenoir-Rhyne a chance to further extend their lead.

Bears Punch It In

The Bears quickly double their lead to 35-17 as Alex Boyd runs it in from a yard out.

Yet Another Tiffin Turnover

The Bears force and recover another fumble as they now look to extend the lead just as it looked like the Dragons were rolling and about to make it a one score game. 

Dragons Defense Stuffs Bears

The Bears' offense is unable to really do anything as Tiffin takes over the ball and looks to cut the score difference to a single score.

Hot start for Tiffin

The dragons quickly cut the lead down to 11 as Alex Johnson connects with Joey Zalewski for 18 yards. 

Tiffin Starts The Third With The Ball

Tiffin starts at their own 25 as they look to cut the Bears' lead down in the second half. 

End Of The Half: Lenoir-Rhyne, 28 - Tiffin, 10

Lenoir-Rhyne capitalizes on turnovers as they maintain a dominating 18 point lead over Tiffin at the end of the first half. 

Lenoir-Rhyne Reels It In For Another Seven

Aiden Hellmann reels it in for another Bears touchdown as they make the lead 28-10.

Long Tiffin Drive Puts Some Points On The Board

The dragons are able to find some rhythm as they cut the lead to 11, putting 3 points on the board with a 28 yard field goal. 

Tiffin Defense Regroups

After a few quick scores by Lenoir-Rhyne, the Tiffin defense holds them and turns to their offense to get back on track. 

Offensive Struggles For Tiffin Continue

Tiffin continues to struggle to get into an offensive rhythm as they go 3 and out as Lenoir-Rhyne looks to further extend their lead now. 

Yet Another Turnover Helps Bears Extend Lead To 14

Another Dragons' turnover, this time a fumble gives the ball right back to the Bears who quickly extend the lead with a catch by Adonis McDaniel. 

Another Interception For The Bears

Alex Johnson throws an interception as Chris Browns runs it back for a touchdown. The Bears take a 14-7 lead.

End Of The First: Tied At Seven

Tiffin has the ball in Lenoir-Rhyne territory as the first quarter comes to a close with both teams tied at seven.

Lenoir-Rhyne Misses A Long Field Goal

The Bears' drive stills as they miss a 53 yard field goal attempt, and the Dragons take over, quickly beginning to drive down the field.

Tiffin Responds Right Away

Behind a huge run by Ronald Blackman, Alex Johnson is able to connect with him in the end zone to tie it at seven.

Lenoir-Rhyne Capitalizes

A quick drive between the legs of Turner-Knox and Ferguson's 23 yard pass to Dominique Marshall puts the Bears up by seven.

Lenoir-Rhyne Comes Up Huge

Despite some inconsistencies with their defense last week, Lenoir-Rhyne finished the game with several key defensive plays. They pick up right where they left off as Jaelin Willis quickly picks off Alex Johnson on Tiffin's opening drive. 

Tiffin Defense Wins The First Battle

The Tiffin defense coms out with authority, stifling the Lenoir-Rhyne offense and forcing them to a 3 and out.  

Tiffin vs Lenoir-Rhyne Is Now Live!

Follow along as Tiffin wins the toss and defers and Lenoir-Rhyne starts their drive.

Tiffin Defense vs Lenoir-Rhyne Offense

The most curious thing about this matchup: who will prevail, the Tiffin defensive wall or the high-powered, high-flying Lenoir-Rhyne offense that's led by an explosive run game. Last week, Tiffin gave up less than 40 rushing yards while Tiffin ran for well over 200. This will be an interresting matchup for sure. But the biggest question of this game is how will long will the Tiffin offense take to find their rhythm and will the Lenoir-Rhyne defense be able to play consistently enough to stifle them? 

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Tiffin Football Schedule 2024

  • Sept. 21: vs Northwood 
  • Sept. 28: at Ashland
  • Oct. 5: vs Thomas More
  • Oct. 12: vs Ohio Dominican
  • Oct. 19: at Walsh
  • Nov. 2: vs Lake Erie
  • Nov. 9: at Hillsdale
  • Nov. 16: vs Findlay

Lenoir-Rhyne Football Schedule 2024

  • Sept. 21: at Mars Hill
  • Sept. 28: vs Tusculum
  • Oct.5: at Emory & Henry
  • Oct.12: vs Newberry
  • Oct. 19: at Barton
  • Oct. 26: vs Limestone
  • Nov. 2:  vs Wingate.
  • Nov. 9: at Catawba
  • Nov. 16: vs Anderson or SAC Championship

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  1. Harding (1-0) - Previous Rank: 1
  2. Central Missouri (1-0) - Previous Rank: 2
  3. Pittsburg State (2-0) - Previous Rank: 3
  4. Grand Valley State (1-0) - Previous Rank: 4
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  1. Harding (Ark.) 15-0
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  3. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 11-2
  4. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 13-2
  5. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 11-2
  6. Central Missouri 11-2
  7. Kutztown (Pa.) 12-3
  8. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 12-2
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  10. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 12-2
  11. Delta St. (Miss.) 10-2
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  16. Bemidji St. (Minn.) 9-3
  17. Central Washington 9-4
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  20. Virginia Union 10-2
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  22. Indianapolis (Ind.) 9-2
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  24. Henderson St. (Ark.) 9-3
  25. Minnesota-Duluth 9-2

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