A rough day at the office for the Tiffin University football program, as they traveled north to Marquette, Michigan to take on Northern Michigan. The Dragons endured the toughest loss in their program's history, falling 62-0 in a lop-sided affair.
The 62 points is the most ever allowed by TU, breaking the previous record of 54 points allowed. The 62 point margin was also the largest score differential against the Dragons, shattering the previous record of 42 points.
The Dragons never got on track, allowing 27 points in the first quarter and 48 points in the first half. NMU ran 79 plays to TU's 41, outgaining the Dragons 532-84 in total yards. The Wildcats (1-1) especially dominated on the ground, rushing for 395 yards to TU's 55.
Tiffin turned the ball over 4 times and gained only 2 first downs in the game, while allowing 30 to the Wildcats. TU went 0-for-10 on third down conversions and endured a 41:56 to 18:04 disadvantage in time of possession.
David Pickeral led the defense with 11 tackles while Arthur Allen had 10. David Rumley also had 7 tackles.