ALLIANCE, Ohio-- The No. 12/12 Wartburg football team (13-1 overall) lost to No. 2/2 Mount Union (14-0) 34-31 Saturday in an NCAA Playoff Semifinal. 

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Top performers

• Nile McLaughlin threw for 118 yards in the first half alone and finished with 334 yards and three TDs. 
• Hunter Clasen ran for 53 yards and one TD.
• Carter Henry led the receivers with 158 yards and two TDs.
• Owen Grover led the defense with 15 tackles,  2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack.
• Trent Roling followed with 10 tackles and an interception.

 
Notes/streaks

• McLaughlin set the season record for pass completions in the second quarter at 244. He surpasses Matt Sacia's 243 set in 2017.
• Hunter Clasen broke a 28-year old school record in rushing yards with 1,561 achieved in the third quarter. Mark was 1,559 set by Bobby Beatty in 1994.
• Cael O'Neill made his 14^th field goal of the season. That set a new record for an individual in a single season and team season. Spencer Herzberg made 13 in 2008 and the Knights had 13 overall also in 2008.
• The Knights set the season record in yards from TFLs in the second quarter at 545 yards. This breaks the previous record of 536 set in 2002.
• The Orange and Black set the season record for quarterback sacks at 48.0 achieved in the second quarter. Previous mark was 47.0 set in 2003.
•  Wartburg set the season record for points (551 in second quarter). This broke the previous mark of 544 set in 2014
•  The Knights extended their season record for INTs (29).

Press Conference



Wyffels block

BL❌CKED@WartburgKnights' Wyffels blocks the field goal attempt and the score remains at 14-14.

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— NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) December 10, 2022

Clasen 29-yard catch

He caught this 🤯@WartburgKnights

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— NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) December 10, 2022

George TD

🚨TOUCHDOWN🚨@WartburgKnights take over the lead here in the fourth on the McLaughlin pass to George.

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— NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) December 10, 2022

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