Game vs. Otterbein

This week the Muskingum University football team was set to play Otterbein College who is national ranked 18. The Muskie's came out and on the Card's first series Dennis Hicks came up with a big interception. The Muskie’s would drive all the way down the field only t kick a field goal that would be missed. With a strong effort by the defense they would force the Card's to punt. Muskie’s would be the first to put points on the board with a 30 plus yard touchdown pass from Jake Burns to Ben Smith. Otterbein would set up a drive that would lead them to seven. With a Muskie punt that would land on the 13 it was the defense this time that would put points on the board with OJ scooping up a fumble and running it in for the touchdown. With about four minutes left the card's would score on two long touchdown passes and a short yard run for a touchdown, They would take the lead 28 to 14 in the first half.
In the second half there was not much to be down with each team scoring one single touchdown the Card's also added a field goal. The final score was 38 to 21 with a tough lose for the Muskie’s. The Muskie's showed great improvement from week one to this week. There will need to be great improvement this week for the Muskie's because they will travel to Mt. Union who is national ranked number one.