Football Clashes with Ohio Wesleyan Saturday

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(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University football team will host Ohio Wesleyan, Saturday, October 20 on the turf of Gesling Stadium.  This marks the 10th time in school history the two teams will meet on the gridiron, as the Tartans lead the series 7-2 and have outscored the Battling Bishops 220-89.

The Tartans will enter Saturday's contest with a 5-1 record as the team is coming off an open week.  The Cardinal and Gray have lost five straight games the week following their idle week. Ohio Wesleyan will enter Saturday unbeaten at 6-0 and atop the North Coast Athletic Conference.  The Battling Bishops are off to their best start since the 2001 season when they went 6-0 before dropping their first game.

Last season, Carnegie Mellon defeated Ohio Wesleyan 41-10 in Pittsburgh.  The Tartans totaled 422 yards of total offense with 300 coming by way of the rushing attack while the Battling Bishops totaled 252 yards.

Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. on the turf of Gesling Stadium.