Football: Olivet celebrates Senior Day with 32-10 win over Adrian
OLIVET, Mich. – The University of Olivet football team closed out the 2023 season with a 32-10 win over Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association foe Adrian College on Senior Day at the Cutler Athletic Complex.
November 11, 2023
OLIVET, Mich. – The University of Olivet football team closed out the 2023 season with a 32-10 win over Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association foe Adrian College on Senior Day at the Cutler Athletic Complex.
- Final Score: Olivet 32, Adrian 10
- Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Michigan
- Records: Olivet 4-6 overall, 2-4 MIAA; Adrian 1-9 overall, 0-6 MIAA
- The Comets fumbled the ball on their first play from scrimmage and the Bulldogs took over at the Olivet 34-yard line.
- Adrian got one first down before settling for a 34-yard field goal by Alec Milley with 11:58 remaining in the opening quarter.
- The Comets committed another turnover on their second possession of the game. The Bulldogs could not capitalize on the miscue and punted the ball back to Olivet.
- On fourth down, Olivet executed a fake punt, a 36-yard rush by junior Blake Hawkins, to keep the drive alive. Four plays later, junior Ryan White rushed 10 yards into the end zone. Junior Tristan McElhinney's PAT kick split the uprights and the Comets led 7-3 at the 5:23 mark.
- Adrian was forced to punt on its next drive.
- Olivet answered with a 6-play scoring drive capped off by a 4-yard touchdown run by senior defensive lineman Ricky Williamson. McElhinney's PAT kick was good to make the score 14-3 with 1:18 remaining in the opening quarter.
- The Comets took advantage of a Bulldog fumble late in the second quarter to score a touchdown. Junior Evan Ormsby threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to White for the score with 26 seconds left before halftime.
- Olivet drove down the field on its second drive of the third quarter. A fumble near the end zone gave the ball to Adrian at its own 1. On the first play, senior defensive end Dennis Simmons tackled the running back for a safety and made the score 23-3 at the 3:29 mark.
- The Comets scored their final touchdown in the fourth quarter. After a pass interference call and unsportsmanlike conduct penalty put the ball at the Adrian 1, Simmons rushed into the end zone for the touchdown.
- The Bulldogs had two big plays to score a touchdown on their ensuing drive.
- Olivet turned the ball over on downs on its next possession.
- Adrian's first play was an incomplete pass. On the second play, Simmons sacked the quarterback in the end zone for his second safety of the game and 10th point of the game.
- For the game, Olivet totaled 502 yards of offense.
- Sophomore Dontal Wright had 39 carries for 256 yards, which is the fifth-most in school history for a game.
- Ormsby completed 13-of-25 passes for 171 yards.
- Senior SirQuarius Ball hauled in two passes for 54 yards.
- The defense held the Bulldogs to 226 yards – 125 on the ground and 101 through the air.
- Freshman James Banks and junior Isaac Rowe each recorded nine tackles.
- Olivet opens the 2024 season Saturday, September 7, 2024, when it hosts University of Rochester (N.Y.). Kickoff is at 12 p.m.