Football falls 33-7 at No. 2 Mount Union in battle of league unbeatens

Football falls 33-7 at No. 2 Mount Union in battle of league unbeatens
Video Box Score Game Notes
October 25, 2025

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern football team fell 33-7 at No. 2-ranked Mount Union on Saturday afternoon in a battle of league unbeatens.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (5-2 Overall, 5-1 OAC), #2 Mount Union (7-0 Overall, 6-0 OAC)
  • Venue: Kehres Stadium - Alliance, Ohio.

The Game

  • Junior Jordan Pettaway (Oregon/Clay) banged in from a yard out with 8:21 left in the game to account for the Polar Bear score.
  • Senior Louie Blasiole (Mantua/Crestwood) ran 20 times for 60 yards.
  • Pettaway finished with 40 yards rushing on 11 carries.
  • Senior Sam Feldman (Springboro) completed 11-of-25 passes for 131 yards.
  • Senior Kyle Celestin (Miami, Fla./Surge Academy) caught seven passes for 82 yards.
  • Mount Union scored twice in the first quarter to lead 14-0 and kicked two field goals in the second quarter to take a 20-0 lead into intermission.
  • The Purple Raiders scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter to lead 33-0 after 45 minutes.
  • Northern marched 75 yards on 15 plays to open the fourth quarter to pull within 33-7.
  • Defensively, senior Cooper Braden (Orange City, Fla./University) had seven tackles (five solo) for ONU.
  • Mt. Union was led by Mikey Maloney, who was 15-of-21 passing for 187 yards and three touchdowns.
  • The Purple Raiders out-gained the Polar Bears 376-250 in total offense.

Notables

  • Northern was off to its first 5-0 start in OAC play since 1938.
  • Ohio Northern is in second place in the OAC with its 5-1 mark, one-half game behind of #2 Mount Union (5-0).
  • UMU leads the series between the two schools by a 53-13-1 margin, with a 27-6-1 record in Alliance.
  • Saturday's game was the seventh of 10 in the 131st season of football at Ohio Northern. Ohio Northern is now 568-528-36 all-time, a winning percentage of .518.
  • Blasiole is 12th on the all-time career rushing list with 2,183 yards.
  • Pettaway currently ranks 16th all-time in ONU history in rushing with 1,840 yards.
  • Andy Fries is in his second season as head coach at ONU with a 10-7 record, a winning percentage of .588.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host non-conference foe Mount Saint Joseph at 1:30 pm at Dial-Roberson Stadium.