Ohio Dominican University

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After four straight road games, the Ohio Dominican Panthers (2-3, 1-2 G-MAC) football team returned home to Sunbury Road for the 2026 home opener. The #16 ranked Findlay Oilers (4-1, 2-1) battled the Panthers on Saturday (Oct. 3) afternoon. 

Findlay used a 28-point fourth quarter to defeat the Panthers 41-3. 

BOX SCORE NOTES

• Carson Parker completed 14-of-25 passes for 149 yards. Parker caught a 27 yard pass from Ayden Wallace. 
• Luke Hess caught four passes for 48 yards while Angelo Harper had three catches for 30 yards. Conner Campbell added 42 yards on two receptions. 
• Gabe Pence was the lone Panther with double-digit tackles as he had 11 tackles – his third straight game with 10+ tackles. Pence also had half a sack as well as a fumble recovery and forced fumble. 
• Taliq Black and Mason Welsch each had nine tackles. Black had an interception while Welsch had 1.5 tackles for loss and half of a sack. 
• Dalton Chilcoat finished with 1.5 tackles for loss with a sack of his own. Rico Franklin-Davis notched a sack. 
• Amare Gordon forced a fumble and Gianni McKee recovered a fumble. 
• Quinten Robinson had the second interception for the Panthers. 
• Jackson Callaway had 118 yards on kick returns. 
• Ryan Elliot made a 37-yard field goal and missed from 44-yards. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ohio Dominican started the game with the ball and scored the first points of the game. A seven-play, 45-yard drive ended a 37-yard field goal by Elliot, giving the Panthers a 3-0 lead with 12:21 left in the first quarter. 
• Findlay answered with seven plays to go 70 yards and took the lead on a 25-yard touchdown pass. The Oilers led 7-3 with under ten minutes left in quarter #1. 
• The Oilers added a 28-yard field goal six minutes later to lead 10-3. 
• On the next Oiler drive, Gordon forced a fumble and Pence recovered as ODU got the ball near midfield. The Panthers could not answer as the quarter ended at 10-3 Findlay. 
• Four minutes into the second quarter, Findlay pushed the lead to 13-3 with a 39-yard field goal. 
• In the quarter, ODU managed two interceptions by Robinson and Black but could not get closer. On the final play of the half, Eliott was inches short from a 44-yard field goal as the score was 13-3 at the break. 
• The third quarter was scoreless as neither team managed much offense. 
• The Oilers scored on their first four drives of the fourth quarter. They scored on a 24-yard pass and ran in scores of five, five and ten yards, respectively. 

UP NEXT
Ohio Dominican remains at home and will host Thomas More next Saturday (Oct. 10) at 12 noon.