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11-8-25 FB home loss to Findlay
14
Winner Findlay FIN 10-0 , 8-0
3
Ashland ASH 8-2 , 7-1
Winner
Findlay FIN
10-0 , 8-0
14
Final
3
Ashland ASH
8-2 , 7-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FIN Findlay 0 14 0 0 14
ASH Ashland 0 0 3 0 3

Game Recap: Football | | Dusty Sloan, Ashland University Director of Athletic Communications

No. 15 Football Falls At Home To No. 9 Findlay

In a game for at least a tie for the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship, the No. 15-ranked Ashland University football team lost 14-3 to No. 9 Findlay on Saturday (Nov. 8) afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field.
 
The Eagles are 8-2 overall and 7-1 in the Great Midwest after having their seven-game winning streak snapped, while the Oilers are 10-0, 8-0.
 
Ashland yielded just 199 total yards to Findlay, but was a season-worst minus-3 on turnovers (two fumbles lost, one interception) and had nine penalties for 99 yards.
 
"Credit to Findlay," said Ashland head coach Doug Geiser. "They did a tremendous job coming in and controlling the clock. I thought they won the war up front on both sides, and that's usually a recipe for success if you can do that.
 
"If you're minus-3 in turnover margin, there's not many games you're going to win in that situation."
 
Following a scoreless first quarter, the Oilers struck first 1:41 into the second period when running back Jayden Farmer went in on a one-yard touchdown run. Findlay extended its lead to 14-0 with 6:45 until halftime when quarterback Chase Harrison found wide receiver wide receiver Brennan Remy for a three-yard score.
 
Trailing by two touchdowns for the first time all season, the Eagles had to wait until the 2:20 mark of the third quarter to cut into the deficit. Redshirt freshman kicker Manaki Watanabe's 32-yard field goal left Ashland trailing 14-3 – following a 17-play, 8:35 drive.

The Eagles caught a potential break by blocking an Oiler field goal in the fourth quarter, but AU's third turnover two plays later sealed its fate.
 
"Football is a team game," Geiser said. "What we had to do today is we needed to find a way to score more than 14 points, and we didn't do that. You've got to find a way to execute, and we didn't do a great job of that.
 
"Not a great job of preparation, and ultimately, that falls back on me."


WRAPPING IT UP
  • Sophomore linebacker Jack Talkington finished with 13 total tackles (five solo).
  • Senior wide receiver Jent Joseph caught five passes for 84 yards.
NEXT UP
Senior Day on Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at home vs. Lake Erie (2-8, 2-6).
 
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