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D2-CFB Game Preview: Hillsdale Chargers (2-3) vs. Findlay Oilers (5-0)

Venue & Game Details

Location: Donnell Stadium, Findlay, Ohio

Time: 2:00 p.m. ET

Event: Findlay Homecoming 2025

Broadcast: FloSports / G-MAC Digital Network

Weather Forecast (Findlay, OH)

Kickoff Temp: ~64°F

Conditions: Partly cloudy, mild fall afternoon

Wind: WNW at 7–10 mph

Impact: Slight breeze could affect special teams, otherwise favorable

Injury Report

Hillsdale: No major injuries reported; QB Colin McKernan expected to start.

Findlay: No major injuries reported; RB rotation intact (Davis, Farmer, Bennett).

Player Matchups

Findlay Oilers

QB Andrew Leonard (Fr.): 69% completions, 8 TD, 1 INT in last 3 starts.

RB Trio: Christian Davis, Jayden Farmer, Dominic Bennett – combined 837 yards, 6 TD in 5 games.

WR Denny Furlong: 339 yards, 5 TD breakout star.

OL: Four returning starters, including All-G-MAC linemen Ta’Jamere Nash and Gavin Miller.

Defense: Allowing just 11.6 PPG, best run defense in G-MAC (53.8 YPG). LB Sam Weihrauch and DT Londyn Claxton anchor the front.

Hillsdale Chargers

QB Colin McKernan: Connected with TE Andrew Konieczny for key TD vs Tiffin.

WR Shea Ruddy: Dangerous return man (kickoff return TD vs Tiffin).

DB Jacob Vance: Pick-six last week.

Defense: Opportunistic but allows big plays; gave up two long TD passes vs Tiffin.

Key Battle: Findlay’s dominant rushing attack vs. Hillsdale’s front seven, which has been inconsistent against physical run games.

Team Records & Recent Form

Findlay

W vs #17 Indianapolis 38-35

W vs Wayne State 7-3

W @ Lake Erie 33-3

W vs Thomas More 37-7

W @ Walsh 31-10

Hillsdale

W @ McKendree 22-17

L vs Michigan Tech 34-21

L @ Ashland 26-9

W vs Kentucky Wesleyan 44-0

L @ Tiffin 28-21

Series History

First meeting: 1925 (Hillsdale won 18-0).

All-time: Hillsdale leads 18-16-1.

Recent dominance: Findlay has won 9 of last 11, including 3 straight.

Last meeting (2024): Findlay 28, Hillsdale 21.

Hillsdale’s last win: 2021 (34-29 in Findlay).

Betting Trends

Findlay: 5-0 SU, 4-1 ATS; 3-2 O/U.

Hillsdale: 2-3 SU, 2-3 ATS; 3-2 O/U.

Findlay has covered in 6 of last 8 G-MAC games.

Hillsdale has lost 3 of last 4 road games.

Projected Score: Findlay 31, Hillsdale 13

Game Odds

Hillsdale Chargers           49

Findlay Oilers                    – 14

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 10, 2025

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