DECATUR, Ill. -- The No. 15-ranked Illinois Wesleyan football team scored less than 100 seconds into the game, rolled out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and proceeded to put a 49-32 defeat on Millikin University at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 27.

The win keeps IWU undefeated in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin with a 7-0 league mark (7-1 overall) while the Big Blue falls to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play.

Junior quarterback Brandon Bauer completed 22 of 34 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns - one of 35 yards to junior Jack Healy just 99 seconds into the game; one of 8 yards to junior Zach Walsh with 1:11 to play in the first quarter; and another to junior Bryce Dooley of 35 yards as the third quarter came to an end.
Bauer became the school's season record holder for pass completions with 205, eclipsing the mark of 204 by Rob Gallik in 2013. He also improved to fifth in season with 2,436 passing yards, 130 yards from overtaking the record of 2,565 by Tom Monken in 1992.

Healy finished with five catches for a team-high 94 yards and has moved into the top 20 in IWU career records for catches (96, tied for No. 18) and receiving yards (1,445, No. 18). Dean Zigulich had a team-best six grabs for 73 yards and Dooley had five catches for 66 yards.

Senior Morgan Alexander ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries.
This season Alexander has 200 rushing attempts, 47 away from his own record set last year, and 844 yards. The school season record is 1,143 by Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore in 2016. To see more updated IWU career, season and game records, go here.

Defensively, IWU got interceptions from senior Trevor Staley (39 yard return), junior Trevor Koepke (47 yard return) and senior Quintin Walters, who also had a 9-yard quarterback sack.
The Titans were led in tackles by junior linebacker Ryan Swift with 11 and sophomore linebacker Keenan Scott with 10 and senior defensive end Eric Dubose registered a quarterback sack, the 19th of his career, for -7 yards.

The Titans amassed 456 yards of total offense with 305 of those in the air and 151 on the ground while the Big Blue gained 441 yards against IWU with 315 via the pass, a season-high against the Titans, and 126 rushing. Each team had 26 first downs and IWU had the ball for 32:17 of the game compared to 27:43 for Millikin.

After the Titans held a 21-13 halftime lead, IWU scored 21 third quarter points to lead by a commanding 42-20 heading into the final period.

Millikin quarterback Nicco Stepina completed 26 of 46 pass attempts for 315 yards and four TDs and George Jimerson led the Big Blue with 89 rushing yards on 19 carries.

What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan hosts North Central at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Tucci Stadium. The Cardinals are 7-1 overall and 6-1 in the CCIW after a 55-0 homecoming win over Elmhurst on Oct. 27. North Central is ranked No. 12 in the most recent D3football.com Top 25 Poll and No. 13 in the latest poll conducted by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).