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Jaden Miller
38
Winner Keiser KU 1-0
31
Ind. Wesleyan IWU 0-1
Winner
Keiser KU
1-0
38
Final
31
Ind. Wesleyan IWU
0-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
KU Keiser 14 10 7 7 38
IWU Ind. Wesleyan 0 10 7 14 31

Game Recap: No. 2 Football |

No. 2 Football Opens Season with Top-10 Road Win at No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan, 38-31

Game Information
Score: No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 38, No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan 31
Records: Keiser (1-0), Indiana Wesleyan (0-1)
Location: Wildcat Football Field (4,000) - Marion, Ind.
Time of Game:  3:15
Weather:  Partly Cloud, 65 degrees

The No. 2 ranked Keiser Seahawks opened the 2025 season with a 38-31 victory at No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. The Seahawks jumped out to 14-0 first quarter and never looked back.
 
The Seahawks racked up 436 yards of total offense versus a team that allowed just 270.8 yards per game last season. Keiser posted 171 yards on the ground paced by Jaden Miller, who had a career-high 140 yards on 19 carries in his first start as a Seahawk. The native of Miami scored four rushing touchdowns in the game, tying the school record (held by Marques Burgess in 2021 and Jaden Meizinger in 2023).
 
Quarterback Shea Spencer threw for 265 yards on 28-of-41 passing with one touchdown. His lone score came on a two-yard pass to Elisha Edwards late in the second quarter. Freshman Dallas Desouza led all wideouts with eight catches for 75 yards.
 
Defensively, the Seahawks were led by linebacker Eli Bertrand, who set the school record for tackles in a game, recording 17 on Saturday. The Sebring, Florida, native also had 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup.
 
With the win, Keiser moved to 1-0 on the season and improved to 7-1 all-time in season openers. The Seahawks have also improved to 23-8 all-time versus ranked opponents.
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FB By the Numbers - IWU (Game 01)
 

 

.Game Notes
  • Weather at kickoff – Sunny, 67 degrees
  • Today's captains – Shea Spencer, Dillon Simon, Darrell Livingston
  • IWU won the toss and deferred to the second half
  • Keiser is now 1-0 this season when losing the coin toss
  • The Seahawks wore their white jerseys and light blue pants
  • Jaden Miller scored the Seahawks first touchdown of the season with a 1-yard run (9:39 in the first)
  • In his first start at Keiser, Miller finished the day with 140 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns
  • The four rushing touchdowns by Miller, tied the school record for rushing TDs in a game (Marques Burgess in 2021 and Jaden Meizninger in 2023)
  • The 100-yard rushing performance was the second of Miller's career
  • Miller's final TD of the game was a 70-yard run in the fourth quarter – it was the ninth touchdown run of 70 yards-or-more in program history (Miller holds the school record with an 86 yard run versus Fort Lauderdale – 9/21/24)
  • Dorian Hall recorded a 49-yard punt on his first collegiate attempt (6:43 in 2nd quarter)
  • Hall made his first collegiate field goal attempt (a 46 yarder) (fifth longest field goal in program history)
  • Shea Spencer recorded his first passing touchdown of the season (a 2-yard pass to Elisha Edwards with 00:27 left in the first half). The TD pass was the 54th of Spencer's career
  • Spencer finished the day, completing 28-of-41 passes for 265 yards and one touchdown
  • The 28 completions were a school record
  • The 265-yard performance marked the 16th game of 200-or-more yards passing for Spencer in his Keiser career
  • Linebacker Eli Bertrand set the school record for total tackles in a game, producing 17 on the day
  • There were a total of 20 players making their Keiser debut on Saturday
  • With the win, Keiser improved to 7-1 in season openers all-time (5-0 on the road)
  • Scoring 38 points, the Seahawks improved to 51-0 all-time when scoring 30-or-more points
  • The Seahawks finished the day, averaging 6.3 yards per carry versus the Wildcats. Last season, IWU only allowed 2.8 yards per carry
  • Saturday marked the first meeting between KU and IWU
  • With the win, Keiser improved to 23-10 all-time versus first-time opponents
  • The 38 points scored versus the No. 6-ranked Wildcats is tied for the seventh-highest point total for the Seahawks versus a ranked opponent
  • With the win, Keiser improved to 33-10 on the road all-time
 
Up Next

The Seahawks will host the Bethel (Tenn.) Wildcats on Saturday, September 13. Kick off from the Keiser Football Field is set for 3:00 PM.

 

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