In 2025, Wilmington College football is on the hunt for its first winning season in 25 years. A significant amount of the Quakers’ 2025 roster is freshman, bringing in fresh talent that the struggling program needs, especially after losing several key players to graduation.

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Not only is a majority of the roster new, but head coach Kevin Burke added Rod Tolen as defensive backs coach. Tolen has a strong history of creating elite secondarys and is looking to do the same at Wilmington.

Quarterback Isaac Ross is going into his senior season and is looking to use his experience to help Wilmington win games. In 2024, he threw for 1,328 yards and three touchdowns and ran in another three touchdowns. Alongside Ross is tailback Kai Smith, who ran for 426 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman. 

Joseph Spann is the top returning receiver, and he had 11 catches for 159 yards and one touchdown. 

On defense, junior Samuel Brooks will be a leader in Tolen’s revamped secondary. In 2024, he had 55 tackles and two interceptions, leading the team in takeaways. Gavan Hunter will lead the way for the linebackers, and in 2024 had 43 tackles and one interception. 

Hunter even earned OAC Defensive Player of the Week following a big performance against Otterbein. In that game, he had an interception and a scoop-and-score, nabbing two firsts of his college career, an interception and a touchdown. 

With established veterans in all areas of the field, could the Wilmington Quakers find success in 2025?

Wilmington Quakers Football 2025 Schedule 

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• Sept. 6 vs The College of Wooster, 6:00 PM ET, FloCollege
• Sept. 13 at Baldwin Wallace, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Sept. 20 at Muskingum, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Sept. 27 vs Ohio Northern, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Oct. 11 vs Mount Union, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Oct. 18 at Otterbein, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Oct. 25 at Anderson (IN), 1:30 PM ET
• Nov. 1 vs Marietta, 2:00 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Nov. 8 at Heidelberg, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*
• Nov. 15 vs Capital, 1:30 PM ET, FloCollege*

2024 Wilmington Football Record 

• Sept. 7 at Wooster, L, 13–56
• Sept. 14 vs Baldwin Wallace, L, 7–42 *
• Sept. 21 vs Muskingum, L, 13–42 *
• Sept. 28 at Ohio Northern, L, 3–59 *
• Oct. 12 at Mount Union, L, 19–78 *
• Oct. 19 vs Otterbein, W, 31–21 *
• Oct. 26 vs John Carroll, L, 14–66 *
• Nov. 2 at Marietta, L, 6–52 *
• Nov. 9 vs Heidelberg, L, 20–30 *
• Nov. 16 at Capital, L, 31–50 *

2025 Wilmington Football Roster

• 0, De'Anta Sanon, WR, Senior  
• 1, Logan Lovins, TE, Senior  
• 2, Tyler Gregory, DB, Sophomore  
• 3, Nathan Nemeth, DB, Junior  
• 5, Joseph Spann, WR, Junior  
• 6, Darryl Story, WR, Senior  
• 7, Mack Tillman, WR, Sophomore  
• 7, Luke Wroten, DL, Senior  
• 8, Miles Hostetler, QB, Sophomore  
• 8, Noah Kennedy, DB, Freshman  
• 9, Amare Middleton, WR, Sophomore  
• 10, Jaliq Wilson, WR, Sophomore  
• 11, Kai Smith, TB, Sophomore  
• 12, Isaiah Henderson, QB, Sophomore  
• 12, Jack Sandberg, LB, Senior  
• 13, Ethan Hamm, WR, Freshman  
• 14, Isaac Ross, QB, Senior  
• 15, Sammy Amnah, WR, Sophomore  
• 16, Cale Leitch, QB, Freshman  
• 16, Andrue Malone, DB, Freshman  
• 17, Keion Brown, WR, Freshman  
• 18, Caden Bishop, QB, Freshman  
• 18, Jordan Fitzpatrick, DB, Freshman  
• 19, Ethan Williams, LB, Senior  
• 20, Samuel Brooks, DB, Junior  
• 21, Jarett Thompson, DB, Freshman  
• 23, Demarco Owens, RB, Senior  
• 24, Will Evans, RB, Freshman  
• 25, Bryce Stout, RB, Junior  
• 26, Griffin Roell, DB, Freshman  
• 27, Xander Witherspoon, DB, Freshman  
• 28, Nick Bucksath, LB, Junior  
• 29, Julien Zamor, WR, Freshman  
• 30, Jameson Myles, DB, Sophomore  
• 31, Demetrius Allen Jr., RB, Sophomore  
• 32, Gavan Hunter, LB, Junior  
• 33, Stephen Glassburn, LB, Freshman  
• 34, Camden Marx, K/P, Freshman  
• 36, Kye Slade, LB, Freshman  
• 37, Brody Whitaker, TE, Sophomore  
• 38, Elijah Strange, DB, Freshman  
• 39, Dontay Braswell, FB, Freshman  
• 40, Zane Schneider, LB, Freshman  
• 41, Tyler Barth, FB/LS, Junior  
• 42, Alex Cade, FB, Freshman  
• 43, Michael Williams Jr., DL, Sophomore  
• 44, Nick Morrow, LB, Sophomore  
• 45, Jeremy Price, LB, Freshman  
• 46, Angel Suarez, LB, Freshman  
• 47, Jace Thuma, P, Sophomore  
• 48, Erik Rogers, TE, Freshman  
• 49, James Rankin, LB, Senior  
• 50, Jackson Combs, OL, Senior  
• 51, Braylon Dunn, LB, Freshman  
• 52, Xavier Stonom, LB, Freshman  
• 53, Eli Wagner, LB, Freshman  
• 54, Jeremy Hamm, LB, Freshman  
• 55, Cody Workinger, DL, Junior  
• 56, Jack Robinette, OL, Freshman  
• 57, Tyler Tolson, OL, Junior  
• 58, Cornell Johnson, DL, Sophomore  
• 59, Adam Haney, OL, Freshman  
• 60, Blake Midlam, DL, Freshman  
• 68, Zion Ford, OL, Freshman  
• 70, Peyton Bell, OL, Sophomore  
• 71, Parker Love, OL, Sophomore  
• 72, James Cordes, OL, Freshman  
• 73, Danyon'K Justice, OL, Freshman  
• 74, Andrew Thompson, OL, Senior  
• 75, Levi Houser, OL, Junior  
• 76, Dylan Alltop, OL, Senior  
• 77, Austin Shaw, OL, Junior  
• 78, Brandon Mitchell, DL, Senior  
• 79, Gavin Bell, OL, Freshman  
• 80, Junior Creager, WR, Freshman  
• 81, Avery Ernst, K/P, Junior  
• 82, Joshua Schnetzer, WR, Freshman  
• 83, Zach Chaney, WR, Freshman  
• 84, Jalen Jordan, WR, Freshman  
• 85, Xander Logan, WR, Freshman  
• 86, Carson Meek, WR, Freshman  
• 87, Noah Morgan, TE, Freshman  
• 88, Christopher Kazola, TE, Freshman  
• 89, Lincoln Clark, TE, Freshman  
• 90, Darrick Perdue, DL, Sophomore  
• 91, Brayden Seibert, DL, Freshman  
• 93, Bryce Hodapp, DL, Junior  
• 95, Jelani Hunter, DL, Sophomore  
• 98, Kellen Strayer, DL, Junior  
• 99, Tristen Malone, DL, Freshman  

Wilmington Football Coaching Staff

• Kevin Burke, Head Football Coach  
• Mark Murnyack, Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Coordinator  
• Brandon Farley, Assistant Football Coach - Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator  
• Rod Tolen, Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Backs  
• Trevor Zeiders, Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Line  
• Nathan Brady, Graduate Assistant Football Coach - Offensive Line/Video Coordinator  
• Damian Dean, Student Assistant Coach  
• Tommy Rose, Manager  

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College Football Rankings 2024 – Final AFCA Division III Coaches Poll

End Of 2024 Season

1. North Central (Ill.) (43) 15-0
2. Mount Union (Ohio) 14-1
3. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 12-2
4. Susquehanna (Pa.) 12-2
5. Salisbury (Md.) 12-1
6. Springfield (Mass.) 12-1
7. St. John’s (Minn.) 11-1
8. Cortland (N.Y.) 11-1
9. DePauw (Ind.) 11-1
10. Bethel (Minn.) 11-3
11. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) 8-4
12. Wartburg (Iowa) 10-2
13. Hope (Mich.) 11-1
14. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 10-2
15. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 10-1
16. Linfield (Ore.) 10-2
17. Wisconsin-Platteville 9-2
18. Randolph-Macon (Va.) 10-2
19. Endicott (Mass.) 10-2
20. Grove City (Pa.) 9-2
21. Wisconsin-La Crosse 8-4
22. Aurora (Ill.) 9-2
23. Whitworth (Wash.) 10-2
24. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 9-2
25. Coe (Iowa) 9-2

Others Receiving Votes: Hobart (N.Y.), 80; Lake Forest (Ill.), 49; John Carroll (Ohio), 42; Trinity (Tex.), 37; Wheaton (Ill.), 26; Wisconsin-River Falls, 24; King’s (Pa.), 15; Centre (Ky.), 11; Maryville (Tenn.), 10; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 5; Texas Lutheran, 5; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2; Alma (Mich.), 1.

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