Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton Thunder football team advanced to the Second Round of the 2021 NCAA Division III Football Championships on Saturday with a 63-31 victory at McCully Stadium against Aurora University in a First Round matchup. Wheaton's Second Round game will be Saturday, November 27 at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Central (11-0) defeated Bethel University (Minn.) on Saturday in its First Round matchup.

          
Kickoff for Saturday's game against the Dutch is scheduled for noon (CST) at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students are $5, while children age 2 and under are admitted free. All tickets are general admission and transactions are cash only. Tickets can be purchased at the gates when they open at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
          
The winner of next Saturday's game between the Dutch and Thunder will advance to a Division III Quarterfinal matchup on December 4 against the winner of a Second Round matchup between UW-Whitewater (11-0) and DePauw University (Ind.) (9-2) at Whitewater, Wisconsin.