Sylla was a one-man wrecking crew inside the red zone for Findlay as the Oilers took down Tiffin in their Great Midwest debut. Sylla punched it in from 6 yards and 8 yards (twice) out to help guide Findlay to a 28-13 win on the road against a future league opponent.
His three rushing touchdowns matched a Great Midwest record and the senior carried 28 times for 183 yards. His rushing yard total is the fourth best in a single game in the conference record book.
Sylla averaged 6.5 yards per carry and had a long attempt of 23 yards as the Oilers totaled 337 yards in the ground game against the Tiffin defense.