There aren't many Division III teams who can say they had a chance to beat Mount Union late in the game like Capital can. The Crusaders had another chance on Saturday but couldn't capitalize on the opportunity as No. 1 Mount Union rallied for a 28-21 victory.

Capital took a 21-14 lead early in the fourth quarter when Marty Assmann connected with Dom D'Andrea on a 23-yard touchdown strike. But Kurt Rocco responded with a touchdown pass to Kyle Miller to tie the game and, after a Capital fumble, Scott Panchik ran the ball into the end zone from 5 yards out for the win. More scores and stories from today's scoreboard.

"It was a competitive ballgame. How hard we played, and how we had so many big plays by different guys, made it a fun afternoon," Capital coach Jim Bickel said. "When you look at turning points in the game, the last drive (Mount Union) had at the end of the first have really gave them momentum. And late in the game, they did a great job on both sides of the ball on making the key plays to win the game."

Levell Coppage ran for 382 yards and three touchdowns for No. 2 UW-Whitewater in a 38-14 win against UW-Eau Claire. It beat Justin Beaver's school record by nearly 100 yards. UW-Platteville bolted to a 24-7 halftime lead and used a strong defensive effort to stun No. 16 UW-La Crosse 26-13. Other early-afternoon finals provided clarity in conference races as we just pass the midpoint of the Division III football season. No. 12 Monmouth seized control of the MWC in convincing fashion, beating St. Norbert 54-24. Sean Norris found Andy McClain on a 26-yard touchdown pass to lift No. 4 Wheaton past Augustana, 24-17.

No. 7 Linfield clinched its 54th consecutive winning season, improving to 5-0 with a 38-20 win against Whitworth. The late-night battle for first place in the SCIAC proved to be a dandy, as No. 24 Occidental scored the last 17 points and rallied at home to beat No. 22 Redlands 27-24 in overtime. No. 10 Case Western Reserve pulled away from Wooster en route to a 53-32 victory.

Third-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor had little trouble with Louisiana College. In fact, lots of teams had little trouble with their opponents: No. 14 North Central (Ill.) beat North Park 83-7, No. 17 Willamette beat Lewis and Clark 69-24, Rowan rolled over Western Connecticut 72-14 and Mount St. Joseph defeated Anderson 61-28.

No. 15 St. Thomas and No. 6 St. John's kept their undefeated date intact for next weekend, with the Tommies beating Concordia-Moorhead 31-17 and the Johnnies routing Hamline, 41-7. St. Thomas sacked Cobbers quarterbacks eight times and picked them off three times, while Fritz Waldvogel caught 12 passes for 141 yards in the win. Photo gallery. The Johnnies held Hamline to 8 yards on 40 carries and scored with five different ball carriers on offense in their victory.

The Empire 8 race now officially has a favorite in Alfred. The Saxons took care of Hartwick 42-17 behind 203 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Vinson Hendrix. Alfred held the Hawks' offense 170 yards below its average. Meanwhile St. John Fisher rolled over No. 20 Ithaca 40-17, outgaining the Bombers on the ground 303-36. Freshman Christian Zemaitis had 178 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 carries for the Cardinals.

Albright dumped defending MAC champion Lycoming 26-7 behind Tanner Kelly's 480 yards of total offense to improve to 5-0. Montclair State held No. 19 Cortland State in check and put the Red Dragons away when Dominique Dixon returned an interception 16 yards to seal a 16-7 victory. Cortland quarterback Alex Smith, who returned to the team after a season-ending injury in 2007, saw limited action.

Hampden-Sydney won the battle of unbeatens in the ODAC, winning 23-12 at Emory and Henry. Dickinson fell without top receiver Patrick O'Connor, as Johns Hopkins defeated the Red Devils 23-12. Ursinus lost a Centennial Conference game for the first time this season, as sophomore quarterback John Harrison threw for 305 yards in a 21-14 Franklin and Marshall victory. Photo gallery. Huntingdon rallied from a 36-24 deficit and scored the final 23 points to defeat Millsaps 47-36. Buena Vista handed Wartburg its first IIAC loss, 27-15.

For those games and nearly 100 more, check out Saturday's scoreboard.