1993 Playoffs

Stagg Bowl XXI
Mount Union 34, Rowan 24
Dec. 11, 1993, in Salem, Va.

Courtesy Mount Union College sports information
Playing in frigid conditions and wind gusts of 30 miles an hour, Mount Union trailed, 24-21, entering the final stanza. It was the first time all season the Purple Raiders trailed entering the final quarter.

In the final frame, Mount Union put together a pair of championship-caliber drives en route to a 34-24 win over the Profs in front of 7,304 fans who packed Salem Stadium.

"Give them credit, Mount Union made the plays when they had to in the fourth quarter," said Profs' head coach K.C. Keeler. "Mount Union is deserving of the national title."

"This is a great win for everyone associated with our college," Mount Union coach Larry Kehres said.

Box score

Team        1  2  3  4  T
Rowan       9  0 15  0 24
Mount Union 7  7  7 13 34

Scoring summary
Rowan: Perry, 13 run, 7:25 1st (kick failed)
Mt. Union: Atwood, 24 pass from Ballard, 4:02 1st (Ulichney kick)
Rowan: Juliano, 37 field goal, :23 1st
Mt. Union: Gresko, 1 run, 13:43 2nd (Ulichney Kick)
Mt. Union: Atwood, 13 pass from Ballard, 7:41 3rd (Ulichney kick)
Rowan: Hesson, 4 run, 4:43 3rd (Juliana kick)
Rowan: Easley, 8 pass from Hesson, :12 3rd (DiPeitro pass from Hesson)
Mt. Union: Gresko, 2 pass from Ballard, 13:14 4th (Ulichney kick)
Mt. Union: Ballard, 2 run, 5:04 4th (kick blocked)

Team Statistics
                 ROW     MUC
First downs       20      25
Rushes-yards  36-130  35-111
Passing yards    177     387
Return Yards      15      34
Att-Comp-Int 32-20-2 45-28-1
Punts-Yards   5-27.8  4-28.8
Fumbles-Lost     0-0     2-0
Penalties-Yards 4-44    3-21

Individual Statistics
Rushing: Rowan, Easley 7-40, Perry 11-39, Anderson 11-33, Ramsey 1-13, Bender 1-5, Hesson 5-0; Mount Union, Gresko 24-70, Ballard 10-0, Bubonics 1-5.

Passing: Rowan, Hesson 32-20-2-177; Mount Union, Ballard 45-28-1-387.

Receiving: Rowan, Easley 5-36, Trent 3-33, Fox 2-25, Ramsey 2-18, DiPeitro 2-18, Johnson 2-16, Perry 2-9, Burke 1-2; Mount Union, Gresko 10-69, Atwood 9-160, Bubonics 9-158.

Playoff results
First round, Nov. 20
at Mount Union 40, Allegheny 7
at Albion 41, Anderson 21
at UW-La Crosse 55, Wartburg 26
at St. John's 32, Coe 14
at Washington and Jefferson 27, Moravian 7
Frostburg State 26, at Wilkes 25
at Rowan 29, Buffalo State 6
William Paterson 17, at Union 7

Quarterfinals, Nov. 27
at Mount Union 30, Albion 16
St. John's 47, at UW-La Crosse 25
Washington and Jefferson 28, at Frostburg State 7
Rowan 37, at William Paterson 0

Semifinals, Dec. 4
at Mount Union 56, St. John's 8
Rowan 23, at Washington and Jefferson 7

Stagg Bowl XXIII, Dec. 11
Mount Union 34, Rowan 24, at Salem, Va.