Scoreboard

Week One Game Summaries

Charleston Southern 58, Guilford 0
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern set a school record with 417 total rushing yards as they shut out Guilford 58-0 in the season opener for both teams. Ten different Buccaneers got carries in the contest, led by freshman Antonio Singleton who led all players with 121 total yards. CSU got eight rushing touchdowns from six different players and a safety for the second-largest margin of victory in school history.

“It was a win for us on the scoreboard, and a good one, but there are still a lot of things we need to work on,” said CSU head coach David Dowd. “We looked rough in the first quarter, but I think that was just a case of opening-game nerves. Our front seven on both sides of the ball were as solid as I expected them to be. We wanted to control the ball with the run, which is something we’ll need to do against a team like Presbyterian next week.”

CSU came out behind quarterback Jake Sills, who made his first appearance for CSU. Sills completed eight of 10 passes for 103 yards and also ran the ball seven times for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Buccaneers scored touchdowns on three of their first five possessions and held Guilford to minus-11 yards of total offense in the first half.

The Quakers tried a variety of combinations, including five different players at quarterback. Guilford came to life in the second half and put together their longest drive of the day to open the third quarter. But the drive was interrupted by a fumble on the Charleston Southern 23, the closest the Quakers came to CSU’s goal line all day.

“The good thing about today was that everyone got to play,” said Guilford head coach Mike Ketchum. “We learned a lot about ourselves playing against a team that’s better than any other we’ll play this year. I’m glad the kids stayed positive throughout the game.”

The Bucs opened the game up in the second quarter with four straight touchdowns including an eight-yard run from Antonio Singleton. Singleton, playing in his first collegiate game, unleashed a 54-yard run in the third quarter, one of two 40+ runs for the Bucs on the day.

Guilford was led by Brandon Lockhart’s 28 yards on 11 carries. The Quakers finished the game with 58 total yards, setting another CSU school record that had stood since CSU allowed 103 yards to Bethel in 1998. The shutout was only the second served up by the CSU defense in school history.

Mount Union 48, Allegheny 21
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Mount Union showed why they are the top-ranked team in the nation with 48-21 win against Allegheny in front of 3,116 at Robertson Field. The Purple Raiders scored 17 points in the second and third quarters, opening up a close game that was once tied midway through the first quarter.

The Gators held Mount Union on downs on the opening possession of the game, as Derek Vikara stuffed Dan Pugh at the 2-yard line on fourth and goal from the seven. However, the Gators went three-and-out on their possession, allowing Mount Union a short drive for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.

Allegheny answered on its next possession, as sophomore quarterback Joe Cowart, making his second collegiate start, connected with LaMarcus Thurman on the opening play of the drive for a 40-yard completion to the Purple Raider 26-yard line. Seven plays later, Shane Ream found paydirt from the 2-yard line to knot the game at 7-7. From there, though, Mount Union would dominate the scoreboard.

The Purple Raiders scored on their next to possessions and then added a field goal to make the score 24-7 at the half. Mount widened its lead to 31-7 early in the third quarter, before Allegheny got a lucky break that led to a score midway through the third quarter. On fourth-and-10, Cowart zipped a pass intended for tight end Jared McNeilly, the ball deflected off his hands and into the waiting arms of Thurman who sprinted to the end zone for a 41-yard TD reception. Jeremy Snyder rounded out the scoring with a 4-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter.

The Gators could not get into an offensive rhythm against an overpowering Mount Union defense as the Purple Raiders outgained Allegheny 536 to 254. The relentless Mount Union passing attack converted 20 of 26 passes for 223 yards, while the ground attack totaled 313 yards.

Mount Union Team of the Year quarterback Gary Smeck finished 20-of-26 passing for 223 yards, while Purple Raider running back Chuck Moore rushed for 128 yards and two scores. Cowart was 7-for-22 passing for 133 yards, while Ream led the Gator rushers with 67 yards on 20 carries.

Sewanee 24, Hampden-Sydney 11
SEWANEE, Tenn. — Despite a second-half rally, the Tigers were defeated by Sewanee 24-11 in the opening game of the 2000 football season.  The Tigers trailed 21-3 after the first half, but out-scored Sewanee 8-3 in the second half.

Sewanee (1-0) scored its first touchdown with just over two minutes remaining in the first quarter as Kirk Holtgrewe found wide receiver Pedy Tehrani open down the middle for a quick 76-yard strike.  The Tigers marched down the field early in the second-quarter, with Doug Van Der Mallie kicking a 27-yard field goal.

With the score 7-3, Sewanee found the endzone two more times, with Holtgrewe rushing for a seven-yard score, before running-back Max Fuller found the endzone from four yards out to end the first half.

Hampden-Sydney’s lone touchdown came with an impressive, 13-play, 70-yard drive on their first position of the second-half as junior fullback Kevin Tucker scampered in from three-yards out for the score.  The Tigers then completed a two-point conversion as Brent Hatton connected with Conrad Singh for the five-yard strike.

The Tigers cut the lead to ten points in the opening drive of the second half, but Sewanee came back in the fourth-quarter and connected on a 26-yard field goal to push the score to 24-11. With less than two minutes remaining in the game, the Tigers put together a solid drive down to the 3-yard line but were unable to convert a score as time ran out.

For the game, H-SC quarterback Mac Russell was 16-for-35 for 149 yards and two interceptions.  On the defensive side of the ball, junior free safety Ryan Kulinski recorded two tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks and nine total tackles.

Washburn 26, UW-La Crosse 6
Washburn provided a dominating performance in its opener, downing UW-La Crosse 26-6 in 108° heat for its third consecutive season opening victory.

Freshman quarterback Tyler Schuerman wasn't showing his age in his first start for Washburn. Schuerman rushed for 102 yards and passed for 97 more, becoming the first Washburn player since Willie Sapp in 1997 to rush for over 100 yards. Mike Smith put the Eagles on the board with a 2-yard score with 2:22 to play.

Rainer ran 11 times for 59 yards, while Colon McNeal caught three passes for 53 yards.

The Ichabod defense forced four turnovers, while Clarence Williams and Chris Simmons came up with six tackles apiece. Simmons also picked of a pass in his first start at safety.

Thomas More 17, Anderson 10
CRESTWOOD, Ky. -- Anderson opened the 2000 season with a 17-10 road loss at Thomas More College. The Saints (1-0) forged a 7-3 halftime lead, and extended the lead to 17-3 in the second half.

Anderson scored its first touchdown of the season with 10:11 to play in the fourth quarter on a 68-yard pass from quarterback Pat Murphy to all-conference wideout Todd McKinney to pull to within 17-10.

On their final possession of the game, the Ravens (0-1) moved the ball to the Thomas More 24-yard-line with seven seconds to play. Murphy completed a pass to the Saints' 4-yard-line, but AU could not stop the clock and the game ended.

"We played very well at times," said second-year head coach Steve Barrows. "I'm very proud of the effort, particularly the defense, which was on the field a lot today. We hustled and got after it, and I'm very encouraged by what I saw."

AU, playing with 56 freshmen on the roster, generated 282 yards of total offense and 15 first downs. Murphy completed 19 of 31 passes for 264 yards in his college debut. Running back Antonio Hickerson, another freshman out of Jeffersonville, led the AU ground game with 30 yards on 13 carries, and also caught five passes for 58 yards. McKinney finished with five catches for 122 yards.

"When you start a true freshman at quarterback in our offense, it's tough, " said Barrows. "Murphy did a good job, and he'll continue to get better. Turnovers were obviously a key today, and we'll get better in that regard with experience."

Murphy threw a pair of interceptions on the day, and Anderson fumbled the football four times, turning it over on three of those occasions.

It is the second consecutive season that Thomas More has dealt the Ravens a season-opening loss. The Saints won 32-18 last season at Anderson.

New Jersey City 21, Pace 19
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Pace quarterback Jamie Reed’s two-point conversion attempt with 33 seconds remaining sailed low and incomplete, as New Jersey City held off a 16-point second half Setter rally, holding on for the 21-19 season-opening victory. The Gothic Knights are now 2-0 all-time in this non-conference series.

New Jersey City (1-0) was the benefactor of six Setter turnovers, which in turn accounted for 14 of the Knights’ 21 points.

Pace (0-1) took a 3-0 lead on a 30-yard field goal by Rich White with 5:57 remaining in the opening quarter. Less than two minutes later freshman Melvin Hubbert grabbed a punt at his own 38 yard line and raced 62 yards down the far sideline for a touchdown.

With the score 7-3 NJCU, the gift-giving began. Pace saw four consecutive drives end on turnovers between the late first and early second quarters. Reed threw two of his three interceptions in the first half. The Knights’ capitalized on Reed’s second errant pass at 10:56 of the second quarter, at the Pace 21 yard line. With 9:25 remaining in the half, senior Daniel Harrison marched in from four yards out, and after a successful point-after attempt, NJCU held a 14-3 lead at the half.

Sophomore quarterback Darren Miller had a favorable debut in his first half of action since Week 2 of the 1999 season, firing 16-of-34 for 127 yards. Miller, the son of head coach Roy Miller, received a medical redshirt after missing the bulk of last year with mononucleosis.

Division II Pace opened the second half with the ball, and began a 13 play, 63 yard drive that engulfed 6:52 and culminated after Frank Cirminello charged in from three yards out to cut the Knight lead to 14-10, with 7:58 remaining in the quarter.

White further trimmed the NJCU lead with a 27-yard field goal at 11:53 of the fourth quarter.

But the Knights capitalized on another Pace turnover. After recovering a fumble with 7:09 remaining, NJCU needed just five plays to reach the end zone. Harrison dove in from one yard at 4:37, and NJCU held a 21-13 lead. Harrison finished with 17 carries for 76 yards, and two touchdowns.

NJCU was forced to complete the game-winning drive without Miller. The Knights’ quarterback was knocked out of the game after suffering a powerful sack midway through the final quarter. Miller was taken for an MRI, and his condition for next week is unknown. Sophomore quarterback Ralph Feliciano finished the game in Miller’s place.

The Setters made one final drive that nearly tied the game. Pace drove 11 plays for 62 yards in 3:54, and sliced the lead to 21-19 after Reed leapt in from two-yards out on the nearside with 33 seconds to go. But Reed’s pass to the same spot as his touchdown was too low for Larry PiediscalzoI to handle, and the Knights held on for the victory.

Ulysses Stinson, Shane Smith, Dan Tyler, and Dashaun Gourdine stood out for NJCU on defense. Stinson made 13 total tackles. Smith, a freshman linebacker from Teaneck made 11 tackles and grabbed one interception. He also forced one fumble. Tyler had nine tackles, and recovered one of Pace’s four fumbles. Meanwhile fellow sophomore Gourdine picked off two passes, and added nine tackles and a forced fumble.

Lou Turso had 10 receptions for 78 yards.

Earlham 24, Rose-Hulman 3
Earlham relied on three big plays to earn a 24-3 victory against Rose-Hulman in the first-ever home football night game at Phil Brown Field.

Steve Henderson gave the Quakers a 10-0 lead on a 10-yard run in the second quarter before a 65-yard scoring strike from sophomore Quincy Adams pushed the Earlham lead to 17-3 in the third quarter. Sophomore Jermel Hurt capped a 145-yard rushing performance by scoring on a 55-yard run for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore running back Jason Short led the Fightin' Engineers offense with team highs of 61 yards rushing and 44 yards receiving on three catches. Sophomore fullback Tim Swan added 43 yards on seven carries for Rose-Hulman.

Defensively, senior cornerback Justin Blomenberg and sophomore safety Ryan Keefer paced the Engineers with eight tackles each. Senior middle linebacker Ryan Hoerst provided the biggest plays for the defense, however, tallying three tackles, two sacks and his first career fumble recovery.

Rose-Hulman took the opening kickoff and drove 58 yards on 13 plays to the Ealham nine-yard line before a fumble by Short was recovered by Earlham defensive back Saul Mack. The Quakers then marched 80 yards in nine plays to take a 3-0 advantage on a 32-yard field goal by John Gresham.

Following an exchange of possessions, sophomore Josh Reed returned a line-drive punt 45 yards to the Earlham 41-yard line. Rose-Hulman marched into the red zone on three rushes by junior B.J. Dames before freshman Aaron Wunderlich narrowly missed a 23-yard field goal to keep the score 3-0.

Midway through the second quarter, Earlham pinned Rose-Hulman deep in its own territory at the three-yard line. The Quakers held the Rose-Hulman offense, then marched 38 yards on five plays to take a 10-0 lead on the touchdown run by Henderson.

Rose-Hulman scored its only points two drives later. Junior Jeremy Sewell forced a fumble by Jeremiah King, which junior David Berty recovered at the Earlham 33-yard line. Six plays later, Wunderlich booted a 22-yard field goal to bring the Engineers within 10-3 at halftime.

Earlham began to march with the second half kickoff, moving to the 32-yard line before sophomore Matt Zuber recovered a fumble by Darrian Story at the Rose-Hulman 32-yard line. After a Rose-Hulman punt, Adams and Hughes connected on their 65-yard touchdown pass to provide the Quakers a 17-3 advantage.

The Engineers took the ensuing kickoff and marched to the Earlham 31-yard line, aided by two first down plays involving sophomore quarterback Jared Tharpe. Tharpe rushed for seven yards before enduring a late hit that moved the ball into Earlham territory. Tharpe then connected with Swan for a first down on 3rd-and-eight to keep the drive alive. The drive ended on a blindside hit to Tharpe that forced a fumble.

The two teams exchanged punts until the fourth quarter, when Rose-Hulman took over at its own 30-yard line with 12:51 left. Sophomore quarterback Josh Willis completed a pass to sophomore Jeremy Kashman for a first down before Short sprinted 15 yards to the Earlham 37. Four players later, the drive stalled when Willis was sacked by Carl Rhinehart on fourth down.
Earlham added an insurance touchdown with 1:41 remaining on a 55-yard run by Hurt. Willis drove Rose-Hulman to the Earlham five-yard line on its final possession before consecutive passes by Willis fell incomplete as time expired.

Willis finished 7-15 through the air for 70 yards and endured five sacks in relief of Tharpe, who also completed 7-15 passes for 50 yards. Reed provided much of the special teams offense with 65 kickoff return yards and a 45-yard punt return.

Dickinson 13, Grove City 9
CARLISLE, Pa. -- Senior Team of the Year running back R.J. Bowers rushed for 196 yards on 42 carries, but the Grove City Wolverines dropped their third consecutive season opener, falling at Dickinson 13-9.

Bowers extended his NCAA Division III record of consecutive 100-yard games to 27 and increased his career rushing total to 5,816 yards, 18 yards away from 14th place all-time in all NCAA divisions.

The 6-1, 238-pound fullback grinded out 92 yards in the first half on 18 carries, including his long rush of the game -- a 14-yard scamper midway through the second quarter.

Grove City rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit on a 10-yard touchdown run by Bowers in the middle of the third quarter.  The score capped a 15-play, 72-yard drive that lasted 7:21. After a penalty on the PAT attempt, the second try hit the left upright, leaving the score 7-6.

Later in the third, the Wolverines drove 46 yards on 10 plays and took its first lead on Matt Styer's 22-yard field goal.

Grove City held that 9-7 lead until the final minutes. The Red Devils began their game-winning march at their own 33-yard line with 1:58 left to play. 

After starting the drive with three incomplete passes, Sturgeon found wideout Isaac Custer wide open on 4th-and-10 for a first down. Two plays later, the senior hit Ryan Earley for a 31-yard completion to get into Wolverine territory at the Grove City 23-yard line.

On first down, freshman Matt Klinefelter made a sliding catch out of bounds at the 16-yard line before the Red Devils, who completed only six passes all afternoon, went back to the ground, where Mike Smith cut upfield to the Grove City 4.

Smith carried again to within a foot of the goal line before Sturgeon went over on a quarterback sneak. Sturgeon finished the afternoon 6-for-21 passing for 78 yards, 52 of those yards coming on the final drive.

Adam Corbett and Michael Volchko each intercepted a pass for Grove City, who outgained the Red Devils in total offense, 284-220.

Malone 42, Bluffton 28
Bluffton put together an impressive comeback against NAIA Malone noi Saturday, but the visitors scored two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter to take a 42-28 victory against the Beavers in Salzman Stadium.

Bluffton trailed 21-0 in the first half but came back to tie the score at 28-28 with ten minutes left in the game. Malone scored the deciding touchdowns with 4:04 and 1:15 left on the clock to win the game. The two teams combined for 846 yards in total offense.

BC senior tailback Tyson Goings rushed for 148 yards and a TD and sophomore quarterback Brad Moore passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Beaver offense. Moore also rushed for 63 yards and a score. Junior wide receiver Jamie Stevens caught 11 passes for 118 yards and a score.

Malone freshman quarterback Eric Rector completed 19 of 26 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Pioneers.

Washington U. 37, Westminster (Mo.) 0
Washington University's football team opened the 2000 season with an impressive 37-0 win against Westminster on Saturday night at Francis Field.

The offense staked the Bears to a 21-0 first quarter lead and the defense held Westminster, which finished second in the nation last year in total offense, to just 34 total yards for the game.

After the two teams traded punts to start the game, Washington U. got on the scoreboard as senior quarterback Greg Lake hit fellow senior Jim Donley on a 40-yard touchdown pass with 10:34 left in the first quarter. Lake would toss two more touchdowns passes, one to Gus Haug and one to Cory Snyder, and senior quarterback Brian Tatom would score on a keeper from one yard out as the Bears built a 28-0 first-half lead.

WU would add a safety as the Bears forced an intentional grounding in the end zone and the lead was 30-0 heading into the locker room.

That was more than enough for the WU defense, as the Red and Green held the Blue Jays to 32 total yards on 27 plays in the first half. The Bears held Westminster to minus-22 yards rushing in the second half as the head coach Larry Kindbom's troops posted their fourth season-opening shutout in the last five seasons.

Lake finished with 203 yards passing and three TDs as he completed 11 of 15 tosses. Snyder caught five passes for 65 yards and a score and freshman running back John DeLeon had three catches for 72 yards. DeLeon was also paced the team in rushing, picking up 38 yards on 12 carries.

No Bear had more than four tackles, but 12 different players recorded tackles for loss and nine players had at least half a sack each.

Wittenberg 42, Urbana 17
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg got off to a good start Saturday night at Edwards-Maurer Field, jumping out to a 42-0 lead on visiting Urbana en route to a 42-17 victory. The Tigers, coming off a second consecutive 11-1 season, won their season opener for the sixth year in a row.

The game was filled with highlights for the overflow crowd on community night at Wittenberg. Senior tailback Casey Donaldson broke the 22-year-old school record for career rushing yards with a six-yard carry midway through the first quarter. Dave Merritt had previously held the mark of 3,759.

Donaldson found the end zone three times (adding to his school record in scoring as well) and he finished with 130 yards on 24 carries in the game. His backup, sophomore Daniel Grove, added 47 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Labon Storts rounded out the scoring with his first-quarter touchdown thrown by senior quarterback Anthony Crane.

Donaldson's heroics and the offense may have stolen the headlines, but the Wittenberg defense was its usually stout self, limiting the Blue Knights to 200 yards in total offense, much of that coming in the anti-climactic fourth quarter. Junior defensive back Andy Waddle, who was playing in his first game with the Tigers since transferring from the Findlay, blocked three punts in the game. That is believed to be a school record.

Coe 35, William Penn 19
OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Three touchdowns in the second quarter proved to seal a 35-19 win for Coe against William Penn on Saturday.

The statistics were nearly identical for both teams as Penn had 390 yards of offense while Coe managed 419. However, Penn had 11 penalties for 85 yards and Coe had just four for 30 yards in the conference opener.

With 1:02 left in the first quarter Coe broke onto the scoreboard first with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Tim Vinyard to Aaron Foreman and PAT by Scott Schara.

Penn tied the score at 7-7 with a 25-yard run by Ephraim Twillie and a successful PAT by Harold Mendez.

Coe answered two and a half minutes into the second quarter with a Vinyard pass to Kye Bennis and the Schara kick was good to give the Kohawks a 14-7 advantage.

Just 23 seconds later, following a 71-yard pass to LaTravis Bernard from Brian Robinson and a Coe penalty, Penn scored but the extra-point attempt failed to leave the Statesmen trailing by one, 14-13.

Coe scored twice more before the half on a Vinyard/Bennis connection and when Shaun Ritchie returned an interception for a touchdown with a minute left in the second quarter. Penn trailed 28-13 at the horn.

Coe scored for the final time with 10:54 left in the third quarter. Seth Wallace was on the receiving end of a Vinyard touchdown pass and Schara's PAT was good.

Not giving up, Penn added another touchdown with 6:41 remaining in the game. Robinson found Bernard for six points but the two-point conversion pass fell incomplete.

For the game Robinson completed eight of 17 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw three picks. Bernard was the leading receiver with three catches for 88 yards and two scores. Mike Wilcher caught three balls for 58 yards and Russ Gelbach had two receptions for 34 yards.

Quarnail Arnold completed four of 13 passes for 38 yards. Twillie was the leading rusher with 110 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown. Tarvar Baskerville had 13 carries for 27 yards. Baskerville also returned a kickoff for 14 yards.

Marty Duffy returned eight punts for 20 yards and four kickoffs for 92 yards.

Gabe Washington picked off a Coe pass and ran it back nine yards. He also had five assists and one solo tackle. Three other Statesmen also had six total tackles. Joe Robinson had two solo tackles and four assists, Dyllon Marsolf had six assists and two for a total of 15 yards lost and Isaac Hrovat had three of each and one was for a five-yard loss.

Frank Yoder had a sack for a two-yard loss and Mike Sartorio recovered a fumble.

Wartburg 67, Dubuque 0
Wartburg rolled over the University of Dubuque 67-0 at Chalmers Field. It was the 14th consecutive Iowa Conference victory for the defending league champions and narrowly missed the single-game point record of 70.

Wartburg rolled up 365 yards of total offense against the Spartans as field position turned out to be one of the keys to the game, according to head coach Rick Willis. "We were pleased by the way we spread the ball around and involved numerous players as everybody played," he said. "We had some big special teams plays set us up in good field position. Overall, everything went really well."

There were numerous offensive heroes for Wartburg. The Knights piled up 257 yards of rushing on 42 attempts. Senior running back Tyler Molstre led the way with 14 carries for 104 yards and two touchdowns.

Through the air, Wartburg was just eight of 15 for 108 yards with two interceptions and two touchdowns. Three quarterbacks saw time for the Knights including sophomore Jake Olsen, sophomore Todd Thomas and sophomore Myles Costello.

Wartburg also recorded 181 return yards with 155 coming from punt returns. Individual highlights were also recorded by senior running back Kelly Luck of Dike with two touchdowns, junior Dan Achenbach of Anamosa taking a punt return 74 yards for another score and freshman linebacker Matt Stoffel of Dubuque intercepting a Spartan pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown.

Defensively, junior linebacker Lucas Kotz turned in a team-high nine tackles. Freshman linebacker Jerone Boggs and senior defensive back Dave Devine each recorded eight tackles. Devine also recovered a fumble and sophomore defensive lineman Erik Danielson took in an interception. Dubuque was held to 129 yards of total offense and nine first downs.