Scoreboard

Week Two Game Summaries

Cortland State 25, New Jersey 14
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior quarterback Ryan McCarthy completed 26 of 43 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns and junior George Oostmeyer tied a school single-game record with three field goals as Cortland defeated The College of New Jersey 25-14 in the Red Dragons' first-ever New Jersey Athletic Conference game.

Oostmeyer made first-quarter field goals from 29 and 36 yards to give Cortland a 6-0 lead. On the possession following the second field goal, senior Mike Rabideau partially blocked a punt -- his first of two blocks -- and the Red Dragons started on the Lions' 16-yard line. McCarthy completed two passes, the second an 11 yard scoring strike to senior Scott Harrison on the first play of the second quarter, to extend the lead to 13-0.

The only third-quarter points came on a 38-yard field goal by Oostmeyer, who missed a 32-yarder in the second quarter. Oostmeyer had a chance to break the school record later in the third quarter but missed from 42 yards.

New Jersey rallied after the miss, driving 75 yards on 10 plays for its first score of the game. Sophomore Timothy Kosuda capped the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run and junior quarterback Steve Bellosi hit junior Rich Gildner with a two-point conversion pass to cut Cortland's lead to 16-8 with 13:31 remaining. The Lions appeared to be driving for a potential tying touchdown on their next possession, but senior wide receiver Marc Glantschnig fumbled at the Cortland 27-yard line after being hit by senior linebacker Charlie Michelson.

After the teams traded possessions, Cortland took the ball on its own 20-yard line with 7:11 left. The Red Dragons drove to the New Jersey 31-yard line where they faced a 4th-and-8 with 3:33 remaining. McCarthy completed a 21 yard pass to senior Rocco Colucci, who made a nice catch down the right sideline, then hit freshman tight end Tony Romano with a 10-yard touchdown pass on the next play to give the Red Dragons a 23-8 lead with 3:20 left.

New Jersey mounted one final drive which covered 75 yards in 14 plays, ending with a 5-yard scoring pass from Bellosi to Glantschnig with five seconds left. Trailing 23-14, the Lions elected to attempt an extra point kick, but Romano blocked the kick which Michelson scooped up on one hop and returned 95 yards for the first defensive two point conversion in school history. Michelson unofficially led the Red Dragons with 11 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble.

Colucci finished with 10 receptions for 109 yards and junior Brian Babst made six catches for 78 yards. Bellosi, who took over for starter Mark Armento midway through the second quarter, completed 18-of-36 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown. Glantschnig made seven receptions for 62 yards and junior Douglas Nagle registered nine tackles.

Chicago 28, Lake Forest 16
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – D3football.com Team of the Year linebacker Dan Philips rushed for two touchdowns as a fullback, recorded seven tackles from his middle linebacker position, and blocked two kicks (one extra point and a punt) as University of Chicago avenged last season's loss with a 28-16 win at Lake Forest.

Chicago (1-0) jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead behind two touchdown passes from Josh Dunn. One play after a Lake Forest fumble, Dunn hit Elias Miles in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown. Dunn then connected with Brian Gutrob on a seven-yard scoring strike to close out the first quarter.

Lake Forest (0-1) answered with two scores of their own in the second quarter. Junior wide receiver Andy Heikes scored the Foresters' first touchdown of the season off a 20-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Mike Sheehan. Six-foot-six freshman fullback Tom Starnicky scored on a 9-yard TD run with 1:33 left in the first half to pull Lake Forest within one point. Philips blocked the ensuing extra point and that would be as close as the Foresters would come.

Philips capped off a 13-play, 63-yard scoring drive with a two-yard touchdown plunge with 7:21 remaining in the third quarter. On the next drive Lake Forest responded with a long dive of their own, spanning 14 plays and 59 yards and culminating in a 41-yard Pat Dunne field goal. Philips then gave the Maroons some insurance with 48 seconds in the game when he scored on a six-yard TD run, seven plays after a Lake Forest turnover. Three of Chicago's four touchdowns came after Lake Forest turnovers.

Dunn finished the day with 241 yards passing as he hit 15 of 36 with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He hit six different receivers, three of which had 57 yards or more.

Lake Forest threw for 181 yards and ran for 80 yards on the afternoon. Heikes finished with five catches for a game-high 80 yards and a touchdown. He also completed an end-around pass for 28 yards. Defensively, Casey Urlacher led LF with 11 tackles.

Hardin-Simmons 37, UW-Whitewater 8
ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons cruised to a 37-8 victory against UW-Whitewater in the Cowboys' season opener at Shelton Stadium. The win gives the Cowboys 20 in a row in regular-season play and marks the sixth consecutive year HSU has won the home opener.

Sophomore quarterback Travis Jones, making his first career start,
hit three different receivers for touchdowns in the second quarter to give
the Cowboys a 21-0 halftime lead. Jones finished the day 17-for-26 with
three touchdowns and an interception. He threw for 227 yards.

The Cowboys defense was the story of the game, posting a shutout until a 51-yard touchdown run by the Warhawks' Justin Warren with 4:40 to go in the game. The Cowboys showed an outstanding pass defense holding two UWW quarterbacks to 7-for-21 for 92 yards. Four different Cowboys recorded sacks in the game and the Cowboys recorded 13 tackles for loss.

Linebacker Jared Sanderson, the ASC preseason defensive player of the year, and safety Zane Jillson recorded nine tackles each to lead the Cowboys.

After a scoreless first quarter, Jones hit Kirk Rogers on a 53-yard touchdown pass at the 12:30 mark of the second quarter, a bad snap stopped the PAT. Jones then hit senior Barry Donham, who incidentally dropped another touchdown pass, for a 23-yard touchdown with 3:46 to go in the half. Jones scored the PAT with a quarterback draw.

After a UWW fumble, Jones led the Cowboys 29 yards in six plays ending in a 18-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Tibbetts. Andy Howard's point after gave the Cowboys a 21-0 halftime lead.

Backup quarterback Josh McCasland, who narrowly lost the starting job to Jones, completed eight of nine passes for 60 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground.

Wheaton 17, St. Xavier 9
CHICAGO – Wheaton amassed 478 yards of total offense on the afternoon and held the Cougars to 245 yards of offense in opening the season with a 17-9 win on Chicago's South Side. The Wheaton defense held the St. Xavier running game to 48 yards on 28 attempts.

Senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos recorded career-high's of 173 receiving yards and 12 receptions on the afternoon with one touchdown. Amos is one of Wheaton's four senior team captains, along with running back Brian Pastermack who ran for 140 yards on 17 carries for an average of 8.2 yards per carry, including a 52-yard touchdown.

Sophomore quarterback Neil Anderson handled himself with composure this afternoon in his first collegiate start throwing for 245 yards with 20 completions on 35 attempts. Anderson connected with Amos on one touchdown and threw two interceptions, but added a scrambling element to Wheaton's quarterback spot as he ran for 61 yards on 20 attempts.

Amos gave Wheaton a 7-0 advantage with 7:28 left in the first quarter when he made a 25-yard yard touchdown reception from Anderson. St. Xavier closed the gap with a 39-yard field goal by Brad Zientara with 0:33 left in the first quarter. Wheaton made it a 10-3 contest thanks to a 22-yard field goal by All-American kicker Chris Baughman with 9:45 left in the second quarter. St. Xavier made the game a nail-biter immediately after halftime as Jason Markowicz made a three-yard touchdown run for a 10-9 Wheaton advantage with 13:07 left in the third quarter. Pastermack blocked the ensuing extra point attempt as the guests held on to their 10-9 lead. Pastermack put the game away for good with 4:57 left in the contest with a 52-yard touchdown run for the final 17-9 advantage.

Senior linebacker Brett Wyss led Wheaton with seven total tackles (six solo). Wyss also had a tackle for lost yardage (minus-3 yards) and blocked a Cougar field goal attempt with 3:37 left in the third quarter that would have given the hosts the lead. Sophomore free safety Shawn Wildt made five total tackles (four solo) with an interception, while junior cornerback Ryan McCaffrey also made an interception. Sophomore defensive tackle John Diggs made five total tackles (four solo) in his first collegiate start. Senior linebacker J.D. Leman had three solo tackles with two sacks (minus-17 yards).

Wheaton head coach Mike Swider said, "Our front seven played really well and those guys are as physical as they get. We forced a team that wants to run the ball into throwing the football."

Bluffton 49, Hiram 14
Bluffton scored 35 unanswered points in the final three quarters en route to a 49-14 non-conference football victory against Hiram on Saturday afternoon in Salzman Stadium.

The Beavers broke open a close game after one quarter and held the Terriers out of the end zone the remaining three quarters of the game to improve to 1-1 on the season, while the visiting Terriers fall to 0-1. The win was the 89th at BC for head coach Carlin Carpenter, which makes him the school's all-time wins leader. The 49 points scored by Bluffton is a Salzman Stadium record.

Bluffton racked up 507 yards in offense on the afternoon and held Hiram to 217 yards. Senior tailback Tyson Goings rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns and caught five passes for 68 yards and another score. Sophomore quarterback Brad Moore completed 20 of 29 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns, and senior wide receiver Luke Habegger caught seven passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

Bluffton blocked two punts in the game, one by freshman Jovan Johnson and the other by senior Shawn Goetz. The Beavers racked up 25 first downs on offense and averaged 6.5 yards per play.

Three Hiram quarterbacks combined for 79 yards passing and Walter Froelich rushed for 73 yards on 18 carries.

Concordia (St. Paul) 42, Westminster (Mo.) 0
FULTON, Mo. – Michael Allen ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as Concordia University defeated Westminster 42-0.

Concordia scored on their first play from scrimmage on a 61 yard pass from
Allen to Joe Mapson.  Later in the first half, Allen added another touchdown
pass and two touchdown runs to put the game out of reach by half at 28-0.

Allen finished the game with 161 yards rushing and 254 yards passing, as
Concordia outgained Westminster 566-130. 

Westminster, who has yet to score this season, falls to 0-2.

Alma 27, Wilmington 24
ALMA, Mich. – Matt Picirilli's 45-yard field goal with under three minutes left propelled Alma to a 27-24 comeback win against visiting Wilmington.

Alma (1-0) took an early 7-0 lead as  Tom Devore ran back the opening kickoff 83 yards for a score. Wilmington would answer with 17 unanswered points, taking a 17-7 lead on junior quarterback Adam Ryan's one-yard plunge. 

The deficit could have been much worse, as the Quakers (0-1) committed two first-half turnovers, including one on the Alma one-yard line.
Alma closed to 17-10 on a Picirilli 23-yard field goal, and then scored just over a minute later when defensive end Justin Harris recovered a fumble, setting up a ten-yard strike to  Mark Boehms (Troy) from  Brandon Wrobel. 

Wilmington answered right back, as Antony Robinson took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for the score, giving Wilmington the lead back at 24-17.
Devore struck paydirt again in the fourth, as his 21-yard scamper capped a seven-play, 60-yard drive. Wilmington appeared to be driving for a decisive score when Dave Schulz picked off a Ryan pass at the Wilmington 47-yard line. Devore then ripped off a 10-yard gain, but fumbled at the end. Luckily for the Scots,  offensive lineman Josh Heitsch  recovered, and four plays later Picirilli nailed the game-winner.

Statistically, Wilmington dominated the game. They rolled up 445 yards of total offense, with Ryan going 29 of 43 for 384 yards. But the Quakers were undone by five turnovers, four on fumbles, while the Scots gave the ball away just twice. The Quakers had two receivers go over the century mark. Jonathan Cain recorded seven catches for 145 yards while Ron Cosby added eight catches for 101 yards.

For Alma, Devore led all rushers with 128 yards on 20 carries in his Alma debut, as he transferred from John Carroll University (Ohio). Boehms led the Alma receivers with six receptions for 101 yards, marking a career-high in yardage for him.  Brian Pierce added six catches for 77 yards. Dan Sweetman led the Scots with 11 tackles, nine solo, while senior Steve Alley and Schulz added ten tackles each. Harris tallied four tackles and two sacks to go with his fumble recovery.

Linfield 31, Menlo 30
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Menlo rolled up 591 yards against Linfield's young defense but it was the Wildcats who enjoyed the last laugh Saturday at Maxwell Field.

Linfield (1-0), which was breaking in eight new starters on defense, watched as Menlo's Zamir Amin passed for 574 yards and four touchdowns. The Wildcats, to their credit, gave up more than the usual amount of yards but kept the Oaks at bay for most of the final two quarters.

Menlo (0-1) drew first blood with a 2-yard touchdown catch by Jason Avelar from Amin. A two-point conversion run by Nathan Jackson made the score 8-0 with 2:37 to play in the first quarter.

The Wildcats pulled to within 8-6 after Sonté Wong took a Curt Musser pass, slipped a tackle and ran 44 yards for the score. The two-point pass attempt failed.

Linfield captured the lead when John Nosler raced 65 yards for a Linfield TD on a Curt Musser pass and catch play. Musser passed to David Nichols for the two-point conversion, giving the Wildcats a 14-8 advantage.

Amin put the Oaks back in front with a 23-yard TD strike to Jackson with 8:44 to go in the second.

Following a Musser interception at the Menlo 46, Amin hit Gabe Amey with a long bomb that put the Oaks at the Linfield 1. Two plays later, Amin found Jackson all alone in the end zone to push Menlo's lead to 21-14. The Wildcats then pulled even on an 80-yard run up the middle by Carl Haberberger. Scott Cannon's extra point made it 21-21.

On the next possession, the Oaks moved the ball to the Linfield 18, but Amir was picked off by Kevin Linderman in the end zone with 1:20 left in the half.
In the first half, Menlo outgained Linfield 377-240. Amin completed 20 of 26 passes for 340 yards and three TDs. Musser threw for 147 yards and two TDs, completing 7 of 16 attempts.

After the first-half fireworks, the third quarter was a defensive tug-of-war, with neither team penetrating the other's 20-yard line. Scott Cannon finally broke the stalemate with a 29-yard field goal at 12:25 of the fourth, making it 24-21 Wildcats.

A bad snap on a 23-yard field goal attempt with less than eight minutes left prevented the Oaks from pulling even.

Backup running back David Russell scored with 4:23 to go, plowing over the goal line from two yards out. Cannon's extra point pushed Linfield's lead to 10, 31-21.

With 2:34 left, Giovanni Toccagino drew Menlo to within 31-28, hauling in a 13-yard TD pass from Amin. But the Oaks never got the ball back. On the game's final play, Musser ran out of the end zone for a Menlo safety.

The Cardinals improved to 1-1 while the Diplomats lost their season opener.

The Catholic defense, which recorded its first shutout since a 42-0 whitewash of Thiel in 1997, allowed just 94 yards of total offense. Senior linebacker Larry Waters spearheaded the assault with seven tackles, a fumble recovery and one of four Cardinal sacks.

Sophomore wide receiver Dan Evans caught a career-high eight passes for 159 yards, including a 69-yard scoring strike from McGee that gave Catholic a 25-0 lead with 6:03 left in the third quarter. Boyle scored twice in the period and sophomore wideout Jim Jankiewicz (six receptions, 57 yards) closed the 28-point outburst with an 11-yard TD pass with 1:18 to go in the quarter. McGee completed 20 of 32 passes for 269 yards.

The Cards jumped to a 6-0 lead when freshman Nduwueze Anyanwu blocked an Andy Gilburg punt that Jonah Burrelli picked up and scored on from five yards. Senior defensive end Tim Varian made it 8-0 when he sacked Mark Rowand in the end zone with 11:21 remaining before halftime.

Junior cornerback Lonnie Meadows had two interceptions and junior safety J.P. Quinn one. Rowand and Dave Makson were a combined 6 of 22 for 60 yards. The sacked the F&M quarterback tandem of Rowand and Dave Makson four times for 36 yards.

Five starters did not play for F&M with illness and injury. The Diplomats' defense racked up 10 tackles for loss, including a sack of nine yards by running-back-turned-defensive-player Chris Gallino. In the contest, Gallino finished with five unassisted solo hits and two tackles for a loss of 10 yards.

Augustana 40, Eureka 6
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – There might have been a new coach on the sidelines when the Augustana Vikings opened the 2000 season but the result was a familiar one as Augustana crushed Eureka 40-6 in non-conference action. The script was the same as it has been for the Vikings for the past two decades as a grind it out offense paved the way with 264 yards rushing.

Junior halfback David Chorney scored a pair of touchdowns, including the first one of the game on a one yard run to end the opening drive. The Vikings went 62 yards on 11 plays, all of them on the ground, following the opening kickoff. A successful point after by J.J. Hazelett made it 7-0. For the game Chorney ended up with 43 yards on eight attempts.

Brad Blake scored the second touchdown on a seven yard run to make the score 13-0 after the kick was blocked. That scored came with 9:38 left in the second quarter and was set up by a fumble recovery by freshman defensive back Ben Hodges at the Eureka 35. A two yard run by Bart Reed with 3:04 left in the half made it 20-0. That was another short drive as Augustana defensive end Mike Frump recovered a fumble at the Red Devil 40.

Chorney scored for the second time on the day midway through the third quarter on a 17-yard run to make the score 27-0. That drive went just 21 yards in three plays thanks to a fumble recovery by Brad Dyrstad at the Eureka 21.

The score reached 33-0 when Corey Ungaro dashed over from three yards out with 1:49 left in the third quarter. Ungaro led all Augustana rushers on the day with 64 yards on 12 attempts.

Eureka finally got on the board on its next possession when Heath Wilson broke up the middle virtually untouched for 46 yards with :42 left in the third quarter to make it 33-6. The final Augustana tally came with 9:44 left in the game on a two yard run by freshman Brandt Bennett.

The Augustana defense allowed just 220 yards of total offense to Eureka with strong safety Chris Hayden leading the way with seven total tackles. The Vikings forced six Eureka turnovers, four fumbles and two interceptions en route to moving their record to 1-0. Eureka falls to 1-1 on the year.

Rockford 15, Crown 14
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. – The youth of Rockford took advantage of a hot muggy afternoon as the Regents wore down the elder statesmen of Crown College at Clyde F. Peterson Stadium to capture the school's first-ever football victory 15-14 in dramatic fashion.

The Regents rode the stocky legs of fullback Terrence Pirtle – who finished the contest an impressive 238 yards rushing on 36 carries and two touchdowns – as he became too much for the Crusaders in the fourth quarter.
Pirtle wasn't the only star gleaming on this afternoon. Regent kicker Andy Wind, who doubles as a goalie for the Rockford soccer team, calmly nailed a 23-yard field goal with 1:22 remaining to clinch the come-from behind win.

"It was a fantastic win," exclaimed head coach Vic Clark. "These kids showed a tremendous amount of guts and character the way they hung in there all afternoon. I'm very proud of them, and I'm sure Rockford College is. It was a very special day for the entire college and city of Rockford."

Crown led 7-0 early when J.T. Trotter scampered around right end for a 30-yard score. But the Regents struck back for their first-ever points with 9:45 left in the opening stanza when Pirtle, who picked up 45-yards on the previous play, completed a 3-play, 70-yard drive with a three-yard scoring run. Dylan Scott blocked the PAT by Luke Anderson.

The Crusaders had several chances to put the game away. Crown increased its lead to 14-6 with 9:17 left in the third on a 20-yard scoring toss from Bobby Miller to Andy Berrith. The point after gave the Crusaders a 14-6 lead.

The Regents put together an impressive 11-play, 80-yard drive that consumed 4:54 of the third and fourth quarters. Pirtle hit paydirt for the second time on the day when he ran behind Chris Pruett and Josh Giersch on a two-yard scoring run. The touchdown was set up when Jason Olson was interfered with on a toss from Bob Peterson. Clark elected to try for the two-point conversion, but the attempt failed, leaving the Regents down 14-12 with 12:54 remaining.

Two possessions later Rockford took over on its own 36 and methodically moved 59 yards in 14 plays to set up Wind's game-winner.

After struggling with the ground game in last week's opening loss to Wisconsin Lutheran, the Regents decided to take advantage of Crown's vulnerable run defense. The Crusaders gave up 167 yards to Concordia (Ill.) last week in a 21-17 win, and the Rockford followed suit as Pirtle followed his offensive line all afternoon.

"Our offensive line did a fantastic job opening up holes for Terrence," Clark continued. "Our passing game wasn't as sharp as I would have liked, but I have to give the players credit for hanging in there and being patient."

Peterson, who had an outstanding game passing in last week's season opener with 140 yards, connected on only 7 of 18 for 49 yards and had two interceptions against the Crusaders.

Todd Reeves was the leading ground gainer for Crown, picking up 106 yards on 16 carries, while Trotter crossed 59 stripes on 12 attempts.

Rockford's defense played well, holding their second consecutive opponent to 14 points. Paul Kelly led the charge with 10 tackles, while Mike Roscoe and Eric Badertscher each tallied nine and Hank Haime and Frank Martin had eight. Kendrick Thomas and Steve Crawford each intercepted one pass. Crawford's pick with 25 seconds remaining sealed the win.

Hanover 24, DePauw 21
GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Hanover senior B.J. Black booted a 22-yard field goal as time ran out to give Hanover a 24-21 victory against DePauw at Blackstock Stadium.

Hanover (1-0) regained possession from the Tigers with 38 seconds left after DePauw (0-2) couldn't convert a fourth-down play from the Hanover 39. After an incomplete pass, Panthers' senior signal caller Eric Bruns completed a nine-yard strike to Travis Morris and then a 47-yarder to John Agan to put the ball at the DePauw five with just four-tenths of a second left. From there, Black booed the game-winner.

The game-winning kick thwarted a DePauw comeback effort that saw the Tigers overcome a 21-7 deficit on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes from the arm of sophomore backup Scott Shelbourne who entered the game in the third quarter. His first was to Joe Schoen for 79 yards with 12:22 left in the game and the second went to Dan Ryan with 4:25 remaining. Shelbourne finished with eight of 11 passing for 179 yards.

Hanover wasted little time in getting on the board, needing just two plays on their first possession of the game, as wingback Bill Wilcox connected Bruns for a 45-yard score just 2:22 into the game. Black then booted a 40-yard field goal with 7:52 left in the first to make it 9-0 before Morris ran in from 3 yards out early in the second to give the visitors a 15-0 lead.

Schoen's 10-yard pass from DePauw starter Jason Lee with 7:05 left in the first half cut the margin to 15-7, but the Panthers struck midway through the third as Bruns teamed with Wilcox for a 73-yard score.

Bruns finished with 367 passing yards and connected on 31 of 49 for the day. John Agan hauled in 10 catches for 132 yards, while Schoen had eight catches for DePauw for 177 yards and two scores. DePauw running back A.J. Smart rushed for 89 yards on 17 carries and Jackson Rust gained 67 on just eight tries.

Hanover totaled 449 yards of offense including 412 through the air. The Tigers gained 404 yards with 273 coming from the passing game.

Rochester 17, St. John Fisher 13
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – University of Rochester quarterback Jeff Piscitelli scored on a one-yard run with 2:49 left to give the Yellowjackets a 17-13 win against host St. John Fisher in front of 3,425 fans at Growney Stadium.

The Yellowjackets (1-0) sealed the victory by forcing two Fisher turnovers late in the game.  Marcel Pomerleau intercepted a pass from Fisher quarterback Greg Roland at the Fisher 47 with 2:36 left. Fisher stopped UR on fourth-and-inches on the following series, but Fisher receiver Chris Murphy fumbled at the UR 46 and was recovered by Joe Lazzaro with 1:16 left.

After a scoreless first quarter, Fisher (0-2) scored the first 13 points of the game.  Junior kicker Mike Woods booted a 24-yard field goal with 11:14 to go in the second quarter.

On Fisher's next possession, Murphy returned a UR punt 74 yards to put Fisher up 10-0 with 8:27 left in the half. The punt return set a school record.

Woods then kicked his second field goal of the game – a 29-yarder with 4:11 left. The Yellowjackets scored before the end of the half on a nine-yard touchdown grab from Piscitelli Darren Gaul to make it 13-7 at the break.

After a scoreless third quarter, Jon Sarich kicked a 37-yard field goals with 10:21 left to pull UR with three.

Piscitelli led all rushers with 82 yards on 23 carries. He also completed 11 passes on 26 attempts for 126 yards. Roland was 17-for-29 for 144 yards.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 34, Belhaven 17
BELTON, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor ran over Belhaven literally and figuratively Saturday night on the way to a 34-17 victory in front of nearly 3,000 fans in the Crusaders' season opener. UMHB rolled up a school record 432 yards rushing on 70 attempts and had five players run for at least 63 yards. 

Freshman quarterback Cody Fredenburg was solid in his first collegiate start, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and completing five of 14 passes for 38 more yards. Fredenburg's first touchdown came on a 32-yard scramble with just nine seconds remaining in the first half and pulled UMHB into a 17-17 tie at the break. 

The Crusaders (1-0) took the lead for good when Navorus Pullings scored on a two-yard run to cap a 9-play, 65-yard drive to open the second half. The Crusaders led 24-17 at that point. Fredenburg added a three-yard TD run on the first play of the fourth quarter and Kevin Wilburn nailed a 34-yard field goal to close out UMHB's scoring. 

The Crusader defense held Belhaven to just 105 yards of total offense in the second half and shut out the Blazers in the last two quarters.
The Blazers jumped out to a quick early lead when Jeff White hit Eric Duplessis with a 65-yard touchdown pass just 1:38 into the game. The Crusaders answered on a 22-yard run by Donnie Fuller to tie it at 7. The teams traded field goals before White and Duplessis hooked up from long range again, this time on a 58-yard scoring pass with 12:21 to go in the second quarter. Belhaven only mounted one more serious threat, but UMHB's Lorenzo Morgan picked off a White pass at the Crusaders 6-yard line to end the drive.

UMHB fullback Jeff Shinn tied a career high with 112 yards on 17 carries, Fuller ran for 93 yards on 14 carries, Pullings ran for 76 yards on just eight carries and Kevin Mitchell added 63 yards on 11 carries. UMHB had seven different players carry the ball as they dominated the time of possession, 41:08 to just 18:52 for Belhaven College.

Duplessis caught five passes for 166 yards and the two scores. White completed 15 of 30 passes for 273 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. UMHB tight end David Branscom was the leading receiver for the Crusaders with four grabs for 28 yards.

Wabash 38, Manchester 7
Two second-half turnovers returned for touchdowns, and a third that set up the final score of the game, gave Wabash a 38-7 win against Manchester.

Nose guard B. J. Hammer returned a Manchester fumble 64 yards to score the first touchdown of his football career. Hammer's TD put Wabash in front 24-7, setting the table for more big plays by the Wabash defense in the fourth quarter.

On the next series, defensive back Lonnie Heck stepped in front of a Spartan pass and raced 69 yards to score the second defensivee touchdown of the season for the Little Giants and put the game out of reach with 9:22 remaining in the contest. One more interception by freshman Terance Nance setup the final score of the afternoon for Wabash. Backup quarterback Joe Lonnemann connected on a 35-yard pass to Matt Piechocki, the first completion and touchdown in both players' careers, to finish the scoring in the game.

Wabash scored two first half touchdowns when starting quarterback Jake Knott found H-back Ryan Short for scoring strikes of 16 and 33 yards. Short finished the day with a career-best in receptions (8), yards (109), and touchdowns (2). Freshman running back Chris Morris finished his first game as a Little Giant with 25 carries for 120 yards.

Knott, who set the NCAA Division III freshman record in 1999 for passing yards (2,612) and total offense (2,780), finished the day 18-for-34 with 229 yards and an interception.

The Wabash defense recovered three of the four Manchester fumbles and had three interceptions. Nathan Boulais, the leading tackler for the Little Giants in 1999, led the Wabash defense in stops with nine against Manchester.

East Texas Baptist 42, SW Assemblies of God 6
WAXAHACHIE, Texas – It took the East Texas Baptist University Tigers 50 years and one quarter to officially revive their football program.

But when freshman running back Kenny Murray burst up the middle for a 57-yard gain on a draw play just two minutes into the second quarter, setting up a one-yard touchdown sneak for quarterback James Wangler, ETBU had officially roared back to the college football ranks. Wangler's touchdown sent the Tigers on a 28-point scoring spree in the second quarter as ETBU rolled to a 42-6 win against Southwest Assemblies of God.

The Tigers' win, ETBU's first since 1950, sends coach Ralph Harris' young group into next Saturday's American Southwest Conference opener at Mississippi College on a high note.

Six plays after the first touchdown, ETBU cornerback Hal Sneed forced a fumble after a reception by SAGU's Adam Gindrup, and free safety Bobby Bruce scooped it up and raced in for a 26-yard touchdown.

The Tigers added two more scores before halftime, one on a 47-yard burst by Keoun George and the other a 19-yard run by Murray.

Robert Jones picked off a Wangler pass in the third and returned it 66 yards for the Lions' only score of the day, but the Tigers put the capper on the historic win with a 24-yard burst by Wangler up the middle on a quarterback sneak in the final quarter.

That followed a 20-yard touchdown reception by Mitch Morris, who outleaped a Lion defender in the end zone for the score.

Murray finished with 106 yards on 12 carries, while George added 58 yards on five carries. Joel Nearing had the best day statistically through the air for the four Tiger quarterbacks, completing 13 of 22 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown.

Wilkes 22, Albright 21
READING, Pa. – Sophomore quarterback Jeff Marshman threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns, including a 26-yard scoring strike to Brian Miller with 1:10 left to play, to lift Wilkes to a 22-21 win against Albright in the season opener for both schools on Saturday night. 

Marshman was a thorn in the side of the Lions all night long, connecting on 29-of-43 aerial attempts, including three scoring tosses of 35, 5 and 26 yards. 

Albright took advantage of a Wilkes turnover to get on the scoreboard first in the opening quarter.  Faced with a third-and-nine from their own 48 yard line, Marshman dropped back to pass and has his attempt picked off by Mike Beckley.  Beckley found a wall of blockers and returned the interception 52 yards for a touchdown with 5:58 remaining in the first.  George Merrill added the first of three extra points to give Albright a 7-0 lead.

The Colonels wasted little time getting even, marching 76 yards in three plays for the equalizer.  After a 21-yard return of the ensuing kickoff by Alex DeJesus, Wilkes took over on their own 24.  Thomas Patterson ran for one yard on first down, before Marshman hit Ryan James with a 40 yard toss to put the ball on the Albright 35.  On the next play, Marshman again went to the air and found Miller behind the Lions defense for a 35-yard scoring toss with 1:14 to play in the opening stanza.  Will McLaughlin added the extra point to knot the game at 7-7 after one period.

Following a scoreless second period, Wilkes took their first lead by putting together a 10-play, 73-yard drive late in the third period.  Taking over on their own 23 following an Albright punt, Marshman got the drive started with a 23-yard completion to Frank McCabe. Anthony Melchiorre then carried three consecutive times for 16 yards and a first down at the Albright 34.  Two plays later, faced with a third-and-seven from the Lions 31, McCabe hauled in another toss from Marshman for 11 yards and a first down at the 20.  

After a Melchiorre run netted nothing on first down, Albright was called for a pass interference penalty in the end zone on second down, moving the ball to the Albright five.  On second and goal from the five, Marshman hit James in the middle of the end zone to give Wilkes the lead with 1:23 left in the third.  McLaughlin nailed the point after to put Wilkes on top 14-7.      

Albright answered the Wilkes score with one of its own on their following possession.  The big play in the drive, which started at their own 21 yard line, was a 39-yard completion from Mike Strack to Jason Scheerer that moved the ball to the Wilkes 24.  Two plays later, on the first play of the fourth quarter, Buck Scarduzio took a handoff and rumbled 19 yards for a touchdown.  Merrill's extra point tied the game at 14-14.

The Albright defense then came up with another big play to give the Lions a 21-14 lead.  Wilkes had the ball on their own 34, where they were set with a first-and-ten play.  Kyle Kehoe got the call and was hit by Matt Fitzgerald.  The ball popped up in the air and Albright's Todd Hoffman grabbed it and ran 37 yards for a touchdown.  Merrill's point after was good and Albright retook the lead.

A 35-yard punt by Wilkes' Matt Knock pinned the Lions in at their own eight yardline late in the fourth quarter.  On a fourth-and-nine play from their own nine, an errant snap went over the head of Lions punter Burt Wenzel and out of the end zone for a safety which pulled Wilkes to within 21-16 with 4:52 left in the game. 

The Colonels then put together their game-winning drive following a 15-yard punt by Wenzel later in the fourth that gave Wilkes possession at the Albright 41.  Marshman hit Keith Witkowski with back to back passes that netted 15 yards and a first down at the 26.  On the next play, Marshman again found Miller behind the Lions secondary for the winning score.  The two-point conversion attempt failed and Wilkes had a 22-21 lead.

Marshman hit eight different receivers on the night, but the big three of McCabe, James and Miller did most of the damage.  McCabe finished with a career-high 11 receptions for 116 yards.  James had six catches for 105 yards, while Miller caught four passes for 78 yards.  Albright quarterback Mike Strack connected on 18 of 24 pass attempts for 236 yards.

Brian Hosler had seven tackles to lead the Wilkes defense, which limited Albright to 311 yards in total offense.  Justin Holmes had seven tackles, including three for losses, and one quarterback sack.  Jermaine Richardson and Mark Hendry also had seven tackles apiece, with three of Richardson's coming behind the line of scrimmage. 

UW-Eau Claire 17, Augsburg 13
MINNEAPOLIS – Darrell Souhrada scored on a one-yard dive with 38
seconds to play, lifting UW-Eau Claire to a 17-13 comeback victory against host Augsburg College in a nonconference football game Saturday night at Anderson-Nelson Field.

Souhrada's scoring dive came two-plays after Blugold quarterback Brian Rasmussen, on a fourth-down and 14 play at the Augsburg 35-yard line, completed a 33 yard pass to Chad Crutchley to put the ball at the Augsburg 2-yard line in the final minute of play.

With the victory, Wisconsin-Eau Claire improves to 1-1 on the season, splitting its two nonconference games against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents. The Blugolds lost 49-14 to St. John's last Saturday. Augsburg drops to 0-1 overall. 

Despite being outgained by a 424-240 margin, Augsburg held a 13-10 lead for most of the fourth quarter, taking the lead on a 41-yard field goal by Tim Mauseth with 11:47 remaining.

Blugold quarterback Rasmussen completed 27 of 46 passes for 343 yards, including a 55-yard scoring strike to Jeremy Bergeron late in the second quarter, tying the game at 10-10.

Augsburg opened the scoring on its first drive, taking advantage of an interception by Larry Lyden. Paul Tetzloff rumbled six yards for the touchdown with 12:27 remaining. A 20-yard field goal by Mauseth gave the Auggies a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Tetzloff completed 18 of 39 passes for 144 yards. John Rotter led the Auggies with 46 yards on seven receptions. Brian Warden paced the Auggie rushers with 85 yards on 21 carries.

Souhrada led the Blugolds with 80 rushing yards on 27 carries. Crutchley caught 10 passes for 166 yards.

Eau Claire's defense set the stage for the game-winning drive, stopping
Augsburg on downs with 2:23 remaining at the Blugold 35-yard line. Eau Claire scored the go-ahead touchdown 11 plays later.

Trinity (Texas) 14, Gustavus Adolphus 7
SAN ANTONIO – The Tiger football team had to rely on a fourth quarter touchdown with four seconds remaining to defeat Gustavus Adolphus at E.M. Stevens Stadium. 

Junior Roy Hampton hooked up with sophomore Jerheme Urban on a 27-yard touchdown pass with only seconds left.  Trinity had to score that game-winner after Gustavus scored on a 13-play, 80-yard drive that ate up over six minutes on the game clock to tie the game at 7-7. The winning drive took just over one minute, spanning 66 yards in nine plays.

Trinity (2-0) was unable to put the game away, missing two field goals of less than 35 yards, and turning the ball over only two yards away from a touchdown against the Gusties (0-1).

Though the Tigers finished with 386 yards of total offense, they faltered often in and around the red zone, nearly costing them the game.  The Trinity defense allowed only 72 yards in the first half, and only 245 yards overall.  The "Black Flag" kept the Gusties from scoring, despite nearly 200 second-half yards, right up until the very last drive.  The defense only allowed 51 rushing yards.  

Hampton completed 22 of 33 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns.   Urban caught 10 of those balls for 141 yards and the game-winning touchdown. The other touchdown pass went to Matt Milligan, who had 49 yards on two catches. The touchdown was for 43 yards.