Scoreboard

Week Three Game Summaries

Allegheny 31, Frostburg State 13
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Allegheny defeated Frostburg State 31-13 today at Robertson Field for the Gators' first win of the season. Allegheny rode the legs of junior tailback Shane Ream to the victory through occasional downpours during the contest.  Ream rushed for a game-high 183 yards on 28 carries and also scored three touchdowns.  Over the last two games, Ream has 421 yards rushing and seven TDs.

The Gators fell behind 6-0 just 17 seconds into the contest as senior Michael Wood took the game's opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.  The point-after attempt failed.  Allegheny cut the lead in half, 6-3, when sophomore Aaron Smith connected on a 32-yard attempt early in the second quarter.

On their following possession, the Gators took the lead as Ream went 56 yards for a touchdown.  The Gators stretched their lead to 17-6 late in the first half as Ream went in from 14 yards out for his second TD of the game.  Allegheny held Frostburg St. to just 42 yards in the first half and zero first downs, while the Gators piled up 235 yards.

Allegheny took the second half kick off and found the end zone just two plays later.  Sophomore quarterback Joe Cowart  hit senior wide receiver LaMarcus Thurman with a bomb down the right sideline for a 72-yard TD catch-and-run.  Cowart finished the game 9-of-21 passing for 154 yards and one score, while Thurman made five receptions for 122 yards.

Frostburg State cut the lead to 24-13 with a score early in the fourth quarter, but the Allegheny defense answered the call on consecutive Frostburg drives in the middle of the fourth quarter.  Senior defensive tackle Josh Six stifled the first drive with an 11-yard sack on third down, but the Gators were forced to give the ball right back to Frostburg State  Senior strong safety Pat Lentz made the big play on Frostburg's next drive sniffing out a screen pass, on 4th-and-5 from the Allegheny 30, forcing a 7-yard loss.

Allegheny put the game out of reach with a touchdown drive, culminated by Ream's third TD of the day from 1 yard out.  Ream ran the ball on each play of the drive, including the key play, a 34-yard scamper on 3rd-and-6 to take the ball to the Frostburg 12.  His performance today moved Ream into ninth on Allegheny's career rushing list.  Ream is tied with Jerry O'Brien with 1,906 career yards.

Allegheny out-gained Frostburg 425-161 as the Gators improved to 1-2 on the season.  Frostburg fell to 0-2.

Capital 37, Heidelberg 7
TIFFIN, Ohio -- Capital dominated both offensively and defensively as they crushed Heidelberg 37-7 in the OAC opener for both teams.

On offense, running back Rayshaun Gales and quarterback Danny Edghill provided the run and pass combination punch for the Crusaders (2-0, 1-0 OAC). Gales rumbled for 148 yards on 12 carries, 63 of those yards coming on a touchdown run on his final carry.  His 148 yard performance was a first for a Capital runner in 18 games dating back to 1998.  Edghill marched the Crusaders down the field on their opening two drives to give them a 14-0 lead and begin his day, as he finished with 21 completions on 41 attempts for 264 yards throwing for two scores and running for another.

Gales and Edghill led an attack that gained 465 yards marking a second consecutive week of more than 400 yards offense.  Edghill shared the wealth as well hitting seven different receivers, highlighted by Jimmy Smith's seven catches for 71 yards and Matt Hawk's six-catch, 54-yard, two-touchdown performances.

On defense, the Crusaders devoured the 'Berg's running game holding it to negative 13 yards on 29 carries.  Nine quarterback sacks by Capital forced three different Heidelberg quarterbacks into five interceptions. The defense has not allowed a point in the first half of both of the Crusaders games this season and held a second opponent to less than 300 yards of total offense.  Ron Swearingin lead the defense with 11 tackles, a pair of sacks, and an interception.

Linfield 23, Southern Oregon 11
McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Josh Harrison caught two touchdown passes from Curt Musser, including the game-clincher with 3:46 to play to help Linfield upset Southern Oregon 23-11 in a defensive battle at Maxwell Field.
Southern (1-1), ranked No. 5 in NAIA, couldn't make the most of two Linfield interceptions and good field position in losing to the Wildcats.

Both teams took turns missing field goals from short range in the opening 20 minutes.  Southern drove 68 yards to the Linfield 7, but Don Guy missed a 25-yard field goal with 1:50 in the first quarter.

Then, the Wildcats failed to capitalize on a SOU turnover in the second quarter. Doug Koehler intercepted a Dan Walters pass at the SOU 32. Linfield (2-0) marched to the Raiders' 10, but the drive stalled and Scott Cannon's field goal was wide left.

Following a short Linfield punt, the Raiders drove to the Linfield 3. On fourth down with time about to expire, Guy converted a 20-yard field goal to give the Raiders a 3-0 halftime lead. SOU outgained the Wildcats 137-34 in the first two quarters, including a 108-12 advantage on the ground.

On Linfield's first possession of the second half, Musser found a wide-open David Nichols, who raced 72 yard for a Linfield touchdown. Cannon's kick made the score 7-3.

Musser was intercepted at the Linfield 32 on the Wildcats' next possession but Guy's 32-yard field goal attempt hit the right upright and bounced out.
Linfield pushed its lead to 14-3 when Musser found Harrison open in the right corner of the end zone with 1:59 to play in the third quarter.

Dusty McGrorty's 18-yard run with 12:12 to go pulled the Raiders back to within five, 14-9. Walters hit Ed Smith with a two-point conversion pass that cut the Wildcats' lead to three.

Linfield drove to the Raiders' 1, but couldn't penetrate the end zone on fourth down. SOU tried to run on first down, but Linfield linebacker Russ Hayden stopped McGrorty two yards deep in the end zone for the safety.

Linfield, which gave up 591 yards last week to Menlo, held Southern Oregon to 273. The Wildcats were hot and cold, but finished the day with 324 yards of total offense.

Musser was 11 for 26 for 218 yards with three touchdowns but suffered two interceptions. Walters, who threw four interceptions -- two to the Wildcats' Ike Ellis -- finished the afternoon 26 for 45 for 195 yards. The Raiders' Toby Taylor caught a game-high eight passes for 82 yards.

McGrorty was the game's top rusher with 187 yards on 28 carries. Carl Haberberger rushed for 81 yards for Linfield on 18 carries.

Simpson 48, Dubuque 12
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- For the second week in a row, Simpson used a strong running game to earn a Iowa Conference victory, as the Storm defeated Dubuque 48-12 on Saturday. Simpson (2-1, 2-1 IIAC) rushed 61 times for 339 yards and scored on eight of their first eight possessions. Senior Troy Clemen, playing in front of his hometown crowd for the first time, rushed for 134 yards in the first quarter and charted 192 yards and two touchdowns for the game. Clemen and the entire Storm starting unit was pulled from the contest after second possession of the third quarter.

Simpson's Collin Freeburg totaled 117 all-purpose yards and two
touchdowns in the game.  Freeburg rushed for 42 yards, caught one pass for
one yard, returned punts for 55 yards, and one kickoff for 20 yards.

Sophomore tight end Ryan Grinstead set career highs for catches (3) and receiving yards (72).  He connected with Storm quarterback Brad Zelenovich
for a 55-yard reception which is the longest reception this season for Simpson.  Storm kicker Brett Majors registered two field goals (including the fourth longest in school history, a 43-yarder in the second quarter) and converted all six of his point after attempts to bring his season total to 13-13 for the year.

Simpson outgtained Dubuque (0-3, 0-3) 522-234 and forced 10 Spartan punts. Dubuque's Jason Happich ran for 124 yards as the Spartans scored their first 12 points of the season in the game.

Maranatha 28, Rockford 13
WATERTOWN, Wis. -- Maranatha Baptist College quarterback Kevin Taylor threw for 250 yards, Josh Snook ran for 110 more and the Crusader defense held Rockford College in check for most of the afternoon as the Maranatha outlasted the Regents, 28-13, here at Maranatha Stadium before 670 fans Saturday.

The Regents finished the contest with 261 yards, but couldn't contain the Crusaders' balanced attack as Rockford fell to 1-2 on the year. Maranatha evened its record at 1-1.

"Maranatha was more physical than we were," Rockford head coach Vic Clark said later. "We thought we could play with them, but they were a better ballclub than we were and beat us.

"It's disappointing. But we're a young team that's going to experience some disappointment this season. We've just got to forget about this game and work on improving for Defiance next week."

Rockford running back Terrence Pirtle, who came into the contest with 275 yards rushing on the season, finished with 87 yards on 23 carries. Marcus Howard added 22 yards on nine attempts.

Regent quarterback Bob Peterson was under pressure most of the afternoon, but still managed to complete 9-for-24 passes for 177 yards and two scores. Julian Austin was his main target with three grabs for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Jason Olson hauled in three for 89 and Mike Intravaia finished with two catches for 21 yards.

"Maranatha just whipped us up front," Regent offensive coordinator Bill Deising said. "I thought we'd be able to block them a little bit better, but they put a lot of pressure on our quarterback.

"We have to give Peterson more time in the pocket if he's going to be successful. We're just going to have to become a better offensive football team."

The Crusaders were balanced offensively, picking up 161 yards on the ground and 250 through the air for 411 total yards.

Rockford appeared to have the upper hand early as Peterson drove the Regents 34 yards in six plays after a blocked punt late in the first quarter. Austin finished the drive when he took a middle screen from Peterson and scampered 27 yards for the score. Luke Anderson added the PAT for a 7-0 Regent lead with 14:51 left in the half.

Taylor answered later in the quarter after Peterson was picked off. He found Brock in the left flat and Brock broke two tackles on the way to a 31-yard scoring play. Jeremy Foster's point after with 10:41 left in the half tied the score 7-7.

Peterson fumbled the ball with six minutes remaining before intermission when he was sacked and Justin Morrow gave Maranatha the ball at the Crusader 36.

Sixty-four yards and six plays later, Matt Lahmann scored from two-yards out to give the Crusaders a 14-7 lead at intermission.

Peterson pulled the Regents within 14-13 with 3:02 left in the third quarter when he connected with Austin for a 25-yard touchdown. But Anderson's PAT sailed wide left, leaving Rockford College just short of the tie.

Taylor and Bob VanDenBerghe combined for a 19-yard scoring toss with :32 left I the third as the Crusaders opened up a 21-13 advantage and Maranatha added another touchdown late the seal the win.

Wheaton 17, Wabash 14
WHEATON, Ill. – Wabash missed a 38-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the game and Wheaton held on to beat the Little Giants 17-14 at McCully Field.

Wabash (1-1) tallied 25 first downs, including 16 on passing plays. Wheaton recorded 16 first downs on the afternoon. Both teams put the ball in the air frequently as Wheaton (2-0) posted 189 passing yards and Wabash recorded 266 passing yards. Wheaton ran the ball 34 times for 72 net yards on the afternoon, while Wabash had 36 rushing attempts for 87 total yards. 

Wabash's offense recorded 353 total yards on 93 plays for an average of 3.8 yards per play. The Wheaton offense amassed 261 yards of total offense on 63 plays for 4.1 yards per play.

For the second consecutive game senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos sparked the Wheaton offense with 141 receiving yards on seven receptions with a touchdown reception for 25 yards and a long reception of 40 yards. Sophomore quarterback Neil Anderson completed 17 passes on 29 attempts for 189 yards with two touchdown tosses, two interceptions and five sacks. Senior running back Brian Pastermack tallied 56 rushing yards on 15 attempts.

The Wheaton defense made a number of big plays on the afternoon. Sophomore defensive tackle Jeff Darnauer made a big plays with eight total tackles (six solo), three tackles for lost yardage (minus-4 yards) and four pass deflections. Two of Darnauer's deflections came on Wabash's second to last drive of the game, helping stall the Little Giants' drive. Darnauer then went on to make two tackles, including one for lost yardage, in Wabash's final drive. Junior cornerback Bryan Ittersagen made a team-high 13 total tackles (11 solo) with two tackles for lost yardage (minus-2 yards), one quarterback sack (minus-1 yard) and a pass deflection. Senior linebacker Greg McMillin tallied 11 total tackles (four solo) with a tackle for loss (minus-1 yard). Junior strong safety Bob Bollweg made eight total tackles (three solo) with two tackles for lost yardage (minus-4 yards) and a forced fumble. Sophomore free safety Shawn Wildt made seven total tackles (four solo) with his second interception of the season and a pass deflection. Junior Ryan McCaffrey made six total tackles (four solo) with his second interception of the year.

Wabash quarterback Jake Knott passed for 266 yards on 32 completions with 57 attempts. He threw two touchdowns and was intercepted twice on the day. His leading receiver was sophomore Ryan Short with 84 receiving yards on 13 attempts and two touchdown receptions. Sophomore linebacker Nathan Boulais led the Little Giant defense with 13 tackles (11 solo), and two tackles for lost yardage (minus-2 yards). Senior middle linebacker Treven Upkes had eight total tackles (two solo) with an interception, a pass deflection and a sack (minus-4 yards).

Wheaton took a 3-0 advantage with 8:52 left in the first quarter thanks to a 28-yard field goal by D3football.com Team of the Year kicker Chris Baughman. Wabash took a 7-3 lead with 13:36 left in the first half when Short grabbed a 5-yard pass from Knott. The touchdown capped an eight-play drive that went 53 yards. Shortly after that Wheaton regained the lead at 10-7 when Amos had a 25-yard touchdown catch from Anderson that saw Amos break through several Wabash tacklers as he marched into the end zone. The touchdown capped a five-play drive of 80 yards in which Amos made two catches for 62 yards.

Shortly after halftime Wheaton took a 17-7 lead When Anderson found Chris Boddy for a 10-yard touchdown toss with 13:04 left in the third quarter. Wheaton gained the ball on the Wabash 20-yard line as Wabash fumbled the ball on a punt attempt giving Wheaton the ball on the Wabash 20-yard line. With 9:06 left in the third quarter Wabash cut the Wheaton lead to 17-14 thanks to a 14-yard touchdown pass by Knott to Short. The touchdown toss capped a four-play drive of 54 yards. 

Wabash went on to miss two field goal attempts in the fourth quarter. The Little Giants missed a 30-yard field goal attempt with 10:30 left in the game and missed the 38-yard attempt.

Hope 30, DePauw 24 (OT)
GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- DePauw rallied from a 24-7 fourth-quarter deficit with 17 unanswered points in the final 7:26 of regulation, but the visiting Flying Dutchmen intercepted the Tigers in overtime and then scored on their first play in the extra session to take a 30-24 victory. DePauw fell to 0-3, while Hope improved to 1-1.

The loss was eerily similar to last Saturday's game in which the Tigers' lost to Hanover on a 22-yard field goal with no time left. In that game, DePauw came back from 14 down in the fourth to tie the score.

DePauw opened the overtime with the ball and picked up a first down on a pair of passes from quarterback Jason Lee. On first and 10 from the Hope 13, Lee was picked off by Hope linebacker Matt Bride. The Flying Dutchmen wasted little time as J.D. Graves tossed a 25-yard scoring pass to Mike Gle for the win.

Overshadowed in the loss was a record-setting performance from Lee. The junior completed 41 of 72 passes for 476 yards (all school records). In the fourth quarter alone he totaled 221 yards through the air.

The overtime was set up by a pair of touchdowns and freshman Ben Murray's 32-yard field goal with 23 seconds left. During the fourth, the defense limited the visitors to just 33 yards of offense and gave the DePauw offense a chance to mount the comeback.

The first score of the fourth came on a fourth and 10 from the 50 when Lee found sophomore Dan Ryan for a 50-yard score. After a Tiger defensive stand, DePauw regained possession at the Hope 43. From there, Lee completed three straight passes with the final one going for nine yards to Neville Grant for a touchdown. Hope picked up two first downs on the next series, but was forced to punt and the Tigers started their game-tying drive from their own 17 with just 1:26 left.

Lee completed five passes to four different receivers to move the ball to the 15 with under 40 seconds left. Three straight incomplete passes left the Tigers with a fourth down and Murray came on for his second collegiate field goal.

The Tiger comeback wouldn't have materialized, however, if it weren't for the defense. After the Flying Dutchmen scored on four of their first five possessions, they were shutout until the game-winner in overtime.

Hope scored on its second possession of the game as Graves completed a 20-yard pass to Brian Adloff and Nick Conrad ran in the two-point conversion. On the ensuing kickoff, Hope recovered a fumble on the DePauw 8 and, from there, needed just two plays before Graves rushed in from 3 yards.

DePauw struck quickly on its next possession as Lee teamed with John Stephens for a 74-yard scoring pass on the third play from scrimmage. Graves booted a 30-yard field goal with 3:18 left in the first to make it 18-7 Hope. A 17-yard Graves to Adloff pass with 12:30 left in the second made it 24-7.

Joe Schoen hauled in 11 catches for 82 yards, while Ryan finished with nine for 197 yards. In all Lee completed passes to nine different receivers.

Graves completed 15 of 29 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns with Adloff catching seven for 120 yards. Adam Magers rushed for 73 yards for the Flying Dutchmen on 23 carries.

The Hope defense limited DePauw to minus 33 rushing yards and were led by Bride with 11 tackles including four for loss. Ryan Kerstetter totaled five tackles for loss. Frisky Williams and Jason Geringer each totaled 10. Williams had five for losses of 21 yards including a pair of sacks.

Bethany 27, Carnegie Mellon 16
PITTSBURGH -- Despite losing 12 in a row and 27 of 32 to Carnegie Mellon, Bethany came to play against the No. 19 Tartans. After forcing CMU to punt on its first possession, the Bison drove inside the Tartans 20-yard line. However, a penalty knocked the Bison back to midfield and one play later, quarterback Justin Green was intercepted. The turnover only cost the Bison a field goal and put the Tartans up 3-0.

But Bethany answered right back. A 49-yard run by sophomore running back Brandon Isbell set up an 11-yard scoring pass from Green to sophomore fullback Will Anderson that put the Bison up 7-3 early in second quarter.

On the ensuing kickoff, CMU returned it 34 yards into Bethany territory. After a 39-yard pass from CMU quarterback Eric Zimpfer to Matt Strohl, the Tartans had a first and goal at Bethany's 10. The Bison defense stood tall and on a fourth-and-goal, junior defensive tackle Duane Cymmerman stuffed a quarterback sneak and the Tartans were denied.

Bethany could not get a first down and CMU got the ball back in excellent field position. The Tartans took advantage, moving 43 yards in six plays, capped off by an Adam Urbancyzk 1-yard plunge that put CMU ahead 10-7.

But the Bison once again had an answer. Led by sophomore quarterback Billy Hunter, Bethany went 85 yards in 12 plays to score the go-ahead TD. Hunter went 3-for-3 for 38 yards on the drive, including a 13-yard scoring pass to Isbell to finish the march. The score gave the Bison the four-point lead heading into halftime.

Bethany picked up right were it left off in the second half. With Green back at the controls, the Bison marched 80 yards in eight plays, with Anderson putting the finishing touches on the drive with a 30-yard touchdown run. The extra point moved the Bison into a 21-10 lead.

The Tartans got back into the game early in the fourth quarter when a 17-play, 70-yard drive, which included a successful fake punt, was capped off by Urbancyzk's second 1-yard score of the night. The Tartans failed a two-point attempt and Bethany held a 21-16 lead.

Bethany capped off the scoring with its next drive. After recovering an attempted onside kick, Bethany went 45 yards in six plays. Anderson scored on a 20-yard run for his third score of the night and despite a missed extra point, Bethany's lead was 27-16.

The Bison defense put the game away with just under five minutes left in the game. Freshman linebacker Mike Mills sacked Zimpfer and caused a funble that Cymmerman fell on. The Bison ran out the remaining 4:46 to record their sixth win in a row, dating back to last year. It's the longest winning streak by a Bethany team since a seven-game winning streak that Bethany put together between the 1981 and 1982 seasons.

In the game, Bethany outgained the Tartans 413-251, including a 296-127 advantage on the ground. Anderson led the Bison ground game with 132 yards on 20 carries, while Isbell gained 129 yards on 20 attempts. Between them, Green and Hunter completed 12 of 14 attempts for 117 yards and two scores.

Defensively, the Bison attack was led by senior linebacker Josh Just, who made 11 stops, and freshman linebacker Steve Ochap who had 10 tackles. Cymmerman also stepped up, making three tackles, including one sack, recovering a fumble and batting down a pass.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 20, McMurry 6
ABILENE, Texas -- Mary Hardin-Baylor upset McMurry 20-6 on Saturday night.  A solid running attack and relentless effort by the Crusader defense led to the win against McMurry.

UMHB scored on a nine-yard run by fullback Jeff Shinn with 9:00 left in the 1st quarter for a 6-0. 

It remained 6-0 until McMurry finally found the board with a six-yard pass from Isaiah Navarrete to Keidric Dixon to tie the game at 6-6 with 14:10 left in the game.  The extra point was no good.  The Indians' momentum was short lived when UMHB's Navourus Pullings returned the kickoff 38 yards to his own 49-yard line.

The Crusaders drove 51 yards on six plays for the winning touchdown when RB Kevin Mitchell went in from 25 yards.

Navarrete then fumbled at his own 8-yard line on the next possession recovered by Mary Hardin-Baylor.  UMHB sealed the upset win two plays later when Mitchell scored on a 5yard pass from quarterback Cody Fredenburg to make it 20-6 for the final.

UMHB rushed for 229 yards on 46 attempts (5.0 yds/carry) while holding McMurry to only 30 yards on 27 rushes.  The Indians did hold a passing advantage of 242 yards to 22.

Wideout Rory Peacock led McMurry with nine catches for 111 yards.  Peacock broke the school career receiving yards in the game as he now has 2,053 for his career.

Preston Meyer had eight tackles and two tackles for loss to lead the Crusader defense.  Defensive back Roque Vela had 14 tackles and a tackle for loss for the Indians.

Augsburg 24, Carleton 15
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Warden scored three touchdowns and accumulated 133 yards of total offense Saturday night, leading Augsburg to a 24-15 win against Carleton in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game Saturday night at Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field.

Warden had 27 rushes for 93 yards and caught three passes for 40 yards to lead the Auggies to the victory. He scored all three of his touchdowns in the first half as Augsburg built a 21-7 halftime lead. He had scoring rushes of 1 and 5 yards, and an 11-yard touchdown reception from senior Paul Tetzloff.

Augsburg dominated action from start to finish, with 82 offensive plays to Carleton's 54. Augsburg had a time-of-possession edge of 39 minutes, 52 seconds to Carleton's 20:08.

Tetzloff completed 20 of 34 passes for 243 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the contest. Augsburg outgained Carleton by a 366-257 yardage margin.

Tight end Ryan Hupka led the Auggies in receiving, with 54 yards on three receptions. In all, five Auggies had 40 or more yards of receiving in the contest. Junior Mark Johnson had five receptions for 47 yards, while senior John Rotter had five catches for 42 yards.

Carleton junior quarterback Jon Groteboer completed 17 of 35 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown, a 9-yard toss to Dan Reider late in the game. Reider caught eight passes for 96 yards to lead the Knights.

Senior Kyle Swartout had Carleton's other score, a 1-yard run late in the first half. Swartout had 50 yards rushing in the game.

Luke Wittrock, Joe Souba and Kurt Werk had six tackles apiece to lead the
Auggie defense.

Carleton's defense was paced by Scott O'Reilly, who accumulated 20 tackles (12 solo). Kyle Fetherolf had 13 tackles (10 solo) and a forced fumble.

Augustana 32, UW-Platteville 3
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- Many changes were in store for the 2000 UW-Platteville home opener, including new white game pants, a blue "UWP" across midfield, and orange "Pioneers" painted in the end zone.

Unfortunately for UWP, those 8-foot-high letters were the only Pioneers to reach the end zone, as 10-ranked Augustana won 32-3 in front of a large Student-Appreciation Night crowd.

The Pioneers struck first, holding the Vikings to three plays and out on their first possession, and then marching down the field.

Quarterback Aaron Mack completed his first six passes, bringing the ball into Augustana territory. The Pioneers reached the two-yard line, but could not get the ball in the end zone and settled for a Brad Abraham 21-yard field goal.

The Pioneers held that 3-0 lead until early in the second quarter, when Corey Ungaro scored the first of his three touchdowns. The Vikings added a defensive touchdown following a sack and a fumble recovery in the end zone, and a field goal with 28 seconds left in the half for a 17-3 advantage at the break.

Ungaro scored short TDs in both the third and fourth quarters, and a bad snap on a punt gave Augustana a third-quarter safety.

The Vikings (2-0) rushed for 294 yards, including 125 by David Chorney and 81 by Ungaro. The Pioneers were held to 183 yards and were down in by five turnovers.

Trinity (Texas) 21, Willamette 0
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Trinity’s defense proved to be more than Willamette could handle, as the No. 4 Tigers shut out the Bearcats 21-0 at E.M. Stevens Field.

Trinity (3-0) never let up against No. 18 Willamette (1-1), allowing only 217 yards of total offense.

The defense caused two turnovers, recording four sacks, and even scoring the second half’s only points on a 50-yard interception return by Logan Ramirez.

Linebacker John-Paul Visosky played a great game, recording eight tackles, two sacks, and snagging an interception. Also with eight tackles was fellow linebacker Todd Swint.

No Bearcat receiver had more than one reception, and the Tigers allowed only a total of six catches, and four of those came late in the fourth quarter when the game was already won. No runner had more than 46 yards for Willamette, and that was on 15 carries.

The Tiger offense played well in the first half, but couldn’t get things rolling in the second. The overall numbers look good, as they piled up 306 total yards. Jeremy Boyce had 86 yards on 16 carries, a 4.8 average. Roy Hampton threw for 212 yards on 13-26 passing, and one touchdown. His favorite target was once again Jerheme Urban, who caught four passes for 103 yards, including a 50-yard catch that set up Trinity’s all-important first touchdown. The Tigers scored that touchdown off of the opening kickoff, setting the tone for the entire game.

Buffalo State 41, Albion 17
ALBION, Mich. -- Football is a 60-minute game, but what happened in the first 32 minutes of Saturday's Buffalo State-Albion College contest went a long way to determine the outcome.

Or in the case of the Albion offense, what did not happen.

Albion had just two first downs, 51 total yards and no points in that span. The 27-0 lead Buffalo State (2-1) had at that point held up, with the visitors leaving Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium with a 41-17 victory.

Albion (2-1) finished the contest with 235 total yards, only 49 on the ground, against a team that had given up 59 points in its first two games.

Buffalo State's offense was just as devastating as the Bengal defense, gaining 425 total yards against a Briton defense that allowed just two touchdowns in its first two games.

Albion was playing catchup almost from the start. On the first play of Buffalo State's second possession, backup tailback Lamar Wilson ran 80 yards for the opening score of the game. Even though the extra point try was missed, Albion did not get inside the Bengal 40 after that until midway into the third quarter with the visitors ahead 27-0.

Two fourth quarter one-yard touchdown runs by Tom Weinmann cut the Briton deficit to 34-17 with six minutes left, but Albion got no closer. The final score came when Israel Cuyler blocked a Briton punt and recovered the kick in the end zone with 32 seconds left in the contest.

A team which averaged nearly 280 rushing yards in wins against MacMurray and Tri-State, Albion managed just 49 on 29 carries. Albion played without starting tailback Bill Poirier, who suffered a shoulder injury against Tri-State, and went sparingly with junior Dan Dreyer, injured in the opener at MacMurray.

Dreyer finished with 12 yards on eight carries. Sophomore Asa Sherwood was the top Briton runner with 49 yards in 15 attempts.

Wilson, with his 80-yard run a major factor in the total, finished with 138 yards on 15 carries to lead the Buffalo State running game. Senior quarterback Chris Henry threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns, completing two to Marc Hoppy and one score to Melvin Parris.

The game was Buffalo State's first against a Division III opponent, after playing Division I-AA Robert Morris and Division II foe Mansfield in the first two weeks. For Albion, Buffalo State is the first of three 1999 NCAA Division III playoff teams the Britons will face in the next four games.