Scoreboard

Week Six Game Summaries

St. Thomas 16, Augsburg 0
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jake Barkley rushed for 130 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, as his University of St. Thomas football team cruised to a 16-0 victory over host Augsburg in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday afternoon at Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field.

St. Thomas improves to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the MIAC with the victory, while Augsburg drops to 1-4 and 1-3 with the Homecoming loss, its third consecutive defeat.

Barkley extended his streak of 100-yard rushing games to four with his performance Saturday, gaining 130 yards on 22 carries. He now has 797 rushing yards on 107 carries this season. 

St. Thomas dominated the game, outgaining the Auggies 299 yards to 153. The Tommie defense held Augsburg to just 5 net yards of rushing in the game, while St. Thomas notched 196 rushing yards.

The game was a sloppy one, as the teams combined for 25 penalties for 262 yards and had 12 fumbles, of which six were lost on turnovers (four by St. Thomas, two by Augsburg).

Augsburg's offense was held in check for the entire game, as the Auggies were held to just one of 17 on third downs and could not convert on two fourth-down tries. With the shutout loss, Augsburg has now been held without a touchdown for the last 11 quarters in a row, nearly three games. Augsburg converted two field goals in last week's 28-6 loss at St. Olaf and scored its last touchdown in the first quarter of its 40-7 loss at St. John's two weeks ago.

Nick Ambrasas, making his first start at quarterback for the Tommies this season, threw for 103 yards, completing nine of 20 passes with one interception. Andrew Hilliard caught two passes for 51 yards, and Jon Learn had four catches for 39 yards.

Barkley scored his touchdown at the 7:22 mark of the second quarter, and the Tommies held a 7-0 halftime lead. Early in the third quarter, Augsburg's Larry Lyden recovered a St. Thomas fumble at the Augsburg 1-yard line. But three plays later, Auggie quarterback Dave Fransen was sacked in the end zone by Sean O'Leary for a safety, giving the Tommies a 9-0 lead.

Conor Casey blocked an Auggie punt in the fourth quarter, giving the Tommies the ball at the Augsburg 2-yard line. On the next play, Nick  Whitehead rushed for a touchdown, securing the victory for the Tommies.

Augsburg used two quarterbacks in the game, as regular starter Paul Tetzloff missed the game with a groin injury. John Goodale, making his third career start, completed 10 of 19 passes for 97 yards. Fransen threw for 51 yards, completing five of 13 passes with one interception. John Rotter's 43 yards on four receptions led the Auggies.

Rick Joslin had 12 tackles (seven solo) to lead the Tommie defense, while Jon Kaiser had 10 tackles (seven solo). O'Leary had eight tackles (four solo) and the third quarter sack for the safety. Matt Chappuis had 10 tackles (nine solo) to lead the Auggies, while Scott Archambault had eight tackles (six solo).

Bethel 32, St. Olaf 3
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Bethel remained unbeaten in a convincing 32-3 win over St. Olaf in front of an overflow Homecoming crowd. The Royals jumped out to a 15-0 second quarter lead behind a 32-yard field goal from senior kicker Seth Olson and two scoring passes from sophomore Scott Kirchoff to senior Eric Carlson and sophomore Joel Olson.

Kirchoff completed 22 of 32 passes on the day for 259 yards and three touchdowns. Carlson led the Royals with six catches for 48 yards. Senior Deon Jordan caught four passes for 61 yards, including Bethel’s last touchdown, a 30-yard score.

Bethel (5-0, 4-0 MIAC) ran for 162 yards on the day, led by senior I-Back Josh Savageau, with 88 yards on 19 carries.

Bethel’s defense held the MIAC’s second leading rusher Manuel Spreigl to 79 yards and no touchdowns. St. Olaf (3-2, 2-2) rushed for 117 yards on the day.

Freshman quarterback Brian Senske led the Oles with 188 yards passing, yet was intercepted three times inside the Bethel 10-yard line.

Trinity (Texas) 18, Washington U. 17
ST. LOUIS –– Washington University had No. 3 Trinity on the ropes, but the Tigers scored with just 11 seconds remaining to escape with an 18-17 win against the Bears at Francis Field.

Trinity (6-0) forced the Bears to punt with just over a minute left in the game and the Tigers took over on their 43-yard line with 54 seconds left. It was third-and-10 on WU’s 36-yard line when Roy Hampton hit Jason Hunt with a 36-yard TD pass with 11 seconds left to lift the Tigers to victory.

Trinity took the opening kickoff and marched 77 yards in 13 plays for a one-yard TD run and a 6-0 lead. The Bear defense would clamp down after that, though, holding Trinity to minus-6 yards rushing over the last three quarters.

Washington U. (3-3) got the ball on the Trinity 32-yard line with just over two minutes left in the first half and drove it into the end zone as Mike Henrichs bulled his way for a 1-yard score and a 7-6 WU lead at halftime.

The Bears got the ball in good field position again, this time on the Trinity 31-yard line, midway through the third quarter. Junior quarterback Brian Tatom then hit Cory Sndyer on the next play for a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 14-7 Bear lead. Jonathan Feig added a 29-yard field goal with 5:57 left in the third quarter to give WU a 17-6 lead. Trinity cut the lead to 17-12 with 7:01 left in the game before going on the winning drive.

Trinity ran 84 offensive plays to just 58 for the Bears, and held the edge in total yards, 343-180. WU sacked Hampton six times, though, and limited the Tigers to just 30 yards rushing on 33 carries.

Tatom finished 12-for-22 for 122 yards, one score and one interception. Snyder caught four passes for 47 yards and a score. His third quarter TD gives him 14 career receiving touchdowns, tying him with Dave Bolton for sixth-place all-time at WU. Senior defensive back Mike Hughes had 12 tackles and four pass breakups and Kyle Runnalls had 11 tackles, three tackles-for-loss and a pair of sacks.

Ursinus 28, Johns Hopkins 17
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Brian DeGiosio carried the ball 20 times for 101 yards and two touchdowns and added four catches for 53 yards and another score as Ursinus (4-1, 3-1) downed Johns Hopkins (3-2, 2-1) 28-17, in Centennial Conference football action.

Ursinus opened the scoring with 2:39 left in the first quarter when DeGiosio scored from four yards out to cap a 10-play, 63-yard drive that encompassed 4:22. One play earlier, facing a fourth-and-five at the Hopkins 19, Chris Rahill's 15-yard run kept the drive alive. Tim Noone's point after gave the Bears a 7-0 lead.

After recovering a blocked punt on Ursinus' 20-yard line, Johns Hopkins got on the board on a 3-yard run by Scott Martorana. Matt Andrade's kick knotted the game at 7-7. Matorana rushed for 117 yards on 23 carries and added nine catches for 23 yards.

After the defense stuffed the Blue Jays on third-and-one and again on fourth-and-one on the Ursinus 40, the Bears took the lead for good when Frank Vecchio found DeGiosio for a 34-yard touchdown. After another Noone extra point, Ursinus took a 14-7 advantage into halftime.

Ursinus extended their lead to 21-7 when Chris Glowacki hauled in a 16-yard pass from Vecchio. The scoring drive was set up by a 46-yard punt return by Rashard Williams and a 13-yard hookup from Vecchio to DeGisoio on fourth-and-eight.

A 31-yard field goal by Andrade and nine-yard pass from Rob Heleniak to Zach Baylin pulled the Blue Jays to within 21-17. Heleniak completed 22 of 50 passes for 171 yards and one score.

The Bears put the game away when DeGiosio broke through the middle of the line for a 56-yard score. For his efforts, DeGiosio was awarded the Kenneth E. Walker Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the MVP of the Homecoming Game.

Vecchio completed 16-of-33 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns, while Glowacki caught five balls for 61 yards. Williams added three catches for 90 yards.

Defensively, the Bears sacked Heleniak five times. Thomas Reilly led the way with 12 tackles and one sack, while Paul Graham and Rich Toth registered two sacks each. Eric Cowie picked of a pair of passes for the Bears.

Mass-Dartmouth 27, Nichols 21
Mass-Dartmouth made an outstanding second half comeback to defeat previously undefeated Nichols 27-21. Mass-Dartmouth, down 21-0 at half, rallied to score 27 unanswered points. The Corsairs raised their season record to 4-1 (3-0 in the conference) while the Bison’s record drops to 4-1 (3-1).

Junior running back Frank Femino scored with 25 seconds remaining in the contest to seal the Mass-Dartmouth victory. Femino tallied his first of two scores with 1:47 left in the final period to tie the contest at 21.

The tough Mass-Dartmouth defense stopped the Nichols offense from getting into the end zone to keep the Corsairs in the contest. Nichols received a fine effort from senior running back Matt Fox, who rushed for 109 yards on 28 attempts and scoring once.

Muhlenberg 31, Swarthmore 14
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Muhlenberg scored three touchdowns in a 3:31 span late in the second quarter and went on defeat Swarthmore 31-14 before 1,024 fans at Scotty Wood Stadium today.

The Mules (4-1, 3-1 Centennial) trailed 7-0 early in the second when Joshua Carter returned a punt 48 yards to the Garnet Tide 20-yard line. Nine plays later, Matt Bernardo scored from 3 yards out to tie the score with 4:56 left in the half.

After three Swarthmore (2-3, 1-3) plays failed to net a first down, Carter returned the next punt 16 yards to the 42. This time it took only two plays for Michael McCabe to complete a screen pass that Anthony Wolfsohn took 21 yards for a score.

A Mike Burke interception set up the third touchdown, a 24-yard pass from McCabe to Carter that made it 21-7 with 1:25 to play in the second quarter.

Bernardo scored a second touchdown late in the third quarter. Swarthmore answered with a 71-yard touchdown pass from Scott Murray to Keith McManimen, but 28-14 was as close as the Garnet would get. Carter finished with 179 all-purpose yards, including 88 on four punt returns that made him the school's all-time leader with 854 career yards on punt returns.

Wolfsohn rushed for a career-high 131 yards on 24 carries, and McCabe threw for an even 200 yards. Linebackers Kevin Perry and Axel Neff led the Garnet Tide defense with 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.

Central 24, Simpson 3
PELLA, Iowa -- Tailback Joey Liekweg ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as No. 5 Central shut down Simpson 24-3 before a large Homecoming crowd.

But the big story for Central again was defense. Simpson started the day averaging 425 yards a game, but was limited to just 188 yards by the Dutch. Brett Majors' 39-yard field goal in the first quarter provided the Storm's only points on the day.

Simpson's first-half defense was impressive as well. Central scored on its opening possession, a 67-yard drive capped by a 3-yard Liekweg run. But the Dutch were held scoreless the rest of the half.

Central took control in the third quarter, scoring twice and limiting Simpson to 12 yards offense. Liekweg had a two-yard touchdown to complete a 41-yard drive and Marc Kroloff booted a 35-yard field goal, making it 17-3 Central.

The Dutch wrapped it up in the fourth quarter. A 40-yard Liekweg run set up a 6-yard TD pass from Scott Koerselman to Joe Kain.

Central gained 155 yards rushing and 121 through the air. Linebacker Austin Bonnema had 10 tackles and an interception for the Dutch while linebacker Jeff Sanger and tackle Ryan Anderson each had nine stops. End Justin Snyder had 2½ sacks, giving him a league-leading 10½ sacks on the season.

The win moves Central to 6-0 and assures the Dutch of their 40th consecutive winning season.

UW-La Crosse 30, UW-Platteville 0
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- UW-La Crosse won its 500th game in school history with a 30-0 victory against UW-Platteville. The Eagles raced out to a 17-0 lead at halftime and scored 13 points in the fourth quarter for the victory.

UW-L (3-2, 3-0 WIAC) totaled 478 yards of offense for the game, finishing with 240 yards rushing and 238 passing. Freshman tailback Andrew Mocadlo rushed for a career-high 139 yards for UW-L while Mike Smith had two rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Andrew Youngbauer was 18-for-30 for 238 yards and two touchdowns.

UW-Platteville (1-4, 0-3) finished with 341 yards of offense, but the Pioneers turned the ball over three times inside UW-L's 25-yard line.

Quarterback Tom Stetzer was 15-for-43 passing for 239 yards and two interceptions for UW-Platteville. UW-La Crosse is now 500-212-46 (.690) all-time against four-year institutions.

Washington & Jefferson 38, Grove City 17
Washington & Jefferson rolled up more than 300 yards rushing as the No. 22 Presidents defeated Grove City 38-17 in the Presidents Athletic Conference. Sophomore Joey Nichols led the way for W&J, picking up 155 yards on 15 carries. Nichols' touchdown run early in the third quarter gave the Presidents, now 4-1 on the season, a 31-3 lead and all that was left was the R.J. Bowers watch.

The Grove City senior did not disappoint the crowd, scoring from 13 yards out on the next possession and going over the 100-yard mark for the 31st consecutive game, tying an all-time NCAA record set by Ohio State's Archie Griffin.

Grove City opened the scoring, getting a 32 yard field goal from Ben Shreve six minutes into the first quarter, the Wolverines moving from their own 21, the drive stalling at the Presidents' 15-yard line.

W&J answered quickly, sophomore Brian Dawson connecting with senior wideout Ryan Silvis for 47 yards and a touchdown, Dawson's 17th on the season, the 11th for Silvis. W&J would then take advantage of two Bowers fumbles, converting the first in two plays into a touchdown by Jon Pons. The second fumble came on the ensuing kickoff, and the Presidents got a 27-yard field goal from Luke Ravenstall to go up 17-3 early in the second quarter. Pons would score his second touchdown of the afternoon on W&J's next possession, taking a Dawson pass in from 3 yards out to put the halftime score to 24-3.

The second half started out wildly, each team scoring on its first two possessions, W&J going 67 yards, all on the ground and 59 yards, mostly through the air. Grove City used two big pass plays to set up Bowers' 13-yard, record-setting scamper, then drove 80 yards in 12 plays, capped by Bowers' second score of the afternoon.

Dawson finished the day 12 of 21 for 179 yards with three touchdowns, giving him 19 scoring passes on the season with only two interceptions. Silvis, who a week ago became W&J's all time leader in receptions, caught five passes today for 122 yards and one touchdown. Pons added 72 yards rushing for W&J.

For Grove City, Bowers rushed for 133 yards on 31 carries and moved into second place on the NCAA all-divisions rushing list, behind only Brian Shay of Emporia State.

Quarterback Steve Lacinski completed eight of 16 passes for 125 yards for the Wolverines, who drop to 2-3. Ben Shreve, in addition to his field goal, hit a first half punt of 68 yards, the ball downed at the W&J 2-yard line.

Bluffton 33, Mt. St. Joseph 0
Bluffton posted its second consecutive shutout as the Beavers blanked Mount St. Joseph 33-0 on homecoming to move to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The back-to-back shutouts marks the first time BC has accomplished the feat since the 1987 season when the Beavers shut out Kalamazoo and Defiance on consecutive weeks. The 4-1 start is Bluffton's best record after five games since the 1988 season when BC started out 5-0 and didn't lose until the second round of the NAIA national playoffs and finished 10-1 overall.

Senior Shawn Goetz and junior Ben Schwab both intercepted MSJ passes and Goetz also blocked a field goal attempt. Senior Demont Watkins added a quarterback sack.

The Bluffton defense held Mount St. Joseph to 163 yards in total offense as three Lion quarterbacks combined to complete just six of 24 passes. MSJ was just 2-for-17 on third-down conversions.

Senior tailback Tyson Goings rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns as the BC passing attack was held in check by the Mount St. Joseph defense and the cold and windy weather. Quarterback Brad Moore completed 10 of 15 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown and he also scored on a 37-yard keeper in the second quarter.

Goings' touchdowns came at lengths of eight yards in the first quarter, 14 yards in the third quarter and 35 yards in the fourth quarter. Freshman Jovan Johnson caught a 29-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

St. John's 48, Macalester 6
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University senior quarterback Tom Linnemann threw for 170 yards and five TD passes as the Johnnies defeated Macalester College 48-6 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game at Clemens Stadium.

SJU scored touchdowns on five of its first six possessions of the game to take a 34-0 halftime lead in front of over 6,000 Homecoming fans.

The Johnnies opened the scoring by connecting on a 5-yard touchdown pass play from Linnemann to Nate Kirschner. Linnemann then threw consecutive touchdown passes of 7 and 21 yards to Blake Elliot. A 9-yard touchdown pass from Linnemann to Jeremy Forsell made the score 28-0. To finish the first half, Linnemann threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Krych.

In the second half, Josh Otto caught a three-yard TD pass from Ross Denne. SJU's final touchdown came as Ryan Tritz scampered in from 31 yards.

The Johnnies outgained the Scots 413 to 141 in total offense. Of the Scots' 141 yards, 87 of the yards came on its last drive of the game, which concluded in a 27-yard touchdown pass from Adam Denny to David Schumacher. Macalester only had 6 net yards rushing the entire game.

Kings Point 25, Plymouth State 19
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Kings Point broke a 19-19 tie at 11:26 of thes fourth to defeat Plymouth State on Homecoming at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy by a 25-19 final. With the win, Kings Point improves to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the Freedom Football Conference. The Panthers fall to 2-3, 1-2.

The Mariners began the scoring with a 32-yard pass reception from freshman quarterback Dan Circelli to junior Jay DeBruhl at 4:26 in the first. The PAT was missed and the Mariners led 6-0. On the ensuing possession, the Kings Point defense held and the Panthers were forced to punt the ball. The Blue and Gray fumbled the ball on the return, and  Plymouth recovered on the Mariners' 4-yard line. Two plays later, Plymouth found the end zone on a 1-yard run by junior quarterback Zach Matthews to take a 7-6 lead as time on the clock expired for the first quarter.

In the second, sophomore Jason Bordas had a pair of scores for the Panthers on an 11-yard run and a 36-yard pass from senior Mike Bardellini to give Plymouth a 19-6 edge. The first score came following an interception on the Mariners' 44-yard line and the second possession stemmed from a Panther fumble recovery on the Kings Point 36-yard line. Towards the end of the half, the Blue and Gray offense settled in and drove 55 yards on six plays to cut the edge to 19-13 on a 2-yard run by Tori Fredericks just before the half.

In the third quarter, the only score came for Kings Point at 2:34 when senior fullback Shawn Johnson caught an 8-yard pass from Circelli. On the last play of the third quarter, Circelli hit junior wideout Will Felch for a 28-yard gain on a third-and-23 situation.

In the fourth quarter the Mariners had the ball on Plymouth's 29-yard line and worked their way to the end zone, capping the drive with another Fredericks score, this time on a 1-yard run.

The Mariners' defense came up huge and stopped the final Plymouth drive with a series of stellar defensive plays. On third-and-three at the KP 25, sophomore linebacker Jason Rowland had an 11-yard sack. Two plays later, Rowland and junior Walt Wagner teamed up for a 17-yard sack. Senior captain Chris Lopez finished the drive off with an 11-yard sack as the Panthers faced fourth-and-38. The defensive stop virtually ended any chance at Plymouth tying the game and the Mariners held on for the 25-19 victory.

Kings Point held Plymouth scoreless throughout the second half, and all three Panthers' scores came following Blue and Gray turnovers. The offense gained 354 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per play and holding the ball for over 33 minutes. Defensively, Kings Point tallied five sacks for 58 yards lost and allowed just 13 first downs.

Jay DeBruhl was the Blue and Gray's top receiver, catching eight passes for 137 yards and a touchdown. Will Felch added three grabs for 54 yards, while Tori Fredericks had three catches for 28 yards. Fredericks led the ground game with 15 carries for 41 yards and a pair of scores. Shawn Johnson added nine carries for 27 yards and a touchdown. Dan Circelli threw 28 passes, 19 of which were caught for 260 yards and two touchdowns.

Senior Doug Oldham led the defense with seven tackles and an interception. Senior linemen Chris Lopez and Warren Wright had six and four tackles respectively. Each had two tackles for loss (12 yards) and a sack (11 yards). Junior Mike Ross and freshman Dave McNeal had two pass breakups.

Plymouth was led by Jason Bordas on the ground with 17 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown and in the air with four catches for 64 yards and a score. Three quarterbacks combined for 12-for-37 passing and 236 yards. Junior linebacker Brian Chaplain led the defense with 11 stops and a six-yard sack.

Chicago 13, Rochester 3
CHICAGO -- Tailback Kris Jones broke a 34-yard run with 6:52 left in the game to lead the University of Chicago to a 13-3 win over the University of Rochester in University Athletic Association play Saturday afternoon at Chicago's Stagg Field.

Chicago (4-1 overall, 2-0 UAA), which entered the day ranked ninth in Division III in total defense, held Rochester (4-1, 0-1) to 183 yards, all through the air. Rochester finished the day with zero net rushing yards.

With the scored tied 3-3 midway through the final period, Chicago punter Roman Natoli angled a 45-yard punt out of bounds at the Rochester 1-yard line. Chicago forced a punt on the ensuing drive which George Dunn returned 7 yards to the Rochester 43-yard line. Two plays later, Jones scored the winning touchdown.

Natoli opened the scoring on a 27-yard field goal on the Maroons' first drive of the game, which covered 59 yards in 10 plays. Rochester evened the score at 3-3 on a 35-yard field goal by Bradley Hartman with 4:58 left in the opening stanza.

Natoli capped the scoring with a 25-yard field goal with 2:17 remaining in the contest.

Jones gained 90 yards on 21 carries. Rochester signal-caller Jeff Piscitelli completed 22 of 43 passes for 177 yards in a losing effort.

The win was Chicago's fourth in a row against Rochester at Stagg Field.

Cortland State 32, New Jersey City 3
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Three school records were broken today as Cortland State upended New Jersey City 32-3 this afternoon at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.

It was the first-ever New Jersey Athletic Conference meeting between NJCU and Cortland since the Red Dragons became a football-only member of the league. Cortland (3-3, 3-1) leads the all-time series 3-0. The Knights drop their fourth straight to fall to 1-4 overall, and 0-2 in the league.

Senior running back Daniel Harrison carved his place in history on the game’s opening drive. Harrison, the leading rusher in the NJAC entering Week Six, passed Artis Garris in the Knight record books to become the all-time leading career rusher in NJCU history. Harrison surpassed the mark of 2,259 yards and now has 2,288 for his career.

On that same drive, NJCU scored their only points of the day when sophomore Eddie Torres of Union City booted his first field goal of the season, from 27 yards out, to cap a 17-play, 63-yard drive that ate 7:27 off the first quarter clock.

After an uneventful finish to the quarter, the Red Dragons took over in the second period and did not look back. Senior Ryan McCarthy connected with senior Scott Harrison at 12:11 to give Cortland a 7-3 lead.

Less than two minutes later, Cortland capitalized on a Darren Miller fumble –– one of five NJCU turnovers on the day –– and junior kicker George Oostmeyer began his pursuit of history with a 34-yard field goal at 10:20 of the second quarter. After senior fullback Vic Chiappa rumbled in from two-yards to give Cortland a 17-3 lead, Oostmeyer kicked three more field goals over the late second and third quarters. Cortland scored 20 points in the second stanza to take a 20-3 lead at the half.

Oostmeyer notched kicks of 24, 26, and 25 yards, respectively, to break one long-standing Red Dragon school record, and tie another. The four field goals are a single-game Red Dragon record. Oostmeyer has also tied the mark for most field goals in a season with 11. He was 2-for-3 on point after attempts, and finished with 14 points on the day.

McCarthy finished off the scoring for Cortland when he completed his second touchdown throw of the day to Scott Harrison. The 24-yard strike gave Cortland a 32-3 lead 50 seconds into the final quarter.

McCarthy was 25-for-39 for 222 yards. Harrison made six catches for 68 yards to go along with the two touchdowns. Meanwhile freshman Jason Burch had a game-high nine receptions for 62 yards. Rocco Colucci added seven grabs for 71 yards.

Darren Miller completed 16 of 32 passes for 135 yards for NJCU, but was intercepted twice. Senior Lou Turso led NJCU with six catches for 53 yards. Daniel Harrison had 13 carries for 50 yards. It was the first home game for NJCU in nearly a month.

Defensively, freshman Kareem Jefferson made a game-high nine tackles (eight solo) while fellow freshman Corey Baker added eight tackles. Sophomore defensive end Dan Tyler made two sacks for a loss of 27 yards.

Cortland outgained the Gothic Knights 303 to 187 in total yards and controlled the clock for 35:43.

UW-Stout 17, UW-Eau Claire 14
MENOMONIE, Wis. -- For the second year in a row, a Kevin McCulley field goal lifted UW-Stout to a win against archrival UW-Eau Claire. But this time around, after missing three field goals -- including an 18-yarder -- earlier in the game, McCulley threw the goat he had been wearing off his back and lofted a 41-yard shot to lift the No. 12 Blue Devils (5-0, 3-0) to a 17-14 Homecoming win at Nelson Field. Stout's 5-0 start is the best since 1982 when the Blue Devils opened up at 6-0.

After the two teams traded possessions, the Blue Devils got things going late in the first quarter, driving 36 yards on seven plays. Eric Lund, who normally plays linebacker, came into the offensive backfield to carry the ball to paydirt from 5 yards out, scoring his third touchdown in the last two games. But it was the Blugolds (3-2, 2-1) who made it exciting in the second quarter, when they drove 99 yards to tie the game up. The Blugolds' premier back, Darrell Souhrada, picked up 94 yards on first down, and was prevented from scoring when Tony Beckham caught him from behind at the 5-yard line. Three plays later, however, Souhrada scored from 2 yards out.

Eau Claire took its only lead of the game with four minutes remaining in the half, going 74 yards on 11 plays, capped off by a Tony Roller 15-yard pass to Jason Foemmel, making it 14-7. Stout answered back immediately on their next drive. After Luke Bundgaard returned the kickoff 12 yards, Bundgaard opened the drive with a 6-yard run. Eric McCorkle picked up 13 yards and Bundgaard carried 30 yards to knot the score.

Stout opened the third quarter with a seven-minute, 89-yard drive, but came up short when the short field goal went wide. McCulley's game winner came when Stout drove 41 yards with 3 minutes, 21 seconds left. Last year, McCulley kicked the game winner with 15 seconds remaining at Eau Claire.

Souhrada led all rushers with 190 yards on 35 carries as Eau Claire put up 155 net rushing yards. Roller was sacked four times and finished with minus-36 yards rushing. Eau Claire tallied 345 total yards, while the Blue Devils finished with 393 yards, 206 on the ground, 187 through the air. Josh Antoni had seven receptions for Stout, good for 92 yards.

Pacific Lutheran 61, Eastern Oregon 36
PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Pacific Lutheran (4-1) defeated Eastern Oregon (2-3) 61-36 in a non-conference football game Saturday afternoon at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. The Lutes remained unbeaten against the Mountaineers in nine meetings. The Lutes' point total ties for third on the school's all-time single-game scoring list.

The Lutes accumulated 559 yards of total offense, including 305 passing and 254 rushing. Senior quarterback Chad Johnson was 18-for-28 for 305 yards and five touchdowns, one short of the PLU single-game record. He had scoring aerials of 5 and 62 yards to Todd McDevitt, 23 yards to Aaron Binger, 9 yards to Kyle Brown and 3 yards to Paul Smith.

Binger, a freshman running back who has been hampered for two consecutive weeks by a rib cage muscle pull, showed that he is once again healthy as he rushed 15 times for 157 yards and touchdowns of 66, 1 and 6 yards. He added six receptions for 72 yards and the aforementioned 23-yard touchdown. Junior wide receiver Todd McDevitt added six receptions of his own for 140 yards and two scores. Freshman Mike Ramirez carried the ball four times for 72 yards, including a 29-yard run to open the scoring with 12:18 left in the first quarter.

Eastern Oregon wasn't without offense as it accumulated 439 total yards, including 343 rushing. Scott Alcock, who came into the game in the first half when leading rusher Tim Sicocan was injured, finished with 196 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.

Alcock's score, a 65-yard dash up the sideline in front of the Eastern Oregon bench, brought the Mountaineers to within 11 points at 40-29 with 2:50 left in the third period. The Lutes scored one play later on McDevitt's 62-yard catch-and-run, reassuming a comfortable 47-29 lead. In addition to Alcock, Mark Hanrahan basked the Lute defense for 111 yards on 19 carries. The Mountaineers averaged 5.4 yards per carry.

The Pacific Lutheran came up with five turnovers, including four interceptions. Cornerback Devin Pierce had a pair of interceptions for the Lutes.