Scoreboard

Week Six Game Summaries

Hardin-Simmons 35, Mississippi College 21
ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons’ fourth-ranked football team moved to 5-0 on the season with a 35-21 win against Mississippi College on Saturday at Shelton Stadium.

Travis Jones was solid at quarterback completing 13 of 25 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for 138 yards and another touchdown to lead the Cowboy attack.

The Cowboys jumped to a 20-0 halftime lead as Jones hit Barry Donham for a pair of scores from 17 and 50 yards out and also Kirk Rogers from 54 yards. Rogers’ touchdown was the 11th consecutive game in which he has caught a touchdown pass.

After Jones scored on a 57-yard run and Jared Wood converted a two-point conversion, the Cowboys led 28-0 with 11:48 to go in the third quarter.

However Mississippi College quarterback Payton Perrett, who had six passes dropped in the first half, led the Choctaws on three consecutive scoring drives to close the gap to 28-21 with 1:59 to go in the third quarter.

Jones then sealed the game with an 84-yard touchdown pass to Kirk Rogers with 13:01 to go in the game to setup the final tally.

The Cowboys’ defense limited the Choctaws to minus-seven yards rushing in the game, the second straight game HSU has given up negative yards rushing. Jacob Freeman led the way again with five tackles for 57 yards in losses. Jared Sanderson had 10 tackles for the Cowboys.

HSU improved to 4-0 in conference action and won its 23rd consecutive regular-season game, 17th straight conference contest and 13th in a row at home. The Cowboys also scored 25 points for the 27th straight game.

Wartburg 23, Buena Vista 20
A 20-point fourth quarter rally led No. 9-ranked Wartburg to a 23-20 victory over Buena Vista at Schield Stadium Saturday. The Knights improved to 5-0 on the year and increased their Iowa Conference winning streak to 17 games, but throughout much of the Homecoming 2000 contest that streak appeared to be in jeopardy.

Buena Vista (3-2) used interceptions from Eric Schade and Garrett Gingrich to set up two short touchdown drives late in the second quarter and early in the third quarter. After Carlos Martinez tacked on a 20-yard field goal, the Beavers held a 20-3 lead with 3:36 to go in the third quarter.

Enter the Knights. With the wind at their backs to open the final quarter, Wartburg marched 52 yards in three plays with sophomore running back Justin Beatty getting the final 3 for the Knights’ first touchdown of the game.

After three Beaver plays on their ensuing offensive possession, Wartburg’s defense, which allowed only 173 yards of total offense in the game, forced a fumble deep in BV territory. Senior running back and 2000 Homecoming king Tyler Molstre of Fairbanks took a pitch two plays later, cut neatly to the inside and out-ran the Beaver defense to the end zone for a 22-yard scoring play. With senior placekicker Cody Teslow adding the extra point, the Knights found themselves trailing only 20-17 with 6:27 to play.

Wartburg’s "D" rose to the occasion again on BV’s next offensive series. The Knights held the Beavers to three plays and out, forcing a punt that placed Wartburg on BV’s 39-yard line.

It was time again for Molstre, who ended the day with his fourth 100-plus-yard rushing effort. On the first play from scrimmage, the senior again took a pitch, cut to the inside and broke through two BV tackle attempts to find the end zone. The 39-yard scoring run turned out to be the difference as the Beavers went out on downs on their final offensive possession.

Molstre’s 169-yard rushing effort guided a 287-yard total offensive attack from the Knights. Sophomore quarterback Jacob Olsen, despite his two interceptions, threw for over 100 yards with senior wide receiver Ryan Rausch being his favorite target with four catches for 99 yards.

Wittenberg 62, Denison 7
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Behind a balanced offensive attack and a vicious defense that yielded only a meaningless fourth quarter touchdown, Wittenberg improved to 6-0 on the 2000 season and 3-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a convincing 62-7 drubbing of visiting Denison before a crowd of 3,008 on Parents' Weekend.

The Tigers scored early and often in this one, starting with a 5-yard touchdown reception by junior wide receiver Michael Aljancic from senior quarterback Anthony Crane just 3:42 into the game. Junior defensive tackle Juan Howard added a second Wittenberg touchdown in the first quarter, picking up a fumble by Denison quarterback Greg Neuendorf and ran 34 yards for a touchdown. The play was set up by a Trevor Yost sack.

Wittenberg, which won for the 27th consecutive time in the regular season and 18th time in their last 18 NCAC games, broke the contest wide open in the second quarter. Senior tailback Casey Donaldson caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from Crane and followed that up just moments later with a 3-yard TD jaunt. The two touchdowns, including Donaldson's first as a receiver, extended his school records for touchdowns (58) and scoring (342), each of which also broke NCAC records.

Senior wide receiver Labon Storts added a 24-yard TD catch and junior wide receiver Steve DeGraffinreed tacked on a two-yard TD reception to round out the first-half scoring. Crane wound up 14-for-20 for 190 yards and a career-best four touchdowns in the first half alone. He did not play in the second half. The third and fourth quarters were primarily played by Wittenberg reserves.

Denison's lone score came with 11:08 left in the fourth quarter on a 17-yard touchdown hook-up between Ryan Hite and Neuendorf. Donaldson was one of five running backs to gain at least 10 yards in the game for the Tigers, finishing with a team-high 75 yards in one half of football. Five receivers caught at least 30 yards worth of passes in the game.

Defensively, the Tigers held Denison, which had one of the top passing attacks in NCAA Division III, to just 183 total yards and 1 yard rushing. Wittenberg outgained the Big Red 408-183 in the game, and the Tigers blocked their fifth and sixth punts of the year.

Wilkes 46, Delaware Valley 10
Sophomore Jeff Marshman threw four first-half touchdown passes, tying a school record, and the Wilkes defense limited Delaware Valley to 112 yards in total offense, as the Colonels notched a 46-10 win against the Aggies before an estimated crowd of 3,000 on Homecoming Day at Ralston Field. The win improves Wilkes to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Freedom League, while Delaware Valley falls to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in league play.

The Colonels defensive unit was solid all day long, forcing the Aggies into four turnovers. Wilkes also limited Delaware Valley to just 17 yards through the air on 4-for-15 passing. 

Wilkes took advantage of an early Delaware Valley turnover to get on the board first. Steve Rogers recovered an Aggie fumble at the 3 to give Wilkes good field position. On fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line, Marshman hit Seamus Geddis with a touchdown toss with 12:38 left in the opening period. Will McLaughlin kicked the point after to give the Colonels a 7-0 lead. 

Just three minutes later, the Aggies scored their first points thanks to a special teams error by Wilkes. Faced with a fourth-and-seven from their own 20, the Colonels were forced to punt. The snap from center sailed over the head of Matt Knock and into the end zone. Knock booted the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety with 9:28 on the clock to cut the lead to 7-2.

Later in the first, Wilkes would expand on their lead after taking over on the Delaware Valley 44-yard line following a punt. It took the Colonels six plays to reach the end zone with Mike Lorady carrying the final three yards for a touchdown with 1:44 left in the first period. McLaughlin's PAT was wide left, and Wilkes held a 13-2 lead after one quarter.

Wilkes exploded for 26 unanswered points in the second quarter to put the game away. Alex DeJesus returned an Aggie punt 13 yards to give Wilkes possession at the Delaware Valley 33-yard line early in the second quarter. On the first play from scrimmage, Marshman connected with Frank McCabe on a 33-yard scoring strike. 

Wilkes would capitalize on another Aggie turnover to set up their next score. Mark Hendry recovered an Aggie fumble at the Delaware Valley 25-yard line to set up a score. Geddis carried for 12 and 3 yards on consecutive plays to set up a second-and-seven from the ten. Marshman then connected with DeJesus for the 10-yard touchdown pass. McLaughlin's extra point was wide left and Wilkes led 26-2 with 11:11 showing on the clock. 

Delaware Valley would finally reach the end zone late in the game. The Aggies went on an 88-yard, nine-play, drive that culminated in an 11-yard touchdown pass from Francis Benson to Sean Cuddy with 1:55 left. The touchdown was set up by a pair of big runs, one of 18 yards by Benson, and the second a 29-yard scamper by Chris McIver. Benson then rushed for the two-point conversion to close the final margin to 46-10. 

Marshman completed 18 of 23 pass attempts for 202 yards and four touchdowns. McCabe had five catches for 102 yards and one score. Kehoe led a balanced Wilkes rushing attack with 40 yards on eight carries, while Lorady finished with three carries for 36 yards. Mike Verton had six tackles to lead the Colonels' defensive effort.

Brian Bader finished with five tackles, while Jermaine Richardson and Mike DaRe each had four stops, including one each for a loss. Sean Ryan finished with 13 tackles, including eight solos, for Delaware Valley. J.P. Kleinle, Pat Hardy and Sean Needham each had six stops for the Aggies.

Susquehanna 36, Juniata 29
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Rashonn Drayton ran for a career-high 186 yards and three touchdowns and Mike Bowman connected with Mark Bartosic for two touchdowns in a span of 29 seconds in the third quarter as Susquehanna moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1997 with a 36-29 win against Juniata in Middle Atlantic Conference action at Lopardo Stadium on Saturday afternoon. 

Drayton, who ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-21 win over Wilkes one week earlier, matched the sixth-best rushing performance in school history on 30 carries, scoring on runs of 6, 2 and 43 yards as the Crusaders (5-0, 1-0 MAC Commonwealth League) overcame a 14-0 first-quarter deficit to retain possession of the Goal Post Trophy for the fifth straight season. The win also guarantees Susquehanna its 15th consecutive non-losing season. 

Bowman completed passes of 43 and 20 yards to Bartosic midway through the third quarter as Susquehanna scored 30 unanswered points to take a 30-14 lead after three quarters. Bartosic established career highs of seven receptions and 168 yards in the game.

Juniata (0-5, 0-3) lost for the 10th straight time in Selinsgrove despite nine catches for 176 yards by Matt Eisenberg, who set a school record with his 12th career game of at least 100 yards receiving. It is the first 0-5 start for the Eagles since 1997. 

Juniata took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter as Jamie Campbell connected with Andy Radomsky for an 81-yard touchdown five minutes into the game. Paul Evans boosted the lead to 14-0 as he picked off a Bowman pass and returned it 36 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. However, the Crusaders responded in the second quarter as Drayton bulled his way in from the six to cut the deficit in half. 

A 24-yard field goal by Andy Nadler with 9:02 left in the second trimmed the Juniata advantage to 14-10 at the half. In the third quarter, Bowman hooked up with Bartosic for a 34-yard reception down to the 2-yard line, where Drayton rolled into the end zone to give the Crusaders a 16-14 lead. After an Eagle punt, Bowman found Bartosic on a slant and the freshman split end went 43 yards to put Susquehanna ahead 23-14. 

On the Eagles' next offensive play, Campbell was intercepted by Tom Kay, whose 28-yard return gave the Crusaders possession at the Juniata 20. Bowman and Bartosic then connected for the seventh time in five games this season to push the Crusader lead to 30-14. The Eagles then mounted a 10-play, 75-yard drive which culminated on a 1-yard pass from Campbell to Ben Cole. A two-point conversion run by Craig Moshier brought Juniata within 30-22 with 13:51 remaining. 

However, Drayton was not finished for the day as he rumbled 43 yards up the middle for his third score of the day and a 36-22 Susquehanna lead. 

Juniata closed the scoring on a 78-yard bomb from Campbell to Eisenberg with 7:15 left. Campbell finished the day 15-for-31 for 290 yards and three touchdowns, but he was sacked six times -- including three times by Crusader defensive end Frank Hanlon.

Bowman tossed for 284 yards on 20 of 37 attempts, but he was picked off four times by the Eagles, including twice by Jason Stouffer.

Tufts 27, Bowdoin 23
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Tufts sophomore running back Chuck McGraw scored on a three-yard run with 41 seconds left in the game to give the Jumbos a 27-23 victory against Bowdoin. McGraw helped Tufts (2-1) rally twice in the fourth quarter with a pair of touchdowns and ended the afternoon with 90 yards rushing.

Tufts took a 7-3 lead into the half after senior Matt Luther intercepted a pass at the Bowdoin 14 yards line and rumbled in for a score. Midway through the third quarter, the Bowdoin (0-3) assumed its first lead of the game when first-year Kevin Bougie sprinted into the end zone from 5 yards out for a 10-7 Polar Bear edge.

Early in the fourth, Bowdoin pushed the lead to 16-7 when a bad snap by Tufts on third down was recovered by Tom Connelly in the end zone. Trailing by nine with 12:55 left in the game, Tufts put together a nifty, eight-play drive that took just 2:50 off the clock and culminated in McGraw's first touchdown of the day -- a 3-yard plunge -- to cut the Polar Bear lead to 16-14.

After stopping the ensuing Bowdoin drive, freshman Matt Cerne took a Polar Bear punt and returned it 66 yards to give the Jumbos a 20-16 lead with 7:45 left. Bowdoin responded with an 11-play, 65-yard campaign that was capped off by a Tim Lawson 4-yard run with 2:23 left to give the Polar Bears back the lead, 23-20.

McGraw and Tufts went to work, marching 68 yards in nine plays in under two minutes for the pivotal score. Bowdoin out-gained Tufts, 263-238 on the day, helped by 222 passing yards from Justin Hardison, but the 20 fourth-quarter points by the Jumbos was too much to overcome.

Blackburn 13, Rockford 6
CARLINVILLE, Ill. — The Rockford Regents blew three scoring opportunities inside the Blackburn 20-yard line Saturday afternoon and couldn't overcome as the Battlin' Beavers extended the Regents' losing streak to four games with a 13-6 decision on Homecoming at Blackburn Stadium.

The Regents trailed 6-0 at intermission, but a inspirational halftime speech by head coach Vic Clark resulted in the Regents coming out in the third quarter and tying the score. However, the extra point by Andy Clark sailed wide left and Rockford College was never closer to the lead.

From a statistical perspective, the contest was almost dead even. Blackburn (1-5) gained 107 yards on the ground and 117 through the air for 224 total yards. Rockford (1-5) picked up 185 yards on the ground and 34 through the air for 219 total.

But the biggest difference in the game was the turnovers. Rockford College lost three fumbles, while the Beavers did not commit a turnover.

"We had the opportunities, we just didn't take care of the football," Clark said. "We had three red-zone opportunities when we didn't score and that was the difference in the ballgame. When you get the ball in the red zone you have to be so tight and focused that you can't be turned away. That's what happened today."

Blackburn College took a 6-0 lead when Brad Carrell completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Chris Phoenix with 10:13 left in the first half. The Regents' defensive line surged through on the extra point and Dennis Domsky recorded the block.

Rockford College had a change to take the lead just before intermission, but Mike Intravaia fumbled after a pass reception at the Blackburn 18-yard line and the Beavers recovered.

The Regents came out strong in the third quarter, taking the kickoff and driving 69 yards in seven plays. Bob Peterson connected with Will Jordan for a six-yard scoring play with 11:36 left on the third-quarter clock. But Clark couldn't convert the point after and the score remained tied.

"I think if we make that extra point, it changes the whole game," Clark said. "We needed a boost and we came out and corrected some of the mistakes we made and put the ball in the end zone. But we couldn't take the lead."

Two drives later Blackburn College took the lead for good when Ricky Colbert sprinted in from 36 yards out. Booter West added the PAT with 5:50 left in the third quarter.

Rockford College responded with a drive of their own. After moving to the Beavers' 26-yard line, Jim Abraham busted up the middle for eight yards, but lost the football when he was bulling for extra yardage. Blackburn College recovered and the drive was thwarted.

The Regents had one more opportunity to score. Early in the fourth quarter they took over on the Blackburn 27 after a blocked punt by Paul Kelly. Rockford College moved to the two-yard line, but was turned away by the Beaver defense.

"You've got to give credit to Blackburn," Clark added. "They made the plays and held us when they had to. We have to get to the point where we do that."

Regent running back Terrence Pirtle got back on track after two low-production outings. He finished the game with 89 yards on 23 carries. Marcus Howard added 67 yards on 16 attempts.

Ricky Colbert paced the Beavers with 118 yards rushing on 21 carries. Kelly led the Rockford College defense with 11 tackles.

Rose-Hulman 24, Rhodes 10
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology celebrated Homecoming festivities with its first victory of the 2000 season, defeating Rhodes 24-10 at Phil Brown Field on Saturday afternoon.

Junior B.J. Dames led Rose-Hulman with 131 yards rushing on 36 carries and one touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Jared Tharpe completed 17 of 27 passes for 200 yards and added 54 yards rushing on six carries for the Engineers. Freshman quarterback Rob Schrier sparked the only touchdown drive of the game for Rhodes, completing seven of 11 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown. 

Rose-Hulman jumped out to a 17-0 first half lead on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Tharpe to sophomore Rob Kief, a 30-yard field goal by freshman Aaron Wunderlich and a 58-yard scoring scamper by Tharpe. Rose-Hulman amassed season-highs with 421 yards of total offense, 221 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in the victory. 

Rose-Hulman improved to 1-5 on the season and 1-2 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play. Rhodes dropped to 3-2, 2-1.

Norwich 22, Worcester Tech 14
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Freshman quarterback Ben Clark came off the bench for injured starter Eric Lewandoski and threw a pair of touchdown passes leading Norwich back from a 14-3 halftime deficit to a 22-14 win against WPI in Freedom Football Conference action at Sabine Field.

Clark directed the Cadets on a seven-play, 61-yard drive capped by his 15-yard touchdown pass to Greg Mox on 4th and 2. The two-point conversion failed and Norwich trailed 14-9. NU took the lead for good on its next series driving 86 yards in 11 plays. Clark finished the drive by hitting senior wide receiver Ryan Squires. Squires made a diving, one-handed catch in the left corner of the end zone from 11 yards out giving the Cadets a 15-14 advantage.

The Norwich defense, led by senior linebacker Steve Martin (12 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble) and junior defensive end Steve Hare (nine tackles including three for a loss, and 1.5 sacks) took over from there, shutting WPI out in the second half.

Senior tailback Robert Wright gave Norwich some insurance on a 12-yard touchdown run with 3:27 remaining in the game. Wright's score was set up by senior tailback Zach Dyer's 58-yard run on the previous play. Dyer finished with 125 rushing yards on 16 carries. WPI tried to answer on the next series, driving to the Cadet 35-yard line before the defense stiffened.

WPI took its 14-3 halftime lead on a pair of second-quarter touchdown runs from senior tailback Nick Fluet (17 carries, 65 yards). Fluet scored on runs of 1 and 6 yards on WPI's next two possessions after Kenny Hurren had given Norwich a 3-0 lead with a 32-yard field goal with 12:48 remaining in the half.

Norwich finished with a 284 to 238 advantage in total offense after being limited to just 57 yards in the first half. 

With the victory, Norwich improved to 5-1 overall, marking the first time the Cadets have won five games since 1985. The win also gave Norwich three wins in one season against FFC opponents for the first time since the formation of the league in 1992. NU is 3-1 in the FFC. WPI fell to 1-5 with its fifth consecutive loss. The Engineers are 0-2 in the FFC.

Union 38, New Jersey 23
EWING, N.J. — Junior quarterback Ben Gilbert and sophomore tailback George Beebe combined to engineer a 36-23 road win against the Lions of The College of New Jersey. Gilbert three for 178 yards, while Beebe rushed for 97 yards with two touchdowns, including a 59-yard jaunt to cap the Dutchmen’s scoring in the fourth quarter. Union improves to 4-1 on the year, while TCNJ drops its second straight game and finds itself at 1-3.

Union scored first when junior Matt Laporta was on the receiving end of a Gilbert 10-yard TD pass at 8:39 in the first. TCNJ rallied right back as sophomore running back Chris Franco capped an 11-play, 87 yards drive with a 3-yard score with :02 left in the first. Franco would find the end zone again in the second quarter on a 5-yard run to give the Lions a 14-7 lead. Gilbert rushed 21 yards to tie the action again at 1:06 in the second. Franco netted 51 yards on eight carries.

TCNJ’s junior kicker Matt Hamilton converted a career-best 51-yard field goal as the first half ended to give the Lions a 17-14 lead entering halftime.

Union’s Beebe gave the Dutchmen a 21-17 lead as he capped a seven play, 68-yard drive with his one yard run. Union would hold the Lions’ scoreless for the third quarter, extending their streak this season on no points in the third quarter.

Junior tailback Jasper Mills had a 1-yard rush to extend the Dutchmen’s lead to 11, 28-17. TCNJ’s junior quarterback Steve Bellosi hit sophomore wide receiver Joe Gargione with a 28-yard TD strike to pull the Lions within five points, but a two-point conversion attempt was batted down to maintain Union’s lead. Gargione had a career-best day with five receptions for 115 yards.

Beebe capped his day off with a 59-yard run with 5:30 remaining to finish with 96 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns, while Gilbert netted 178 yards passing on a 15-26 effort with two interceptions.

TCNJ’s Bellosi was 18-for-38 with 248 yards and two interceptions.

Defensive leadership from TCNJ came from junior linebacker Doug Nagle who had a career day with 18 tackles, including 11 assisted stops. Freshman Brian Gibson had 10 tackles for the second week in a row for the Lions.

Union’s senior strong safety Brian Veglianod had eight tackles, while junior cornerback Radney Wood had seven stops as well as one interception for nine yards and four punt returns for 10 yards.

Austin 34, East Texas Baptist 28 (OT)
MARSHALL, Texas -- East Texas Baptist opened its new football stadium Saturday in the cold rain brought on by the passage of a cold front. Austin College then proceeded to rain on the Tigers’ parade. The Kangaroos (3-2 overall, 2-2 ASC) got 256 yards and three touchdowns from senior running back Aaron Kernek, who scored his third TD of the day on a 21-yard run in overtime to spoil ETBU’s first game in Ornelas Stadium, 34-28, before over 2,500 fans. The loss drops ETBU, in its first season in 50 years, to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in the ASC. 

Kernek was the difference for AC, scoring on a 2-yard run with 5:38 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 21-21. But on the ensuing kickoff, ETBU’s Jabori Jackson found a seam and went 87 yards for a score to give the Tigers a 28-21 lead. 

Austin got the football back at its own 39 with 2:49 remaining, when ETBU’s Jared Wells was stopped on a quarterback keeper on fourth down. The Kangaroos moved down to ETBU’s 22, where quarterback Keiston Alexander evaded a furious ETBU pass rush and found Jeff Riordan in the Tiger end zone for the tying score with 1:15 on the clock. 

The Kangaroos appeared to have caught another break moments later, when Reed Heim intercepted Wells at the ETBU 35. But Chad Turner’s 28-yard field goal attempt was wide right, sending the game into overtime. 

ETBU lost 8 yards on its overtime possession, setting up Kernek’s game-winner on Austin’s second play. ETBU got touchdowns from running back Keoun George on runs of 11 and 15 yards in the first quarter, as the Tigers took a 14-0 lead. ETBU’s other touchdown came on a 65-yard catch-and-run by Mitch Morris from Joel Nearing with 3:45 left in the third quarter. For the game, ETBU had 192 yards in total offense, compared to 410 for Austin.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 38, Louisiana College 16
BELTON, Texas -- Mary Hardin-Baylor overcame a sluggish start to break open a tight game and beat Louisiana College 38-16 in front of 1,500 fans in Belton Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders (5-0, 4-0 ASC) set a school record for victories in a single season with their fifth straight win of the year. The first year Wildcats dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-4 in the ASC.

UMHB used a 35-yard field goal by Kevin Wilburn and Andrew Hufford's fumble recovery in the Louisiana College end zone to open up a 10-0 halftime lead. The Crusaders got there when Cody Fredenburg hit Chris Flores with a 3-yard TD pass to cap a 13-play, 67-yard drive to open the third quarter. Navorus Pullings scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on the Crusaders' next drive to stretch the lead to 24-0. 

Louisiana College got on the board when Howard Brown picked off a T.J. Theis pass and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown. UMHB used Isaac Shaw's 5-yard td run and another one yard score from Pullings to get the lead back to 38-7. 

Louisiana College added Schuyler Anderson's 64-yard touchdown reception and picked up a safety when a bad snap soared over UMHB punter Jim Bird's head and out of the end zone. Kevin Mitchell ran for 111 yards for UMHB on 19 carries to post his third consecutive 100-yard game. 

The Crusaders ran for 293 yards as a team and rolled up 358 yards of total offense. Louisiana College was held to minus-2 yards rushing and the Wildcats managed just 101 yards of total offense in the game. Anderson caught two passes for 66 yards and a score.

Both teams lost key players to injuries in the game. UMHB senior safety Andrew Hufford left with an apparent knee injury in the fourth quarter after breaking the school single-season record with his fourth interception of the year. 

Louisiana College starting quarterback Aaron Walters left early in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Jeff Krause and Tony Haynes combined to complete 4 of 35 passes after Walters left.

Muskingum 38, Capital 35
WHITEHALL, Ohio - Senior fullback Luke Thimmes scored on a 7-yard pass with 2:57 left to give Muskingum the lead and Capital quarterback Danny Edghill fumbled in the Muskingum end zone with 1:11 left as the Fighting Muskies beat the Crusaders 38-35.

Senior quarterback Jeff Morris was 9-for-20 for 193 yards and threw three touchdown passes for Muskingum (3-2 overall, 2-2 Ohio Athletic Conference). He also scored on a run from 1-yard out in the first quarter.

Sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Abney returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown for the Muskies and caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Morris.

Edghill was 31-of-56 for 370 yards. He threw three touchdown passes and rushed for two touchdowns, but had four interceptions for Capital (3-2 overall, 2-2 OAC). The Crusaders also lost three fumbles.

DePauw 19, Sewanee 16
GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- Freshman David Blackburn's interception in the end zone with just 28 seconds left preserved DePauw's first victory of the season and handed visiting Sewanee its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference loss. DePauw improved to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the SCAC, while Sewanee fell to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the conference. 

DePauw had suffered four losses by a total of 18 points this season with none by more than six points and Sewanee was trying to make it five after scoring a safety on with 1:54 left to cut DePauw's lead to 19-16. The visiting Tigers drove to the DePauw 18 before Blackburn picked off Kirk Holtgrewe's first down pass. 

Sewanee jumped out to an early lead on its first possession after covering 84 yards in 14 plays. Max Fuller scored from 1 yard out to make it 7-0. DePauw countered late in the first half as Jason Lee tossed a 19-yard scoring pass to Dan Ryan. The point-after was no good and Sewanee took a 7-6 lead into the intermission. 

The Tigers' defense picked up its first score of the season early in the third as Frisky Williams forced Holtgrewe to fumble and Brian Close picked up the ball at Sewanee 8-yard line and ran it in for the score. After an unsuccessful two-point attempt, DePauw held a 12-7 lead with 13:56 remaining in the third. 

The hosts made it 19-7 after Lee and Ryan teamed up for an 11-yard score with 6:03 left in the third to cap off a 73-yard drive in just six plays. The key play in that series was a 44-yard run by A.J. Smart. 

Late in the third, Sewanee's Michael Stanley intercepted Lee's pass at his own 48 and went untouched into the end zone to make it 19-14. Early in the fourth, Sewanee took over at its own 15 and marched into DePauw territory, but the Tigers held on fourth down from the 19-yard line with 6:19 left.  

Two passes from Lee to Ryan moved the ball to near midfield, but Lee's 31-yard pass to tight end Neville Grant ended with a fumble that Sewanee recovered at its own 23 with 4:27 remaining. Sewanee drove to the DePauw 38 before Holgrewe was intercepted by John Christophersen at the DePauw 2. On DePauw's first play, Smart was tackled in the end zone for a safety that cut DePauw's lead to 19-16 and set up Sewanee's final drive.

Lee completed just 17 of 42 passes, but for 244 yards and two touchdowns to Ryan who totaled eight receptions for 111 yards. Joe Schoen added six catches for 81 yards. Smart finished with 46 yards on 10 carries as the Tigers avoided their third consecutive game of negative rushing yardage with 38 for the afternoon.

Fuller paced Sewanee with 126 rushing yards in 27 carries, while Holtgrewe totaled 89 passing yards, but was picked off four times. Pedy Tehrani caught three passes for 53 yards.

Jason Geringer led DePauw with 12 tackles followed by Beau Davis with 11 and John Christophersen and Charles Stanback with 10 each. Williams recorded 2½ sacks in addition to forcing a fumble. Blackburn intercepted two passes with Geringer and Christophesen each totaling one.

Jason Wheat paced Sewanee with six tackles and Towaski Hunt added five. Sewanee held a decisive time of possession advantage as they controlled the ball for more than 40 minutes.