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Week Six Game Summaries

McMurry 51, Texas Lutheran 10
ABILENE, Texas — On a cold night for football, the McMurry Indians (2-3, 1-3 American Southwest Conference) clobbered the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (1-4, 1-3), 51-10, and totaled 500 yards of total offense. The Indians' defense held the Bulldogs to only 75 yards rushing and recorded five interceptions.

Chris Rodgers rushed for a career-high 178 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown while Rory Peacock hauled in four catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns to become the all-time receptions leader for McMurry. Isaiah Navarrete led Indians with three touchdowns while Guy Duke crossed the goal line twice. David Lyons was the leading rusher for the Bulldogs carry the ball eight times for 71 yards. Shayne Gallegos threw for 143 yards.

McMurry jumped on the board quick, scoring on their first three possessions. Reuben Heights was the first Indian to cross the goal line at 10:07. On the ensuing kickoff, McM recovered a TLU fumble and two minutes later Clayton Runyan nailed a 30-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead. McMurry’s offense was not yet done in the first quarter when Peacock hauled in his first catch of the game for a touchdown to become the all-time receptions leader.

The second quarter resulted in 17 more points for McMurry as they took a 31-3 lead into halftime. Rodgers broke the goal line plane at 9:54 for his only touchdown. Then at 5:12, Navarrete hit Peacock on a 5-yard pass for the 31-3 lead.

Twenty points in the third quarter extended McM’s lead to 51-3. McMurry’s production of offense did not slow down. Sophomore Guy Duke, who rushed for 81 yards, scored twice at the 13:00 and 3:50 minute marks while senior Keidric Dixon picked up his third touchdown of the year at 7:19.

Texas Lutheran finally reached the end zone in the fourth quarter when Shayne Gallegos hit Rollie Casas for an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Colby 29, Wesleyan 7
WATERVILLE, Maine -- With quarterback Pat Conley completing 22 of 35 passes for 261 yards and a pair of touchdowns, nine of those tosses going to Danny Noyes, good for 125 yards, Colby College remained the only undefeated team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) behind a 29-7 victory over previously unbeaten Wesleyan here this afternoon, Amherst, which entered the day at 2-0, fell to Middlebury 17-0. Colby now stands 3-0 while Wesleyan is 2-1.

Despite being outgained 273 yards to 129 yards in the first half, Wesleyan was nearly even with Colby on the scoreboard after 29 minutes of play, trailing 7-0. But an Andrew Tripp punt in the final two minutes of the half pinned Wesleyan inside its own five-yard line, and when Colby forced a punt, the White Mules moved 34 yards in 46 seconds to go ahead 14-0 at intermission. Conley found fullback Don Williams from three yards out for the touchdown with :45 left.

The game's opening score came on a 57-yard halfback option pass from Noyes, lined up in the backfield, to Lee Carlson on the second play following a Wesleyan fumble in Colby territory. Late in the first quarter, Wesleyan almost evened the count when quarterback Brennan Carney, starting his first game, found receiver George Thompson behind the defense from the Colby 46 but the ball went off Thompson's hands inside the 10-yard line.

The game's most dominant series resulted in a final Colby TD with 11:27 to go as Colby moved 80 yards on 23 plays, consuming 9:18. The touchdown came on a 2-yarder from Conley to Ian McPherson and the drive featured a 17-yard run by Williams from punt formation on a 4th-and-4 play at the Colby 44.

Colby had made it 22-0 at 9:10 of the third quarter when Conley sneaked in off the right side from a yard out, completing a nine-play, 66-yard march. When the point-after snap was high, Noyes, the holder, improvised and ran in for a two-point conversion.

Wesleyan got on the board with 3:03 to play on a two-yard run by Young Douglas, capping a 61-yard, six-play series led by quarterback Kevin Cornish, who had spelled Carney, Cornish completed three passes for 42 yards during the drive.

Willamette 27, Southern Oregon 24 (3 OT)
SALEM, Ore. — Jesse Ward ended the longest game in Willamette's 102-year history of football by converting a 47-yard field goal to propel the Bearcats to a 27-24 triple overtime victory against NAIA Southern Oregon.

The Bearcats improved to 2-3 overall and ended a three-game losing streak, while the Raiders fell to 2-2.

Willamette appeared to have the game wrapped up, leading 24-14 in the closing minutes of regulation. But Southern capped a 10-play drive with a 1-yard plunge from Dusty McGrorty to pull the Raiders within 24-21 with 37 seconds left. SOU then recovered an on-sides kick at the Willamette 41, and 11 plays later tied the game with no time left on the clock when Jason Manning booted a 39-yard field goal. The kick was all the more improbable considering the Raiders had their first field goal blocked and missed three attempts thereafter.

In the first overtime, Manning missed a 27-yard attempt, giving the Bearcats a shot to win it with a field goal. On the Bearcats' first play from the SOU 25, tailback Andrew Ecklund broke two tackles and advanced to the 5, but fumbled the ball into the end zone, where it was recovered by Southern's Jacob Rule.

In the second overtime, Ward pushed a 33-yard attempt to the right, allowing Southern a chance to win the game. However, quarterback Dan Walters was intercepted by WU's Kefense Hynson, ending the second overtime period.

Southern started the third overtime with possession of the ball, but on third-and-goal from the 8, Walters was intercepted in the end zone by Marcus Boards. Willamette lost four yards on three plays, forcing Ward to kick his game-winner from the 37-yard stripe.

The Bearcats were led by the rushing of Ecklund, who, in his first collegiate start, ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. He also caught four passes for 63 yards, including the game's first touchdown on a 25-yard pass from Bucky Rivera.

Ecklund gave WU a 14-7 lead with a 74-yard touchdown run with 1:43 left in the second period. After Southern tied the game at 14-14 on a 4-yard run by McGrorty early in the third quarter, Ecklund ran the ball in from 44 yards out to make it 21-14 with 4:29 left in the third period.

Ward gave the Bearcats a 10-point cushion with 2:36 remaining in regulation on a 27-yard field goal.

The Raiders got stellar performances from both McGrorty and Walters. McGrorty rushed 38 times for 159 yards and all three Southern touchdowns. Walters completed 36 of 55 passes for 317 yards. He was intercepted three times.

Southern had 101 offensive plays in the game and wound up with 479 yards. Willamette ran just 64 plays and rolled up 316 yards.

The Raiders were led on defense by Erube Magala, who had eight tackles. Seven of those tackles were for losses of 26 yards, including three quarterback sacks.

Willamette was led by Boards, who, in addition to his interception, had two tackles for losses and 15 total tackles.

St. Norbert 21, Knox 0
GALESBURG, Ill. — St. Norbert College is now off to its first 5-0 start since 1965 with a 21-0 win against Knox at the Knox Bowl.

The Green Knights (5-0, 4-0 Midwest Conference) extended their regular-season winning streak to 14 games, snapping a 42-year-old school record. The victory was also the school's 14th-straight Midwest Conference victory.

St. Norbert scored touchdowns in each of the first three quarters, with Matt O'Grady getting touchdown runs of 2 and 12 yards sandwiched around a Luke Ott to Jason Augustynowicz 40-yard touchdown pass. Overall, the Green Knights outgained the Prairie Fire 354-192.

The St. Norbert defense posted its second shutout in three games, the first time the Green Knights have accomplished that feat since posting back-to-back shutouts to end the 1952 season unbeaten. Knox managed 19 net yards rushing in the contest.

O'Grady led St. Norbert with 95 yards rushing on 19 carries, while Ott completed 17 of 28 passes for 215 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. R.A. Williams rushed for 65 yards to lead Knox.

St. Norbert defenders had a solid afternoon, with Jason Thorn and Jerimiah Janssen posting 15 tackles each. Janssen had six tackles-for-loss with one quarterback sack, while Thorn had five TFLs for minus-50 yards and had two quarterback sacks.

Dickinson 23, Franklin & Marshall 0
CARLISLE, Pa. — Hours before today's matchup between Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall in football, both team's cross-country programs competed in the Dickinson Invitational across the street from the Red Devils' football field. Unfortunately for F&M, the running never stopped as Dickinson's Mike Smith and Ryan MacPhee both ran for over 100 yards, as the Red Devils racked up 332 yards on the ground to grind out a 23-0 win over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference football action.

Dickinson jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on runs of 15 and two yards from Smith. MacPhee made the score 21-0 with 9:38 remaining in the first half when he broke loose for a 50 yard touchdown sprint.

The score remained 21-0 until there was just seven minutes to go in the game. Red Devil defensive end Erik Sadowski sacked F&M quarterback David Makson in the end zone for a safety and the final score.

In a game of running versus passing, the Red Devils peppered the Diplomats with an astounding 64 rushing attempts, picking up 14 first downs on the ground to keep the clock moving and prevent the Diplomats from mounting a second half comeback.

For Franklin & Marshall, it was a day of frustration as the offense mustered 187 yards on 65 plays in the brisk, windy conditions of Dickinson's Biddle Field.

In the second half, the Diplomats came out on a mission to climb back into the game stopping the Dickinson rushing attack cold and regaining possession of the ball.

However, a Makson interception on first and ten at the Dickinson 48 cut short the Diplomats plans as Dickinson was able to control the ball for 18:32 behind the rushing of McPhee in the second half to chip precious time off the clock.

Overall, Makson finished the day with 191 yards passing on 23 of 42 attempts and two interceptions. On the wings, Justin Salton pulled in six balls for 45 yards, while fellow receiver Steve Cipriano caught a game high seven passes for 45 yards.

On defense, Matt de la Rosa recorded 12 solo hits and Michael Polito registered 10 unassisted and two assisted tackles as the duo tied for the team lead with a game high 12 tackles.

With the win, Dickinson ends a five-year streak in which the visiting team has claimed victory on their opponent's home field. In addition, F&M's streak of two consecutive wins at Dickinson was broken. The Diplomats now lead the all-time series 58-30-3, having dropped 11 of the last 15 meetings between the two conference rivals.

Most importantly for the Dickinson and F&M alumni at the game, Dickinson retains possession of the illustrious "Conestoga Wagon" Trophy. Since 1963, the Diplomats and Red Devils have played for a crafted model of the wagon that transported the teams to play each other in 1889, the year in which the team's first played one another. The trophy was donated by athletic directors J. Shober Barr (F&M) and Dave Eavenson (Dickinson) to symbolize the friendly football gridiron rivalry between the two institutions.

Following today's game, F&M holds a 24-14 advantage since the inception of the wagon, including an 18-year winning streak from 1988-1995.

Allegheny 70, Hiram 7
HIRAM, Ohio —Allegheny rebounded from its first conference loss last week with a 70-7 drubbing of Hiram College (1-4, 1-2) in front of 1,237 at Henry Stadium this afternoon. Junior tailback Shane Ream rushed for 149 yards and four touchdowns and the Gators (3-3, 2-1 NCAC) posted 70 points in a game for the first time since a 71-0 win against Oberlin in the 1998 season finale. It was Ream's second 4-touchdown effort of the season.

Allegheny put 21 points on the board in the opening quarter, as sophomore quarterback Joe Cowart hit freshman wideout Jon Turner from 41 yards for the score. It was Turner's second career reception, both resulting in touchdowns. The Gators then went to Ream for the next four scores.

Starting at their own 3-yard line, the Gators went 97 yards in 11 plays, culminating in a 30-yard touchdown run by Ream. He then closed the first quarter with a 14-yard run to pay dirt. Cowart then hooked up with Ream early in the second quarter for a 58-yard touchdown catch-and-run to give the Gators a 29-0 halftime lead. Ream then capped off the opening drive of the third quarter with a 1-yard plunge, and then finished off his day with a 5-yard dive for his fourth rushing touchdown of the day and fifth overall.

Senior free safety Jim Lorber then gave the Gators a 49-7 advantage with a 48-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second half of the third quarter. The return was Lorber's first career touchdown. Senior halfback Jeremy Snyder got a 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, and junior tailback Wyatt Jones found the end zone for the first time this season from 28 yards out. Freshman halfback Brian Woods closed out the scoring with his first career touchdown, a 1-yard run, midway through the fourth quarter.

The Gators spread the ball out today, as eight rushers carried the ball for 356 yards and seven touchdowns. Cowart finished the day 9-of-13 passing for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while freshman Michael Smith was 4-for-11 for 83 yards. Allegheny outgained Hiram 617-308, and outrushed the Terriers 364-81. The Gators also forced four turnovers, while committing none. The Gators improved their season turnover ratio to plus-12.

Ream moved further up the Allegheny record books with his performance today. He now has 2,312 career rushing yards, moving past David Brown (2,252) today to move into seventh all-time. Ream also pushed his career points total to 222 on 37 touchdowns, leapfrogging Tibor Solymosi (212) into fifth place all-time. Snyder also became Allegheny's 12th-leading rusher all-time and now has 1,851 career rushing yards.

Ripon 40, Lake Forest 7
RIPON, Wis. — Ripon used two touchdowns in the final 47 seconds of the first half to give them a 27-7 halftime cushion and propel the Red Hawks to a 40-7 on their Homecoming against visiting Lake Forest in a Midwest Conference football contest.

Lake Forest (2-3, 2-2 MWC), the top rushing team in the conference heading into Saturday's contest at 220.7 yards per game, was held to 175 yards rushing on 49 attempts. Ripon (4-1, 3-1 MWC) totaled 422 yards of offense and forced five turnovers (four fumbles and one interception).

The Red Hawks held a 7-0 lead after the first quarter on the strength of a 26-yard touchdown pass from Brock Bauer to Dan Henken. Ripon stretched their lead to 13-0 with 11:36 remaining in the second half on a Troy DeVoe eight-yard touchdown run. DeVoe finished with 215 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

Lake Forest cut the lead to 13-7 with 59 seconds remaining in the half when Jim Smith caught a 26-yard touchdown strike from Andy Heikes. Just one play after a 29-yard Dan Henken kickoff return, Bauer connected with Henken again, this time on a 56-yard touchdown with 47 seconds left in the half. On the day, Henken had five catches for 110 yards.

Tom Counsell intercepted a Heikes pass on the first play of Lake Forest's ensuing drive, and DeVoe capped off a 33-second, 45-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run with one second remaining in the half to make the score 27-7.

Ripon tacked on two more touchdowns in the second half, including a DeVoe 68-yard touchdown run.

Tom Starnicky led Lake Forest in rushing with 87 yards on 18 carries. It was the third time in the last four games that Starnicky has rushed for over 85 yards. Since taking over the starting fullback position, Starnicky has averaged 88 yards rushing per game.

Casey Urlacher led Lake Forest in tackles for the fourth game. The conference's leading tackler recorded 13 tackles (5 solo, 8 assisted), including three for loss and a sack.

Ripon's Counsell finished with eight tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery.

Illinois College 34, Grinnell 31
JACKSONVILLE Ill. — Illinois College’s A.J. Vassar intercepted a Grinnell College pass at his own 17-yard line in the final minute of the game Saturday as the Blueboys held off the Pioneers 34-31 in a Midwest Conference football game.

The interception prevented what would have been a potential game-tying field goal attempt. The Blueboys’ Patrick Bowman rushed for a game-high 144 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns as Illinois College improved to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in league play. The loss dropped Grinnell to 3-2 and 3-1.

The Blueboys, who hadn’t won four games in a season since 1994, also got 154 passing yards from quarterback Derek Leonard.

Bowman’s first touchdown covered one yard and staked his club to an early 6-0 lead. But Grinnell responded with a 3-yard touchdown run by Adam Wallace followed by a 31-yard scoring scamper by quarterback Shawn Sigler. The Pioneers’ 14-6 lead was short-lived, however, as Illinois College’s Kenny Rogers capped a 10-play, 76-yard drive with a one-yard TD plunge early in the second quarter that tied the contest at 14.

Bowman put the hosts back in front at 21-14 with a 24-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter before Sigler scored from 3 yards out with 31 seconds left in the half. After a missed PAT kick, IC took a 21-20 lead into the locker room.

Grinnell opened the third quarter with a 13-play drive capped by a 9-yard scoring pass from Sigler to Wallace. And after recovering an Illinois College fumble on the subsequent kickoff, the visitors extended their lead to 10 at 31-21 when John Godish kicked a 20-yard field goal.

Leonard narrowed the gap to 31-27 at 4:11 of the third quarter when he scored on a 13-yard run. Then Bowman scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown at the 8-minute mark of the fourth quarter when he scored from a yard out.

Sigler finished with 115 yards on 16 carries and completed 18 of 35 passes for 174 yards. Wallace, the leading rusher in the Midwest Conference, added 106 yards on 30 carries. Rogers finished with 55 yards on 10 carries for the Blueboys.

Grinnell had two final cracks at the end zone in the waning minutes of the game. But the Pioneers lost the ball on downs at midfield with five minutes left and then turned the ball over on Vassar’s interception in the final minute.

Greensboro 35, Shenandoah 13
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro set a school record with 292 rushing yards Saturday in its 35-13 victory against visiting Shenandoah.

The Pride (1-3) got 138 yards and two touchdowns from junior Tim Lewis in the easy victory. Lewis had 115 of those rushing yards by halftime as the hosts entered the locker room with a 21-0 advantage.

Shenandoah (1-5) attempted to make a game of it in the waning moments of the third quarter when backup quarterback Wayne Hogwood scored the team's first touchdown on a 9-yard run. The Pride mishandled the ensuing kickoff, but the ball rolled out of bounds before Shenandoah could recover. GC then put the game out of reach when Daryl Gholson completed a nine play, 67-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run.

Greensboro added one more score before the Hornets' Anthony McGhee scampered in from 10 yards out on a wingback reverse with 2:14 to play in the game.

Guilford 28, Randolph-Macon 24
ASHLAND, Va. — Sophomore quarterback David Hessler completed 16-of-26 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns, and sophomore receiver J.J. Edwards had a career-high five receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown, to help the visiting Guilford football team to a 28-24 Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory against Randolph-Macon. The game-winning touchdown came on a 52-yard pass from Hessler to Edwards on a flea-flicker with just 7:00 remaining in the contest, :22 after Randolph-Macon had taken a 24-21 lead.

With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the ODAC. The Quakers are now 1-4 on the season, and also 1-2 in the conference. The win was Guilford's first against Randolph-Macon since 1997. The 28 points scored by the Quakers were more than their total of 19 points scored in the first four games this season, and are the most Guilford has scored in a game since a 28-14 victory against Bridgewater on Oct. 17, 1998.

A bright spot for Randolph-Macon was the record-breaking performance of senior wide receiver Michael Becker. With six receptions for 99 yards, he is the new ODAC record-holder for career receiving yards. He needed 26 yards coming into the contest, and now has 3,163 total receiving yards, breaking Guilford's Junior Lord's record of 3,089.

Randolph-Macon jumped out to a 10-0 lead. The only score of the first quarter was a 37-yard field goal by senior kicker Kevin Cherwa. Less than 7:00 into the second period, senior running back Clint Sullivan scored on a 5-yard run to put the Yellow Jackets up 10-0.

With 6:14 left in the first half, Hessler completed a 29-yard pass for a touchdown to junior tight end Nick Lamott. The kick was blocked, but the Randolph-Macon advantage was only 10-6. Then, with just :25 on the clock before the break, freshman running back Marcus Ballard ran 2 yards for his first career touchdown, and Guilford's first rushing score of the season. The pass from Hessler to Lamotta for the two-point conversion was good, and the Quakers took a 14-10 lead into the locker room.

The Yellow Jackets and their guests traded touchdowns for the rest of the game. With only 3:01 remaining in the third quarter, Randolph-Macon sophomore receiver Wes Buckner caught a 24-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Hunter Price to put the hosts up 17-14.

The rest of the scoring came in the fourth period. Less than 6:00 in, Guilford's Hessler kept the ball and scored on a three-yard run, and the Quakers were ahead again 21-17.

Randolph-Macon regained the lead with 7:22 left in the contest, on a 14-yard run by Sullivan. The advantage was 24-21.

The lead was very short-lived, however, as just :22 later Hessler completed the 52-yard pass to Edwards for the game-winning touchdown.

Offensively for Guilford, following the performances by Hessler and Edwards, Lamotta finished with five receptions for 85 yards and the touchdown. Freshman kicker Kyle Mansfield converted his first two career extra points.

For the Guilford defense, senior linebacker Carlos Landin led the way with nine tackles, three for loss. Junior linebacker Jake Sorg had seven tackles and one 7-yard fumble recovery. Fellow junior linebacker Will Black finished with six tackles. The Quakers came up with three interceptions, and all three were by freshman cornerback O.J. Batts, setting a Guilford single-game record.

Following the record-breaking output by Becker, the Randolph-Macon offense was led by Price, who completed 13 of 23 passes for 231 yards and one touchdown. Sullivan totaled 85 net yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Buckner finished with three receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown.

Defensively for the Yellow Jackets, senior linebacker Tim Nolan had a very strong game, with 20 tackles, including three for a total loss of six yards, plus two fumble recoveries. Senior free safety Scottie Brubeck also played well, recording 11 tackles, one for a loss of four yards, plus one interception. Sophomore linebacker Justin Coffey and freshman strong safety E.J. Bush had nine tackles apiece, while Bush added a pass breakup. Sophomore cornerback Tyrone Noel had eight tackles, two for a total loss of six yards, and one interception.

Williams 17, Bates 14 (OT)
LEWISTON, Maine — Bates played its closest game against Williams, but could not hang on in overtime, falling 17-14.

The Bobcats (0-3) and Ephs (2-1) played a defensive first half that saw no scoring until Williams' Michael Hackett broke a couple of Bates tackles and scored from 19 yards out with under two minutes left in the half. The stats were even at the break, with Williams outgaining Bates by just 95-90.

The Bobcats came out ready for the second half, scoring on each of their first two drives. The first drive of the third quarter was kept alive on a fake punt by senior tight end Brian Mulready that went for 30 yards on fourth and one. Five plays later, the Bobcats were in the end zone on sophomore Steve Barry's first career touchdown pass. The completion went to Mulready, whose ensuing fumble was picked up by sophomore offensive lineman Ethan Dolleman and brought into the end zone. After holding the Ephs three-and-out on the next drive, Bates went 46 yards on seven plays, capped by a 7-yard score by senior fullback Jason Place. The extra point put Bates up 14-7, with 5:43 left in the third, their latest lead ever against Williams.

The Ephs tied the game on their longest drive of the contest, a 12-play, 69-yard march that used 6:05 off the clock. The Bobcats had a chance to stop Williams' David Kinsley on fourth-and-four, but he escaped and reached the end zone to even the score at 14-14 with 8:46 on the clock. Bates had a chance late in the contest to break the deadlock when rookie linebacker Pat Foley recorded his second interception of the game and returned it to the Williams 36, but the Ephs responded when sophomore Scott Farley went high to pick off a Barry pass five plays later. With neither team willing to risk a big play late in the game, the contest went to overtime, where the Bobcats got the ball first. The Williams defense held, blocking Rejean Guerriero's 37-yard field goal attempt, before winning the game on Robert Kaufman's 27-yard field goal seven plays into overtime.

Bates and Williams each ended the contest with exactly 251 yards of total offense. Williams enjoyed a 194-162 advantage on the ground, while Bates had an 89-57 edge through the air. Sean Atkins had 80 yards rushing for the Bobcats, while Kinsley led Williams with 99 yards.