Scoreboard

Week Seven Game Summaries

Linfield 43, Eastern Oregon 28
LA GRANDE, Ore. ­- Curt Musser threw for two scores and ran for another as Linfield outlasted Eastern Oregon 43-28 Saturday at Community Stadium. The Wildcats (5-0) assured themselves of a winning season, extending their own all-divisions national record to 45 in a row. Linfield's last losing season
came in 1955.

The Mountaineers (2-4) offered little resistance in the first half, allowing the Wildcats to build a 24-0 cushion at the break. Linfield outgained EOU 313-50 in the opening two quarters. The Wildcats went ahead 33-0 after three quarters, then hung on as Eastern rallied to score four touchdowns in the final period.

Eastern entered the game ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division III in rushing (245.0) but managed just 46 yards on the ground against Division III's
top-rated run defense. 

Musser completed 25 of 34 passes for 327 yards. John Nosler caught a game-high 10 passes from Musser, including two first-half touchdowns, and finished with 125 receiving yards. Marty Williams, making his first start since all-star running back Carl Haberberger was sidelined with a season-ending injury, carried 20 times for 93 yards and scored on a 1-yard run.

Alex Rix returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to open the fourth quarter, giving the Wildcats a 40-7 lead. Scott Cannon booted three field goals from 28, 34 and 33 yards. The Wildcats did not attempt a punt.

Using a ball-control offense, the Wildcats outgained EOU 458-289 and limited the Mountaineers to six first downs through the first three quarters.

Illinois College 24, Beloit 17
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – Patrick Bowman scored twice and rushed for a game-high 136 yards to lead Illinois College past Beloit 24-17 Saturday in Midwest Conference football action.

At 5-1, the Blueboys are off to their best start since 1989 when they finished 6-3. 

Bowman led a balanced Illinois College offense that outgained the Buccaneers 406 to 386 in total yards.  He put the hosts ahead 10-7 with a 1-yard touchdown plunge midway through the second quarter then staked the Blueboys to a 17-10 lead with a 2-yard scoring run just before the break.

Beloit (2-4 overall,  2-3 MWC) tied the game at 17 midway through the third stanza when Scott Muehlemann broke loose and scampered 39 yards for the score.  But Illinois College (4-1 MWC) responded with an eight-play, 67-yard scoring drive capped by Derek Leonard’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Park Johnston at the 2:38 mark of the third quarter.

The Buccaneers mounted one final scoring drive in the final 1:32 and reached the Illinois College 16-yard line with five seconds remaining.  But quarterback Joe Herfel’s attempt at a potential game-tying touchdown pass fell incomplete in the end zone as the final horn sounded.

Herfel, who finished with 199 yards through the air on 12-of-25 passing, directed the Bucs on an eight-play, 74-yard scoring drive to open the game.  Scott Dvorak put the visitors ahead when he capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown run.  Illinois College cut the margin to 7-3 with a 35-yard Steve Bradshaw field goal before Bowman scored the first of his two touchdowns.  Jeff Magnuson kicked a 21-yard field goal for the Buccaneers late in the second quarter.

Leonard, who completed 11 of 25 passes for 166 yards, became Illinois College’s all-time career leader in passing yards when he hooked up with Nolan Leever on a 46-yard pass play midway through the third quarter.  Leonard, who now has passed for 3,541 yards in just two seasons, passed former record-holder Kevin Martin (1979-82) who threw for 3,476 yards.

Beloit’s Ty Mueller finished with 72 yards while Muehlemann added 69.  Illinois College’s Kenny Rogers finished with 80 yards on 18 carries. Leever led IC with 103 yards on four catches while Beloit’s Curtis Brown caught three passes for 27 yards.

Simpson 21, Buena Vista 6
INDIANOLA, Iowa -- Simpson head coach Jim Williams won his 100th career game at Simpson as the Storm defeated Buena Vista 21-6.  Williams is just the 26th Division III coach to accomplish the feat. He is 100-42-1 in 14 years at Simpson and is the school's all-time winningest coach.  Williams' record after 34 years on the college and prep sidelines stands at 285-59-5. Williams was edged out by Ohio Wesleyan head coach Mike Hollway, who won his 100th game an hour earlier on Saturday. 

Simpson was led by running back Troy Clemen who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns.  The Storm concentrated on ball control and the running game as 64 of their 69 plays were on the ground.  Simpson held a 35:03-24:57 time of possession advantage. Defensive lineman Brad Guill
ran back a fumble 31 yards to give the Storm their third touchdown.

With the Storm leading 21-3, the Beavers recovered a Brad Zelenovich fumble at the Simpson 15 yard line.  BVU marched down to the Storm one yard line, but Craig Rowedder was tackled for a loss of 7 yards by defensive back Juan Longoria who was coming on a safety blitz. Carlos Martinez booted a his 11th field goal of the year (in 13 tries), a 25-yarder, and it made the final 21-6.

Simpson outgained BV 270-162 and held the Beavers to only 37 passing yards.  Simpson improves to 4-3, 4-3 in the IIAC while BV drops to 3-3, 3-3 in the IIAC.

Massachusetts-Dartmouth 24, Western New England 7
Mass-Dartmouth's strong defensive unit held Western New England to just 137 yards of total offense in a 24-7 win on the North Dartmouth Campus in front of a large homecoming crowd.  The Corsairs have won five consecutive contests raising its record to 5-1 (4-0 NEFC), while Western New England falls to 3-3, 2-3. 

Mass-Darmouth put extreme pressure on freshman quarterback Matt Southerden, sacking him six times for 52 yards and forcing an interception.

Western New England scored first on a Marvin Langley 1-yard run for the Golden Bears' only tally of the afternoon. But it was all Mass-Dartmouth from there on out.

Junior wideout Shane Harris caught touchdown passes of 18 and 32 yards from senior Matt McLaughlin to lead the Corsairs' attack. Junior Frank Femino rushed  24 yards for a third touchdown, and junior placekicker Jacob Jata booted a 37-yard field goal to round out the Corsair scoring in the first half.

Lycoming 21, Wilkes 6
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Lycoming's defense scored three times; while the Wilkes University offense scored just once as the Warriors defeated the Colonels 21-6 in a matchup of MAC Freedom Conference rivals. Both teams combined for just 116 yards of total offense, including 75 yards rushing. Lycoming scored twice on interception returns and once on a blocked punt to steal the victory.

Neither offense was effective all day. Both teams picked up just five first downs during the game and went a combined 4-of-34 on third-down conversions. The first break of the game went the Warriors way late in the first half when Adam Allen blocked a punt by Paul Olson at the goal line and Chris Roantree fell on the ball in the end zone.  John Shaffer's point-after gave Lycoming a 7-0 lead heading into the half.

The Warriors went on top 14-0 midway through the third period when Matt Staffaroni batted a ball into the air at the line of scrimmage, pulled it down and dove into the end zone from three yards out for the score. The defensive play was set up by a 37-yard punt by Shaffer that went out of bounds at the Wilkes 1-yard line.

Just one minute later, Ryan Rupprecht stepped in front of another Jeff Marshman pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown. Shaffer's third extra point of the afternoon gave Lycoming (4-1, 2-0) a 21-0 advantage.

The Colonels (4-2, 2-1) ruined the shutout late in the third when Seamus Geddis caught a five-yard pass from Marshman for a touchdown. The 33-yard scoring drive was the result of a fumble by the Warriors, recovered by Mike Verton. The point-after-attempt failed, leaving the final score at 21-6.

Mark Seagreaves led the Warrior defensive front with 11 tackles including a school record five sacks. Rupprecht also recorded 11 tackles and added one sack and an interception. Zach Latsha made seven stops and tied Seagreaves for the school record with five sacks. Jermaine Richardson led Wilkes with 12 tackles on the day.

The Colonel offense was held to 59 yards rushing in the game but threw for 144 yards. Marshman completed 16 of 36 passes, including one touchdown and three interceptions. Frank McCabe was Wilkes' leading receiver with four catches for 57 yards.

The Warriors were held to 31 yards of total offense; 47 yards passing and minus-16 yards rushing. Joe Feerrar was 6-for-18 passing with two interceptions.

Western Maryland 27, Dickinson 0
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Western Maryland got 305 yards of total offense from quarterback Boo Harris as he threw for 196 yards and a touchdown to lead the Green Terror past Dickinson 27-0 on Homecoming.

Western Maryland got on the board with just under 10 minutes to go in the half on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Harris to James Jegade and took a 10-0 lead into halftime on a 24-yard field goal by Chris Patterson.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Red Devils caught Teron Powell at the 12 yard line after he mishandled the catch, but Western Maryland needed just four plays to go 88 yards to take a 17-0 lead just 1:20 into the second half. 

Patterson added another field goal with 1:19 remaining in the third, making the margin 20-0 after three. Joe Kendorski capped the scoring with a two yard dive midway through the fourth as Western Maryland remains unbeaten in the Centennial Conference at 4-0 and improves to 5-1 overall. Dickinson falls to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the Centennial.

Ryan MacPhee rushed for 61 yards on 15 carries to lead Dickinson, while  Mike Smith added 50 yards on six carries.

Defensively, Kevin Myers had a game-high 10 tackles with two pass break-ups and two tackles-for-loss while Mike Jackowski added eight tackles, including two for losses. Freshman defensive back Jimmy Sierotko also had a big day with five tackles and four pass breakups.

Teron Powell was the Green Terror's leading receiver with five catches for 85 yards.

John Carroll 41, Muskingum 3
NEW CONCORD, Ohio -- John Carroll quarterback Tom Arth threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns, three to senior wide receiver Larry Holmes as the Blue Streaks ruined Muskingum's Homecoming with a 41-3 victory Saturday at McConagha Stadium/Sherman Field.

The loss snapped the Muskingum's two game winning streak.

Overall, Arth completed 23 of 30 passes for 395 yards and no interceptions, wile Holmes caught eight passes for 213 yards. John Carroll amassed 574 total yards, while holding the Muskes to 124 yards.

The Blue Streaks had 25 first downs to Muskingum's seven. Leading Muskingum was quarterback Jeff Morris who completed six of 15 passes for 56 yards. Luke Thimmes led the Muskie ground game with 18 yards on six carries.

Muskingum got its only points on a 24-yard field goal by Kevin Smith with 40 second left before halftime.

Washington & Jefferson 28, Bethany 18
BETHANY, W.Va. -- Quarterback Brian Dawson was 19-for-27 for 338 yards and three touchdowns as No. 19 Washington & Jefferson defeated Bethany 28-18 to the visiting Presidents. The loss was Bethany's third in a row and dropped their record to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while W&J improves to 5-1, 2-0.

W&J, who hasn't lost to Bethany since 1982, looked like it would turn the game into a blowout early. Jon Pons took the opening kickoff and went 49 yards with to the Bison 36. Nine plays later, Dawson threw an 11-yard scoring pass to Ryan Silvis and the Presidents took a 7-0 lead.

W&J looked like it might put more points on the board later in the first quarter. With the Presidents on the Bison 20, junior defensive tackle Duane Cymmerman slapped the ball away from Dawson and recovered to kill the W&J drive.

The Bison took advantage of the turnover, driving down inside the Presidents' 20-yard line. But sophomore quarterback Billy Hunter was picked off by Ben Hays at the W&J 8. It looked like the Presidents had dodged a bullet but two plays later, Cymmerman broke through and sacked Dawson in the end zone for a safety to cut the Bison deficit to 7-2.

Bethany stormed right back and appeared it would take the lead when sophomore running back Brandon Isbell broke loose and looked like he would run 45 yards for a touchdown. But Isbell fumbled at the 1-yard line and W&J recovered in the end zone to dodge another bullet.

The Presidents were sure to take advantage this time. W&J went on a 12-play, 80-yard march that was capped by a Pons 2-yard touchdown run and the Presidents' lead was 14-2.

Bethany did answer just before halftime. The Bison drove 49 yards in nine plays before kicker Scott Henderson booted a 36-yard field goal with five seconds left in the half to make it a 14-5 Presidents lead going into intermission.

The Bison roared out for the second half and with two quick strikes, took the lead. Three plays after the second-half kickoff, Hunter threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Maurice Lucas to bring the Bison within two at 14-12.

W&J got the ball back and moved into Bethany territory. But the Bethany defense stepped up and caused a fumble, which they recovered at their own 31. After a pair of running plays, Hunter went deep again, this time hitting junior Derek Hoffman with a 54-yard scoring pass. Bethany failed on the two-point conversion attempt but Bethany held an 18-14 lead.

W&J fought right back. After driving into Bethany territory, the Presidents faced a third and long at Bethany's 35. Dawson threw one up for grabs and it appeared as though junior cornerback Marty Bavetz had made an outstanding play to knock the ball away. But W&J's Todd Fry made an even better play to make the circus catch while falling to the ground for a 25-yard play. Two plays later, Dawson hit Dave Armitage for a 5-yard scoring pass and the Presidents reclaimed the lead at 21-18.

Midway through the fourth quarter, W&J put the game away. Dawson hit Silvis deep over the middle, who turned it into a 62-yard touchdown and gave the Presidents a 28-18 lead. Bethany did make one final run at the Presidents, driving to W&J's 5-yard line. But on fourth down, Henderson missed a 22-yard field goal with just over three minutes to go and the Presidents came away with the 10-point victory.

Despite the loss, Bethany outgained W&J's vaunted offensive attack, which was tops in the PAC, 421-409. Isbell had the best day of his collegiate career, rushing for 175 yards on 22 carries. Hunter completed 11 of 17 aerials for 182 yards and the two scores before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with an arm injury. The Bison defensive effort was led by freshman Nick Lion who had eight tackles and a pass breakup and Cymmerman, who made seven tackles along with his fumble recovery and safety.

Rowan 45, Cortland State 10
GLASSBORO, N.J. -- Running backs Jason Frabasile and Kevin Sinclair each scored two touchdowns as Rowan defeated Cortland State 45-10 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference football game.

The Profs improved to 5-1 overall and lead the NJAC at 3-0.  The Red Dragons have a 3-4 overall mark and are 3-2 in the conference.

Frabasile had a game-high 70 yards on the ground on 18 attempts.  His scoring runs were eight and nine yards.  Sinclair had the game's first touchdown (two yards) and last touchdown (53 yards).  He finished with 12 carries for 67 yards.  Sophomore quarterback Mike Warker completed 17 of 26 passes for 286 yards and one touchdown.  Wide receiver Scott Lipford hauled in game highs of seven passes and 116 yards with one touchdown.

For Cortland State, quarterback Ryan McCarthy  threw for 134 yards.  McCarthy had 19 completions in 37 attempts with two interceptions.  Wide receiver Rocco Colucci (59 yards) and wide receiver Brian Babst (55 yards) each had six receptions.  Rowan held the Red Dragons to minus-17 yards on the ground on 13 attempts.

Cortland State had eight tackles apiece from linebacker Doug Luciano, strong safety Steve Sherwood and middle linebacker Todd Goodwin.  Defensive back Eric Bramoff registered seven tackles, one sack and blocked a field goal.  For Rowan, linebacker Matt Baranyay made five tackles including two sacks and one interception.  Linebacker Earle Whilby collected five stops with one sack and two pass breakups.

In the first quarter, Rowan took its first possession and marched 37 yards in four plays, capped by a 2-yard plunge by Sinclair.  Warker connected with Lipford on a 25 yard pass play on the drive's first snap.  Later in the first, kicker Nick Frade booted a 30-yard field goal and the Profs had a 10-0 lead at the 1:01 mark.  The kick concluded a 10-play, 67-yard drive.  On Cortland's ensuing possession, Baranyay intercepted McCarthy at the Cortland 15 and returned it to the 11. Frabasile carried the next two plays, the second an 8-yard dash up the middle for a score.  Rowan led 17-0 after 15 minutes.

The Profs extended the lead to 24-0 at 12:30 of the second quarter on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Warker to Lipford. Warker found wide receiver Al Beverly on a 35-yard play in the middle of the field on the play before.  The Red Dragons had their touchdown with 6:42 left before halftime.  Running back Jason Burch capped the drive with a 2-yard run.  Kicker George Oostmeyer nailed a 36-yard field goal with 1:30 left in the half to cut the deficit to 24-10.  It was Oostmeyer's 12th field goal of the season, a single-season school record.  He leads Division III in total field goals made.

In the third quarter, Frabasile had a 9-yard touchdown run with 4:02 left, making the score 31-10.  Prior, Warker converted a third and six with a 9-yard pass to tight end DeRon Adams.

The Profs added two fourth quarter touchdowns to seal the win.  Backup quarterback Tony Racioppi completed a 5-yard fade pattern in the corner of the end zone with 6:09 left.  Sinclair wrapped up the victory with a 53-yard scamper with 4:15 remaining.

Rowan amassed 502 total yards compared to Cortland State's 174.  The Profs had 25 first downs while Cortland State had 13.

Trinity (Conn.) 27, Tufts 20
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Freshman tailback Tom Pierandri came off the bench to rush for a career-high 103 yards on 30 carries and lead Trinity College to a 27-20 win over visiting Tufts in New England Small College Athletic Conference action.

Trinity, which wins its second game in a row, improves to 3-1 and moves into a first-place tie in the NESCAC with Amherst, Colby, Middlebury, and Wesleyan.  The Jumbos fall to 2-2.

The Bantams broke open a 13-10 game early in the fourth quarter with back-to-back touchdowns.  With 13:29 remaining in the game, Trinity sophomore linebacker Andrew Wertz intercepted Tufts sophomore quarterback Todd Scalia and returned it to the Jumbo 6-yard line.  Trinity sophomore quarterback Greg Ward connected with junior fullback David Mogan on the next play to give Trinity a 20-10 lead.

Two plays later, Scalia was intercepted by Bantam sophomore safety Gavin O'Reilly, who ran the ball back 28 yards for the second Trinity touchdown in a minute.

Tufts made the game interesting later in the fourth quarter, after junior kicker Howie Rock made a 30-yard field goal and Scalia found senior wide receiver Brett Cichillo in the end zone to cut the Trinity lead to seven at 28-20.  Rock had also nailed a 40-yarder in the third quarter. 

The Jumbos appeared to get the ball back for a final chance with 1:27 left, but a Jumbo personal foul penalty on a Trinity punt gave the ball back to the Bantams to run out the clock.

Trinity scored a touchdown on its second drive of the game on a fake field goal.  Junior holder Steven Cella took the snap and ran around the left end for a touchdown.  Trinity sophomore kicker Skip Sullivan missed the extra-point to make the score 6-0.  The drive was costly, however, as sophomore tailback Brian Fabrizio was lost for the game with an injury. 

Tufts struck back in the second quarter on a 44-yard pass from Scalia to sophomore wide receiver Bryan Pitko.  The Bantams answered in the final seconds of the first half, as Ward completed five passes on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard touchdown catch by junior wide receiver Mike Indelicato.

Ward finished with 208 passing yards, completing 22 out of 43 attempts with one interception.  Indelicato caught six passes for 69 yards, while sophomore wide receiver Kevin Waters had six catches for 51 yards, and senior tight end Peter Nesbit made five receptions for 54 yards.

Scalia completed 12 out of 29 passes for 149 yards, but was intercepted three times.  Senior tailback Brian Holmes paced the Jumbos with 84 rushing yards on 20 carries, and Pitko caught four passes for 68 yards.

Senior linebacker Mike Marino and sophomore defensive back Greg Devine led all tacklers with 11 for Tufts.  Jumbo junior linebacker Scott Mittenthal added 10 tackles for a Tufts defense that was on the field for over 33 minutes. O'Reilly made seven tackles to lead Trinity defensively. Werts had six tackles and freshman linebacker Derek Collins totaled four tackles and one sack for the Bantams.

Amherst 28, Colby 14
AMHERST, Mass. -- In the won-lost column, 3-1 and 2-2 are worlds apart, and Amherst approached Saturday afternoon's matchup with previously unbeaten Colby with an appropriate sense of desperation.  Trailing the visiting White Mules 14-7 at the half, the Jeffs rebounded with 21 unanswered points to overtake Colby 28-14 and move into a four-way tie for first place in the NESCAC with a 3-1 record.

"We just hung in there," said Amherst head coach E.J. Mills.  "Down 14-7 at halftime, our kids really gut-checked themselves.  Colby's a good football team, but we came out motivated in the second half." 

Amherst and Colby traded excellent field position in the first quarter, with both teams missing field goal attempts on their opening possessions. Colby's Keith Jonassen pulled a 32-yarder wide-left with 9:59 left in the first quarter, before Liam Fleming missed a 30-yard attempt on the Jeffs' next possession.

Colby responded with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Pat Conley to running back Don Williams on the first play of the second quarter.  Jonassen's extra point was good to give the Mules a 7-0 lead.  Conley, the NESCAC Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 7, opened the game on fire, completing eight of his first 10 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. 

Not to be outdone, Amherst senior defensive back Brian Daoust returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards to the Colby 35, setting up a 35-yard touchdown scamper by junior running back Okey Ugwonali on the next play to knot the score at 7-7.  Ugwonali would finish the afternoon with a game-high 116 yards rushing and two touchdowns to go along with two catches and 24 receiving yards. 

Later in the second quarter, Conley drove the Mules 80 yards for the second time in the first half and hit junior wideout Danny Noyes for a 55-yard scoring strike to put the Mules up 14-7 at the break.

Amherst, who took a seven-point deficit into halftime a week ago and lost 17-0 at Middlebury, was down but not out in the home locker room.

"Last week, we had our heads down and got outplayed in the second half," said Daoust, gasping for air after pacing the Jeff defense with a pair of key interceptions.  "Today was completely different.  Guys had their heads up and were yelling at each other.  We were confident we were going to win this game."

The Jeffs' newfound spark wasn't immediately evident, however, as Honig opened the third quarter with an ill-advised interception, returned to the Amherst 26 by Colby defensive back Jeff Owen. 

Luckily, the defense responded with a clutch sack by junior defensive lineman Pat McGee, followed by a holding call on Colby and a pass breakup by Daoust on third-and-28. 

On the first play after the ensuing Colby punt, Honig found junior receiver Derrell Wright in perfect stride down the left sideline for a school-record 91-yard touchdown catch, effectively snatching the momentum from an awestruck White Mule defense and tying the game at 14-14.

"We wanted to take a shot at the end zone, and we had perfect timing," said Wright, who finished with six catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns.  "We just ran a little out-and-up and they bit on the pump fake, and Peter threw it out there right in front of me."

It was all Amherst the rest of the way.  Senior defensive back Steve Yung intercepted a Conley pass with 3:59 remaining in the third and zig-zagged 32 yards to the Colby 22-yard line.  Two plays later, on third-and-five from the Colby 17, Ugwonali found a seam in the White Mule secondary and caught a nifty touchdown pass from Honig, who lofted three touchdown passes in the second half and finished with 224 passing yards overall.  

Daoust got into the action again at the start of the fourth quarter with his second interception of the game, returning the ball 16-yards to the Colby 25.  Honig then drove the Jeffs to the 10-yard line and found Wright through a pair of cutting defenders in the end zone to ice the game at 28-14. 

Amherst held Colby, owners of the top offensive attack in the NESCAC, to just 276 yards of total offense, including a mere 32 yards rushing -- both season-lows.  McGee pounded Conley for four sacks and led the Jeffs with a
game-high 10 tackles.  Junior safety Jay Hutchins also had 10 tackles, including five unassisted.

Meanwhile, Conley went 24-for-43 passing with 244 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions, while Noyes caught nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown.  Sophomore linebacker Mike Moran led the Mules with eight tackles, all unassisted. 

Amherst's win over Colby concluded a wild day in the NESAC that saw four teams move into a tie for first place with matching 3-1 records.   The Jeffs are off to their best start since finishing 7-1 in 1997.

Hobart 28, Franklin & Marshall 10
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Hobart's Keith Brandon rushed for a game-high 178 yards as the Statesmen downed Franklin & Marshall 28-10 in non-conference football action.

Andy Gilburg booted a record 77-yard punt, breaking the 71-yard mark of Lewis Stevenson from a Nov. 13, 1976 game against Muhlenberg. Gilburg's previous career best was a 70 yarder at Catholic University in the opening game of the 1999 season Sept. 11, 1999.

On defense, Hobart was dominating sacking Franklin & Marshall quarterback David Makson five times for 57 yards and intercepting three passes. Overall, the Statesmen tallied 13 tackles for a loss of 70 yards and batted away eight pass attempts by the Diplomats.

With 1:32 gone in the game, Makson's first passing attempt was picked off by Rob Gould who returned it 28 yards to the endzone for a quick 8-0 lead. F&M (0-6) answered back on a 1-yard dash by Kevin Noonan and a safety off a bad snap on a Hobart punt attempt to lead 10-8 midway through the second half, the first time all-year the Diplomats have led in a game.

Hobart answered back with an 18-yard field goal by Rob Crisafulli in the closing minutes of the half, as Hobart went into the locker rooms leading 11-10.

Following halftime, a 37-yard field goal by Crisafulli and two fourth quarter touchdown runs by Keith Brandon pushed the Hobart lead to the 28-10 final.
Overall, eight different receivers caught a pass for F&M, a season high, led by wide receiver Justin Salton with four for 53 yards.

Case Western 7, Kings Point 6
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Case Western Reserve posted a 7-6 win against Kings Point this afternoon at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Tomb Field. In a very evenly matched game, the Mariners outgained the Spartans, 369-216, and averaged 4.9 yards per play as opposed to Case Western's 3.2-yard per play average.  Each team had a back rush for over 100 yards.

After a scoreless affair in the first quarter, the Spartans struck first when senior quarterback Tom Kauffman hit senior wideout Chuck Arnold on a 7-yard scoring strike at 5:26 in the second. The score resulted from a Kings Point fumble on their own 12-yard line, forced and recovered by senior defensive end Tim Gustafson. Senior kicker Joey Pearce added the extra point.

In the third, the Mariners got on the board at 4:21. Freshman quarterback Dan Circelli connected with junior wideout Jay DeBruhl on a 22-yard pass play to add six points for the Blue and Gray. On the extra point attempt, the snap was bad. Circelli fielded the ball and attempted to pass for the two-point conversion. The attempt was unsuccessful and the Mariners trailed 7-6.

The Mariners (2-5) had a chance to post the win in the fourth when they attempted a 40-yard field goal at 6:14. Freshman Mike DePaulo of Case Western got a hand on the ball and blocked the kick. The Spartans (2-4) were then able to hang on for the win.

Leading the Spartan offense was sophomore John Kobs who ran for 127 yards in 28 tries. Kauffman was 9-for-26 for 70 yards and the score. Sophomore punter Tom Penoyar had an awesome day with 11 punts for 479 yards, averaging 43.5 yards per kick. Defensively, sophomore defensive back Joe Orlandini had the best game with 13 tackles and two tackles for loss (nine yards). Freshman Mark Lembach and freshman Jon Mitchem each had six stops.

For the Mariners, senior tailback Tori Fredericks gained 120 yards on 24 carries. He also had a kick return for 36 yards. DeBruhl led the receivers with 104 yards in seven catches with the touchdown. He also rushed for 18 yards in two attempts. Senior fullback Shawn Johnson had four carries for 38 yards. He was also the Mariners' punter and had six kicks for 255 yards (42.5 yard average). Junior Will Felch caught six passes for 46 yards and returned two punts for 39 yards.

On the other side of the ball, senior lineman Chris Lopez led the team with eight solo tackles and a sack for three yards. Senior Doug Oldham had six stops and a pass deflection. Junior Paul Boulos, freshman Kyle Franklin, and
sophomore Jason Rowland each had five tackles. Franklin added a sack for four yards as well.