Scoreboard

Week Nine Game Summaries

Austin 33, Mississippi College 30
CLINTON, Miss. -- Chad Turner kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired to lift Austin College to a 33-30 come-from-behind win over Mississippi College before 4,728 at Robinson-Hale Stadium.

Austin improved to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the American Southwest Conference, while MC dropped its fourth in a row and fell to 2-6, 2-5.

After the Kangaroos picked off a Payton Perrett pass with 30 seconds remaining in the contest, AC backup quarterback Travis Stein completed passes of 26, 16 and 22 yards, moving the ball 64 yards to the MC 3, which set up Turner's winning kick.

The Choctaws failed to hold a 30-9 halftime lead as Austin mounted its comeback. The Kangaroos fought to within a touchdown at 30-23 with a pair of third-quarter touchdown runs by Josh DuBose and Stein.

AC set up the tying score when Jason George broke through and blocked Wilson Hillman's punt and Braylon Curry recovered at the MC 11. Stein then connected with Roby Nunn from 11 yards out on the next play to even the score with 1:04 left in the game.

Stein, who filled in for ineffective starter Keiston Alexander, completed 15 of 26 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown. Aaron Kernek, who ranked second nationally averaging 174 yards a game, was held to 87 yards on 25 attempts. Ian Bunn caught four passes for 106 yards.

Perrett matched Stein numbers-wise, completing 26 of 42 for 256 yards and two touchdowns. Vance Andry and Kris Pickle each pulled in eight receptions for 85 and 65 yards, respectively. Freshman Erik Haas provided a first-half spark for the Choctaw offense, rushing for 57 yards, but did not play a down in the second half.

The Choctaws built a 30-9 halftime lead behind three Austin turnovers, which all set up MC scores. Haas scored on a 21-yard run, and following a Kernek fumble one minute later, Perrett threw an 11-yard TD pass to Kris Pickle. Alvin Peyton added a 1-yard run and Clint Harrison made a diving catch in the back of the end zone for a 25-yard score.

Bridgewater 38, Washington & Lee 10
BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- Bridgewater scored 26 unanswered points in the final two and a half quarters to hand Washington and Lee its third loss of the season 38-10 in ODAC football action on Saturday afternoon.

Bridgewater was led by quarterback Jason Lutz who went 13-of-16 for 203
yards and three touchdowns He also ran for 56 yards and another score.
Running back Davon Cruz totaled 177 yards on 21 carries.

W&L (5-3, 2-3) got on the board first at the 8:36 mark in the first quarter on a 43-yard field goal by junior placekicker Brad Wiginton. The kick was a career long for Wiginton.

Bridgewater would answer four minutes and seven seconds later on a 7-yard touchdown run by Cruz. The extra point was blocked which kept the score at 6-3. Lutz then found wide receiver Marcus Richardson on a 12-yard touchdown pass to up the Eagle lead to 12-6. Bridgewater's attempt at the two-point conversion failed.

Washington and Lee cut the lead to two points with 12:13 left in the second quarter on a 2-yard touchdown by Marc Watson. Watson finished the day with 116 yards on 26 carries.

Lutz threw his second touchdown pass of the half 1:30 later to Andre Jones to put the Eagles ahead at the half 19-10.

Bridgewater (7-1, 4-1 ODAC) scored with three minutes left in the third quarter after an eight-play, 90-yard drive was capped by an 8-yard touchdown run by Michael Kolley.

Lutz then found Van Williams on a 26-yard touchdown with 40 seconds to play in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 32-10. Lutz finished the scoring for on a 7-yard touchdown jaunt.

The Generals were led by Watson and sophomore wide receiver Chris Sullivan. Sullivan caught four passes for 49 yards and rushed twice for 25 yards. Sophomore quarterback Bobby Littlehale completed 12 of 24 attempts for 130 yards and was intercepted once. Junior defensive end Jeff Bahl continued his steady play with eight tackles and two fumble recoveries.

Linfield 42, Puget Sound 7
McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- No. 12 Linfield took advantage of good field position and steady pressure on defense to defeat Puget Sound 42-7 in a Northwest Conference football game at Maxwell Field. The Wildcats (7-0, 3-0 NWC) moved to within two victories of their first conference championship since 1994. They held UPS (4-3, 2-2) to 154 yards of offense, including just 11 yards on the ground. The Loggers came into the game averaging 319 yards of offense, 105 of it rushing.

Marty Williams scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and Curt Musser passed for 224 yards and one score to lead the Wildcats on offense. Linebacker Hans Evenson had 11 total tackles, including seven stops for losses of 23 yards.

The Wildcats drove to the UPS 5 on their opening series, but Williams was stopped up the middle on fourth and 4. On the ensuing series, Puget Sound's punt was blocked and recovered at the Loggers' 3, allowing Ray Lions to scoop up the ball up for a quick six points. Moments later, after a short UPS punt, Musser hit Sonte' Wong with a 38-yard scoring strike to push the Wildcats' lead to 14-0 with 4:34 left in the opening quarter.

At 5:32 of the second, Loggers tailback Chad Mahoe capped a 9-play, 52-yard drive with a short TD run, set up by a pass interference penalty that placed the ball at the Linfield 2.

Williams put the Wildcats back in front by 14 just before halftime with a 3-yard over the right side of the line.

Linfield moved to the UPS 14 to start the second half but Musser was picked off in the end zone by the Loggers' Bobby Jones. After Wong's punt return gave Linfield the ball back at the UPS 22, the Wildcats marched five plays for another TD, a 4-yard blast up the middle by Williams.

David Russell added to the Wildcats' lead with a 29-yard run that broke several tackles along the way. The TD capped a six-play, 80-yard drive that put Linfield in front 35-7. Less than a minute later, Alex Rix intercepted backup Bret Burton and returned the ball to the UPS 1. Two plays later, Aaron Fisher blasted over from 1 yard out for his first touchdown as a Wildcat. 

UPS starter Craig Knapp completed 22 of 37 for 143 yards but he was sacked twice and intercepted once. Mahoe carried 12 times for 20 yards. The Loggers were forced to punt 11 times, averaging 24.3 yards per attempt.

Wisconsin Lutheran 20, Rockford 2
MILWAUKEE -- A stalled drive inside the Wisconsin Lutheran 1-yard line was the difference in this game as the Warriors turned a 2-0 deficit into a 20-2 victory with a 99-yard drive and 20 fourth-quarter points at Valley Field.

Despite gaining 174 yards at intermission, Rockford only led 2-0 when Mike Roscoe blocked an Andy Rennicke punt and Hank Haime tackled Rennicke in the end zone in the second period.

The Regents (1-8) firing in the third quarter and used another turnover to move the ball deep into Lutheran territory with a chance to take a commanding lead in this defensive battle.

Warriors quarterback Dustin Reynolds was intercepted by Shae-Mone Scruggs at the Lutheran 15-yard line and the Regents quickly moved to the three. But four consecutive running plays netted only 2 yards as Rockford was denied the touchdown by a foot.

Wisconsin Lutheran used the momentum swing to drive 99 yards in 15 plays while running 7:17 off the clock. And when Aaron Biebert scored from 7 yards out with 11:27 remaining, the air was taken from the Regents' sails.

The Warriors then took their next possession and drove 46 yards in eight plays for a score and then turned a Bob Peterson interception into a 47-yard touchdown return to put the contest away.

The loss hit deep for Regent head coach Vic Clark. During his postgame talk with his team, his eyes swelled and his voice cracked as he apologized to his squad.

"This loss was my fault," Clark said later. "I should have put in more physical personnel when we were near the goal line and I didn't. That was the turning point of the ballgame and I've got to put the blame on myself."

Although it was the turning point of the contest, the goal line stand by Wisconsin Lutheran was about the only difference in the two squads.
The Warriors only outgained the Regents 248-239, with Rockford holding a 134-116 advantage in the rushing department.

The Regents held the football for almost 35 minutes, while Rockford recorded one of their best third-down conversion ratios of the season (8-for-18).

Terrence Pirtle led the Rockford ground game with 56 yards on 14 carries. Peterson completed 17 of 35 for 128 yards, with Mike Naymola hauling in eight for 71.

Clark said his team's inability to finish drives in the first half gave Lutheran the opportunity for the win.

"We didn't finish drives in the first half and that gave Lutheran a chance in the second half and they took advantage of it," Clark continued. "We were able to move the football, but when you have chances to score and don't take advantage of it, you give your opponent too much of a chance."

Defensively the Regents played a solid contest and gave the offense a chance for victory. Dennis Domsky paced Rockford with nine tackles -- all unassisted -- while Kendrick Thomas and Steve Crawford had seven each. Scruggs tallied five, including two sacks for 17 yards.

Wisconsin Lutheran improved its season record to 2-6, both wins coming against the Regents.

St. Norbert 34, Lake Forest 13
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- No. 21 St. Norbert matched the season records of the 1946 and 1957 squads as the Green Knights moved to 8-0 this season with a 34-13 win over Lake Forest at Farwell Field. St. Norbert needs to win just one of its last two games to clinch a berth in the NCAA Division III Playoffs and a share of its second consecutive Midwest Conference championship.

St. Norbert got off to a sluggish start against the Foresters, leading 7-0 at halftime. The Green Knights marched 92 yards in 11 plays late in the second quarter before Luke Ott found Mike Lynn on a 4-yard touchdown pass with 1:22 left in the half.

The Green Knights sealed the win with 20 third-quarter points, one on a 35-yard Ott to Lynn score, a 1-yard plunge by Matt O'Grady and a 3-yard touchdown pass from Luke Ott to Matt Hanson. O'Grady rounded out St. Norbert's scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

St. Norbert's shutout streak of three games came to an end at 8:58 in the fourth quarter when Andy Heikes found Nick Harrison on an 8-yard touchdown pass.

O'Grady rushed 26 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns, which gives him a season total of 1,139 yards. O'Grady is in striking distance of former Green Bay Packer Larry Krause's school record of 1,325 yards set in 1969. O'Grady has 692 yards rushing in his last three games.

Heikes led the Foresters (3-5, 3-4 MWC) on 11 of 22 passing for 171 yards and also rushed for 22 yards.

St. Norbert's defense was led by Dwensel Petty's 16 tackles. Jerimiah Janssen posted 13 tackles, including three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks. Janssen now has 20 TFL and eight sacks this season.

Thomas More 17, Defiance 7
DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Will Castleberry carried 45 times for 294 yards as No. 25 Thomas More defeated Defiance 17-7 to improve to 8-1.

After a scoreless first quarter, Thomas More put together a 13-play, 67-yard drive to score with 7:17 left in the second quarter.  The drive was capped by a Jesse Lowrey to Joe Sacco 2 yard pass on fourth down for the game's first score.  

As the Saint defense continued to hold the Yellow Jackets at bay, the offense took possession with less than a minute left in the half to set up the game's second score.  With 11 seconds remaining, Jeff Runion hit a school-record 48 yard field goal to increase the Thomas More lead to 10-0 at the half.  

The second half continued to be a defensive struggle, with Defiance taking a TMC fumble and driving 76 yards for its lone score on the afternoon.  The drive was capped with a Graher to Gering 20-yard pass.  

Castleberry answered to put the Saints up 10 with a 61-yard run for a touchdown with 14:10 left in the game.  A late drive by Defiance threatened to close the gap, but the Saint defense held on four consecutive downs from the 24 to end the scoring hopes.  The Saints ran out the clock to ensure the victory.

Castleberry improved his season total to 1,555 yards.

Frostburg State 13, New Jersey City 0
FROSTBURG, Md. -- Sophomore Grant Burrough tossed his first career touchdown pass and the Bobcat defense forced eight turnovers, including six interceptions, as Frostburg State shut out New Jersey City 13-0 on Senior Day at Bobcat Stadium.

Burrough, making his first career start in place of injured senior Billy Jackson, led the Bobcats on a 13-play, 69-yard drive on their opening possession,  capping the march with a 13-yard scoring pass to junior Aaron Deeb to give FSU a 7-0 lead with 6:09 left in the first quarter. Burrough completed five of his first seven passes for 54 yards, including a 15-yard strike to Deeb on third-and-13 from the NJCU 23 to keep the Bobcat scoring drive alive. He finished 13-of-25 for 137 yards.

The lone scoring of the second half came when NJCU's Sharif Battle fumbled a fair-catch attempt of a punt at his own 3-yard line and Bobcat freshman Tim Pearson pounced on the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown with 8:08 remaining in the game. The extra point snap sailed high as Frostburg State took a 13-0 lead.

The Bobcat defense was again impressive, with its six interceptions one shy of the school's single-game record. Senior Chris Seguinot recorded seven tackles, picked off a pair of passes, broke up three passes, and also recovered a fumble deep in FSU territory, while senior Derek Kirk recorded interceptions on back-to-back NJCU drives in the fourth quarter. Kirk also held Gothic Knight receiver Ryshaun Conover, who earned NJAC Rookie of the Week honors the last two weeks, without a catch.

Senior Brian McElhenny recorded his 19th career interception midway through the third quarter to break the Frostburg State all-time record held by Keith Shorter and Ron Wallace.

The second half was a battle of futility for both offenses. Of its nine possessions after halftime, NJCU was victimized for five interceptions, turned the ball over on downs three times, and punted once. Gothic Knight quarterback Darren Miller was intercepted on NJCU's last four drives and finished 12-for-37 for 142 yards and six interceptions.

Frostburg State (3-5) suffered similar frustration, punting six times and losing the ball on a fumble and an interception. The Bobcats also turned the ball over on a botched punt attempt that resulted in a loss of 33 yards and gave the Gothic Knights the ball at the FSU 30 with 5:15 left in the game.

Senior Chris Perkins ran for a game-high 85 yards on 14 carries. Deeb and sophomore Reggie Brown each caught four passes for 57 yards. Dan Harrison led the Gothic Knights (2-6) with 74 yards in 15 carries, while Lou Turso caught four passes for a game-high 57 yards.

Allegheny 54, Wabash 45
Allegheny and Wabash battled for 4½ hours before the Gators handed Wabash a 54-45 loss. Eight Wabash single-game records and four North Coast Athletic Conference records were set in the contest.

Wabash quarterback Jake Knott continued to rewrite the record book. The sophomore broke his own single-game passing yardage mark by throwing for 459 yards in the loss. His yardage total was also a conference single-game record. Knott also set the Wabash mark for passing attempts and completions in a single game by going 40-for-68 with two interceptions and six touchdowns. His 40 completions tied the NCAC record and set a Wabash record.

Kurt Casper hit the record books by breaking the Wabash and NCAC single-game record for receiving yards with 250. Casper also set a Wabash single-game TD reception record with four.

Allegheny jumped out to a 21-6 lead in the first few seconds of the second quarter only to see Wabash roar back to tie the game in the third quarter after a Knott 33-yard TD pass to Brent Graber and a Knott 1-yard run. Allegheny answered with two more touchdowns to take a 41-27 lead. Wabash (5-3, 4-3 NCAC) came back with an 11-yard pass from Knott to Casper to cut the lead to eight.

The Gators scored again to move in front 47-33. That's when Knott found Casper two more times on pass of 11 and 65-yards for scores to make it a two point contest. After the Wabash defense held again at midfield, the Little Giants took over at the one yard line. Allegheny put the game away, coming up with an interception on the first play of the Wabash series and scored two plays later to secure the 54-45 victory.

Nathan Boulais and Treven Upkes led the Wabash defense, as each finished the game with 16 tackles. Defensive tackle B.J. Hammer, who was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for his performance last weekend at Hiram, scooped up a fumble and rumbled 93 yards before going down at the 1-yard line, setting a Wabash record for the longest fumble return.

Whitworth 17, Eastern Oregon 13
TACOMA, Wash. -- Scott Biglin hit Ty McGregor with a 9-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds to play to lift Whitworth to a 17-13 win against visiting Eastern Oregon in a non-conference football game in the Whitworth Pine Bowl.  The winning score came only 25 seconds after Eastern had apparently won the game with a 51-yard field goal.

The last-second win is the second in two years by the Pirates over the Mountaineers.  Whitworth won 31-28 in La Grande, Ore., in 1999 on a 16-yard touchdown with :32 to play.  With the win the Pirates improve to 5-2 and secure their first winning season since 1990.  EOU falls to 2-6.

Chris Setser nailed a field goal from 51 yards with :36 to play, giving the Mountaineers a 13-10 lead.  EOU drove 29 yards in 10 plays, taking off 4:33 from the clock.  Quarterback Chuck Nyby completed passes of 14 yards to Phil Nyby and 13 yards to Matt Hamlin to set up the apparent winning kick.

Whitworth took over on its own 34-yard line with :36 to play after a 16-yard kick-off return by Jared Hansen.  The Pirates only took three plays to score, and all were completions from quarterback Biglin to wide receiver McGregor.  The first went for 9 yards before McGregor got out of bounds with :29 to go.  The next play was key, as Biglin hit McGregor near the Whitworth sideline on the Eastern 30-yard line.  McGregor eluded his defender and carried to the Eastern 14.  After a defensive offsides penalty, Biglin hit McGregor with the winning touchdown.

The Mountaineers had one last play after taking over on their own 41-yard line.  But Nyby's long pass was knocked away by Ian Sanders and Whitworth had its fourth win in a row.

Eastern opened the scoring by marching 50 yards on its first possession, which ended with a 31-yard field goal by Setser.

The Mountaineer defense, which came into the game allowing 37 points per game, dominated the first half.  They held the Pirates scoreless, allowing only 60 total yards and four first downs.  But Eastern, which gained 220 yards of offense in the first half and had 12 first downs, could not score again after their first drive.  Their best chance came late in the second quarter, but Nyby's pass was intercepted by Ian Sanders on the Pirate 10-yard line.

Whitworth scored on the opening drive of the second half to take a 7-3 lead.  The Pirates marched 63 yards in seven plays, capped by an 11-yard pass from Biglin to Eric Shebairo.

After an exchange of punts, Eastern found itself on its own 2-yard line.  But the Mountaineers drove 98-yards in 8 plays to score on a 55-yard pass from Nyby to Brian Pritchett with 1:58 to play in the third quarter.  A key play in the drive was a roughing the punter penalty called against the Pirates on the EOU 26-yard line, which gave EOU an automatic first down.

Trailing 10-7, Whitworth took over on its own 25-yard line with 8:32 to play.  The Pirates got to the Mountaineer 8-yard line before Paul Alejo kicked a 25-yard field goal that tied the game with 5:09 to play.  Eastern took over for its long field goal drive on the next possession.

Wheaton 28, Elmhurst 24
ELMHURST, Ill. – Wheaton (6-2, 4-1) played a solid third quarter and created some big plays to gain a 28-24 CCIW win against Elmhurst (2-6, 1-4). Wheaton overcame five turnovers and rallied from a 21-0 deficit midway through the first half by scoring 28 unanswered points.

Elmhurst mustered one last attempt at a scoring drive as the Bluejays began a drive on their own two-yard line with 2:15 left in the game and marched the ball all the way to the Wheaton 36-yard line. However, Wheaton linebacker J.D. Leman intercepted a pass by Bluejay quarterback Jaun Quesada at the Wheaton 18-yard line and returned it 73 yards to the Elmhurst 9-yard line to seal the victory for the Thunder.

A Wheaton fumble on the opening kickoff that was picked up by the Bluejays at the Wheaton 22-yard line led to a one-yard touchdown run by Elmhurst's Rasand Hall. Hall's touchdown scamper gave the hosts a 7-0 lead with 12:58 to play in the first quarter and capped a five-play drive of 22 yards.

With 7:40 left in the first quarter Elmhurst's Dallas Till intercepted a Wheaton pass attempt that gave the Bluejays the ball on the Thunder 14-yard line. Elmhurst capitalized on the Wheaton turnover as running back Chris Welter ran for three yards into the end zone capping a two-play drive of 14 yards that gave Elmhurst a 14-0 lead. With 10:26 left in the second quarter Elmhurst quarterback Quesada ran for one-yard into the end zone giving the hosts a 21-0 lead. Quesada's touchdown capped an eight-play drive of 37 yards.

With 5:29 left to play in the second quarter Wheaton's Brian Pastermack blocked a Bluejay punt attempt on the Elmhurst seven-yard line as Wheaton recorded a safety as the ball rolled out of the end zone made it a 21-2 Elmhurst advantage. With 1:33 left in the first half Wheaton quarterback Neil Anderson ran three yards into the end zone and cutting the Elmhurst lead to 21-9 for a score that would stick until halftime. Anderson's touchdown run capped a methodical 10-play, run-dominated drive of 54 yards.

Wheaton continued its scoring burst to begin the third quarter when Chris Baughman's kickoff to open the half did not touch a Bluejay player and was recovered by the Thunder at the Elmhurst 21-yard line. Eight rushing plays later Wheaton was in the end zone thanks to a 2-yard touchdown run by Neil Anderson that cut the Elmhurst lead to 21-16. Wheaton took the lead at 22-21 with 8:46 left in the third quarter when Neil Anderson found senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos on an 18-yard touchdown pass. The Wheaton touchdown was setup by a 26-yard punt return by sophomore Mike Whalen.

Wheaton secured its lead at 28-21 with 8:26 left to play in the game on a 19-yard touchdown run by Pastermack. Elmhurst cut the guests lead to 28-24 with 4:48 left in the game thanks to a 35-yard field goal by Mike Jacklin. Elmhurst's next drive was its final one of the game that saw the Bluejays drive downfield, only to see Leman run back his third interception of the year.

The Wheaton offense ran for 153 yards on the day, while only passing for 72 yards and 225 yards of total offense. Pastermack, the reigning CCIW Offensive Player of the Week ran for 100 on 19 carries with one touchdown run and the important punt block that resulted in a safety. Neil Anderson was 6-11 passing for 72 yards with one interception and one touchdown toss.

The Wheaton defense held Elmhurst to 218 yards of total offense with 86 rushing yards and 132 passing yards. Leman was the leading tackler for the Thunder with 15 total tackles (six solo) the 72-yard interception return, a pass broken up and one tackle for lost yardage (minus-1 yard). Freshman defensive back Grant Tillotson recorded 10 total tackles (five solo) with two tackles for lost yardage (minus-4 yards). Senior defensive end Darryn Wiebe made eight total tackles (four solo) with four tackles for lost yardage (minus- 29 yards) and 1½ quarterback sacks (minus-23 yards).

Welter was the leading rusher for the Bluejays with 51 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown. Quesada was 9-23 passing with the one interception. The Bluejay defense was paced by Dallas Till with 16 total tackles (seven solos), one interception, three tackles for lost yardage (minus-5 yards) and one quarterback sack (minus-2 yards).

DePauw 30, Centre 23
DANVILLE, Ky. -- After opening the season with four losses by a total of 18 points, the Tigers made it all the way back to .500 with their fourth straight win as they defeated host Centre 30-23 in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest. DePauw improved to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the SCAC, while Centre fell to 4-4 and 2-3.

Ben Murray's 25-yard field goal and Jason Lee's 1-yard run gave the Tigers a 10-0 first quarter lead before Centre quarterback Drew Mildren teamed with Ely Santos on a 34-yard scoring play to cut the gap to 10-6 at halftime.

After the defense opened the second half by pinning the Colonels deep in their own territory, the Tiger offense wasted little time in covering 32 yards in seven plays with A.J. Smart rushing in from two yards out for the score to make it 17-6 with 11:48 left in the third.

Later in the quarter, after Shawn Odle's interception at the Centre 13, Lee rushed in for another score from the 1-yard line to give DePauw a 24-6 advantage with 5:47 remaining in the third.

After a pair of DePauw sacks moved the hosts back to their own 29, Mildren teamed with Joe Guthrie for a 71-yard score. The point-after kick failed and DePauw's lead was cut to 24-12 with only 1:03 left in the third.

DePauw made it 30-12 in the fourth on two field goals from Murray of 36 and 33 yards, respectively.

Centre closed to within 10 after driving 70 yards in eight plays and in 2:05 with Mildren connecting on a 3-yard pass to Jeremy Gomez. Mildren tossed the two-point conversion pass to Guthrie to cut the Tigers' lead to 30-20 with 3:47 remaining.

The hosts got the ball again with 2:32 left and drove to the DePauw 21, but had to settle for a 37-yard field goal from Nick Zilich with 28 seconds left to make it 30-23. After recovering the second Centre onside kick in the final four minutes, DePauw was able to run out the clock.

The Tigers' balanced offensive attack included 168 rushing yards and 166 passing, while the defense put together another solid showing by allowing just 11 rushing yards and 299 total. Over the last three games, the DePauw defense has allowed only 30 yards in 78 attempts.

Matt King led the Tigers with 85 rushing yards, while Smart added 54. Joe Schoen hauled in six passes for 66 yards and Neville Grant had five for 59 yards. Lee finished with 13 of 30 passing for 166 yards.

Mildren completed 21 of 36 for 288 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted three times. Guthrie caught six passes for 125 yards, while Gomez also hauled in six for 60 yards.

Jason Geringer and Mike Laszynski led the defense with six tackles each. In all, the Tigers sacked Mildren six times with Brian Close pacing DePauw with 3½. Eric Heyman and Carter Conley each had nine tackles for the Colonels.