Scoreboard

Week Ten Game Summaries

Bethel 49, St. Thomas 31
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bethel won its first ever MIAC title in a come-from-behind shootout win against St. Thomas on Friday night at the H.H.H. Metrodome.

St. Thomas jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Nick Ambrasas to Justin Hall and a 4-yard Phil Remes run.

Bethel scored three unanswered touchdowns to take a 21-14 lead with 4:12 remaining in the second quarter before  Remes scored on another 4-yard run to tie the score going into halftime.

With St. Thomas ahead 31-28 with 1:30 left in the third quarter, Bethel proceeded to score three more unanswered touchdowns to blow the game open and seal their conference championship.

Leading the Royals on offense was sophomore quarterback Scott Kirchoff who completed 16 of 30 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns. After throwing for 96 yards in the first half, he was 10 for 13 for 190 yards and three touchdowns in the last two quarters. Senior receiver Deon Jordan caught five passes for 75 yards and one touchdown. Junior Jordy Hage caught three passes for 45 yards.

Senior running back Josh Savageau led Bethel's rushing attack with a season high 128 yards on 15 carries, including a 58-yard touchdown.

Bethel's defense, who is leading the nation in turnover ratio, intercepted two passes. Junior Nate Klint intercepted a fourth-quarter Ambrasas pass and lateraled to senior Ben Matthews, who returned it 25 yards for Bethel's final touchdown.

Jake Barkley, the MIAC's leading rusher, rushed for 77 yards in the first half, yet Bethel's defense held him to just 40 yards in the second half.

Bethel is 9-0 on the season and 8-0 in the MIAC. They play at Augsburg next Saturday. St. Thomas drops 5-4 overall and 5-3 in the MIAC. The Tommies host Hamline next Saturday.

Bates 44, Bowdoin 13
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Bates sophomore Kane Jankoski threw three touchdown passes and sophomore running back Sean Atkins amassed 175 yards along with a score, helping the Bobcats roll to a 44-13 victory over Bowdoin. Sophomore Marc VanKeuren also helped out the Bates (1-6) cause with two touchdown runs.

Bates took a 6-0 lead with 13 ticks left in the first quarter as Jankoski hit first-year tight end Mike Moynahan with the first of two scoring strikes. Bowdoin (0-7) answered as senior Tim Lawson broke free off the left side and rumbled 56 yards  to tie the score at 6-6 early in the second frame. However, that is as close as the game would get as Bates scored three unanswered touchdowns before the end of the half to take a 27-6 cushion into the break. The Bobcats blocked punts in the second that turned directly into 14 Bates points.

Midway through the third period Bowdoin trimmed the Bates lead to 17-13 as junior Mike Taylor scored on a 9-yard rush. Bates answered before the end of the third on VanKeuren's first score -- a 2-yard plunge -- for a 34-13 lead that ballooned to 44-13 with a Rejean Guerriero 25-yard field goal and VanKeuren's second touchdown.

Jankoski completed 11 of 18 passes for just 90 yards with two interceptions, but three of his passes ended in paydirt. Three Bowdoin quarterbacks combined to go 6-for-17 with three interceptions. Lawson led the Polar Bear effort with 135 yards on 26 carries and a touchdown.

Widener 46, Lebanon Valley 14
CHESTER, Pa. -- Mike Granato spurred No. 22 Widener to a 46-14 MAC Commonwealth victory over Lebanon Valley (3-6; 2-3) at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium in Chester.  The victory gave Widener (8-1; 4-0) its conference-leading 14th Middle Atlantic Conference championship and clinched the automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. 

Granato had the best game of his career, playing in his final home game of his collegiate career.  He completed 17-of-22 passes for a school record 435 yards and five touchdowns, most of which was accomplished in the first half.  He completed 15 of his 19 first half passes for 378 yards and three touchdowns.  Granato became the first player in school history to throw for over 400 yards twice in a career as he broke his own school record by 10 yards.  He also tied his own school record of five touchdown passes.

Michael Coleman caught touchdown passes of 90 and 10 yards in the second quarter to tie the school record for career touchdown receptions at 27.  He finished the half, and the game, with five catches for 184 yards.  Jim Jones picked up 193 yards and a touchdown in the first half and closed out the game with 11 catches for a school record of 250 yards and three touchdowns, tying Coleman's school record for touchdowns in a game.

Both players surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in a season, the first time in school history two players have reached the milestone.  It was the second straight year Jones went over 1,000 yards.  Jones is now at 1,196, a career-high and school record, while Coleman is at 1,144. 

Widener led 33-7 at halftime but Widener and Lebanon Valley were tied at seven after one quarter of play.   Jones, who also carried the ball four times for 22 yards, gave Widener a 7-0 lead with 11:10 left in the opening quarter as he ran in from 11 yards out. 

Lebanon Valley's Scott Marek pulled in a 19-yard pass from Dennis Yagmourian (18-for-38 for 206 yards, two touchdowns) with 6:18 left in the first quarter to tie up the game.

The game then belonged to Widener, which rolled up a season-high 596 yards of total offense.  The Pioneers rattled off 32 unanswered points and the defense contributed six points as Mark DelTin returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown with 1:22 left before halftime.

Lebanon Valley's final score of the game came with 9:03 left in the third quarter as Chris George pulled in a 12-yard pass, capping an 11-play, 73-yard drive. 

Western Maryland 41, Swarthmore 21
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Western Maryland rushed for a school-record 411 yards Saturday in a 41-21 victory over Swarthmore. The win clinched a fourth consecutive Centennial Conference outright football championship for the Green Terror and secured an NCAA Division III postseason bid in the process.

Junior quarterback Boo Harris broke off an 89-yard touchdown run on Western Maryland's first offensive play of the game, and the Terror did not look back. WMC's rushing effort surpassed the 395 yards posted by the 1971 team against Widener.

Harris added an individual record in the contest as well. His 149 rushing yards in the game gave him 856 on the season -- breaking the school and Centennial Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Ron Sermarini set the previous mark of 851 last year.

WMC jumped out to a 34-7 lead by the half, and scored on the first drive of the second half.  Joe Kendorski, playing in his last regular season home game, picked up 102 yards on 14 carries and added a touchdown. Jemel Johnson and Brandon Brown racked up 52 and 78 yards, respectively, with Johnson contributing two touchdowns.

Swarthmore made a belated comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, punching into the end zone with 5:18 remaining in the game, on a 4-yard pass from Chris Loeffer, who replaced the injured Scott Murray.  On the ensuing kickoff, Swarthmore recovered an on-side kick on its own 43-yard line.  The Garnet capped a 57-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown plunge from starting tailback, Ken Clark.

Defensively, Jason Wingeart continued to be the star for the Terror, picking off his sixth pass of the season. He also posted five tackles, three passes defended and 1½ quarterback sacks.

Susquehanna 16, Lycoming 14
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Isaac Hernandez rushed for 123 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Susquehanna to a 16-14 upset of No. 18 Lycoming. The Crusaders scored 13 unanswered points in the third quarter to take their first lead of the game and hung on for the two-point victory. The Warriors missed a 33-yard field goal attempt with just under a minute to play, sealing Susquehanna's win.

Lycoming opened the scoring on their first drive, marching 87 yards in eight plays for a touchdown. The drive was keyed by a 29-yard pass play from Joe Feerrar to Tom Zulkowski. Jared Morris scored the touchdown from six yards out.

The Crusaders closed the gap to 7-3 midway through the second quarter on a 34-yard field goal by Andy Nadler. The kick through the uprights capped a 28-yard scoring drive.

Lycoming responded on their next possession to go ahead 14-3 before the half. Ricky Lannetti gave the Warriors excellent field position, returning the kickoff 36 yards to the Lycoming 48. The offense then marched down the field on six plays for the lead-extending score. Mike Selvenis dove over the goal line from one yard out and John Shaffer connected on his second point-after attempt of the afternoon.

Susquehanna (6-3) came out of the locker room and immediately stole the momentum. On their opening drive, the Crusaders went 80 yards in nine plays to score a touchdown and pull within four. Quarterback Mike Bowman completed four-of-five passes for 70 yards on the drive, including a 33 yards pass to Jon Dvorshock. Hernandez scored the first of a pair of touchdowns from 4 yards out.

Susquehanna's defense then forced Lycoming to go three-and-out on the ensuing possession. Bowman immediately hooked up with Josh Kitchin for a 47-yard pass play that gave the Crusaders first-and-goal from the 2. Hernandez dove across the goal line on the next play to give Susquehanna their first lead of the game and what would be the game-winning score. The point-after try was no good, leaving the score at 16-14 with more than a quarter to play.

Lycoming (6-2) threatened to regain the lead on their next possession, but Feerrar was picked off by Dennis Kodak at Susquehanna's 26-yard line on the tenth play of the drive. The Warrior offense could not mount another drive until late in the fourth quarter. The defense gave Lycoming one final opportunity with 3:24 remaining in the game when Sean Graf forced and recovered a fumble at the Warrior 31-yard line.

Feerrar connected with high school teammate Chris Dauber for a 35-yard pass as part of a drive that set up a potential game-winning field goal attempt from 33 yards out. With just 56 seconds to play, Lycoming lined up for the kick but an imperfect snap and a rushed hold led to the kick sailing wide of the uprights.

Feerrar passes for 196 yards on 13-of-21 accuracy with one interception. Tim Deasey led the Warriors ground attack with 92 yards on 24 carries. Zulkowski was Feerrar's favorite target with four catches for 72 yards.

Hernandez finished with 123 yards on 25 carries and the two scores. Bowman completed 19-of-28 passes for 228 yards. He also threw an interception. Kitchin caught seven passes for 93 yards.

Defensively, Susquehanna's Troy Sosnovik led all tacklers with 11 stops. Ryan Rupprecht and Jesse Gambone each had nine tackles for Lycoming. Mark Seagreaves added three sacks on the day.

Springfield 33, Norwich 12
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Senior fullback Jay Miller ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries leading Springfield to a 33-12 win over Norwich in Freedom Football Conference action here at Sabine Field this afternoon.  The Pride clinched the 2000 FFC title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs with the victory.

Trailing 6-0 in the first half, Springfield used a pair of touchdowns from Miller to take a 13-6 lead into halftime.  The senior fullback capped an 11-play, 79-yard drive with a 2-yard scoring run to tie the game at 6-6 less than two minutes into the second quarter.  Sophomore linebacker Jesse Baker recovered a fumble by Cadet senior tailback Robert Wright on NU's next possession to give Springfield great field position at the NU 41-yard line.  Seven plays later, Miller scored again from 9 yards out to send the Pride into the intermission with a 13-6 lead. 

Norwich took a 6-0 lead on the opening possession of the game.  The Cadets drove 72 yards in 10 plays while converting a pair of third downs including an 18-yard pass from freshman quarterback Ben Clark to junior wide receiver Alan Thomas on a third-and-8 at the Pride 29.  Senior tailback Zach Dyer (13 carries, 74 yards) scored from 11 yards out on the next play to give Norwich the early lead. 

The Cadets had an opportunity to tie the game in the second quarter following Miller's second touchdown run.  Senior wide receiver Ryan Squires hit Thomas on an option pass for a 33-yard gain to the Springfield 1.  Facing a first-and-goal, Springfield held the Cadets for no gain on the first two downs, then stopped sophomore fullback Maurice Bennett for a 4-yard loss on third down.  Sophomore placekicker Kenny Hurren then missed a 22-yard field goal attempt with 10:22 remaining and the Cadets came away empty-handed.

Norwich tried an unsuccessful on-side kick attempt to start the second half.  Springfield then drove 46 yards in seven plays with senior quarterback Kevin Cahill scoring on a 5-yard run.  Greg Sweitaj's extra-point kick made it 20-6 with 11:58 remaining in the third quarter.

Springfield carried that advantage into the final quarter before putting the game away on a 6-yard touchdown run by junior halfback Bob Sedlor (eight carries, 42 yards).  The two teams then traded touchdowns in the final 1:55 to account for the final score.

Springfield finished with a 378-224 advantage in total offense.  The Cadet defense limited Springfield to 296 rushing yards, well below the Pride's NCAA-leading 465.9 yards per game average entering the contest. 

Central 24, Wartburg 10
The win assures the Dutch of at least a share of its 24th Iowa Conference title and also a record 15th NCAA playoff appearance.

However, the first half was all Wartburg, as the Knights took a 10-0 lead and limited Central to 143 yards total offense.  Wartburg's Cody Teslow booted a 32-yard field goal in the first quarter, and tailback Tyler Molstre scored on a one-yard run to cap a nine-play, 64-yard second-quarter drive.

Central finally got on the board with 4:47 left in the third quarter, on a three-yard Scott Koerselman pass to Joe Kain, capping a 14-play, 78-yard drive.  On Central's next possession, the Dutch drove 94 yards in 11 plays, with fullback Joe Ritzert scoring from the two on the first play of the fourth quarter for a 14-10 lead.

Wartburg tried a fake punt from its own 39-yard line, but linebacker Jeff Sanger batted down the pass attempt.  Five plays later, Koerselman scored on a 12-yard run, and Marc Kroloff put the game away with a 32-yard field goal, set up by an interception by cornerback Chad Klein.

It's the fourth time this year that Central has won after trailing at the half.  The Dutch have outscored their opponents, 183-14 in the second half, including an amazing 113-0 advantage in the fourth period.

Central outgained Wartburg, 402 yards to 247, and limited the Knights to 104 yards in the second half.  Dutch tailback Joey Liekweg rushed for 112 yards on 19 carries, after gaining just 11 yards in the first half.  Wide receiver Chris McCullough had a career-high 10 receptions for 114 yards. McCullough's leaping, one-handed grab of a 32-yard, third-down Koerselman pass was the key to Central's first scoring drive in the third quarter. Koerselman completed 19 of 27 passes for 187 yards with one interception and one TD.

Wartburg receiver Ryan Rausch had six catches for 49 yards, including five receptions in the first half, and broke the Knights' all-time receiving yardage record.  The senior now holds six Wartburg pass receiving records.  Wartburg quarterback Jacob Olsen completed 10 of 27 passes for 108 yards while Molstre rushed for 83 yards on 16 carries.

Wartburg is now 8-1 and hosts Loras next Saturday.  Central is 9-0 and can wrap up the outright league title at Dubuque in the regular-season finale.

Wittenberg 37, Earlham 14
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg rolled to another big victory Saturday at Edwards-Maurer Field, coming back from an early deficit and several potentially costly turnovers to defeat visiting North Coast Athletic Conference rival Earlham, 37-14. The win was the Tigers' 31st in a row in the regular season and 22nd consecutive in NCAC play, both dating back to Nov. 8, 1997.

The win also improved the Tigers to 10-0 overall in 2000 and 7-0 in the NCAC, the third straight year that Wittenberg has run the table in the regular season and conference action. The Tigers became the first school to capture three consecutive outright NCAC titles and four crowns in a row overall.

But that's just the beginning of what made the win so special for Wittenberg and the nearly 3,000 fans in attendance. On senior recognition day, Head Coach Joe Fincham became the first Tiger coach to reach 50 wins in his career in less than 60 games; senior tailback Casey Donaldson ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns to become the first player in school history to top 5,000 career rushing yards; and the senior class won for the 39th time in regular season play and 41st time overall, both tops in Wittenberg history.

Earlham struck first, taking the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown, the last 69 coming on a perfectly executed pass play from quarterback Jeremiah King to wide receiver Will Hughes. The Tigers then turned the ball over on two consecutive possessions to open the door even wider for the Quakers, but the Wittenberg defense stiffened.

The Tigers finally broke through in familiar fashion as Donaldson found the end zone with 18 seconds left in the first quarter on a 23-yard scamper and then scored two more times to open the second quarter on runs of five and six yards. The touchdowns were the 66th, 67th and 68th of his career and the 20th, 21st and 22nd of this season. The touchdowns gave him 406 points scored in his career, far and away the best in Wittenberg or NCAC history.

Wittenberg poured it on in the second quarter. Senior placekicker Ryan Walker added a 22-yard field goal and then sophomore Ryan Gresham caught a blocked punt and ran 13 yards for the score to make it 31-7 with 2:04 left before halftime. The punt was blocked by junior John Hauser, who is now tied for the team lead with three.

In the second half, Walker tacked on a field goal before giving way to teammate Matthew Johnson, who added a 25 yarder of his own in the fourth quarter. Walker finishes with 247 career points by kicking, second-best in NCAC history and tops in Wittenberg annals. He also wound up with 81 points this season, the second-best total in school history and third-best in NCAC.

Earlham's lone score in the second half came with four seconds left in the third quarter on a 15-yard TD pass from King to Mike Kitchel, who was the top receiver in the game for either team with seven catches for 44 yards.

The Tigers finished with two 100-yard rushers for the third straight week as sophomore Jason Stephan posted 137 yards on 20 carries. Donaldson totaled 155 on 19 carries to run his season yardage to 1,396 and career yardage to 5,112. It was also his eighth 100-yard rushing performance of the season and 24th in his career, both Wittenberg records.

Fincham improved his career record to 50-4 heading into the NCAA Division III playoffs, which start on Nov. 18. Previously, the fastest any Wittenberg coach had reached 50 wins was 61 games by Hall of Famer Dave Maurer in 1975.

Curry 27, Mass-Dartmouth 20
MILTON, Mass. -- Michael Ferrara intercepted a Matt McLaughlin pass late in the fourth quarter, preserving Curry's 27-20 win against Mass-Dartmouth in the season finale for both teams.

The Corsairs (5-4) were marching toward a game-tying score, but on third-and-10 from the Colonels' 17-yard line with nine seconds remaining in the game, Ferrara picked off a pass that was intended for Mass-Dartmouth receiver Mike Armandi.

The Colonels (6-4) stormed out of the starting gate -- building a 20-0 advantage early in the second frame. Raphael Zammit posted Curry's first two touchdowns in the opening quarter. The rookie running back scored on a 5-yard rush to cap an 89-yard Colonels' drive, then ran back a punt 60 yards for a touchdown less than two minutes later. Mass-Dartmouth fell behind by 20 points after Curry quarterback Neal Houghton connected with Tony Giannetti on a 44-yard scoring pass.

The Corsairs fought back prior to halftime, closing the gap to 20-13 after McLaughlin's 13-yard scoring strike to Shane Harris, and a 2-yard touchdown run by Frank Meranda.

McLaughlin's second touchdown toss of the day -- a 34-yard, third-quarter strike to Armandi -- brought Mass-Dartmouth all the way back from its early 20-point deficit. But the game's decisive score came early in the final frame, when Colonels' rookie running back Moses Curry broke through the middle for a 22-yard touchdown.

The hosts dominated the clock while grinding out 243 yards on the ground. Curry also benefited from five Corsairs turnovers.

Moses Curry finished with a game-high 155 yards rushing, while Houghton was 9-for-13 passing for 123 yards. For Mass-Dartmouth, McLaughlin was 24-for-42 for 278 yards passing and two interceptions.

The victory gave Curry its third consecutive winning seasons under Steve Nelson, and its first back-to-back-to-back winning campaigns since 1987-89.

Plymouth State 47, Mount Ida 8
PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Plymouth State ran out to a 20-0 first quarter lead and never looked back Saturday, going on to pound an undermanned Mount Ida squad 47-8 in non-conference action at Currier Field.

The Panthers got touchdowns from seven different players and improved to 4-5 overall.  The Mustangs, which suited up only 22 players, scored its first points in five games but dropped to 0-7.

Sophomore QB Matt Simpson tossed two touchdown passes and junior HB Russ Massahos scored a TD and a two-point conversion to lead the Panthers.

Simpson's TD passes were to senior wideout Andy Gale and junior tight end John Walters, while sophomore running back Jason Bordas and Duane Godfrey added first half rushing scores to give PSC an insurmountable 34-0 lead.

"We did exactly what we wanted to do," said PSC head coach Chris Rorke.  "We got our starters out early when the game was in hand, everyone played and we got the win."

Plymouth extended its lead to 41-0 on a third-quarter touchdown run by reserve running back Mike Madore, and made it 47-0 midway through the fourth quarter when junior Tim Hersey returned a blocked punt 19 yards into the end zone.

Mount Ida ended its long scoring drought with 35 seconds remaining in the game with an 8-yard TD pass from Nicholas McName to Cleveland Morrow.

"I thought Mount Ida played well, considering the circumstance," said Rorke. "They played hard and didn't concede anything, and that was evident by the fact that they got a score at the end of the game.  They have some good players; they just didn't have enough kids to compete with us."

Plymouth State wraps up the regular season next Saturday at Currier Field with a Freedom Football contest against WPI.

"This was good for us because it gives a shot to get to .500 and an opportunity to finish strong," said Rorke.  "I was pleased that some of the players that don't normally get a chance to play got in today.  We should be well rested and healthy going into our final game against WPI.

St. Norbert 47, Beloit 24
DE PERE, Wis. -- If there were any doubt as to who the Midwest Conference representative was going to be in the NCAA playoffs, it took all of 56 seconds to get a pretty good idea.

Mike Lynn's 62-yard touchdown reception from Luke Ott 56 seconds into the game started an offensive flurry that was the impetus for a 47-24 St. Norbert win against Beloit on the Green Knights' Homecoming in front of 2,279 at Minahan Stadium. The win was St. Norbert's 18th in a row in MWC play, the longest streak in the 80-year history of the league. St. Norbert (9-0, 8-0 MWC) also wrapped up a share of the MWC title and earned the league's berth to the Division III playoffs, which begin Nov. 18.

Beloit (3-6, 3-5) cut it to 6-3 at 9:16 of the first on a 33-yard Jeff Magnuson field goal, but Brandon Spaulding returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a 12-3 lead to dash any hopes of a Buccaneers' upset.

Matt O'Grady ran for 9- and 1-yard touchdowns in the first half, while Mario Fiorito added a 1-yard scoring jaunt for a 33-3 halftime lead. O'Grady added a 34-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Beloit scored three second-half touchdowns on Chris Ramos' 60-yard fumble return, Scott Dvorak's 8-yard run and Ed Williams' 5-yard run.

St. Norbert rolled up 530 yards, 263 rushing and 267 passing. Ott completed 13 of 24 passes for 253 yards, while O'Grady rushed for over 100 yards for the fourth-straight game with a 17-carry, 163-yard, three-touchdown effort.

The Green Knights can earn their first 10-win season in school history with a win next week against Illinois College. St. Norbert has won nine games in a season only twice, last season and this year.

Hardin-Simmons 21, Mary Hardin-Baylor 7
BELTON, Texas -- The UMHB Crusaders gave the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys all they could handle for 54 minutes on Saturday, but the Cowboys took control in the final six minutes and No. 2 Hardin-Simmons held on for a 21-7 win against the No. 20 Crusaders in front of 5,000 fans at Tiger Field in Belton.

The Cowboys (9-0, 8-0) clinched the American Southwest Conference's automatic bid to the playoffs and at least a share of the ASC title with the victory. UMHB falls to 8-1 overall and 7-1 in the ASC and will have to hope for one of the three at-large bids to claim a spot in the playoffs.

The game was tied 7-7 until Josh McCasland hit Kirk Rogers just behind the Crusader defense and Rogers took it the rest of the way for a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 14-7 HSU lead with 5:52 remaining in the game.

UMHB was forced to punt and appeared to have stopped the Cowboys on their next drive, but a pass interference call on fourth down kept the drive alive. Paxton Hurst carried 22 yards for another score two plays after the penalty and the Cowboys had some insurance and a 21-7 lead with 1:56 left.

The Crusaders were stopped 1 yard short on a fourth-down play on their final drive and HSU ran out the clock to claim the victory and their third straight conference championship. HSU has also won 28 straight regular season games and 22 straight ASC contests. UMHB had its school-record winning streak snapped at eight games.

UMHB took an early 7-0 lead when Cody Fredenburg hit David Branscom for a 10-yard touchdown with 3:24 remaining in the first quarter. But Hardin-Simmons came back to tie it on McCasland's 5-yard scoring run on a quarterback draw with 19 seconds to go in the first half.

UMHB rushed for 150 yards and threw for 64 more, while Hardin-Simmons rushed for 154 yards and passed for 176. The Cowboys outgained UMHB 330-214 in total offense. Cody Fredenburg led the Crusaders with 59 yards rushing on 15 carries and completed six of 20 passes for 64 yards and a score. Josh McCasland led the Cowboys with 72 yards rushing on seven carries and threw for 98 yards and a score on eight of 19 passing. He also had a pass picked off after replacing an ineffective Travis Jones at quarterback.

Preston Meyer led the UMHB defense with 13 tackles, two tackles for losses and an interception. Jared Sanderson was in on 20 tackles to lead the Cowboys. UMHB will close out the 2000 regular season at East Texas Baptist next Saturday. Hardin-Simmons will close out the regular season at home against McMurry next weekend.