Raiders rout Royals en route to 11th Stagg Bowl appearance
Virginia, here we come! For the third
consecutive year, and the 11th time in the last 15, Mount Union College will
play in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the NCAA Division III football national
championship.
Their
opponent in Salem, Virginia, for the third straight season, will be the
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Purple Raiders defeated the Warhawks in each of the last two championship games, 35-28 in 2005 and 35-16
last December.
Mount Union's
opponent in the semifinals, Bethel University from Minnesota, planned on
"punching Mount Union in the mouth" with a strong running game, according to
its head coach Steve Johnson.
But the Raiders
took any blow Bethel may have thrown without wobbling on Saturday, scoring on all seven
first half possessions to build a 41-0 halftime lead on the way to a 61-14
victory before 2,791 fans at Mount Union
Stadium.
Greg Micheli
executed a perfect play-action fake on the third play from scrimmage and
lofted a pass to a wide open Pierre Garcon for a 46-yard touchdown just 1:02
into the game, giving the Purple & White a lead it would never surrender.
By the end of the quarter the Raiders had added 10 more points, on a Mike
Zimmerman 21-yard field goal, and a seven-yard pass from Micheli to Chad
Reynolds. The quick start propelled Mount Union to its 11th win in 15
semifinal contests.
For the second week in a row, the home team totally dominated the opening
period. The Raiders ran 20 plays for 151 yards to Bethel's 12 plays
for minus-14 yards. Micheli was eight of nine for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns
in the opening quarter.
It was 21-0 after one in last week's quarterfinals against St. John Fisher. This week it was 17-0, with Mount Union threatening for
more as the period ended.
Two plays into the second stanza it became 24-0 when Nate Kmic scored his first of three touchdowns on a
two-yard run.
The junior tallied 104 yards rushing on 19 carries and is now 14th on the
all-time Division III football career rushing list with 5,163 yards.
After Zimmerman's season long 37-yard field goal made it 27-0, Mount Union
added two more touchdowns before intermission.
Kmic scored on a 10-yard run, capping a seven-play, 73-yard drive in which he
accounted 61 of the yards with carries of two, three, 34, 12 and 10 yards in the
series.
But the backbreaker for Bethel, and what got Mount Union fans planning a
trip south for next weekend, was a left-right combination (to borrow an
analogy from Johnson) late in the half.
First Craig Nickoli intercepted a Dan Einerson pass on the 14 to end what
had been the Royals best drive of the game (11-plays, 48-yards) with 2:11
remaining.
Then Mount Union, rather than run out the clock deep in its own territory
with a 34-0, threw the knockout punch. The Raiders marched 86-yards in 7
plays to make it 41-0 when Micheli scampered in from eight-yards out. The
big plays on this drive came from Justin Wray, who caught two Micheli passes
for 37 and 26 yards.
At halftime, Mount Union had 326 yards of offense, 209 passing and 117
rushing, to Bethel's 65 total yards, of which 48 came on its last possession
that ended in the Nickoli's interception.
Bethel, which needed to keep its offense on the field with time consuming
drives, ended the half having the ball for more than four minutes less than
Mount Union did. And because they were a run first offense
that set up
the pass off of the run, a 41-point deficit was not something they were
going to be able to overcome.
The only scoring in the third quarter was a six-yard run by Kmic that capped a
five-play, 80-yard drive. Garcon's 43-yard reception was the big play.
The senior wideout finished with five reception for 111 yards is now the
career reception leader at Mount Union with 198, breaking Adam Marino's mark
of 197 (1997-00).
Each team scored twice in the fourth quarter. Nickoli intercepted his
second pass of the day and returned it 20 yards to make it 55-0 and Cecil
Shorts scampered 28 yards for a touchdown from the quarterback spot, marking
his second rushing score of the season and fifth overall.
Bethel's scoring came on Einerson passes to Nick Otto and Jared Bangs, the
first in the middle of the fourth quarter and the second in the final minute
of play.
Mount Union was very balanced in its attack, running for 233 yards and
passing for 260, totaling 493 yards, to Bethel's 297, of which 161 came in
the final period. Micheli finished 16 of 19 for 258 of the passing
yards.
Defensively, Brandon Mack's 11 tackles led the way, while
Tony DeRiggi and Jonathan Andrews each chipped in with nine. The
Raiders finished +1 in turnovers and are now +18 on the year, as Patrick
McCullough recovered a fumble to go along with Nickoli's two interceptions.
Nicholi's interceptions were the first of his career and his return for a score was the team's seventh defensive
touchdown this season.
Mount Union and
Whitewater return to Salem, Virginia for the third consecutive year.
The Warhawks advance with a 16-7 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday.
The Purple Raiders will be looking for
their 10th
national championship while Whitewater is after its first. This will be a rematch of
the last two title games, both won by Mount Union. The
contest will be broadcast live from Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia on ESPN with kickoff
set for 4:00 p.m.
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary (Final)
2007 Mount Union College Football
Bethel vs Mount Union (Dec 08, 2007 at Alliance, Ohio)
Bethel (12-2) vs. Mount Union (14-0)
Date: Dec 08, 2007 Site: Alliance, Ohio Stadium: Mount Union Stadium
Attendance: 2791
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Bethel.............. 0 0 0 14 - 14
Mount Union......... 17 24 7 14 - 62
Scoring Summary:
1st 13:58 MTU - Pierre Garcon 46 yd pass from Greg Micheli (Mike Zimmerman kick)
3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:02, BU 0 - MTU 7
06:36 MTU - Mike Zimmerman 29 yd field goal
11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 5:21, BU 0 - MTU 10
03:58 MTU - Chad Reynolds 7 yd pass from Greg Micheli (Mike Zimmerman kick)
3 plays, 10 yards, TOP 1:02, BU 0 - MTU 17
2nd 14:25 MTU - Nate Kmic 2 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick)
6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:45, BU 0 - MTU 24
11:18 MTU - Mike Zimmerman 37 yd field goal
4 plays, -6 yards, TOP 2:32, BU 0 - MTU 27
06:33 MTU - Nate Kmic 10 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick)
7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:36, BU 0 - MTU 34
00:20 MTU - Greg Micheli 8 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick)
7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:51, BU 0 - MTU 41
3rd 04:38 MTU - Nate Kmic 6 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick)
5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:18, BU 0 - MTU 48
4th 12:09 MTU - Craig Nickoli 20 yd interception return (Mike Zimmerman kick)
BU 0 - MTU 55
07:46 BU - Nick Otto 7 yd pass from Dan Einerson (Nate Gutshall kick)
11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 4:17, BU 7 - MTU 55
05:27 MTU - Cecil Shorts 28 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick)
4 plays, 36 yards, TOP 2:14, BU 7 - MTU 62
00:31 BU - Jared Bangs 26 yd pass from Dan Einerson (Nate Gutshall kick)
12 plays, 81 yards, TOP 4:48, BU 14 - MTU 62
Kickoff time: Noon End of Game: 2:35 Total elapsed time: 2:35
Officials: Referee: Donald Woodward; Umpire: Eric T. Hall; Linesman: John Mynahan;
Line judge: Gene Kulha; Back judge: Brad Rauber; Field judge: Matt Grossman;
Side judge: Steve Hall; Scorer: Dane Brugler;
Temperature: 34 Wind: 7 mph NW Weather: Cloudy
Mount Union advances to the Div. III National Championship
Game (35th Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl) for the 11th time in the
last 15 years.
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (Final)
2007 Mount Union College Football
Bethel vs Mount Union (Dec 08, 2007 at Alliance, Ohio)
BU MTUFIRST DOWNS................... 19 20
Rushing..................... 10 13
Passing..................... 8 7
Penalty..................... 1 0
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 133 233
Rushing Attempts............ 50 38
Average Per Rush............ 2.7 6.1
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 0 5
Yards Gained Rushing........ 197 249
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 64 16
NET YARDS PASSING............. 164 260
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 15-27-2 17-20-1
Average Per Attempt......... 6.1 13.0
Average Per Completion...... 10.9 15.3
Passing Touchdowns.......... 2 2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 297 493
Total offense plays......... 77 58
Average Gain Per Play....... 3.9 8.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 2-1 1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 2-20 3-26
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-206 1-45
Average Yards Per Punt...... 34.3 45.0
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 32.5 45.0
Inside 20................... 1 1
50+ Yards................... 0 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 0 1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 2-64 11-592
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 32.0 53.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 20.5 39.1
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 0-0-0 3-11-0
Average Per Return.......... 0.0 3.7
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 11-162-0 1-23-0
Average Per Return.......... 14.7 23.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-0-0 2-20-1
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 33:29 26:31
1st Quarter................. 5:25 9:35
2nd Quarter................. 7:26 7:34
3rd Quarter................. 10:39 4:21
4th Quarter................. 9:59 5:01
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 18 2 of 8
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 3 3 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 1-2 7-7
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 0-0
PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 8-8
Field Goals................... 0-1 2-2
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (Final)
2007 Mount Union College Football
Bethel vs Mount Union (Dec 08, 2007 at Alliance, Ohio)
Box Score (Final)
Bethel vs Mount Union (Dec 08, 2007 at Alliance, Ohio)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Bethel.............. 0 0 0 14 - 14 Record: (12-2)
Mount Union......... 17 24 7 14 - 62 Record: (14-0)
Scoring Summary:
1st 13:58 MTU - Pierre Garcon 46 yd pass from Greg Micheli (Mike Zimmerman kick), 3-60 1:02, BU 0 - MTU 7
06:36 MTU - Mike Zimmerman 29 yd field goal, 11-59 5:21, BU 0 - MTU 10
03:58 MTU - Chad Reynolds 7 yd pass from Greg Micheli (Mike Zimmerman kick), 3-10 1:02, BU 0 - MTU 17
2nd 14:25 MTU - Nate Kmic 2 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick), 6-34 2:45, BU 0 - MTU 24
11:18 MTU - Mike Zimmerman 37 yd field goal, 4--6 2:32, BU 0 - MTU 27
06:33 MTU - Nate Kmic 10 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick), 7-73 2:36, BU 0 - MTU 34
00:20 MTU - Greg Micheli 8 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick), 7-86 1:51, BU 0 - MTU 41
3rd 04:38 MTU - Nate Kmic 6 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick), 5-80 2:18, BU 0 - MTU 48
4th 12:09 MTU - Craig Nickoli 20 yd interception return (Mike Zimmerman kick), , BU 0 - MTU 55
07:46 BU - Nick Otto 7 yd pass from Dan Einerson (Nate Gutshall kick), 11-76 4:17, BU 7 - MTU 55
05:27 MTU - Cecil Shorts 28 yd run (Mike Zimmerman kick), 4-36 2:14, BU 7 - MTU 62
00:31 BU - Jared Bangs 26 yd pass from Dan Einerson (Nate Gutshall kick), 12-81 4:48, BU 14 - MTU 62
BU MTU
FIRST DOWNS................... 19 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 50-133 38-233PASSING YDS (NET)............. 164 260
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 27-15-2 20-17-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 77-297 58-493
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 0-0 3-11
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 11-162 1-23
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 2-20
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-34.3 1-45.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards............... 2-20 3-26
Possession Time............... 33:29 26:31
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 18 2 of 8
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 3 3 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 1-2 7-7
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 0-0
RUSHING: Bethel-Logan Flannery 19-51; Jared Bangs 10-49; Dusty Wahl 9-36;
Aaron Bernstett 2-15; Dan Einerson 7-10; Ben Wetzell 2-4; Team 1-minus 32. Mount
Union-Nate Kmic 19-104; Greg Micheli 8-58; Justin Wray 5-39; Cecil Shorts 2-24;
Scott Thomas 3-10; Pierre Garcon 1-minus 2.
PASSING: Bethel-Dan Einerson 14-23-2-150; Ben Wetzell 1-4-0-14. Mount
Union-Greg Micheli 16-19-1-258; Cecil Shorts 1-1-0-2.
RECEIVING: Bethel-Aaron Bernstett 8-83; Kyle Lee 2-22; Jared Bangs 1-26;
Brandon Carr 1-18; Nick Otto 1-7; Logan Flannery 1-5; Joel Quick 1-3. Mount
Union-Pierre Garcon 5-111; Justin Wray 3-67; Brandon Boehm 3-41; Bryson Davis
2-29; Nate Kmic 2-3; Chad Reynolds 1-7; Scott Panchik 1-2.
INTERCEPTIONS: Bethel-Ryan Herm 1-0. Mount Union-Craig Nickoli 2-20.
FUMBLES: Bethel-Team 1-0; Logan Flannery 1-1. Mount Union-Chris Kappas
1-1.
Stadium: Mount Union Stadium Attendance: 2791
Kickoff time: Noon End of Game: 2:35 Total elapsed time: 2:35
Officials: Referee: Donald Woodward; Umpire: Eric T. Hall; Linesman: John Mynahan;
Line judge: Gene Kulha; Back judge: Brad Rauber; Field judge: Matt Grossman;
Side judge: Steve Hall; Scorer: Dane Brugler;
Temperature: 34 Wind: 7 mph NW Weather: Cloudy
Mount Union advances to the Div. III National Championship
Game (35th Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl) for the 11th time in the
last 15 years.
Bethel vs Mount Union (Dec 08, 2007 at Alliance, Ohio)
SACKS (UA-A): Bethel-None. Mount Union-None.
TACKLES (UA-A): Bethel-Brandon Carr 4-7; Jamie Wagner 2-6; Nate Voronyak
4-3; Aaron Mills 3-2; Darin Schwarze 2-2; Steve Luebke 2-2; Lucas Blodgett 3-0;
Eric Rhode 3-0; Tim Cornish 2-1; Ryan Herm 0-3; Trent Pearson 2-0; Brett Turner
1-1; Keith Doten 1-1; John Edwards 1-1; Kris Pulford 1-1; David Benjamin 1-0;
Dusty Wahl 1-0; Aaron Bernstett 1-0; Joey Hofmeyer 0-1; Nathan Holm 0-1. Mount
Union-Brandon Mack 8-3; Tony DeRiggi 1-8; J. Andrews 1-8; Pat McCullough 1-7; L.
Budzinski 2-5; Chris Kappas 3-3; Nick Parr 1-5; Jonah Wilson 3-2; Clantz Liggett
1-4; Matt Rees 1-3; Terrell Morning 1-3; Matt Kostelnik 1-3; Troy Chaffin 0-4;
James Herbert 0-4; Drew McClain 0-4; Cameron Rose 2-1; Andrew Kirkman 1-2; Chas
Yoder 0-3; TEAM 2-0; Daryl Ely 2-0; Joseph Millings 1-1; Nick Barren 1-1; Craig
Nickoli 1-1; Justin Lutz 0-2; Sam Kershaw 0-2; Bryson Davis 1-0; Matt Williamson
0-1.
Game Starters:
Bethel
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 10 Ben Wetzell
HB 5 Logan Flannery
FB 45 Dusty Wahl
WR 3 Kyle Lee
WR 87 Aaron Bernstett
TE 13 Nick Otto
LT 73 Chris Luedemann
LG 62 Mike Ervin
C 74 Tommy Davis
RG 70 Brad Dahlman
RT 79 John Scrabeck
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 97 Aaron Mills
NT 90 Aaron Moberg
DE 81 Eric Rhode
OLB 46 Steve Luebke
ILB 41 Lucas Blodgett
ILB 47 Darin Schwarze
ILB 19 Nate Voronyak
CB 24 Ryan Herm
SS 22 Brandon Carr
FS 27 Jamie Wagner
CB 11 Nathan Holm
Mount Union
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 13 Greg Micheli
RB 23 Justin Wray
RB 36 Nate Kmic
WR 1 Pierre Garcon
WR 12 Brandon Boehm
TE 17 Chad Reynolds
LT 66 Josh Henniger
LG 75 Derek Blanchard
C 65 Eric Safran
RG 77 Luke Summers
RT 74 Geoff Dartt
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 41 Joseph Millings
DT 33 Nick Parr
DT 22 Pat McCullough
DE 92 J. Andrews
ILB 47 Tony DeRiggi
ILB 26 Matt Rees
CB 37 Jonah Wilson
SS 9 Matt Kostelnik
FS 4 Craig Nickoli
WS 3 Chris Kappas
CB 6 Daryl Ely
Player participation:
Bethel: 1-Kevin Ness, 2-Tim Cornish, 6-Kris Pulford, 7-Dan Einerson, 12-Jared Bangs, 16-Brett Turner,
18-Joel Quick, 20-Nate Gutshall, 23-David Benjamin, 32-John Edwards, 40-Keith Doten, 43-Trent Pearson,
64-Kevin Anderle, 93-Joey Hofmeyer.
Mount Union: 2-Mike Zimmerman, 5-Trevor Bruney, 7-Scott Thomas, 8-Nick Barren, 10-Cecil Shorts, 11-Terrell
Morning, 14-Kurt Rocco, 15-L. Budzinski, 18-Jay Carpenter, 19-Andrew Kirkman, 21-Cameron Rose, 24-Scott
Panchik, 30-James Herbert, 32-Drew McClain, 34-Brandon Mack, 40-Justin Lutz, 42-Sam Kershaw, 44-Troy Chaffin,
45-Chas Yoder, 51-Matt Williamson, 56-Michael Nitz, 62-James Bird, 68-Andy Sanford, 70-Caleb Crowl, 79-Greg
Thomas, 80-Bryson Davis, 81-Aaron Claycomb, 88-V. Petruziello, 89-Kyle Miller, 90-Clantz Liggett.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
2007 Mount Union College Football
Bethel vs Mount Union (Dec 08, 2007 at Alliance, Ohio)
Bethel wins toss and defers. Mount Union will defends south goal.
Nate Gutshall kickoff 48 yards to the MTU17, Justin Wray return 23 yards to
the MTU40, out-of-bounds (Dusty Wahl).
M 1-10 M40 Nate Kmic rush for 6 yards to the MTU46 (Brandon Carr;Jamie Wagner).
M 2-4 M46 Greg Micheli pass complete to Pierre Garcon for 8 yards to the BU46,
1ST DOWN MTU (Tim Cornish).
M 1-10 B46 Greg Micheli pass complete to Pierre Garcon for 46 yards to the BU0,
1ST DOWN MTU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:58.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 7
=======================
--------------- 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 47 yards to the BU18, Joel Quick return -1 yards
to the BU17 (Craig Nickoli;Justin Lutz).
B 1-10 B17 BETHEL drive start at 13:50.
B 1-10 B17 Logan Flannery rush for 2 yards to the BU19 (Tony DeRiggi).
B 2-8 B19 Ben Wetzell pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 14 yards to the BU33,
1ST DOWN BU (Chris Kappas).
B 1-10 B33 Logan Flannery rush for 3 yards to the BU36 (Pat McCullough;J. Andrews).
B 2-7 B36 Logan Flannery rush for no gain to the BU36 (Nick Parr;Matt Kostelnik).
B 3-7 B36 Ben Wetzell pass incomplete to Kyle Lee.
B 4-7 B36 Kevin Ness punt 35 yards to the MTU29, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 01:53 ---------------
M 1-10 M29 MOUNT UNION drive start at 11:57.
M 1-10 M29 Greg Micheli pass complete to Justin Wray for 4 yards to the MTU33
(Jamie Wagner;Nathan Holm).
M 2-6 M33 Nate Kmic rush for 6 yards to the MTU39, 1ST DOWN MTU (Jamie
Wagner).
M 1-10 M39 Greg Micheli pass complete to Brandon Boehm for 30 yards to the BU31,
1ST DOWN MTU, out-of-bounds (Steve Luebke).
M 1-10 B31 Greg Micheli rush for 5 yards to the BU26 (Darin Schwarze).
M 2-5 B26 Nate Kmic rush for 3 yards to the BU23 (John Edwards;Brandon Carr).
M 3-2 B23 Greg Micheli rush for 1 yard to the BU22 (Aaron Mills;Nate Voronyak).
M 4-1 B22 Nate Kmic rush for 3 yards to the BU19, 1ST DOWN MTU (Brandon
Carr;Darin Schwarze).
M 1-10 B19 Greg Micheli rush for 2 yards to the BU17 (Aaron Mills).
M 2-8 B17 Greg Micheli pass incomplete to Pierre Garcon (Jamie Wagner).
M 3-8 B17 Timeout Mount Union, clock 07:22.
M 3-8 B17 Greg Micheli pass complete to Pierre Garcon for 5 yards to the BU12
(Joey Hofmeyer;Keith Doten).
M 4-3 B12 Mike Zimmerman field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 06:36.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 10
========================
--------------- 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 05:21 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 46 yards to the BU19, Tim Cornish return 40 yards
to the MTU41 (James Herbert;Terrell Morning).
B 1-10 M41 BETHEL drive start at 06:25.
B 1-10 M41 Ben Wetzell pass incomplete to Kyle Lee.
B 2-10 M41 Dusty Wahl rush for loss of 2 yards to the MTU43 (Nick Parr;Pat McCullough).
B 3-12 M43 Ben Wetzell pass incomplete to Andrew Carmicha, PENALTY BU intentional
grounding 15 yards to the BU42.
B 4-27 B42 4th and 27.
B 4-27 B42 Team rush to the BU10, fumble forced by TEAM, fumble by Team recovered by BU
Kevin Ness at BU10.
--------------- 4 plays, minus 49 yards, TOP 01:25 ---------------
M 1-G B10 MOUNT UNION drive start at 05:00.
M 1-G B10 Nate Kmic rush for loss of 2 yards to the BU12 (Brandon Carr;Jamie
Wagner).
M 2-G B12 Nate Kmic rush for 5 yards to the BU7 (Nate Voronyak).
M 3-G B07 Greg Micheli pass complete to Chad Reynolds for 7 yards to the BU0,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:58.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 17
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--------------- 3 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 57 yards to the BU8, Joel Quick return 11 yards
to the BU19 (Matt Kostelnik;Terrell Morning).
B 1-10 B19 BETHEL drive start at 03:50.
B 1-10 B19 Ben Wetzell rush for 1 yard to the BU20 (J. Andrews;Pat McCullough).
B 2-9 B20 Dan Einerson rush for no gain to the BU20 (Pat McCullough).
B 3-9 B20 Dan Einerson pass incomplete to Kyle Lee (Jonah Wilson).
B 4-9 B20 Kevin Ness punt 29 yards to the BU49, Justin Wray return 15 yards to the
BU34 (Kris Pulford;Brett Turner).
--------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------
M 1-10 B34 MOUNT UNION drive start at 02:10.
M 1-10 B34 Greg Micheli rush for 4 yards to the BU30 (Aaron Mills).
M 2-6 B30 Greg Micheli pass complete to Bryson Davis for 19 yards to the BU11,
1ST DOWN MTU (Brandon Carr).
M 1-10 B11 Nate Kmic rush for loss of 7 yards to the BU18 (Nate Voronyak).
M 2-17 B18 Greg Micheli pass complete to Nate Kmic for 6 yards to the BU12 (Nate
Voronyak).
===END OF 1st QUARTER===
BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 17
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
M 3-11 B12 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
M 3-11 B12 Greg Micheli pass complete to Bryson Davis for 10 yards to the BU2
(Jamie Wagner;Ryan Herm).
M 4-1 B02 Nate Kmic rush for 2 yards to the BU0, 1ST DOWN MTU, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 14:25.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 24
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--------------- 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:45 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 59 yards to the BU6, Tim Cornish return
4 yards to the BU10, Joel Quick for 4 yards to the BU14
(Troy Chaffin;Drew McClain).
B 1-10 B14 BETHEL drive start at 13:55, BU ball on BU14.
B 1-10 B14 Logan Flannery rush for 2 yards to the BU16 (Pat McCullough;Tony DeRiggi).
B 2-8 B16 Logan Flannery rush to the BU14, fumble forced by TEAM, fumble by Logan
Flannery recovered by MTU Pat McCullough at BU14.
--------------- 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:05 ---------------
M 1-10 B14 MOUNT UNION drive start at 13:50.
M 1-10 B14 Pierre Garcon rush for loss of 2 yards to the BU16 (Aaron Mills).
M 2-12 B16 Greg Micheli pass complete to Nate Kmic for loss of 3 yards to the BU19
(Brandon Carr;Ryan Herm).
M 3-15 B19 Greg Micheli rush for 8 yards to the BU11, out-of-bounds (Jamie Wagner),
PENALTY MTU holding 10 yards to the BU29, NO PLAY.
M 3-25 B29 Greg Micheli pass complete to Pierre Garcon for 9 yards to the BU20
(Brandon Carr;Tim Cornish).
M 4-16 B20 Mike Zimmerman field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 11:18.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 27
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--------------- 4 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:32 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 57 yards to the BU8, Tim Cornish return 15 yards
to the BU23 (L. Budzinski).
B 1-10 B23 BETHEL drive start at 11:12.
B 1-10 B23 Ben Wetzell rush for 3 yards to the BU26 (Jonah Wilson).
B 2-7 B26 Dusty Wahl rush for 5 yards to the BU31 (Chas Yoder;Jonah Wilson).
B 3-2 B31 Dan Einerson rush for no gain to the BU31 (Pat McCullough;Nick Parr).
B 4-2 B31 Kevin Ness punt 42 yards to the MTU27, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:03 ---------------
M 1-10 M27 MOUNT UNION drive start at 09:09.
M 1-10 M27 Nate Kmic rush for 2 yards to the MTU29 (Darin Schwarze).
M 2-8 M29 Greg Micheli rush for 7 yards to the MTU36 (Lucas Blodgett).
M 3-1 M36 Nate Kmic rush for 3 yards to the MTU39, 1ST DOWN MTU (Jamie
Wagner;Brandon Carr).
M 1-10 M39 Nate Kmic rush for 34 yards to the BU27, 1ST DOWN MTU (Brandon
Carr).
M 1-10 B27 Greg Micheli pass complete to Brandon Boehm for 5 yards to the BU22,
out-of-bounds.
M 2-5 B22 Nate Kmic rush for 12 yards to the BU10, 1ST DOWN MTU (Nate
Voronyak;Ryan Herm).
M 1-G B10 Nate Kmic rush for 10 yards to the BU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:33.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 34
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--------------- 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:36 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 51 yards to the BU14, Joel Quick return 14 yards
to the BU28 (L. Budzinski;Nick Barren).
B 1-10 B28 BETHEL drive start at 06:26.
B 1-10 B28 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 9 yards to the BU37,
out-of-bounds (Craig Nickoli).
B 2-1 B37 Dusty Wahl rush for loss of 1 yard to the BU36 (Tony DeRiggi;Matt
Kostelnik).
B 3-2 B36 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 8 yards to the BU44,
1ST DOWN BU (Chris Kappas;Jonah Wilson).
B 1-10 B44 Logan Flannery rush for 5 yards to the BU49 (J. Andrews;Pat McCullough).
B 2-5 B49 Logan Flannery rush for loss of 1 yard to the BU48 (Tony DeRiggi;J.
Andrews).
B 3-6 B48 Logan Flannery rush for 8 yards to the MTU44, 1ST DOWN BU (Matt
Rees;Chris Kappas).
B 1-10 M44 Logan Flannery rush for 9 yards to the MTU35, out-of-bounds (Nick Barren).
B 2-1 M35 Logan Flannery rush for 4 yards to the MTU31, 1ST DOWN BU (Matt
Rees;Matt Williamson).
B 1-10 M31 Logan Flannery rush for 3 yards to the MTU28 (Cameron Rose;Tony DeRiggi).
B 2-7 M28 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 9 yards to the MTU19,
1ST DOWN BU (Chris Kappas;Tony DeRiggi).
B 1-10 M19 PENALTY BU false start 5 yards to the MTU24.
B 1-15 M24 Dan Einerson pass intercepted by Craig Nickoli at the MTU14, Craig Nickoli
return 0 yards to the MTU14, out-of-bounds (Aaron Bernstett).
--------------- 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:15 ---------------
M 1-10 M14 MOUNT UNION drive start at 02:11.
M 1-10 M14 Nate Kmic rush for loss of 1 yard to the MTU13 (Nate Voronyak).
M 2-11 M13 Greg Micheli pass complete to Justin Wray for 37 yards to the 50
yardline, 1ST DOWN MTU, out-of-bounds (Brandon Carr).
M 1-10 M50 Greg Micheli pass complete to Justin Wray for 26 yards to the BU24,
1ST DOWN MTU (Brandon Carr).
M 1-10 B24 Greg Micheli pass incomplete to Pierre Garcon.
M 2-10 B24 Greg Micheli rush for 15 yards to the BU9, 1ST DOWN MTU,
out-of-bounds.
M 1-G B09 Nate Kmic rush for 1 yard to the BU8 (John Edwards), timeout Mount
Union, clock 00:29.
M 2-G B08 Greg Micheli rush for 8 yards to the BU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:20.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 41
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--------------- 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:51 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 45 yards to the BU20, Tim Cornish return 6 yards
to the BU26 (Joseph Millings;Drew McClain).
B 1-10 B26 BETHEL drive start at 00:10.
B 1-10 B26 Dusty Wahl rush for 18 yards to the BU44, 1ST DOWN BU (Daryl Ely).
B 1-10 B44 End of half, clock 00:00.
===END OF 2nd QUARTER===
BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 41
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
B 1-10 B44 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MTU ball on MTU30.
--------------- 1 plays, 18 yards, TOP 00:10 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 57 yards to the BU13, Joel Quick return 16 yards
to the BU29 (Drew McClain;James Herbert).
B 1-10 B29 BETHEL drive start at 14:53.
B 1-10 B29 Logan Flannery rush for loss of 4 yards to the BU25 (Nick Parr;Tony
DeRiggi).
B 2-14 B25 Logan Flannery rush for 3 yards to the BU28 (J. Andrews;Matt Rees).
B 3-11 B28 Dan Einerson pass incomplete to Aaron Bernstett.
B 4-11 B28 Kevin Ness punt 36 yards to the MTU36, Pierre Garcon return -1 yards to the
MTU35 (David Benjamin).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:39 ---------------
M 1-10 M35 MOUNT UNION drive start at 13:14.
M 1-10 M35 Greg Micheli pass complete to Brandon Boehm for 6 yards to the MTU41.
M 2-4 M41 Justin Wray rush for 5 yards to the MTU46, 1ST DOWN MTU (Tim
Cornish).
M 1-10 M46 Greg Micheli pass intercepted by Ryan Herm at the BU10, Ryan Herm return
0 yards to the BU10 (Bryson Davis).
--------------- 3 plays, 11 yards, TOP 00:48 ---------------
B 1-10 B10 BETHEL drive start at 12:26.
B 1-10 B10 Logan Flannery rush for loss of 1 yard to the BU9 (Pat McCullough;J.
Andrews).
B 2-11 B09 Jared Bangs rush for 5 yards to the BU14 (Matt Rees).
B 3-6 B14 Dan Einerson rush for 16 yards to the BU30, 1ST DOWN BU (Chris
Kappas).
B 1-10 B30 Jared Bangs rush for 2 yards to the BU32 (J. Andrews;Tony DeRiggi).
B 2-8 B32 Dan Einerson pass complete to Kyle Lee for 5 yards to the BU37,
out-of-bounds.
B 3-3 B37 Timeout Bethel, clock 10:07.
B 3-3 B37 Dan Einerson rush for loss of 6 yards to the BU31 (Matt Kostelnik).
B 4-9 B31 Dan Einerson pass complete to Brandon Carr for 18 yards to the BU49, 1ST
DOWN BU (Jonah Wilson).
B 1-10 B49 Logan Flannery rush for loss of 6 yards to the BU43 (Nick Parr).
B 2-16 B43 Dan Einerson rush for no gain to the BU43 (Chas Yoder;Tony DeRiggi).
B 3-16 B43 Dan Einerson pass incomplete to Kyle Lee (Jonah Wilson).
B 4-16 B43 Kevin Ness punt 34 yards to the MTU23, Chris Kappas return 0 yards to the
MTU23, fumble forced by Brett Turner, fumble by Chris Kappas recovered by BU
Kevin Anderle at MTU20.
--------------- 10 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:40 ---------------
B 1-10 M20 BETHEL drive start at 07:46.
B 1-10 M20 Dusty Wahl rush for no gain to the MTU20 (J. Andrews;Nick Parr).
B 2-10 M20 Dan Einerson pass incomplete to Aaron Bernstett, dropped pass.
B 3-10 M20 Dan Einerson pass incomplete to Kyle Lee (Daryl Ely).
B 4-10 M20 Nate Gutshall field goal attempt from 37 MISSED - short, spot at MTU20,
clock 06:56.
--------------- 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 03:08 ---------------
M 1-10 M20 Nate Kmic rush for 6 yards to the MTU26 (Aaron Mills;Darin Schwarze).
M 2-4 M26 Greg Micheli pass complete to Pierre Garcon for 43 yards to the BU31,
1ST DOWN MTU (Eric Rhode).
M 1-10 B31 Greg Micheli rush for 16 yards to the BU15, 1ST DOWN MTU (Eric
Rhode).
M 1-10 B15 Nate Kmic rush for 9 yards to the BU6 (Keith Doten).
M 2-1 B06 Nate Kmic rush for 6 yards to the BU0, 1ST DOWN MTU, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 04:38.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 48
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--------------- 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 58 yards to the BU7, Joel Quick return 25 yards
to the BU32 (Sam Kershaw;James Herbert).
B 1-10 B32 BETHEL drive start at 04:29.
B 1-10 B32 Logan Flannery rush for 1 yard to the BU33 (Daryl Ely).
B 2-9 B33 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 6 yards to the BU39 (Chris
Kappas).
B 3-3 B39 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 9 yards to the BU48 (Jonah
Wilson), PENALTY MTU personal foul 11 yards to the BU37, 1ST DOWN
BU.
B 1-10 B37 1st and 10.
B 1-10 B37 Jared Bangs rush for 26 yards to the MTU37, 1ST DOWN BU (J. Andrews).
B 1-10 M37 2nd and 10.
B 2-10 M37 Dan Einerson pass incomplete.
B 3-10 M37 Dan Einerson rush for loss of 3 yards to the MTU40 (Joseph Millings).
B 4-13 M40 Kevin Ness punt 30 yards to the MTU10, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 03:14 ---------------
M 1-10 M10 MOUNT UNION drive start at 01:15.
M 1-10 M10 Nate Kmic rush for 6 yards to the MTU16 (Eric Rhode).
M 2-4 M16 Justin Wray rush for 6 yards to the MTU22, 1ST DOWN MTU (Lucas
Blodgett).
M 1-10 M22 Justin Wray rush for 19 yards to the MTU41, 1ST DOWN MTU (Jamie
Wagner).
===END OF 3rd QUARTER===
BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 48
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
M 1-10 M41 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
M 1-10 M41 Justin Wray rush for 7 yards to the MTU48 (Steve Luebke;Jamie Wagner).
M 2-3 M48 Justin Wray rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline (Lucas Blodgett).
M 3-1 M50 Timeout Mount Union, clock 13:38.
M 3-1 M50 Cecil Shorts rush for loss of 4 yards to the MTU46 (Steve Luebke;Nate
Voronyak).
M 4-5 M46 Jay Carpenter punt 45 yards to the BU9, fair catch by Brandon Carr.
--------------- 6 plays, 36 yards, TOP 03:26 ---------------
B 1-10 B09 BETHEL drive start at 12:49.
B 1-10 B09 Dan Einerson pass incomplete to Kyle Lee.
B 2-10 B09 Jared Bangs rush for 4 yards to the BU13 (Drew McClain;Chas Yoder).
B 3-6 B13 Dan Einerson pass intercepted by Craig Nickoli at the BU20, Craig Nickoli
return 20 yards to the BU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:09.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:40 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 0, MOUNT UNION 55
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Mike Zimmerman kickoff 52 yards to the BU13, Joel Quick return 11 yards
to the BU24 (Justin Lutz;L. Budzinski).
B 1-10 B24 BETHEL drive start at 12:03.
B 1-10 B24 Aaron Bernstett rush for 8 yards to the BU32, out-of-bounds (Brandon Mack).
B 2-2 B32 Logan Flannery rush for 14 yards to the BU46, 1ST DOWN BU (Brandon
Mack).
B 1-10 B46 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 17 yards to the MTU37,
1ST DOWN BU (Brandon Mack).
B 1-10 M37 Dan Einerson pass complete to Logan Flannery for 5 yards to the MTU32
(Brandon Mack).
B 2-5 M32 Timeout Mount Union, clock 11:14.
B 2-5 M32 Dan Einerson rush for 3 yards to the MTU29 (Terrell Morning).
B 3-2 M29 Dusty Wahl rush for 8 yards to the MTU21, 1ST DOWN BU (Troy
Chaffin;Brandon Mack).
B 1-10 M21 Dusty Wahl rush for 2 yards to the MTU19 (Clantz Liggett;James Herbert).
B 2-8 M19 Logan Flannery rush for 10 yards to the MTU9, 1ST DOWN BU (Brandon
Mack).
B 1-G M09 Dusty Wahl rush for 1 yard to the MTU8 (Clantz Liggett;L. Budzinski).
B 2-G M08 Logan Flannery rush for 1 yard to the MTU7 (Terrell Morning;Troy Chaffin).
B 3-G M07 Dan Einerson pass complete to Nick Otto for 7 yards to the MTU0, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 07:46.
Nate Gutshall kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 7, MOUNT UNION 55
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--------------- 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 04:17 ---------------
Nate Gutshall kickoff 4 yards to the BU39, on-side kick, recovered by MTU on
BU36.
M 1-10 B36 MOUNT UNION drive start at 07:41.
M 1-10 B36 Scott Thomas rush for 1 yard to the BU35 (Trent Pearson).
M 2-9 B35 Scott Thomas rush for 5 yards to the BU30 (Trent Pearson).
M 3-4 B30 Cecil Shorts pass complete to Scott Panchik for 2 yards to the BU28
(Steve Luebke).
M 4-2 B28 Cecil Shorts rush for 28 yards to the BU0, 1ST DOWN MTU,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:27.
Mike Zimmerman kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 7, MOUNT UNION 62
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--------------- 4 plays, 36 yards, TOP 02:14 ---------------
Mike Zimmerman kickoff 63 yards to the BU2, Brett Turner return 17 yards
to the BU19, out-of-bounds (Brandon Mack).
B 1-10 B19 BETHEL drive start at 05:19.
B 1-10 B19 Jared Bangs rush for loss of 1 yard to the BU18 (Sam Kershaw;Clantz
Liggett).
B 2-11 B18 Jared Bangs rush for 10 yards to the BU28 (Cameron Rose).
B 3-1 B28 Dusty Wahl rush for 5 yards to the BU33, 1ST DOWN BU (Clantz
Liggett;L. Budzinski).
B 1-10 B33 Dan Einerson pass complete to Joel Quick for 3 yards to the BU36 (Andrew
Kirkman).
B 2-7 B36 Jared Bangs rush for 8 yards to the BU44, 1ST DOWN BU (Brandon Mack).
B 1-10 B44 Jared Bangs rush for no gain to the BU44 (Andrew Kirkman;L. Budzinski).
B 2-10 B44 Dan Einerson pass complete to Aaron Bernstett for 11 yards to the MTU45,
1ST DOWN BU (Brandon Mack;Troy Chaffin).
B 1-10 M45 Jared Bangs rush for loss of 1 yard to the MTU46 (L. Budzinski).
B 2-11 M46 Aaron Bernstett rush for 7 yards to the MTU39 (Brandon Mack) (Cameron Rose).
B 3-4 M39 Jared Bangs rush for loss of 4 yards to the MTU43 (Clantz Liggett).
B 4-8 M43 Dan Einerson pass complete to Kyle Lee for 17 yards to the MTU26, 1ST
DOWN BU (Brandon Mack;Andrew Kirkman).
B 1-10 M26 Dan Einerson pass complete to Jared Bangs for 26 yards to the MTU0, 1ST
DOWN BU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:31.
Nate Gutshall kick attempt good.
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BETHEL 14, MOUNT UNION 62
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--------------- 12 plays, 81 yards, TOP 04:48 ---------------
Nate Gutshall kickoff 16 yards to the MTU49, fair catch by Craig Nickoli.
M 1-10 M49 MOUNT UNION drive start at 00:30.
M 1-10 M49 PENALTY MTU false start 5 yards to the MTU44.
M 1-15 M44 Scott Thomas rush for 4 yards to the MTU48 (Kris Pulford).
M 2-11 M48 End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:30 ---------------
=======FINAL SCORE=======
BETHEL 14, MOUNT UNION 62
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