2000
Stagg Bowl
By Mark Simon
D3football.com
SALEM — In this case redemption was sweet and its ultimate payoff was a national championship.
Junior kicker Rodney Chenos nailed a 20-yard field goal with one second remaining to give the Mount Union Purple Raiders a 10-7 victory over the St. John’s Johnnies in Stagg Bowl XXVIII in front of 4,643 rain-soaked fans at Salem Stadium.
Chenos had missed a field goal earlier in the fourth quarter but would come through when the team needed him most. Kicker is a pressure position. The tension of the moment was nothing new.
"I was in a similar situation last season (in a triple-overtime win against John Carroll that nearly snapped the Purple Raiders' record win streak) and I missed the kick," Chenos said. "I was going through that feeling again. I knew I was going to hit it."
The victory gave Mount Union (14-0) an NCAA-record fifth Stagg Bowl and fourth in the past five years. Junior running back Chuck Moore was named the game’s most outstanding player, as he finished the game with 146 yards rushing on 32 carries. The game, much of which was played in a steady rain, was a defensive struggle between two teams whose offenses were heralded as the most potent in the nation.
"I think in the past, the defense at Mount Union has often been overshadowed by the offense," said victorious Purple Raiders head coach Larry Kehres. "Today, the defense outshined the offense. Defense won the game today. A lot of people thought that this was going to be a high-scoring game. I didn’t. Both defenses are outstanding. I knew they were going to be the key to the game."
The Purple Raiders jumped out to a 7-0 lead on their first possession. Smeck (19-for-27, 144 yards) finished an eight-play, 62-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown toss to tight end Adam Irgang.
If the Johnnies were intimidated by the early score, it didn’t show.
"We’ve played great teams every week," said St. John’s quarterback Tom Linnemann (12-for-30 137 yards). "Getting psyched out by a team just isn’t in our nature. (Head coach John Gagliardi) has taught us that they can only put 11 guys on the field at one time. They’re great players and we have a lot of respect for their program, but there are a lot of great teams. It’s not like we were afraid of Mount Union."
Following that drive, Mount Union didn’t come close to scoring in the rest of the first half.
St. John’s (13-2) knotted the score when fullback Chris Moore reached the end zone on a 1-yard left-side sweep with 3:01 remaining in the second quarter.
The defenses combined for a Stagg Bowl-record-tying six interceptions. The Johnnies had their best chance to take the lead late in the third quarter when, aided by a 30-yard completion from Linnemann to Blake Elliott, they drove the ball to the Purple Raiders’ 30. But Linnemann’s next pass was intercepted and returned to the Johnnies 46 by Mount Union cornerback Alex Grinch. The Johnnies got the ball back on the next play as Smeck was picked off for the second time by Will Gibson.
"(Our defense) played superbly," said Gagliardi, who came up shy in the quest for his fourth national title in his 52nd season of coaching. "In a game like this, you look for a lot of little consolations, but they played extremely well and kept us in the ball game. With a little luck, we might have been able to do something."
Though neither team could score in the early stages of the fourth quarter, Mount Union did its best to wear the St. John’s defense down. The Purple Raiders held the football for more than 12 minutes in the fourth quarter, and ran a flawless 65-yard drive through the final four minutes to set up the game-winning kick.
Smeck found Adam Marino on a 20-yard connection on the first play to push the Purple Raiders into Johnnies territory. Back-to-back runs by fullback Dan Pugh and Smeck netted 11 more yards. Faced with a third-and-7 after the next two plays netted 3 yards, Smeck hit Marino again for a 13-yard completion, and a first down at the St. John’s 21.
From there Moore took over. The next four plays were straight-ahead runs, good for 18 yards as the clock continued to tick away. His last rush was for 6 yards, allowing Chenos’ kick to be no longer than an extra point. A 35-yard attempt was blocked by Brad Beyer with 9:39 remaining in the final period. His thoughts were on everything but that as he readied for a second chance to be the hero.
St. John’s called two timeouts to try to unnerve the Purple Raiders' kicker, but they both proved fruitless. The snap from John Gliha was perfect. So was the hold from Steve Gehlert. All Chenos had to do was guide the ball through the uprights.
"The timeouts didn’t bother me," Chenos said. "I
was totally focused and prepared to kick the ball. I told the seniors
last night that I could be the man if I had to be, and I was."
Box score
Scoring Summary (Final)
2000 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl
St. John's vs Mt. Union (Dec 16, 2000 at Salem, VA)
St. John's (13-2) vs. Mt. Union (14-0)
Date: Dec 16, 2000 Site: Salem, VA Stadium: Salem Stadium
Attendance: 4643
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
St. John's.......... 0 7 0 0 - 7
Mt. Union........... 7 0 0 3 - 10
Scoring Summary: SJU - MUC
1st 11:18 MUC - Adam Irgang 8 yd pass from Gary Smeck (Rodney Chenos kick)
8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:42 0 - 7
2nd 03:01 SJU - Chris Moore 1 yd run (Joe Rotondi kick)
8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 3:01 7 - 7
4th 00:01 MUC - Rodney Chenos 20 yd field goal
11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:03 7 - 10
Kickoff time: 12:06 pm End of Game: 3:02 pm Total elapsed time: 2:56
Officials: Referee: Ed Ryder; Umpire: Danny Worrell; Linesman: Bubba Winston;
Line judge: Mike Ferguson; Field judge: George Lewis; Side judge: Tom Powell;
Scorer: Dave Walters;
Temperature: 34 Wind: light Weather: overcast, light rain
Mt. Union wins its fourth NCAA Division III football title
five years and its fifth overall... Mt. Union senior running
back Chuck Moore was a unanimous selection as the game's
Most Outstanding Player.
Team Statistics
SJU MUC
FIRST DOWNS................... 14 19
Rushing..................... 6 10
Passing..................... 6 9
Penalty..................... 2 0
Rushing Attempts.............. 29 46
Yards Gained Rushing.......... 86 197
Yards Lost Rushing............ 16 18
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 70 179
NET YARDS PASSING............. 137 144
Passes Attempted............ 30 27
Passes Completed............ 12 19
Had Intercepted............. 3 3
TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 59 73
TOTAL NET YARDS............... 207 323
Average Gain Per Play....... 3.5 4.4
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 3-1 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 2-9 4-43
Number of Punts-Yards......... 9-311 6-220
Average Per Punt............ 34.6 36.7
Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 6-34 7-4
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 3-32 2-40
Interceptions: Number-Yards... 3-30 3-58
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 1-12
Miscellaneous Yards........... 3 0
Possession Time............... 25:23 34:37
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 13 6 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 0 of 1
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-16 2-11
St. John's
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
--------------------------------------------
Chris Moore 22 76 5 71 1 17 3.2
Blake Elliot 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5
Aaron Krych 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0
Tom Linnemann 4 1 11 -10 0 1 -2.5
Totals... 29 86 16 70 1 17 2.4
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
-------------------------------------------
Tom Linnemann 30-12-3 137 0 30 2
Totals... 30-12-3 137 0 30 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
-----------------------------------
Blake Elliot 3 52 0 30
Aaron Krych 3 42 0 23
Jeremy Forsell 3 29 0 11
Nate Kirschner 3 14 0 11
Totals... 12 137 0 30
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
-----------------------------------------
Charlie Carr 9 311 34.6 44 4
Totals... 9 311 34.6 44 4
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Blake Elliot 0 0 0 1 -7 0 0 0 0
Chris Moore 2 8 8 2 39 28 0 0 0
Will Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 30
Jason Pflipsen 4 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Hover 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals... 6 34 13 3 32 28 3 30 30
Field goal attempts
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None
Mt. Union
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
--------------------------------------------
Chuck Moore 32 147 1 146 0 11 4.6
Dan Pugh 8 33 1 32 0 9 4.0
Gary Smeck 6 17 16 1 0 7 0.2
Totals... 46 197 18 179 0 11 3.9
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
-------------------------------------------
Gary Smeck 27-19-3 144 1 20 3
Totals... 27-19-3 144 1 20 3
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
-----------------------------------
Adam Marino 8 88 0 20
Adam Irgang 4 14 1 8
Dan Pugh 3 25 0 10
Chuck Moore 3 3 0 3
Rob Sondles 1 14 0 14
Totals... 19 144 1 20
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
-----------------------------------------
Rodney Chenos 6 220 36.7 43 1
Totals... 6 220 36.7 43 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Adam Marino 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Moore 0 0 0 1 25 25 0 0 0
B. Greenleaf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10
Mike Miller 4 -6 1 0 0 0 1 15 15
Alex Grinch 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 33
Vince Illaqua 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0
Jason Richards 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals... 7 4 6 2 40 25 3 58 33
Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Rodney Chenos 4th 09:39 35 yds - Blocked
Rodney Chenos 4th 00:01 20 yds - Good
Defensive Statistics (Final) St. John's ## Player UT AT Total ForLoss FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 58 Tim Pahula 2 10 12 . . . . . . / . 32 Beau LaBore 3 8 11 . . . . 1 . / . 1 Ryan Danielson 5 5 10 1-8 . . . 1 . 1.0/8 . 2 Andy Hover 7 2 9 . . . 1-0 2 . / . 5 Brad Beyer 5 4 9 1-1 . . . . 1 / . 19 Marc Jerzak 4 3 7 2-4 . . . . . / . 54 Josh Hart 5 1 6 1-1 . . . . . 0.5/0 . 89 Alex Wesley 1 5 6 . . . . . . / . 22 Will Gibson 5 . 5 . . . 2-30 4 . / . 88 Phil Trier 2 3 5 . . . . . . 0.5/0 . 94 Nick Bruns 2 2 4 1-8 . . . . . 1.0/8 . 52 Peter Corkrean . 3 3 . . . . . . / . 77 Brian Zirbes . 3 3 . . . . . . / . 86 Blake Elliot 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 44 Aaron Krych 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 33 Josh Nelson 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 7 Mike Omann 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 35 Jeremy Hood 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 6 Zach McBroom . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 47 Paul Schreiner . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 25 Jason Pflipsen . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 39 Jed Riegelman . . . . . . . 1 . / . Mt. Union ## Player UT AT Total ForLoss FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Matt LaVerde 8 4 12 2-4 . . . . . / . 23 Jason Perkins 3 3 6 1-1 . . . . . / . 17 Chris Kern 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . / . 89 Matt Campbell 2 3 5 1-5 1 . . . . 1.0/5 . 92 Todd Braden 2 3 5 . . . . 1 . / . 49 Jesse Pearson 2 2 4 . . . . . . / . 58 Rocky Coniglio 2 1 3 1-6 . . . . . 1.0/6 . 12 B. Greenleaf 2 1 3 . . . 1-10 2 . / . 97 Jeff Knoblauch 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 13 Mike Miller 1 1 2 . . . 1-15 4 . / . 20 Alex Grinch . 2 2 . . . 1-33 4 . / . 44 Ryan Haynes . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 94 Ryan Belaney 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 78 Jason Gerber 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 45 Stan Watson 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 26 Justin Burton 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 43 Mark Brace . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 40 Chris Carter . 1 1 . . 1-12 . . . / . 39 Matt Sotcan . 1 1 . . . . 2 . / .
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
Mt. Union wins the toss and elects to receive.
S 1-10 S35 SJU ball on SJU35.
Joe Rotondi kickoff 42 yards to the MUC23, Vince Illaqua return 15 yards to
the MUC38 (Jeremy Hood).
M 1-10 M38 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Irgang for 3 yards to the MUC41 (Ryan
Danielson).
M 2-7 M41 Gary Smeck pass complete to Dan Pugh for 10 yards to the SJU49, 1ST
DOWN MUC (Ryan Danielson).
M 1-10 S49 Chuck Moore rush for 7 yards to the SJU42 (Alex Wesley).
M 2-3 S42 Chuck Moore rush for 11 yards to the SJU31, 1ST DOWN MUC (Brad
Beyer;Tim Pahula).
M 1-10 S31 Gary Smeck pass complete to Dan Pugh for 10 yards to the SJU21, 1ST
DOWN MUC (Will Gibson).
M 1-10 S21 Dan Pugh rush for loss of 1 yard to the SJU22, out-of-bounds (Brad
Beyer).
M 2-11 S22 Gary Smeck pass complete to Rob Sondles for 14 yards to the SJU8, 1ST
DOWN MUC (Brad Beyer).
M 1-G S08 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Irgang for 8 yards to the SJU0,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:18.
Rodney Chenos kick attempt good.
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ST. JOHN'S 0, MT. UNION 7
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--------------- 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 03:42 ---------------
Rodney Chenos kickoff 51 yards to the SJU14, Chris Moore return 11 yards
to the SJU25 (Stan Watson).
S 1-10 S25 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 11:09 (1st).
S 1-10 S25 Chris Moore rush for loss of 3 yards to the SJU22 (Matt LaVerde).
S 2-13 S22 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Chris Moore for 14 yards to the SJU36 (Alex
Grinch), PENALTY SJU illegal motion 4 yards to the SJU18, NO PLAY.
S 2-17 S18 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Aaron Krych for no gain to the SJU18 (Jeff
Knoblauch;Jesse Pearson).
S 3-17 S18 (B. Greenleaf) (Matt Sotcan).
Sotcan and Greenleaf receive pass deflctions on the next play.
S 3-17 S18 Tom Linnemann pass intercepted by B. Greenleaf at the MUC38, B. Greenleaf
return 10 yards to the MUC48 (Aaron Krych).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:55 ---------------
M 1-10 M48 (Jed Riegelman).
M 1-10 M48 MT. UNION drive start at 09:14 (1st).
M 1-10 M48 Chuck Moore rush for 5 yards to the SJU47 (Josh Hart).
M 2-5 S47 Gary Smeck pass incomplete to Jason Richards (Beau LaBore).
M 3-5 S47 Gary Smeck pass incomplete to Adam Marino.
M 4-5 S47 Rodney Chenos punt 34 yards to the SJU13, Jason Pflipsen return 11 yards
to the SJU24 (Ryan Haynes;Mark Brace).
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------
S 1-10 S24 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 08:20 (1st).
S 1-10 S24 Chris Moore rush for loss of 1 yard to the SJU23 (Matt LaVerde).
S 2-11 S23 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to 23, PENALTY MUC holding 11 yards to the
SJU34, 1ST DOWN SJU, NO PLAY.
S 1-10 S34 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Jeremy Forsell for 9 yards to the SJU43,
out-of-bounds.
S 2-1 S43 Chris Moore rush for 2 yards to the SJU45, 1ST DOWN SJU (Jesse
Pearson;Rocky Coniglio).
S 1-10 S45 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Jeremy Forsell.
S 2-10 S45 Blake Elliot rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds.
S 3-5 S50 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Nate Kirschner for 2 yards to the MUC48
(Chris Kern).
S 4-3 M48 Charlie Carr punt 39 yards to the MUC9, Mike Miller return -2 yards to the
MUC7 (Peter Corkrean;Paul Schreiner).
--------------- 7 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:13 ---------------
M 1-10 M07 MT. UNION drive start at 06:07 (1st).
M 1-10 M07 Chuck Moore rush for 9 yards to the MUC16 (Alex Wesley;Marc Jerzak).
M 2-1 M16 Chuck Moore rush for 10 yards to the MUC26, 1ST DOWN MUC (Beau
LaBore;Brad Beyer).
M 1-10 M26 Chuck Moore rush for 8 yards to the MUC34 (Ryan Danielson;Tim Pahula).
M 2-2 M34 Chuck Moore rush for 1 yard to the MUC35 (Alex Wesley;Nick Bruns).
M 3-1 M35 Gary Smeck pass incomplete.
M 4-1 M35 Rodney Chenos punt 34 yards to the SJU31, Jason Pflipsen return 13 yards
to the SJU44 (Chris Kern;Ryan Haynes).
--------------- 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:37 ---------------
S 1-10 S44 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 03:30 (1st).
S 1-10 S44 Tom Linnemann sacked for loss of 6 yards to the SJU38 (Rocky Coniglio).
S 2-16 S38 Chris Moore rush for no gain to the SJU38 (Matt LaVerde).
S 3-16 S38 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Blake Elliot for 4 yards to the SJU42 (Matt
LaVerde).
S 4-12 S42 Charlie Carr punt 32 yards to the MUC26, Mike Miller return 1 yards to the
MUC27 (Zach McBroom;Peter Corkrean).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:57 ---------------
M 1-10 M27 MT. UNION drive start at 01:33 (1st).
M 1-10 M27 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 13 yards to the MUC40,
1ST DOWN MUC (Brad Beyer).
M 1-10 M40 Dan Pugh rush for 9 yards to the MUC49 (Andy Hover).
M 2-1 M49 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 15 yards to the SJU36,
1ST DOWN MUC (Tim Pahula).
===END OF 1st QUARTER====
ST. JOHN'S 0, MT. UNION 7
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
M 1-10 S36 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
M 1-10 S36 Dan Pugh rush for 4 yards to the SJU32 (Brian Zirbes;Ryan Danielson).
M 2-6 S32 Gary Smeck pass complete to Chuck Moore for 1 yard to the SJU31 (Ryan
Danielson).
M 3-5 S31 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 7 yards to the SJU24, 1ST
DOWN MUC (Brad Beyer).
M 1-10 S24 Chuck Moore rush for 2 yards to the SJU22 (Alex Wesley;Tim Pahula).
M 2-8 S22 (Will Gibson).
Will Gibson receives a pass deflection on the next play.
M 2-8 S22 Gary Smeck pass intercepted by Will Gibson at the SJU4, Will Gibson
return 30 yards to the SJU34 (Jason Gerber).
--------------- 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:10 ---------------
S 1-10 S34 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 12:23 (2nd).
S 1-10 S34 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Nate Kirschner.
S 2-10 S34 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Jeremy Forsell for 9 yards to the SJU43.
S 3-1 S43 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU44, 1ST DOWN SJU (Jesse
Pearson).
S 1-10 S44 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Jeremy Forsell.
S 2-10 S44 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Nate Kirschner for 1 yard to the SJU45 (Matt
LaVerde).
S 3-9 S45 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Jeremy Forsell.
S 4-9 S45 Charlie Carr punt 31 yards to the MUC24, Jason Richards return 3 yards to
the MUC27 (Andy Hover;Jason Pflipsen).
--------------- 6 plays, 11 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------
M 1-10 M27 MT. UNION drive start at 10:07 (2nd).
M 1-10 M27 Chuck Moore rush for 3 yards to the MUC30 (Brian Zirbes;Tim Pahula).
M 2-7 M30 Gary Smeck pass complete to Chuck Moore for loss of 1 yard to the MUC29
(Marc Jerzak).
M 3-8 M29 Gary Smeck pass incomplete to Adam Marino (Ryan Danielson).
M 4-8 M29 Rodney Chenos punt 36 yards to the SJU35, Chris Moore return 8 yards to
the SJU43, out-of-bounds (Justin Burton).
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------
S 1-10 S43 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 08:27 (2nd).
Sotcan and Greenleaf deflect the pass on the next play.
S 1-10 S43 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Aaron Krych for 19 yards to the MUC38, 1ST
DOWN SJU, out-of-bounds (Chris Kern).
S 1-10 M38 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Jeremy Forsell (Todd Braden).
S 2-10 M38 SJU ball on MUC39.
S 2-10 M39 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Jeremy Forsell (Mike Miller).
S 3-10 M39 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Blake Elliot (Matt Sotcan).
S 4-10 M39 Charlie Carr punt 29 yards to the MUC10, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 4 plays, 19 yards, TOP 00:52 ---------------
M 1-10 M10 MT. UNION drive start at 07:35 (2nd).
Sotcan and Greenleaf receive pass deflections on the next play.
M 1-10 M10 Chuck Moore rush for 2 yards to the MUC12 (Beau LaBore).
M 2-8 M12 Chuck Moore rush for 2 yards to the MUC14, out-of-bounds (Will Gibson).
M 3-6 M14 Gary Smeck sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MUC6 (Ryan Danielson).
M 4-14 M06 Rodney Chenos punt 43 yards to the MUC49, Jason Pflipsen return 0 yards
to the MUC49 (Chris Kern).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:33 ---------------
S 1-10 M49 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 06:02 (2nd).
S 1-10 M49 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Jeremy Forsell for 11 yards to the MUC38,
1ST DOWN SJU (Jason Perkins).
S 1-10 M38 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the MUC37 (Rocky Coniglio).
S 2-9 M37 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Nathan Brever.
S 3-9 M37 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Nate Kirschner for 11 yards to the MUC26,
1ST DOWN SJU (Chris Kern;Matt LaVerde).
S 1-10 M26 Chris Moore rush for 2 yards to the MUC24 (Ryan Belaney).
S 2-8 M24 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Aaron Krych for 23 yards to the MUC1, 1ST
DOWN SJU, out-of-bounds (B. Greenleaf).
S 1-G M01 Chris Moore rush for no gain to the MUC1 (Jason Perkins).
S 2-G M01 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the MUC0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:01.
Joe Rotondi kick attempt good.
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ST. JOHN'S 7, MT. UNION 7
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--------------- 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:01 ---------------
Joe Rotondi kickoff 52 yards to the MUC13, Chuck Moore return 25 yards to
the MUC38 (Josh Nelson).
M 1-10 M38 MT. UNION drive start at 02:50 (2nd).
M 1-10 M38 Dan Pugh rush for 5 yards to the MUC43 (Ryan Danielson;Phil Trier).
M 2-5 M43 Chuck Moore rush for loss of 1 yard to the MUC42 (Josh Hart).
M 3-6 M42 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Irgang for loss of 3 yards to the MUC39
(Marc Jerzak).
M 4-9 M39 Timeout St. John's, clock 01:21.
M 4-9 M39 Rodney Chenos punt 43 yards to the SJU18, Jason Pflipsen return to the
SJU18, fumble by Jason Pflipsen recovered by SJU Chris Moore at SJU20.
--------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:37 ---------------
S 1-10 S20 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 01:13 (2nd), SJU ball on SJU20.
S 1-10 S20 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Blake Elliot for 18 yards to the SJU38,
1ST DOWN SJU (Jesse Pearson).
S 1-10 S38 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Jeremy Forsell (Alex Grinch).
S 2-10 S38 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Blake Elliot.
S 3-10 S38 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Aaron Krych (Alex Grinch).
S 4-10 S38 Charlie Carr punt 44 yards to the MUC18, Mike Miller return -6 yards to the
MUC12 (Andy Hover).
--------------- 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 00:33 ---------------
M 1-10 M12 MT. UNION drive start at 00:40 (2nd).
M 1-10 M12 Chuck Moore rush for 4 yards to the MUC16 (Nick Bruns).
M 2-6 M16 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.
===END OF 2nd QUARTER====
ST. JOHN'S 7, MT. UNION 7
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
M 2-6 M16 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MUC ball on MUC35.
--------------- 1 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:40 ---------------
Rodney Chenos kickoff 58 yards to the SJU7, Chris Moore return 28 yards
to the SJU35 (Chris Carter;Matt Sotcan).
S 1-10 S35 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 14:52 (3rd).
S 1-10 S35 Chris Moore rush for 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SJU (Alex
Grinch;Matt LaVerde).
S 1-10 S50 Chris Moore rush for 9 yards to the MUC41 (Todd Braden;Mike Miller).
S 2-1 M41 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Nate Kirschner (Mike Miller).
S 3-1 M41 Blake Elliot rush for no gain to the MUC41 (Matt LaVerde).
S 4-1 M41 PENALTY SJU delay of game 5 yards to the MUC46.
S 4-6 M46 Charlie Carr punt 33 yards to the MUC13, Mike Miller return 1 yards to the
MUC14 (Mike Omann).
--------------- 4 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:21 ---------------
M 1-10 M14 MT. UNION drive start at 12:31 (3rd).
M 1-10 M14 Chuck Moore rush for 10 yards to the MUC24, 1ST DOWN MUC (Beau
LaBore).
M 1-10 M24 Chuck Moore rush for 4 yards to the MUC28 (Phil Trier).
M 2-6 M28 Chuck Moore rush for 8 yards to the MUC36, 1ST DOWN MUC (Tim
Pahula;Brad Beyer).
M 1-10 M36 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Irgang for 6 yards to the MUC42 (Tim
Pahula;Beau LaBore).
M 2-4 M42 Chuck Moore rush for 3 yards to the MUC45 (Beau LaBore;Nick Bruns).
M 3-1 M45 Chuck Moore rush for no gain to the MUC45 (Tim Pahula;Alex Wesley).
M 4-1 M45 Rodney Chenos punt 30 yards to the SJU25, Chris Moore return 0 yards to
the SJU25.
--------------- 6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 03:33 ---------------
S 1-10 S25 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 08:58 (3rd).
S 1-10 S25 Aaron Krych rush for 4 yards to the SJU29 (Todd Braden).
S 2-6 S29 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Chris Moore, PENALTY MUC pass
interference 4 yards to the SJU33, 1ST DOWN SJU, NO PLAY.
S 1-10 S33 Chris Moore rush for 17 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SJU (Mike
Miller).
S 1-10 S50 Tom Linnemann rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Todd Braden;Matt
Campbell).
S 2-10 S50 Tom Linnemann rush for 1 yard to the MUC49 (Todd Braden;Matt LaVerde).
S 3-9 M49 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Nate Kirschner.
S 4-9 M49 Charlie Carr punt 27 yards to the MUC22, fair catch by Adam Marino.
--------------- 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:45 ---------------
M 1-10 M22 MT. UNION drive start at 06:13 (3rd).
M 1-10 M22 Gary Smeck sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MUC14 (Nick Bruns).
M 2-18 M14 Gary Smeck pass complete to Dan Pugh for 5 yards to the MUC19 (Andy
Hover).
M 3-13 M19 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 16 yards to the MUC35,
1ST DOWN MUC (Brad Beyer).
M 1-10 M35 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 3 yards to the MUC38,
out-of-bounds (Will Gibson).
M 2-7 M38 (Andy Hover).
Hover receives a pass deflection on the next play.
M 2-7 M38 Gary Smeck pass intercepted by Andy Hover at the SJU27, Andy Hover
return 0 yards to the SJU27.
--------------- 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:47 ---------------
S 1-10 S27 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 04:26 (3rd).
S 1-10 S27 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU28 (Matt Campbell;Jason Perkins).
S 2-9 S28 Tom Linnemann pass complete to Blake Elliot for 30 yards to the MUC42,
1ST DOWN SJU, out-of-bounds (Matt LaVerde).
S 1-10 M42 Chris Moore rush for 7 yards to the MUC35 (Jason Perkins;Alex Grinch).
S 2-3 M35 Chris Moore rush for 2 yards to the MUC33 (Matt LaVerde;Matt Campbell).
S 3-1 M33 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the MUC32, 1ST DOWN SJU (Matt
LaVerde).
S 1-10 M32 Chris Moore rush for 2 yards to the MUC30 (Jason Perkins;B. Greenleaf).
S 2-8 M30 (Alex Grinch).
Grinch receives a pass deflection on the next play.
S 2-8 M30 Tom Linnemann pass intercepted by Alex Grinch at the MUC21, Alex Grinch
return 33 yards to the SJU46 (Blake Elliot).
--------------- 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:16 ---------------
M 1-10 S46 MT. UNION drive start at 01:10 (3rd).
M 1-10 S46 (Will Gibson).
Will Gibson receives a pass deflection on the next play.
M 1-10 S46 Gary Smeck pass intercepted by Will Gibson at the SJU15, Will Gibson
return 0 yards to the SJU15.
--------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:08 ---------------
S 1-10 S15 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 01:02 (3rd).
S 1-10 S15 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete to Blake Elliot (Chris Kern).
Gibson receives a pass deflection on the next play.
S 2-10 S15 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU16 (Matt Campbell).
Grinch receives a pass deflection on the next play.
S 3-9 S16 Tom Linnemann pass incomplete.
S 4-9 S16 Charlie Carr punt 32 yards to the SJU48, Adam Marino return 1 yards to the
SJU47 (Andy Hover;Peter Corkrean).
--------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------
M 1-10 S47 MT. UNION drive start at 00:00 (3rd).
===END OF 3rd QUARTER====
ST. JOHN'S 7, MT. UNION 7
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
M 1-10 S47 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
M 1-10 S47 Chuck Moore rush for 6 yards to the SJU41 (Andy Hover).
M 2-4 S41 Gary Smeck sacked for no gain to the SJU41 (Phil Trier;Josh Hart).
M 3-4 S41 Dan Pugh rush for 4 yards to the SJU37, 1ST DOWN MUC (Marc
Jerzak;Beau LaBore).
M 1-10 S37 Chuck Moore rush for 6 yards to the SJU31 (Phil Trier).
M 2-4 S31 Dan Pugh rush for 4 yards to the SJU27, 1ST DOWN MUC.
M 1-10 S27 Chuck Moore rush for 3 yards to the SJU24 (Josh Hart).
M 2-7 S24 Gary Smeck rush for 6 yards to the SJU18 (Ryan Danielson).
M 3-1 S18 Chuck Moore rush for 7 yards to the SJU11, 1ST DOWN MUC (Andy
Hover).
M 1-10 S11 Dan Pugh rush for 7 yards to the SJU4 (Brad Beyer), PENALTY MUC
holding 13 yards to the SJU24, NO PLAY.
M 1-23 S24 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 1 yard to the SJU23 (Beau
LaBore;Ryan Danielson).
M 2-22 S23 Gary Smeck pass incomplete to Adam Irgang.
M 3-22 S23 Chuck Moore rush for 5 yards to the SJU18 (Josh Hart).
M 4-17 S18 Rodney Chenos field goal attempt from 35 BLOCKED, recovered by SJU Brad
Beyer at SJU25 spot at SJU25, clock 09:39 (blocked by Brad Beyer), Brad
Beyer for 3 yards to the SJU28.
--------------- 12 plays, 29 yards, TOP 05:21 ---------------
S 1-10 S28 Chris Moore rush for loss of 1 yard to the SJU27 (Jason Perkins).
S 2-11 S27 (Mike Miller).
Miller receives a pass deflection on the next play.
S 2-11 S27 Tom Linnemann pass intercepted by Mike Miller at the MUC44, Mike Miller
return 15 yards to the SJU41 (Blake Elliot).
--------------- 2 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:53 ---------------
M 1-10 S41 MT. UNION drive start at 08:46 (4th).
M 1-10 S41 Chuck Moore rush for 7 yards to the SJU34 (Will Gibson).
M 2-3 S34 Chuck Moore rush for 4 yards to the SJU30, 1ST DOWN MUC (Tim
Pahula;Brian Zirbes).
M 1-10 S30 Dan Pugh rush for no gain to the SJU30 (Beau LaBore;Tim Pahula).
M 2-10 S30 Gary Smeck rush for 7 yards to the SJU23, out-of-bounds (Marc Jerzak).
M 3-3 S23 Chuck Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU22 (Ryan Danielson;Brad Beyer).
M 4-2 S22 Chuck Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU21 (Beau LaBore;Marc Jerzak).
--------------- 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:41 ---------------
S 1-10 S21 ST. JOHN'S drive start at 06:05 (4th).
S 1-10 S21 Chris Moore rush for 13 yards to the SJU34, 1ST DOWN SJU (B.
Greenleaf), PENALTY MUC offside declined.
S 1-10 S34 Chris Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU35 (Todd Braden).
S 2-9 S35 Chris Moore rush for no gain to the SJU35 (Jeff Knoblauch).
S 3-9 S35 Tom Linnemann sacked to the SJU30 (Matt Campbell), fumble by Tom Linnemann
recovered by SJU Tom Linnemann at SJU30.
S 4-14 S30 Charlie Carr punt 44 yards to the MUC26, Adam Marino return 6 yards to the
MUC32 (Andy Hover).
--------------- 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:02 ---------------
M 1-10 M32 MT. UNION drive start at 04:03 (4th).
M 1-10 M32 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 20 yards to the SJU48,
1ST DOWN MUC, out-of-bounds.
M 1-10 S48 Dan Pugh rush for 7 yards to the SJU41 (Phil Trier;Beau LaBore).
M 2-3 S41 Gary Smeck rush for 4 yards to the SJU37, 1ST DOWN MUC (Marc
Jerzak).
M 1-10 S37 Gary Smeck pass complete to Chuck Moore for 3 yards to the SJU34 (Tim
Pahula).
M 2-7 S34 Chuck Moore rush for no gain to the SJU34 (Josh Hart).
M 3-7 S34 Gary Smeck pass complete to Adam Marino for 13 yards to the SJU21,
1ST DOWN MUC.
M 1-10 S21 Chuck Moore rush for 6 yards to the SJU15 (Andy Hover).
M 2-4 S15 Timeout Mt. Union, clock 01:11.
M 2-4 S15 Chuck Moore rush for 1 yard to the SJU14 (Beau LaBore).
M 3-3 S14 Chuck Moore rush for 5 yards to the SJU9, 1ST DOWN MUC (Will
Gibson).
M 1-G S09 Timeout Mt. Union, clock 00:28.
M 1-G S09 Chuck Moore rush for 6 yards to the SJU3 (Alex Wesley;Tim Pahula).
M 2-G S03 Timeout St. John's, clock 00:04.
M 2-G S03 Timeout St. John's, clock 00:04.
M 2-G S03 Rodney Chenos field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 00:01.
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ST. JOHN'S 7, MT. UNION 10
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M 1-G M35 PENALTY MUC noncontact foul 15 yards to the MUC20.
The previous penalty was for excessive celebration.
--------------- 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:03 ---------------
Rodney Chenos kickoff 41 yards to the SJU39, Blake Elliot return to the
SJU32, fumble by Blake Elliot recovered by MUC Chris Carter at SJU32, Chris
Carter for 12 yards to the SJU20.
M 1-10 S20 MT. UNION drive start at 00:00 (4th), MUC ball on SJU20.
M 1-10 S20 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.
========FINAL SCORE=======
ST. JOHN'S 7, MT. UNION 10
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