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Morehead State Eagles at Drake Bulldogs

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29 - 20
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Louis has 109 yards, Schwartz kicks FG late in 4th quarter as Morehead State upends Drake 29-20

Matthew McClelland added a 12-yard scoop-and-score on the last play as the Eagles (7-4, 5-2 Pioneer Football League) kept the Bulldogs (7-2, 6-1) from clinching the league championship.

Drake has a one-game lead over multiple teams and plays at last-place Stetson to close the season next weekend.

Morehead State trailed 9-0 at halftime but tied the Bulldogs at 20 on a 13-yard pass from Carter Cravens to Ryan Upp with 5:08 to play.

The Eagles forced a three-and-out and then marched 42 yards to the Drake 13 for the winning kick.

Cravens was 11 of 21 for 116 yards. Morehead State's first score was a 1-yard plunge by Isaac Stopke after a 38-yard flea-flicker from wide receiver Bradley West to Nate Garnett. Lewis then put the Eagles ahead 13-12 with a 2-yard run late in the third quarter.

Luke Bailey was 27 of 40 for 210 yards and two touchdowns for Drake. He hit Parker Olthoff for an 8-yard score in the middle of the second quarter and Trey Radocha for 6 yards early in the fourth for a 20-13 lead.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

DRKE SF 1st Period 0:12 Team Safety
DRKE TD 2nd Period 6:53 Parker Olthoff 8 Yd pass from Luke Bailey (Shane Dunning Kick)
MORE TD 3rd Period 14:00 Isaac Stopke 1 Yd Run (Thomas Schwartz V Kick)
DRKE FG 3rd Period 9:44 Shane Dunning 50 Yd Field Goal
MORE TD 3rd Period 2:10 James Louis 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
DRKE TD 4th Period 12:23 Trey Radocha 6 Yd pass from Luke Bailey (Luke Bailey Pass to Taj Hughes for Two-Point Conversion)
MORE TD 4th Period 5:08 Ryan Upp 13 Yd pass from Carter Cravens (Thomas Schwartz V Kick)
MORE FG 4th Period 0:14 Thomas Schwartz V 30 Yd Field Goal
MORE TD 4th Period 0:00 L. Bailey pass to M. January for -13 yds for a TD,B. Krebs fumbled, recovered by MORE M. McClelland,M. McClelland return for 12 yds for a TD

Statistics

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19 1st Downs 17
7-13 3rd down efficiency 8-14
0-0 4th down efficiency 0-0
291 Total Yards 281
154 Passing 210
12/22 Comp/Att 27/41
7.0 Yards per pass 5.1
137 Rushing 71
41 Rushing Attempts 21
3.3 Yards per rush 3.4
0-0 Penalties 3-28
1 Turnovers 3
0 Fumbles lost 2
1 Interceptions thrown 1
33:15 Possession 26:45

Game Information

Venue: Drake Stadium (IA)

Location: Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 2,976 · Capacity:
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