Duquesne Dukes at Toledo Rockets
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Toledo routs Duquesne 49-10 behind Tucker Gleason's 3 first-half TD passes
Toledo scored 21 points in the first quarter and led 28-10 at the break. Jerjuan Newton highlighted the half when he caught a pass over the middle, pushed his defender to the ground and raced for a 54-yard touchdown.
Cavon Butler pounced on a fumble, leading to a Gleason connection with Anthony Torres for a 14-yard touchdown to cap the first-half scoring.
Bryson Hammer set up a third-quarter touchdown when he returned a punt 41 yards. Willie Shaw III ran it in from 10 yards out for a 42-10 lead.
Backup John Alan Richter, playing in his first career game, completed all six of his pass attempts for 78 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown to Zy’marion Lang for a 39-point lead. Lang was the sixth Rocket to score a touchdown.
Duquesne's Darius Perrantes, who threw for 2,324 yards and 21 touchdowns last season, was 15 of 26 for 143 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:48 | Junior Vandeross III 9 Yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:31 | Jacquez Stuart 8 Yd Run (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:20 | Noah Canty 4 Yd pass from Darius Perrantes (Brian Bruzdewicz Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:02 | Jerjuan Newton 54 Yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 8:51 | Brian Bruzdewicz 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:59 | Anthony Torres 14 Yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:49 | Jacquez Stuart 1 Yd Run (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:14 | Willie Shaw III 10 Yd Run (Dylan Cunanan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:41 | Zy'marion Lang 18 Yd pass from John Alan Richter (Spencer Conrad Kick) |
Statistics
 DUQ |
 TOL |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-12 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 284 | Total Yards | 446 |
| 161 | Passing | 279 |
| 17/29 | Comp/Att | 21/30 |
| 5.6 | Yards per pass | 9.3 |
| 123 | Rushing | 167 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 4.2 | Yards per rush | 4.3 |
| 9-75 | Penalties | 6-60 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:02 | Possession | 28:58 |
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