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Football
Quakers rally in final quarter, but come up short September 3, 2005 The plan for the Engineers was to play smash mouth football the entire game and it proved to be just enough to edge the Quakers by a score of 48-41. Turnovers, special teams, and field position proved to be the difference in the first half. The Engineers were better in all three statistical categories, which allowed them to stick to their game plan of running the football. Earlham’s inability to stop the run on defense added more pressure to the already highly potent offense led by Justin Rummell at quarterback, who completed 28-of-42 passes for 368 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. The senior now has 43 career touchdown passes, which moves him closer to the school record of 45 established by Mark Thompson from 1993-1996. Being that this offensive shootout lead to almost 90 points and almost 900 total yards of offense between both teams, Earlham head coach Gerry Keesling had this to say after the game: “It was exciting. Have you ever seen a game where both teams convert seven out of seven fourth down conversions?” It was those types of conversions that led the Quakers back from a 41-21 deficit the Engineers built by the 4:20 mark of the third quarter. Earlham scored 20 unanswered points in the final period to make it 41-41 with 6:56 remaining in the game. Rose-Hulman scored the winning touchdown with 1:23 left on a 1-yard run by Charlie Key, who ran for 190 yards and five scores. Noteworthy efforts were turned in on defense by senior linebacker Michael Thompson and sophomore tackle Evan Williamson, who had eight and seven tackles respectively. Sophomore Terrel Brown also chimed in with an interception as the second quarter came to a close. Earlham’s top receiver was a sophomore Joe White who ended up with eight receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns. After the game Joe said the following: “If we come out energized, fired up, and ready to play, it is going to be hard to stop us…we are too powerful.” Both White and Keesling agreed the slow start on offense and defense put the team in a tough position going into halftime. Manny Myers made his debut as the starting running back for the Quakers and has a stellar performance. Myers finished with 16 rushes for 126 yards and two touchdowns, while showing his versatility and assisting Rummell in the passing game and came up with two crucial third down receptions on screen passes totaling 35 yards. “It has always been in me to run like that,” Myers said. “There is a lot of potential. If the offensive line keeps dominating and making holes, I will hit them.” Earlham falls to 0-1, while Rose-Hulman is 1-0. The Quakers return to action next week at home against Manchester at M.O. Ross Field beginning at 1p.m. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |