Oct. 22, 2005

Recap | Box Score | Quotes

• DU's conference win streak now stands at 35 games ... it is the longest active conference win streak among NCAA Division I-A and I-AA schools and ranks third all time behind Oklahoma (44 in the Big Eight from 1952-59) and Nebraska (39 in the Big Eight/Big 12 from 1992-98) on the all-time list for Division I-A and I-AA

• The Dukes also extended their series win streak to 11 in a row over Marist

• Marist converted just one of 14 third downs and turned it over five times (three interceptions and two fumbles)

• Duquesne was penalized 10 times for 126 yards to four for 21 for Marist

• Freshman receiver Philip Hayes (Round Rock, Texas / Round Rock) made his first career catch a memorable one, taking in a pass from Scott Knapp and racing 55 yards to the Marist 19 on the first play of the second half ... the reception set-up freshman Travis Taltoan's (West Chester, Pa. / Henderson) first career touchdown - a 12-yarder from Knapp ... Taltoan finished with a career-high four catches for 30 yards, giving him seven grabs for 68 yards in the Dukes' last two games

• Antoine Bullock (Houston, Texas / Sugar Land Kempner) recorded his ninth sack of the season with just under seven minutes left in the third quarter ... with that sack, Bullock passed John Wojciechowski (24.0 sacks from 1992-95) to become DU's career sacks leader with 24.5

• Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott Knapp (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Perry Traditional Academy), who was 19-of-31 for 202 yards and two TDs, completed passes to nine different receivers

• Junior receiver Dan Spriggs (Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall College) caught four passes for 45 yards, returned two punts 24 yards and completed a 40 yard pass to Alex Roberson

• Sophomore linebacker John Simmons (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum) tied Bullock for team high with eight tackles (7 solo)

• Freshman Aaron Strader (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Allderdice), who was making his first career start at cornerback, picked off a Marist pass and returned it 23 yards mid-way through the fourth quarter

• Michael Hill (Largo, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt) recorded his second interception in as many games

• Michael Ford (Clinton, Md. / Oxon Hill) added his second interception of the season - and 10th of his career - to set up DU's second score of the game

• The Dukes were 3-of-3 on fourth down in the first half on conversions covering 11, 7 and 4 yards