Duquesne - Bucknell Postgame Notes

Sept. 2, 2006

Duquesne had a six-yard first quarter touchdown pass called back because of an illegal shift and the ensuing 29-yard field goal attempt blocked ... the Dukes also drove to the Bucknell seven late in the third quarter with the score tied 21-21 and came up empty on three plays before Mark Troyan's 26-yard field goal attempt hit the right upright

DU opened the game with an offensive line consisting of two true freshmen (LG Steve Kuhns and RT Matt Kikta), two converted defensive linemen (LT J.T. Stefanik and RG Joe DeGiorgi) and one veteran (C Matt Stansfield) with a combined total of zero college starts ... the line helped the Dukes to 527 total yards

Duquesne, which did not commit a turnover, was penalized eight times for 74 yards ... Bucknell was flagged four times for 35 yards

Sophomore quarterback Scott Knapp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry Traditional Academy) completed 24-of-36 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns without and interception ... it marked the second-straight year the Pittsburgh native opened the season with a 300-yard passing game (Knapp threw for a DU freshman record 365 in last year's season-opening win over Robert Morris) ... Knapp's TD passes - both to junior Bruce Hocker (Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) - covered 32 and 34 yards ... Hocker finished with four catches for 95 yards

Senior running back Jeremy McCullough (Bethlehem, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) ran for a career-high 126 yards on 17 carries (7.4 ypc.) ... it was McCullough's third career 100-yard game and first since a 107-yard effort in a 36-33 overtime win over Morehead State on Nov. 13, 2004

Alex Roberson (Waynesboro, Ga./Curtis Baptist Upper School) caught three passes for a career-high 105 yards before leaving the game with a third-quarter knee injury ... Roberson hauled in passes of 52, 24 and 29 yards all in the first half

Sophomore Brent Whiteleather (Rochester, Pa./Rochester), a converted running back making his first career start at middle linebacker, led the Dukes with 11 tackles (six solo)

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