Sept. 10, 2011

Box Score

DAYTON, OHIO - Jared Williams blocked Nate Miller's 50 yard field goal attempt with two seconds left and returned it 48 yards for a score as Duquesne scored nine points in the final 30 seconds to end Dayton's FCS-best 10-game win streak with a 22-13 victory over the Flyers at Welcome Stadium.

Duquesne took a 16-13 lead on a 24 yard Charlie Leventry field goal with 30 seconds left. Leventry's field goal, his third of the game, capped a 52-yard drive that started with 3:37 on the clock.

Sean Patterson, who finished 19-of-34 for 254 yards, opened the drive by hitting Isaac Spragg on passes of 13 and nine yards before carrying 13 yards to the UD 24. Larry McCoy, who topped the 100-yard mark for the eighth time in 10 games - and second time in as many games this year - took it to the eight on a 16 yard run to set up Leventry's kick.

Dayton quarterback Will Bardo drove the Flyers 21 yards to the 33 to set up Miller's final attempt.

McCoy led all rushers with 113 yards on 26 carries. Brooks Roorback had a career-high seven catches for 48 yards and Spragg finished with 93 yards on six receptions for the Dukes.

Taylor Harris led Dayton with 110 yards on seven carries. Bardo finished 13-of-31 for 124 yards.

Duquesne was the last team to defeat the Flyers, nearly one year ago to the day on Sept. 11 of last season, 35-31 at Rooney Field.

Dayton got on the board first when Harris bounced outside and raced 83 yards down the right sideline for a score to put the Flyers up 7-0 with 5:26 left in the first quarter.

Both teams missed scoring opportunities in the opening 30 minutes as Leventry was wide left on a 25 yard attempt on DU's first possession and Miller missed a 40 yard attempt following a Steve Wirkus interception early in the second quarter.

Patterson made it two consecutive turnovers when he coughed up the ball while being sacked at the DU 47. The Flyers looked poised to add to their lead when Tyler Zimmer broke through to block a 33 yard Miller field goal attempt.

DU then drove 81 yards to tie it when Patterson hit Connor Dixon with a 10 yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal with 47 seconds left in the half.

The Dukes outgained the Flyers 276-175 and enjoyed an over seven minute advantage in time of possession in the first half that saw two drives stopped by turnovers.

Miller broke the tie with a 42 yard field goal on Dayton's first possession of the second half.

The lead was short-lived as Jared Williams picked off back-up quarterback Zachary Splain and returned it to the Dayton 26 setting up a career-long 40 yard field goal by Leventry.

Patterson found Roorback for 26 yards on third-and-10 and followed that with a 28 yard run to the UD 15 to set up a 28 yard Leventry field goal that gave DU its first lead with 59 seconds left in the third quarter.

Bardo broke loose for a 35 yard gain to the Duquesne 10, but the DU defense held, leading to a 30 yard Miller field goal that tied the game for the third time at 13-13 with 11:28 to go.

The game remained tied until Leventry's kick with 30 seconds left.

The Dukes outgained the Flyers 452-344 and had a 20-15 advantage in first downs. DU converted 7-of-17 third downs to 3-of-13 for Dayton.

Duquesne opens the home season next Saturday against Valparaiso at 12:10 p.m. on Rooney Field.

Scoring by Quarters

SCORING SUMMARY
1st
5:26 UD - Harris 83 yd run (Miller kick), 1-83 (:12) --- 0-7

2nd
0:47 DUQ - Dixon 10 yd pass from Patterson (Leventry kick), 8-81 (3:30) --- 7-7

3rd
11:24 UD - Miller 42 yd field goal, 9-39 (3:31) --- 7-10
6:49 DUQ - Leventry 40 yd field goal, 4-3 (1:29) --- 10-10
0:59 DUQ - Leventry 28 yd field goal, 10-74 (3:42) --- 13-10

4th
11:28 UD - Miller 30 yd field goal, 11-58 (4:23) --- 13-13
0:30 DUQ - Leventry 24 yd field goal, 8-52 (3:07) --- 16-13
0:00 DUQ - J.Williams 48 yd blocked field goal return --- 22-13

LEADERS
Rushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - McCoy (26-113-0); DAY - Harris (7-110-1)
Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Patterson (19-32-1-254-1); DAY - Bardo (13-31-0-124-0)
Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Roorback (7-48-0), Spragg (6-93-0); DAY - Bellman (4-59-0), Johnson (4-44-0)
Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Oliver (9/4); DAY - Robbie (8/5), Savage (8/4), Monnier (8/3), Wirkus (8/3)

GAME NOTES
The Dukes win ended Dayton's nation-best FCS win streak at 10 ... DU was the last team to defeat the Flyers, winning 35-31 at Pittsburgh on Sept. 11 of last season ... Duquesne has won four of the past five meetings between the two and now leads the all-time series 5-4 ... DU is 2-2 at Dayton, including a 2-1 mark at Welcome Stadium where the Flyers have won 83 percent of their games ... the Pioneer Football League entered the game 2-0 against the Northeast Conference (Dayton won 19-13 at Robert Morris and Marist won 20-7 at Sacred Heart) ... senior cornerback Jared Williams (Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry Traditional Academy) had a hand in nine of Duquesne's 22 points ... his 19 yard interception return in the third quarter set up a 40 yard Charlie Leventry field goal that tied the game at 10-10 ... he also blocked and returned a 50 yard Dayton field goal attempt for a touchdown on the game's final play to seal the win ... Williams added three tackles on the afternoon ... junior Charlie Leventry (Johnstown, Pa./Richland), DU's starting punter for the past two seasons, kicked field goals of 40, 28 and 24 yards ... the 40-yarder was a career-long and the 24-yarder with 30 seconds left gave the Dukes a 16-13 lead ... this is Leventry's first season as Duquesne's full-time placekicker ... junior running back Larry McCoy (Wytheville, Va./George Wythe) carried 26 times for 113 yards ... it was his eighth 100-yard game in his past 10 outings and 12th of his career ... McCoy topped the 100-yard mark on his 23rd carry which took the ball to the Dayton eight-yard-line with 1:33 left in the game ... senior linebacker Chris Oliver (Washington, D.C./Calvin Coolidge) finished with a team and career-high nine tackles (four solo) ... his previous career best was seven set last year against Monmouth ... junior quarterback Sean Patterson (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) finished with 310 yards of total offense ... Patterson completed 19-of-32 passes for 254 yards and added 56 yards on nine rushes ... senior Brooks Roorback (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) caught a career high seven passes for 48 yards ... Roorback, who did not have a catch in nine games last season, has 10 catches in two games this season ... Roorback had 13 catches as a freshman and 18 as a sophomore ... senior Isaac Spragg (Westfield, Va./Valley Forge Military Academy) continued his strong start with six catches for 93 yards ... Spragg has a team-high 16 catches for 193 yards in two games ... he entered the season with eight catches in 22 career games ... graduate student receiver Connor Dixon (South Park, Pa./South Park), who was granted a sixth year of eligibility on Sept. 2, caught a 10 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... it was his second TD reception in as many weeks ... Dixon, who wasn't able to practice with the team until this week, has caught a pass in 17 consecutive games ... he has caught a pass in every game since moving from quarterback to receiver eight games into the 2009 season ... the Duquesne defense limited Dayton to 124 yards passing on 32 attempts ... safeties Khiry Carter (Philadelphia, Pa./West Philadelphia Catholic) and Serge Kona (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) were credited with three pass break ups each ... the Flyers were able to convert just 3-of-13 third downs.