Box Score Sept. 5, 2015

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PITTSBURGH - Duquesne jumped out to a 37-0 halftime lead in rolling to a 47-7 season-opening win over Kentucky Christian Saturday afternoon at Rooney Field.

Freshman P.J. Fulmore (18-128) and senior Klartel Claridy (9-105) both topped 100 yards rushing - the first time two Dukes topped 100 yards in the same game since 2011 - for DU which finished with 571 yards of total offense.

A third running back, junior Zach DeNardo finished with 59 yards and two touchdowns.

Duquesne's defense limited NAIA KCU to 276 total yards.

First-year University of Virginia transfer Dominique Terrell got the Dukes on the board early when he hauled in a nine-yard touchdown pass from Dillon Beuchel to give the Dukes a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.

On KCU's next possession, blitzing cornerback Trenton Coles sacked Knights' starter Graham Johnston, forcing a fumble that was scooped up by defensive lineman Dane O'Driscoll and taken 59 yards for a score that made it 14-0.

Rafiq Douglas capped an 81-yard drive with a 3-yard run to make it 21-0 after one quarter.

Austin Crimmins ended an 11-play drive with a 19-yard field goal to make it 24-0 with 10:46 left. DeNardo followed with 1-yard run before Claridy added a 43-yard run that closed out the first half scoring.

Duquesne, which substituted liberally in the second half, got a 24-yard field goal from freshman Cory Griffith in the third quarter and a 40-yard run from DeNardo in the fourth to close out the scoring.

KCU broke up the shutout on a 56-yard TD pass with 9:10 left.

The Dukes, who went 5-of-5 in the red zone, finished with a 27-15 advantage in first downs.

Seven Duquesne players contributed to 8.0 tackles for losses totaling 44 yards. Redshirt junior Christian Kuntz, who missed last season with a knee injury, led the Dukes with 2.0 TFLs. Kuntz led the nation in tackles for loss in his last full season - 2013.

Scoring by Quarters

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN	0	0	0	7	7
DUQUESNE	21	16	3	7	47

SCORING SUMMARY1st     12:09   DUQ - Terrell 9 yd pass from Buechel(Crimmins kick), 8-87 (1:36) -- 0-7    8:36    DUQ - O'Driscoll 59 yd fumble recovery (Crimmins kick) -- 0-14    4:06    DUQ - Douglas 3 yd run (Crimmins kick), 10-81 (4:04) -- 0-212nd     10:46   DUQ - Crimmins 19 yd field goal, 11-64 (2:34) -- 0-24    7:30    DUQ - DeNardo 1 yd run (Crimmins kick), 6-43 (2:10) -- 0-31    3:02    DUQ - Claridy 43 yd run (Markus kick failed), 6-94 (2:03) -- 0-373rd     1:52    DUQ - Griffith 24 yd field goal, 12-71 (4:20) -- 0-404th     9:10    KCU - Hadynski 56 yd pass from Powell (Eisnagle kick), 2-62 (0:49) -- 7-40    3:23    DUQ - DeNardo 40 yd run (Griffith kick), 1-40, (0:14) -- 7-47

LEADERS
Rushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Fulmore (18-128-0); KCU - Johnston (13-65-0), Walker (9-65-0)
Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Buechel (12-16-0-159-1); KCU - Johnston (9-33-0-62-0)
Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Capers (4-75-0); KCU - Riddick (3-41-0)
Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - five players with four; KCU - Legette (9/8)