Football Lose to Dutch in Final Game of 2017
Nov 11, 2017
PELLA, Iowa - Saturday's winner would finish second in the Iowa Conference, the University of Dubuque and the Central Dutch both wanted the victory and a 7-3 finish. UD would fight from behind all afternoon with the host Dutch holding the lead for a majority of the contest in a 21-38 Spartan loss at Schipper Stadium.
Central scored first and UD responded on a seven yard pass from Michael Briscoe to Emanuel Jenkins to tie the game 7-7. The Dutch used just 1:51 on six plays to score on a nine yard run to re-gain the lead 14-7. UD's Michael Joseph returning kicks for the first time this season, quickly showed his depth and ran untouched for a 96 yard kickoff return touchdown to tie the mage at 14-14 to end the first quarter. Central scored with 4:51 left in second to finish opening half with a 21-14 lead.
UD held the opening drive of the Dutch in the second half to a field goal with 11:51 left in third. UD's Dwayne Allen Jr. scored on a four yard run at 6:05 of the third to cut the Dutch lead to just three points 21-24. The quarter would end with UD within striking distance as scored would stay at 21-24.
The Spartans three drives in the fourth quarter would end with a turnover on downs, a fumble, and an interception as the Dutch would capitalize and on two of the three for a score to extend their lead to 38-21 with 5:04 left of the season. The victory moved the Dutch to second place in the IIAC standings with a 7-3 record overall and a 6-2 record in the IIAC. The Spartans end their season 6-4 overall and 4-4 in the IIAC, tied for fourth in the standings.
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Dubuque, Univ. of | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Central | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
SCORING SUMMARY | DBQ -CEN | |||
1st | 11:03 | CEN | Kyle Gritsch 31 yd pass from Blaine Hawkins (Jon Alberts kick) | |
6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:20 | 0 - 7 | |||
03:16 | DBQ | Emanuel Jenkins 7 yd pass from Michael Briscoe (B. Neuendorf kick) | ||
17 plays, 84 yards, TOP 6:02 | 7 - 7 | |||
01:20 | CEN | Pat Gray 9 yd run (Jon Alberts kick) | ||
6 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:51 | 7 - 14 | |||
01:07 | DBQ | Michael Joseph 96 yd kickoff return (B. Neuendorf kick) | ||
14 - 14 | ||||
2nd | 04:51 | CEN | Kyle Gritsch 1 yd run (Jon Alberts kick) | |
9 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:46 | 14 - 21 | |||
3rd | 11:51 | CEN | Jon Alberts 24 yd field goal | |
9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:04 | 14 - 24 | |||
06:05 | DBQ | D. Allen Jr. 4 yd run (B. Neuendorf kick) | ||
11 plays, 53 yards, TOP 5:42 | 21 - 24 | |||
4th | 11:26 | CEN | D. Groezinger 10 yd pass from Blaine Hawkins (Jon Alberts kick) | |
10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:30 | 21 - 31 | |||
05:04 | CEN | Sam Markham 22 yd pass from Blaine Hawkins (Jon Alberts kick) | ||
9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:07 | 21 - 38 |