Football Falls At Duquesne

The Central Connecticut State football team was unable to overcome an efficient first quarter from Northeast Conference foe Duquesne on Saturday afternoon.

The CCSU defense had two take-aways in the game, with an interception and a fumble recovery.

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Duquesne 44, CCSU 20

Records: CCSU 2-4; 0-2 NEC; Duquesne 3-3; 2-0

Location: Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, PA

KEY MOMENTS

• Taz Butts caught a two-yard pass from Darius Perrantes on the Dukes first drive, to put Duquesne in front 7-0 after a 49-yard drive
• Jack Barnum knocked home a 44-yard field goal with 6:22 to ply in the first quarter, capping a 10-play drive
• Butts answered for the Dukes two plays later, with a 15-yard touchdown run for the 14-3 advantage
• The Blue Devils stopped Duquesne and had an apparent blocked punt that was erased by an offsides call and three plays later Perrantes found Tedy Afful from 13 yards out for a 20-3 lead late in the opening quarter
• Harold Miles III turned the Dukes away midway through the second quarter, intercepting a pass on the five-yard line
• After recovering his own fumble on first down, Butts went 58 yards on second down for his third touchdown of the first-half and a 27-3 Duquesne lead with 6:05 left in the second quarter
• On the reverse, Jenner got the ball back and found Jadd Dolegala in the end zone for a 27-yard touchdown to cap a nine-play drive with 2:09 to play in the half
• Jayden Anderson kept the deficit 17 points with a big sack to end the first-half
• Duquesne took the opening drive of the second half and scored on a five-yard touchdown pass for Perrantes to Darryl Powell, Jr for a 34-10 lead
• Kimal Clark brought down Logan Lutz short of the first down to stop the Dukes drive with 5:45 to play in the third quarter
• Clark forced a fumble with 4:56 to play in the third quarter that was recovered by K Hernandez who returned the ball to the Duquesne 44-yard line
• Barnum kicked a 32-yard field goal following the takeaway
• Duquesne needed four plays to answer, with a JaMario Clements 26 yard run for a 41-13 advantage
• Jenner scored on a 17-yard run with 10:51 to play, finishing off a 14-play, 75-yard drive for the Blue Devils
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NUMBERS TO KNOW

9 – Barnum is 9-9 on field goals inside 50 yards this season

NOTES

• Jenner finished 15-26 passing with 127 yards and carried the ball five times including a 17-yard touchdown run
• The interception for Miles is his first this season and the second of his career
• Miles and Clark both had six tackles, while Luquay Washington finished with a team-best seven stops
• Isiah Williams had five catches for 52 yards and averaged 20 yards per return on his four kickoff returns
• Duquesne finished with 265 passing yards and 248 rushing yards
• Butts had 12 rushed for 118 yards and Clements carried 16 times for 101 yards  
• Afful led the way with five catches for 135 yards and a touchdown

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils remain on the road next week, travelling to Wagner for a 12:00 pm game