DUBUQUE, Iowa-- The Wartburg football team defeated Dubuque 43-35 Saturday. The Spartans were the first team on the board with their score with 8:51 left in the first but the Knights answered back two drives later to knot the game at seven all.

Dubuque led 28-27 later in the third quarter until the Orange and Black scored 16 straight points to regain the lead which they never relinquished.

Junior Connor Schrader (Lake Zurich, Ill.) led the team with 70 yards on the ground and senior Jake Haberman (Clarion) followed with 68.

Sophomore Matt Sacia (Eldridge) threw for 184 yards and three TDs. Junior Griffin Brennecke (Marion) was the top target with 10 catches for 82 yards.

Junior Tony Anstoetter (Farley) led the defense with 10 total tackles and a team-best 5.0 tackles for loss.
 

SCORING SUMMARY				WARFB -DBQ
1st	08:51	DBQ	Najee Toomer 25 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick)
			7 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:18	0 - 7
	04:38	WARFB	Seth Hestness 5 yd pass from Matt Sacia (Brayton Brandt kick)
			2 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:50	7 - 7
2nd	14:24	WARFB	Connor Schrader 1 yd run (Brayton Brandt kick blockd)
			8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:18	13 - 7
	09:54	WARFB	Nick Wall 6 yd pass from Matt Sacia (Brayton Brandt kick)
			10 plays, 40 yards, TOP 4:15	20 - 7
	06:10	DBQ	Dwayne Allen Jr 32 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick)
			8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:38	20 - 14
	01:51	WARFB	Seth Hestness 1 yd pass from Matt Sacia (Brayton Brandt kick)
			11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:14	27 - 14
	00:04	DBQ	Austin Morgan 11 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick)
			7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:39	27 - 21
3rd	04:16	DBQ	Maurece Herrion 2 yd run (B. Neuendorf kick)
			16 plays, 95 yards, TOP 8:23	27 - 28
	00:00	WARFB	Riley Brockway 6 yd run (Matt Sacia pass failed)
			6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:20	33 - 28
4th	07:49	WARFB	Brayton Brandt 20 yd field goal
			7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39	36 - 28
	05:23	WARFB	Jake Haberman 4 yd run (Brayton Brandt kick)
			1 play, 4 yards, TOP 0:05	43 - 28
	03:35	DBQ	Jonathan Duarte 14 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick)
			8 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:43	43 - 35

Wartburg returns home to host Luther at 1 p.m. next Saturday.