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Julie Drewes
7
Dubuque DUB 5-2 , 4-1
27
Winner Wartburg WAR 5-2 , 4-1
Dubuque DUB
5-2 , 4-1
7
Final
27
Wartburg WAR
5-2 , 4-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
DUB Dubuque 0 0 0 7 7
WAR Wartburg 0 20 0 7 27

Game Recap: Football |

Knights Football Hands Dubuque First Conference Loss

WAVERLY—A big second quarter from the Wartburg Knights helped the Knights to defend Walston-Hoover Stadium on a chilly fall day. 
 
The Knights (5-2, 4-1) handed the University of Dubuque Spartans (5-2, 4-1) their first conference loss, 27-7.
 
Scoring Plays
 
  • Dylan Rottinghaus caught a 15-yard pass from Jace Moore as the Knights scored first in the game. Rottinghaus scored with 11:11 remaining in the second quarter.
  • Hunter Clasen scored the Knights second touchdown of the day, rushing the ball six yards with 4:30 left in the first half.
  • Drew Wyffels intercepted the ball at the Wartburg 4-yard line, returning the ball 96-yards for a touchdown as time ran out in the first half.
  • The Spartans recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter, returning the ball for 38-yards for the Spartans only touchdown of the day.
  • Bennett Goettsch rushed 1-yard for the final touchdown of the game, with 13 seconds remaining on the clock as the Knights defended Walston-Hoover Stadium.
A Look at the Numbers
 
  • The Knights recorded 178 yards of offense, with 106 rushing yards.
  • The Knights touchdowns came from two rushing, one passing, and one interception, that was returned.
  • The Knights had two interceptions in the game.
  • Defensively, the Knights recorded six sacks.
Key Players
 
  • Moore was 15-of-32 in passing yards, throwing one touchdown and two interceptions.
  • Hunter Clasen led the Knights in rushing yards, totaling 50 yards and one touchdown.
  • Darius Whaley led the Knights in receiving yards, with two receptions for 22 yards.
  • Nate Link recorded 10 tackles, including one tackle-for-loss.
  • Jordan Downing had 4.5 tackles for loss, totaling 32 yards on six tackles.
  • Wyffels and Eli Barrett recorded interceptions for the Knights, while the team recorded five pass-breakups.
Next Time Out
 
The Knights hit the road for an American Rivers Conference contest on Oct. 30. The Knights and the Beavers of Buena Vista are set to kickoff in Storm Lake, Iowa at 1 p.m.
 
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