Stagg Bowl XXI
Mount Union 34, Rowan 24
Dec. 11, 1993, in Salem, Va.
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Courtesy Mount Union College sports information
Playing in frigid conditions and wind gusts of 30 miles an
hour, Mount Union trailed, 24-21, entering the final stanza. It was
the first time all season the Purple Raiders trailed entering the
final quarter.
In the final frame, Mount Union put together a pair of championship-caliber drives en route to a 34-24 win over the Profs in front of 7,304 fans who packed Salem Stadium.
It was the first Stagg Bowl played in the stadium which now has been home to the event for more than two decades.
"Give them credit, Mount Union made the plays when they had to in the fourth quarter," said Profs' head coach K.C. Keeler. "Mount Union is deserving of the national title."
"This is a great win for everyone associated with our college," Mount Union coach Larry Kehres said.
Box score
Team 1 2 3 4 T
Rowan 9 0 15 0 24
Mount Union 7 7 7 13 34
Scoring
summary
Rowan: Perry, 13 run, 7:25 1st (kick failed)
Mt. Union: Atwood, 24 pass from Ballard, 4:02 1st (Ulichney
kick)
Rowan: Juliano, 37 field goal, :23 1st
Mt. Union: Gresko, 1 run, 13:43 2nd (Ulichney Kick)
Mt. Union: Atwood, 13 pass from Ballard, 7:41 3rd (Ulichney
kick)
Rowan: Hesson, 4 run, 4:43 3rd (Juliana kick)
Rowan: Easley, 8 pass from Hesson, :12 3rd (DiPeitro pass from
Hesson)
Mt. Union: Gresko, 2 pass from Ballard, 13:14 4th (Ulichney
kick)
Mt. Union: Ballard, 2 run, 5:04 4th (kick blocked)
Team Statistics
ROW MUC
First downs 20 25
Rushes-yards 36-130 35-111
Passing yards 177 387
Return Yards 15 34
Att-Comp-Int 32-20-2 45-28-1
Punts-Yards 5-27.8 4-28.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 4-44 3-21
Individual
Statistics
Rushing: Rowan, Easley 7-40, Perry 11-39,
Anderson 11-33, Ramsey 1-13, Bender 1-5, Hesson 5-0; Mount Union,
Gresko 24-70, Ballard 10-0, Bubonics 1-5.
Passing: Rowan, Hesson 32-20-2-177; Mount Union, Ballard 45-28-1-387.
Receiving: Rowan, Easley 5-36, Trent 3-33, Fox 2-25, Ramsey 2-18, DiPeitro 2-18, Johnson 2-16, Perry 2-9, Burke 1-2; Mount Union, Gresko 10-69, Atwood 9-160, Bubonics 9-158.
Playoff results
First round, Nov. 20
at Mount Union 40, Allegheny 7
at Albion 41, Anderson 21
at UW-La Crosse 55, Wartburg 26
at St. John's 32, Coe 14
at Washington and Jefferson 27, Moravian 7
Frostburg State 26, at Wilkes 25
at Rowan 29, Buffalo State 6
William Paterson 17, at Union 7
Quarterfinals, Nov. 27
at Mount Union 30, Albion 16
St. John's 47, at UW-La Crosse 25
Washington and Jefferson 28, at Frostburg State 7
Rowan 37, at William Paterson 0
Semifinals, Dec. 4
at Mount Union 56, St. John's 8
Rowan 23, at Washington and Jefferson 7
Stagg Bowl XXIII, Dec. 11
Mount Union 34, Rowan 24, at Salem, Va.