T. Joe Loiselle (Jr., Chippewa Falls, Wis.) ran for 98 yards and
Clark Bledsoe (So., Jacksonville, Fla. / Episcopal) passed for 214
yards (17-for-37) and two scores for the Scots, but visiting
Carleton gained 502 yards in total offense to beat Macalester 42-27
in St. Paul. Reid Callahan (Fy., Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X)
made 12 tackles to lead the defense. The Scots drop to 4-3
with two games remaining on the season, while the Knights go to
3-4.
Carleton quarterback Vaughn Schmid passed for four touchdowns,
going 15-for-25 for 195 yards, and also rushed for 168 yards and a
TD on 18 carries to lead Carleton. Jon Lein added 149 yards on the
ground for the Knights.
C.J. Dale pulled in six passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns
for the Knights, who piled up 502 yards in total offense.
Carleton claims the Book of Knowledge trophy for the eighth year in
a row.
Both teams played better defense in the second half, scoring one touchdown each in the third and fourth quarters. Macalester's second half scores came on a Bledsoe four-yard bootleg run and a 13-yard Bledsoe to Kevin Finnegan (Sr., Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park-River Forest) connection.