CSC FOOTBALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL: CHADRON STATE 28, NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 16
By CSC SPORTS INFORMATION
Oct 18, 2007, 21:12

KEARNEY – Chadron State’s Danny Woodhead wasn’t able to find the end zone during the Eagles’ 28-16 win over Nebraska-Kearney on Thursday night, but quarterback Joe McLain more than made up for him.

McLain, who moved to 23-2 under center at CSC, inspired the Eagles to a gritty win over the rival Lopers after CSC lost Woodhead to a sprained arch on his foot after the first play of the game. McLain threw for 257 yards and one touchdown – a 22-yard completion to Logan Stropko near the end of the first half – and he rushed for three scores in the second half as the Eagles erased a 9-7 halftime deficit en route to their 21st consecutive regular season win.

“It feels good to get the win, but the credit goes to the receivers,” McLain said. “They made me look good out there because they caught some poorly thrown balls, but that’s how we win. We’re a team.”

The Eagles’ offense struggled for much of the first half without Woodhead. For the first time all season, Chadron State had zero yards rushing at the half, but the Eagles were able to stay in the game thanks to 106 yards through the air and Stropko’s touchdown catch with 40 seconds to play.

The second half was a different story, though, as CSC scored three touchdowns on its first four possessions and the defense continued to stymie the Kearney offensive attack.

For the game, the Eagles’ defense limited UNK to 40 rushing yards on 30 attempts and just 296 total yards.

“Our defense played great,” McLain said. “If it wasn’t for those guys the first half could’ve been a lot uglier.”

Junior linebacker Austin Bailey led the Eagles with nine tackles, including three sacks totaling 28 yards. Senior safety Craig Kaiser finished with six and five others had four.

Senior cornerback Beau Wendling might’ve made one of the biggest defensive plays in the game when he intercepted Havrilla’s pass in the end zone to thwart the Lopers’ scoring threat when the Eagles owned a 14-9 lead.

Stropko made plenty of big catches for the Eagles. The senior from Thermopolis, Wyo., finished with a game-high eight receptions for 117 yards. However, Stropko suffered a torn ACL late in the fourth quarter and it’s unlikely he’ll return this year.

In addition to McLain’s 68 yards rushing, the CSC backfield was bolstered by Aaron Cooksley and Mark Haag. Cooksley gained 47 yards and Haag added 18 more. Haag also caught two passes for 41 yards.

The Eagles, 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, will host undefeated Mesa State next Saturday for Family Day.


#3 Chadron State vs Nebraska-Kearney (Oct 18, 2007 at Kearney, Nebraska)


Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score

Chadron State 0 7 14 7 28 Record: (8-0,4-1)

Nebraska-Kearney 3 6 0 7 16 Record: (4-3,3-2)



Scoring Summary:

1st 01:50 UNK Geoff Carnahan 30 yd field goal, 4--5 1:28, CSC 0 - UNK 3

2nd 13:37 UNK Geoff Carnahan 48 yd field goal, 5-37 1:15, CSC 0 - UNK 6

08:14 UNK Geoff Carnahan 20 yd field goal, 9-72 3:36, CSC 0 - UNK 9

00:39 CSC Logan Stropko 22 yd pass from Joe McLain (Travis Atter kick), 7-29 2:31, CSC 7 - UNK 9

3rd 11:32 CSC Joe McLain 15 yd run (Travis Atter kick), 9-80 3:28, CSC 14 - UNK 9

01:45 CSC Joe McLain 1 yd run (Travis Atter kick), 6-54 3:16, CSC 21 - UNK 9

4th 14:54 UNK Eric Myrick 22 yd pass from Dennis Havrilla (Geoff Carnahan kick), 8-66 1:51, CSC 21 - UNK 16

08:53 CSC Joe McLain 1 yd run (Travis Atter kick), 10-67 5:56, CSC 28 - UNK 16


CSC UNK

FIRST DOWNS 18 14

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-117 30-40

PASSING YDS (NET) 257 256

Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-24-0 27-15-1

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-374 57-296

Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0

Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 1-0

Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-101 4-82

Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0

Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.7 6-33.5

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 3-26 3-20

Possession Time 36:29 23:31

Third-Down Conversions 8 of 17 4 of 13

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3

Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 2-14


RUSHING: Chadron State-Joe McLain 13-68; Aaron Cooksley 14-47; Mark Haag 10-18;

Danny Woodhead 1-5; TEAM 2-minus 21. Nebraska-Kearney-Brendan Liess 4-20; Jake

Richards 11-19; Cory Sleeth 3-11; Dennis Havrilla 12-minus 10.


PASSING: Chadron State-Joe McLain 24-35-0-257. Nebraska-Kearney-Dennis Havrilla

15-27-1-256.


RECEIVING: Chadron State-Logan Stropko 8-117; B. Harrington 5-53; Landon Ehlers

4-36; Mark Haag 2-41; Joel Schommer 2-6; Ryan Cassity 1-6; Isaac Stockton 1-5;

Aaron Cooksley 1-minus 7. Nebraska-Kearney-Tyler McNitt 6-134; Eric Myrick 6-80;

Brendan Liess 2-11; Kyle Kaiser 1-31.


INTERCEPTIONS: Chadron State-Beau Wendling 1-0. Nebraska-Kearney-None.


FUMBLES: Chadron State-None. Nebraska-Kearney-Brendan Liess 1-1.

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