WAYNE STATE TOOK ON Concordia-St. Paul IN A COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME

Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul went up against each other in a football game on Oct. 11. Going into the game Wayne State out of Nebraska came into the game with an overall record of 3-2 and they were 1-0 in the South. Concordia came into the game with an overall record of 1-4 and were 0-1 in the South.

Wayne State kicked off to Concordia-St. Paul to start the game. Concordia started on their 28 yard line. Concordia looked to get Tre Spears involved in the offense as Spears was able to get a first down. Concordia quarterback Jared Russo was able to get the ball to his receivers and running backs as he was able to fend off the defenders. On fourth-and-eight Concordia decided to punt the ball.

Wayne State took over on their own four yard line. Wayne State’s Adam Stark came up key catches that moved the chains. Wayne State was able to throw the ball and get first downs. They did a good job of mixing in both passing and running plays. Stark came through with another first-down reception. Wayne State did a good job of moving the ball on their first drive of the game. Cole McDaniel came up with a 30-yard reception. That set up a one-yard touchdown run by Ryan Ludlow. The extra-point attempt by Tyler Lindsay was good.

With 7:54 left in the first quarter the score was Wayne State 7, Concordia 0.

Wayne State kicked off after the touchdown. Concordia started out on the 21 yard line. Concordia kept the ball on the ground. Cordell Smith came up with a few big passing plays that kept the chains moving. The Concordia offense was not able to get a first down and they punted on fourth-and-four.

Wayne State took over on their 38 yard line. Wayne State’s Ryan Ludlow came up with some huge runs that moved the chains on offense. Wayne State kept the ball into the hands of Ludlow late in the first quarter. Concordia’s Adbulah Asaid came up with an interception.

Concordia took over on their 28 yard line. Spears once again came up with the ball and was able to move the ball down the field. Spears was not afraid to keep the ball and run with it if he thought that he saw a hole in the defense. Concordia punted the ball on fourth-and-18.

Wayne State took over on the Concordia 49 yard line.

After one quarter of play the score was Wayne State 7, Concordia-St. Paul 0.

Wayne State continued to look to get the ball down the field. Wayne State’s Tyler Lindsay attempted a 24-yard field goal which was good.

With 13:10 left in the second quarter the score was Wayne State 10, Concordia-St. Paul 0.

Concordia took over on their own two yard line. Concordia’s Darius Chapes came up with some big runs. The defense had a hard time containing Chapes.

Concordia had to punt the ball on fourth-and-two.

Wayne State’s Tyri Bethea came up with a huge 48-yard return. Wayne State’s Yates came up with a 12-yard touchdown run. Tyler extra-point attempt was good.

With 9:18 left in the second quarter the score was Wayne State 17, Concordia-St. Paul 0.

On the next drive Concordia-St. Paul went to the air as Jimmy Mireri came up with a 36 yard-touchdown reception. Tom Obarski’s extra-point attempt was good.

With 7:09 left in the second quarter the score was Wayne State 17, Concordia-St. Paul 7.

Wayne State took over after the touchdown. Wayne State’s Joe Trouba came up with a 22-yard reception as they looked to move the ball down the field. On fourth-and-nine they decided to for it and Cole McDaniel came up with a leaping catch for a 35-yard touchdown catch. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 3:41 left in the second quarter the score was Wayne State 24, Concordia-St. Paul 7.

Concordia-St. Paul got the ball after the touchdown. They looked to pound the ball down the field late in the second quarter.  

Concordia-St. Paul called a timeout with 1:13 left in the second quarter. Russo found Smith in the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good. With 1:08 left in the second quarter the score was Wayne State 24, Concordia-St. Paul 14.  

Wayne State looked to move the ball down the field late as they looked deep down the field as they looked to get into the end zone before halftime.

Wayne State did that as Zach Osborn found Adan Stark for a 16-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good.

With that touchdown that made the score Wayne State 31, Concordia-St. Paul 14. That was the score at halftime.

Concordia-St. Paul kicked off to start the third quarter. The ball went out of the end zone and Wayne State took over on their own 25 yard line. Stark came up with 19-yard first down reception. Wayne State looked to get the ball down the field quickly to open the third quarter. Brian Kent got into the action as he made a leaping catch for Wayne State. The defense stepped up as they looked to slow down the offense.

Wayne State called a timeout with 12:53 left in the third quarter. The score remained Wayne State 31, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Yates came up with a 34-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 12:45 left in the third quarter the score was Wayne State 38, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Wayne State’s J’Ron Erby forced Spears to fumble the ball and Nick Monzu came up with a 27-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was no good.

With 12:32 left in the third quarter the score was Wayne State 44, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Concordia took over after the touchdown but was intercepted by Wayne State. McDaniel came up with a touchdown. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 10:36 left in the third quarter the score was Wayne State 51, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Concordia-St. Paul continued to move the ball down the field but they had a difficult time moving the ball in the back field. On fourth-and-16 they elected to punt.

Wayne State was able to move the ball down the field as they were able to get by the Concordia-St. Paul defenders. Wayne State’s Johnathan Parks came up with a 10-yard first down reception. Marcel Dunson came up with a 33-yard reception. That got the ball into the red zone. Wayne State’s Lindsey attempted a 35-yard field goal attempt which was no good.

With 3:35 left in the third quarter the score was Wayne State 51, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Concordia-St. Paul took over on their own 27 yard line. Concordia-St. Paul was picked off by Wayne State’s Dewayne Scott.

Wayne State looked to elude the defense again late in the third quarter.

After three quarters the score was Wayne State 51, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Wayne State looked to score again early in the fourth quarter. The Concordia-St. Paul defense stepped up as they looked to slow down the potent offense. Wayne State attempted a 31-yard field goal which was good.

With 11:28 left in the fourth quarter the score was Wayne State 54, Concordia-St. Paul 14.

Concordia-St. Paul’s Spear got the ball and looked to zip along the field as he was able to get a first down. The Wayne State defense was able to slow down the Concordia-St. Paul’s defense that made them have to punt on fourth-and-three.

Concordia-St. Paul took over after the punt went into the end zone for a touchback. Concordia-St. Paul was not able to move the ball again.

Wayne State came away with the 54-14 victory over Concordia-St. Paul.