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January 11th, 2009, 12:13 AM
orthwestern stunned in home opener by I-AA New Hampshire
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TEAM STAT COMPARISON
1st Downs 18 18
Total Yards 329 360
Passing 206 173
Rushing 123 187
Penalties 8-47 0-0
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 5-12
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-4
Turnovers 0 3
Possession 31:38 28:22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
New Hampshire Passing
C/ATT YDS TD INT
Santos 18/24 206 2 0
New Hampshire Passing
C/ATT YDS TD INT
Santos 18/24 206 2 0
New Hampshire Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Ward 21 53 0 13
Kackert 7 37 0 11
Santos 11 34 3 11
New Hampshire Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Ward 21 53 0 13
Kackert 7 37 0 11
Santos 11 34 3 11
New Hampshire Receiving
REC YDS TD LG
Ball 8 81 2 20
LeVan 7 77 0 29
Brown 2 36 0 27
Loring 1 12 0 12
New Hampshire Receiving
REC YDS TD LG
Ball 8 81 2 20
LeVan 7 77 0 29
Brown 2 36 0 27
Loring 1 12 0 12
SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTER UNH NU
TD 11:39 DAVID BALL 20 YD PASS FROM RICKY SANTOS (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 10 plays, 80 yards.
7 7
TD 10:12 RICKY SANTOS 1 YD RUN (BLOCKED XP)
Drive info: 4 plays, 14 yards.
13 13
TD 8:27 TERRELL JORDAN JR. 7 YD RUN (JOEL HOWELLS KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 74 yards.
13 13
TD 3:21 TYRELL SUTTON 6 YD RUN (JOEL HOWELLS KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 54 yards.
14 14
SECOND QUARTER UNH NU
TD 13:50 RICKY SANTOS 1 YD RUN (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 14 plays, 77 yards.
20 20
FG 7:50 JOEL HOWELLS 35 YD FG
Drive info: 13 plays, 62 yards.
20 20
TD 1:07 DAVID BALL 13 YD PASS FROM RICKY SANTOS (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 81 yards.
27 27
FOURTH QUARTER UNH NU
TD 14:15 RICKY SANTOS 1 YD RUN (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 17 yards.
34 34
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Ricky Santos was confident Division I-AA New Hampshire could beat a Big Ten opponent, even on the road.
"All 90 guys in our program felt we could win if we played our game," Santos said Saturday after leading a convincing 34-17 victory over Northwestern. "And that's what we did. We played our game."
Santos scored three touchdowns and threw two TD passes to David Ball as New Hampshire used variety and a no-huddle offense to build a comfortable lead. Then its defense took over by blanking Northwestern in the second half.
"The kids at this level want to prove they can play Division I guys," New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell said.
"It's an unbelievable feeling. I'm still in shock a little," said Ball, on the verge of breaking some of Jerry Rice's I-AA records when he played at Mississippi Valley State.
Northwestern (1-1) was playing its first home game since the death of coach Randy Walker from a heart attack June 29 and honored the coach throughout the day. There was a crowd of 20,108 at Ryan Field.
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TEAM STAT COMPARISON
1st Downs 18 18
Total Yards 329 360
Passing 206 173
Rushing 123 187
Penalties 8-47 0-0
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 5-12
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-4
Turnovers 0 3
Possession 31:38 28:22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
New Hampshire Passing
C/ATT YDS TD INT
Santos 18/24 206 2 0
New Hampshire Passing
C/ATT YDS TD INT
Santos 18/24 206 2 0
New Hampshire Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Ward 21 53 0 13
Kackert 7 37 0 11
Santos 11 34 3 11
New Hampshire Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Ward 21 53 0 13
Kackert 7 37 0 11
Santos 11 34 3 11
New Hampshire Receiving
REC YDS TD LG
Ball 8 81 2 20
LeVan 7 77 0 29
Brown 2 36 0 27
Loring 1 12 0 12
New Hampshire Receiving
REC YDS TD LG
Ball 8 81 2 20
LeVan 7 77 0 29
Brown 2 36 0 27
Loring 1 12 0 12
SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTER UNH NU
TD 11:39 DAVID BALL 20 YD PASS FROM RICKY SANTOS (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 10 plays, 80 yards.
7 7
TD 10:12 RICKY SANTOS 1 YD RUN (BLOCKED XP)
Drive info: 4 plays, 14 yards.
13 13
TD 8:27 TERRELL JORDAN JR. 7 YD RUN (JOEL HOWELLS KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 74 yards.
13 13
TD 3:21 TYRELL SUTTON 6 YD RUN (JOEL HOWELLS KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 54 yards.
14 14
SECOND QUARTER UNH NU
TD 13:50 RICKY SANTOS 1 YD RUN (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 14 plays, 77 yards.
20 20
FG 7:50 JOEL HOWELLS 35 YD FG
Drive info: 13 plays, 62 yards.
20 20
TD 1:07 DAVID BALL 13 YD PASS FROM RICKY SANTOS (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 81 yards.
27 27
FOURTH QUARTER UNH NU
TD 14:15 RICKY SANTOS 1 YD RUN (TOM BISHOP KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 17 yards.
34 34
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Ricky Santos was confident Division I-AA New Hampshire could beat a Big Ten opponent, even on the road.
"All 90 guys in our program felt we could win if we played our game," Santos said Saturday after leading a convincing 34-17 victory over Northwestern. "And that's what we did. We played our game."
Santos scored three touchdowns and threw two TD passes to David Ball as New Hampshire used variety and a no-huddle offense to build a comfortable lead. Then its defense took over by blanking Northwestern in the second half.
"The kids at this level want to prove they can play Division I guys," New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell said.
"It's an unbelievable feeling. I'm still in shock a little," said Ball, on the verge of breaking some of Jerry Rice's I-AA records when he played at Mississippi Valley State.
Northwestern (1-1) was playing its first home game since the death of coach Randy Walker from a heart attack June 29 and honored the coach throughout the day. There was a crowd of 20,108 at Ryan Field.