Scores

Final

Iona 14

(0-5, 0-2 IAA Indep.)

Duquesne 42

(3-2, 1-0 NEC)

1:30 PM ET, October 9, 2004

Rooney Field, PITTSBURGH, PA

1 2 3 4 T
IONA 0 0 7 714
DUQ 0 21 7 1442

Top Performers

Passing: M. Biehl (IONA) - 174 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: J. Jacobs (DUQ) - 14 CAR, 49 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving: D. Spriggs (DUQ) - 7 REC, 71 YDS, 1 TD

Duquesne 42, Iona 14

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- James Jacobs ran for three touchdowns, but Duquesne was really led by a 10-sack effort from its defense in holding Iona to minus-9 yards rushing in a 42-14 victory on Saturday.

Duquesne (3-2, 1-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) has now won 30 consecutive conference games dating to a 62-50 loss at Iona in 1999. The Dukes entered the game ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major poll and figure to move up with No. 2 Robert Morris losing 34-21 to Central Connecticut State.

Iona (0-5, 0-2) quarterback Michael Biehl managed just 174 yards passing, hitting 13 of 30 passes with two interceptions. Biehl's rushing total, minus-78 yards, canceled out the 78 yards that Iona's leading rusher Rudy Arcara managed on 22 carries.

Six Duquesne defenders sacked Biehl, led by Ryan Tolan with three sacks.

Duquesne led 21-0 at halftime.

After a scoreless first quarter, Jacobs capped a 10-play, 56-yard drive with a 3-yard run. He would add scoring runs of 4 and 1 yards in the fourth quarter and finish with 49 yards on 14 carries. Duquesne also scored on a 1-yard run by Michael Constantine and a 15-yard pass from Niel Loebig to Dan Spriggs before the half.

Arcara scored on a 45-yard run six minutes into the third quarter. Jeremy McCullough answered with a 29-yard score for Duquesne, at the end of a 10-play, 79-yard drive. McCullough led all rushers with 117 yards on 16 carries.

Loebig was 19-for-36 and 241 yards with one interception. Spriggs led all receivers with both 7 catches and 71 yards.

Duquesne's defensive dominance enabled the Dukes to outgain Iona by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, 490 yards to 165.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
IONA
DUQ
1st Downs1426
Total Yards165490
Passing174241
Rushing-9249
Penalties9-898-75
3rd Down Conversions4-168-15
4th Down Conversions0-32-4
Turnovers23
Possession27:4932:11

Passing Leaders

IonaC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Biehl13/301745.812
DuquesneC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Loebig19/362416.711

Rushing Leaders

IonaCARYDSAVGTDLG
Arcara22783.5145
Adams111.001
DuquesneCARYDSAVGTDLG
McCullough161177.3129
Loebig7578.1020

Receiving Leaders

IonaRECYDSAVGTDLG
Arcara4215.309
Calacione36622.0030
DuquesneRECYDSAVGTDLG
Spriggs77110.1126
Warfield46716.8025

Scoring Summary

SECOND QUARTERIONADUQ
TD7:07JAMES JACOBS 3 YD RUN (JOHN HARRIS KICK)
Drive info: 10 plays, 56 yards.
07
TD3:48MICHAEL CONSTANTINE 1 YD RUN (JOHN HARRIS KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 23 yards.
014
TD1:26DAN SPRIGGS 15 YD PASS FROM NIEL LOEBIG (JOHN HARRIS KICK)
Drive info: 5 plays, 60 yards.
021
THIRD QUARTERIONADUQ
TD8:54RUDY ARCARA 45 YD RUN (JONATHAN GHIO KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 69 yards.
721
TD3:55JEREMY MCCULLOUGH 29 YD RUN (JOHN HARRIS KICK)
Drive info: 10 plays, 79 yards.
728
FOURTH QUARTERIONADUQ
TD9:19JAMES JACOBS 4 YD RUN (JOHN HARRIS KICK)
Drive info: 6 plays, 57 yards.
735
TD4:56JAMES JACOBS 1 YD RUN (DAVID KOVALCIK KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 44 yards.
742
TD2:17DAN CAMPBELL 15 YD PASS FROM MICHAEL BIEHL (JONATHAN GHIO KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 75 yards.
1442