Oct. 13, 2001
Football: Penguins Roll Past SMS, 41-20
Youngstown -- The fifth-ranked Youngstown State
football team forced six turnovers
and junior tailback P.J. Mays was
impressive on the ground rushing for
218 yards as the Penguins beat SMS
41-20 on Saturday afternoon at
Stambaugh Stadium.
Mays, who had four rushing touchdowns last week against
Indiana State, scored three more
times against the Bears and had 24
carries for 218 yards. With the win,
YSU improves to 5-1 overall and 3-1
in the Gateway Football Conference.
SMS drops to 2-4 and 0-3.
YSU jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a
24-yard touchdown run by Jerald
Burley and a 29-yard run by Mays.
SMS clawed back within 14-10 on a 12-yard score by Eddie
Linscomb and a 30-yard field goal by
Brian Long, but YSU answered with
another Mays touchdown run, this
time from eight yards out. Before
halftime, Long added a 33-yard boot
to pull the Bears within 21-13 at
the break.
In the third quarter, YSU took the opening possession of the
half and marched 76 yards in eight
plays. Quarterback Jeff Ryan scored
on a one-yard run with 12:15 left.
The Penguins' next two scoring drives combined to take two
plays and went for two yards. After
a botched fumbled punt, Mays scored
on a one-yard plunge and following
an 18-yard interception return by
Guy Mazard to the SMS one, senior
fullback Jerry Johnson scored to put
the Penguins in front 41-13.
For the game, YSU had 431 yards of total offense, 393 of
which came on the ground. SMS
finished with 406 yards, 353 of
which came via the air.
The Penguins return action on Saturday, Oct. 20, when they
play host to Illinois State at 4
p.m. The contest is YSU's Homecoming
game.
|
