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Oct. 29, 2005
Football: Panther Rushing Attack Too
Much For Penguins in 21-7 Loss
Cedar Falls, Iowa –
The No. 11 Youngstown State football
team suffered their first conference
loss of the season on Saturday
afternoon losing to an inspired
21st-ranked Northern Iowa squad 21-7
at the UNI Dome.
UNI tailback David Horne rushed for 142 yards and had three
scores to lead the Panthers to their
fifth straight win over the
Penguins. With the loss, YSU drops
to 7-2 on the season and 4-1 in the
Gateway Football Conference while
the Panthers improve to 5-3 and 3-2.
For the game, UNI finished with 280 yards rushing, the most
allowed by the Penguins this season.
Each team committed two turnovers.
Penguin quarterback Tom Zetts was
20-of-39 for 264 yards and a
touchdown.
Leading 14-7, Northern Iowa increased its lead to 21-7 with
an impressive drive that started at
the end of the third quarter.
Taking the ball at their 11-yard
line, the Panthers marched 89 yards
in 16 plays and Horne capped off the
seven-minute and 27-second drive
with a two-yard score at the 11:32
mark of the fourth quarter.
That was the lone touchdown of the
second half.
The Panthers opened up a 14-7 lead following the first half.
UNI jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 2:18 remaining in the first
quarter on a one-yard touchdown run
by Horne. The Penguins had forced a
fourth-and-goal situation, before
Horne went through the right side to
open up the touchdown advantage.
YSU was able to battle back and tie the game midway through
the second quarter.
Zetts threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to freshman tight end
Derrick Bush capping an impressive
10-play, 83-yard drive with 8:52
left in the quarter.
The Penguins defense forced it second interception of the
game when Codera Jackson knocked the
ball from Sanders’ hand and Brandon
Brown intercepted.
However, on fourth-and-one at the Panthers’ 38, quarterback
Vince Gliatta was stopped short of
the first down giving the ball back
to UNI.
After seizing the momentum, the Panthers increased their lead
to 14-7 on a quick three-play
60-yard drive when Horne scored on a
33-yard scamper with 4:12 remaining
in the second quarter.
Junior tailback Marcus Mason was held to 41 yards on 12 plays
and did not play in the second half
because of a slight concussion.
Mason had rushed for 100 yards in
each of the previous four contests.
The Penguins are back on the road next Saturday when they
travel to Southern Illinois. The
Salukis are coming off a 31-20
victory over top-ranked Western
Kentucky this past Thursday.
YSU, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky each have one
conference loss entering the final
two weeks of Gateway play for all
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