DePauw University

Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw jumped out to a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter and then outscored Denison 41-7 in the second half for a 62-14 North Coast Athletic Conference win over the Big Red. The 22nd-ranked Tigers improved to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the NCAC with their fourth straight win, while Denison dropped to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

The Tigers opened the game with an 11-play, 75-yard drive with Jack Kazmierczak tossing a 6-yard scoring pass to Luke Dockery with 8:35 left in the period before the two teamed for a 28-yard pass play to make it 14-0 with 10:23 remaining in the opening half.

DePauw's defense responded with a three-and-out before AJ Jobe blocked a punt that Denison punter Blake Wilmot recovered at the Denison 2 and returned to the 3. On the second play from scrimmage, Evan Pitzer scored on a 3-yard run to push the lead to 21-0 with 7:19 left in the half.

Denison answered with a nine-play, 76-yard series capped by Brian Rager's 25-yard strike on fourth down to Grayson Kerscher. 

The Tigers drove to the Denison 8 late in the half, but a sack and a couple of penalties pushed them back to the 31. Alex Gibbs' 44-yard field goal try was off the mark near the end of the half.

Special teams came up big again for the Tigers as Conner Kruse blocked a punt that AJ Jobe picked up at the Denison 9 and Jobe took it in for a score that extended the lead to 28-7.

Rager teamed with Rob Lucey on a 24-yard score on Denison's next possession to cut the Tigers' lead to 28-14 with 10:25 left in the third.

Kazmierczak's 25-yard scoring pass to Palmer Samuels on DePauw's next series capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive to make it 35-14. 

Logan Shoffner's 4-yard run on the second play of the fourth period gave DePauw a 42-14 lead and a Denison fumble on the ensuing kickoff forced by Chris Green and recovered by Toreeq Jimoh-Oyesigi set up Kazmierczak's 21-yard pass to Samuels on the next play to extend the Tigers' lead to 48-14.

Shoffner scored on a 32-yard run and Jobe outran the defense for a 60-yard score with 8:44 left to wrap up the scoring.

Jobe led DePauw with 89 rushing yards in two carries with Shoffner totaling 75 in seven tries. Kazmierczak completed 23-of-29 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns with Carter Foran catching eight for 81 yards and Dockery finishing with seven catches for 143 yards and two scores. Samuels caught five for 92 yards and two touchdowns.

Rager completed 19-of-34 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns with Graham Tonkonogy grabbing eight for 89 yards and Kerschrer hauling in six for 77 yards.

Joey Fico, Gavin Smith and Green finished with six tackles each with Green totaling 2.5 for losses and 1.5 sacks. Green also led with four hurries.

Marcus Cooper-Leary and Colton Morrow each had seven tackles for Denison.

DePauw outgained the Big Red, 606-228 , and averaged 10.3 yards per play. The Tigers held a 223-5 edge in rushing yards and 28-14 in first downs.

DePauw travels to Wittenberg on Saturday, Oct. 24, for a 2 p.m. NCAC game.