
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - In convincing fashion, the 22nd-ranked Kohawk football team beat Cornell for the 10th-straight time Saturday at Clark field. Coe scored its second-most points ever against the Rams in a 56-7 victory. It was the third-time in school history the Kohawks have scored 56 points against the Rams.
It took the Kohawks two possessions to put the first points
on the scoreboard. Taking over after back-to-back three-and-outs by the
Rams, Coe started on its own 49-yard line. On second down and 10,
sophomore quarterback Brad Boyle (New Sharon, Iowa/North Mahaska) completed his
third pass of the game on a 12-yard route to freshman Jared Kuehner (Center
Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana) to the one yard line. The completion
broke the school record for most completions in a season. On the next
play, Boyle plowed in from a yard out to put the Kohawks on top 7-0 with 3:24
remaining in the first quarter.
Cornell went to its back-up quarterback Shane McNally on its next possession,
but his time was cut short as he threw an interception to senior Joe Giachino
(Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus) on just his second pass attempt of the game.
Giachino returned the ball 30 yards, but a penalty on the Kohawks brought the
ball back to their own 45-yard line.
Boyled used completions of 33-yards to junior Michael Rozum (Byron, Ill./Byron)
and 13 yards to senior Sam Hammes (Story City, Iowa/Roland Story) to set up his
second one-yard rushing touchdown of the game. The score by Boyle put Coe
ahead 14-0 with 1:03 to play in the opening quarter.
With :42 remaining in the first quarter, freshman Frank Weymiller (New Albin,
Iowa/Waukon) sacked Andrew Burdick, forcing a fumble at the Cornell six-yard
line that senior Tate Harrison (Nevada, Iowa/Nevada) recovered. The sack
broke the single-season school record for Weymiller in just his rookie
campaign. Coe was unable to complete the fourth and goal situation,
giving the Rams the ball back at its own four-yard line.
The Kohawk defense forced another three-and-out, which gave them the ball at
the Cornell 44-yard line. Boyle hooked up with Rozum on two plays, one of
which going for 34-yards, before running in from four-yards out on his own for
his third rushing touchdown of the half, putting Coe ahead 21-0 with 10:46
remaining in the first half.
Rozum came away with another excellent play with 3:01 to play in the
half. After a six-yard rush by Hammes, Rozum picked up a fumbled ball and
ran it 75-yards for a touchdown, extending the Kohawk lead to 28-0.
With 6:57 to play in the third quarter, Harrison recovered a fumble that junior
Elias Randel (Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center) forced. After a 28-yard
pass from Boyle to Kuehner, freshman Brendan Leiran (Waukon, Iowa/Waukon)
scored from five-yards out, making it 35-0 in favor of the Kohawks.
Coe took a 35-0 lead into the fourth quarter, but quickly added to that
total. Weymiller forced another sack and fumble that was recovered by
sophomore Tyler Hemry (West Union, Iowa/North Fayette) at the Cornell 40-yard
line.On his first play of the game, junior quarterback Patrick Wallace
(Ballwin, Mo./Parkway South) found Leiran for a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Wallace was quick to score once again. After the Kohawks stopped the Rams
on fourth down at the Kohawk 20-yard line, Wallace and the offense took over on
the Kohawk 13 with 10:24. On just his second play of the game, Wallace
rushed 87-yards off the left side for his second touchdown in as many
plays.
Cornell scored its only points of the game after an eight-play, 87-yard
drive. Coe recovered the onside kick at the Ram 38-yard line.
Freshman Matt Barnd (Marion, Iowa/Marion) rushed 16-yards before senior Caleb
Hainey (Wapello, Iowa/Wapello) scored his first career touchdown on an
eight-yard run, putting the final points on the scoreboard in a 56-7
victory. The Rams drove the ball down the field in the final minute, only
to be intercepted in the end zone by sophomore Ben Carr (Clinton, Iowa/Prince
of Peace) to end the game.
Hammes finished with a game-high 103 yards rushing on 18 carries. Boyle
finished the day 13-of-24 passing for 209 yards, while rushing eight times for
31-yards. Boyle surpassed the 2,800 yard mark for total offense on the
season in the game, becoming the first person to do so in school history.
Rozum had a team-high five receptions for 104 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, senior Calvin Thomas (Westchester, Ill./St.
Joseph's) had a game-high 11 tackles. Weymiller finished with nine
tackles and three sacks, while forcing two fumbles. Weymiller's three
sacks is tied for the second-most in school history. Harrison added eight
tackles and one and a half sacks, along with three fumble recoveries.
Junior Seth Johnson (Glidden, Iowa/Glidden-Ralston) broke up five passes, the
second most in school history.
The Kohawks close the regular season with a 9-1 overall record and 7-1 record
in the Iowa Conference. Coe will find out if they have qualified for the
postseason Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. on ESPNews.