University of St. Thomas Athletics
6-2
Concordia-Moorhead
7-2
Gould, Dowdle connection sinks No. 18 Cobbers
11/1/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Junior QB John Gould was sharp in his first start of 2014 as he guided a Tommie attack to 509 yards of offense and five TDs in Saturday's 35-32 comeback victory over No. 18-ranked Concordia-Moorhead in MIAC football at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul.
St. Thomas (6-2 overall, 4-2 MIAC) won a game that featured four fourth-quarter lead changes and 978 yards of offense on a sunny, cool day at Palmer Field.
Coming off a 35-24 defeat at No. 11-ranked Bethel, UST was looking to avoid the first two-game losing streak of the seven-season Glenn Caruso era. The Toms never trailed in the first three quarters but twice fell behind in the final 13:00 on the clock.
Gould, who started just one previous game, in 2013, threw four TD passes and ran for a fifth touchdown. He passed for 298 yards as he completed 15-of-23 with one picked off in the end zone on an excellent grab by Cobber Matt Ahrndt. Gould guided an offense that converted 8-of-11 on third and fourth downs.
Junior Charlie Dowdle caught a career-best three touchdown passes, including a 59-yarder with 4:29 left that erased a 32-28 Cobber lead. Dowdle closed with five receptions for 105 yards, and Jack Gilliland had three catches for 100 yards including a 37-yard TD in the first quarter.
Junior RB Jack Kaiser had a season-best 157 rushing yards on 23 carries.
The Cobbers (7-2, 5-2) were driving for a tying or go-ahead score in the final 3:00 but UST's Sean Hamlin's interception near midfield with 1:57 to go ended their last threat. St. Thomas rushed for two first downs and was able to run out the clock and secure its seventh consecutive win over the Cobbers.
Concordia rushed for 324 yards despite having no 100-yard rushers. Brandon Zylstra had six catches for 100 yards and one TD. Senior QB Griffin Neal had two TD runs, rushed for 82 yards and passed for 145 yards.
The Tommies playNo. 8 at Carleton.
Team Stats
CC 0, UST-MEN 7
UST-MEN - Jack Gilliland 37 yd pass from John Gould (Paul Graupner kick) 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:16
CC 7, UST-MEN 7
CC - Griffin Neal 3 yd run (Ben Wagner kick), 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 8:58
CC 7, UST-MEN 14
UST-MEN - Charlie Dowdle 4 yd pass from John Gould (Paul Graupner kick) 14 plays, 74 yards, TOP 5:06
CC 7, UST-MEN 21
UST-MEN - John Gould 2 yd run (Paul Graupner kick), 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:41
CC 10, UST-MEN 21
CC - Ben Wagner 18 yd field goal 12 plays, 61 yards, TOP 6:29
CC 18, UST-MEN 21
CC - Brandon Zylstra 36 yd pass from Griffin Neal (Alex McLean rush) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:09
CC 25, UST-MEN 21
CC - Griffin Neal 12 yd run (Ben Wagner kick), 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:08
CC 25, UST-MEN 28
UST-MEN - Charlie Dowdle 10 yd pass from John Gould (Paul Graupner kick) 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 5:07
CC 32, UST-MEN 28
CC - Domenic Fraboni 61 yd run (Ben Wagner kick), 6 plays, 94 yards, TOP 2:56
CC 32, UST-MEN 35
UST-MEN - Charlie Dowdle 59 yd pass from John Gould (Paul Graupner kick) 1 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:09
