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23
Winner Upper Iowa UIU 2-6 , 2-6
13
Minn. Duluth UMD 5-3 , 5-3
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Upper Iowa UIU
2-6 , 2-6
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Final
13
Minn. Duluth UMD
5-3 , 5-3
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Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UIU Upper Iowa 0 7 7 9 23
UMD Minn. Duluth 0 10 0 3 13

Game Recap: Football | | Kevin Rivers

UPPER IOWA STUNS UMD TO SNAP 12-GAME HOME WIN STREAK

The University of Minnesota Duluth dropped their first-ever game to Upper Iowa University in a 23-13 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference defeat Saturday afternoon at Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minn.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Bulldogs (5-3, 4-0 NSIC North) would get on the board first in the second quarter with a 29-yard field goal from senior placekicker Dan Branger. Redshirt freshman quarterback Keagan Calchera found sophomore running back Wade Sullivan in the flat for a 41-yard catch-and-run to set up the opening score. With just over six minutes remaining in the half, the Peacocks (2-6, 0-4 NSIC South) would answer when running back Matt McDonald burst through the Bulldog defense for a 31-yard touchdown run to give Upper Iowa a 7-3 lead. It would only take three minutes for sophomore running back Zach Ojile and the Bulldog offense to respond. Ojile took the direct snap and raced to the left pylon for a six-yard touchdown to reclaim a 10-7 advantage.

The Peacocks would set the pace in the third quarter when quarterback Zach Reader hit wide receiver Alexander Stevens on a fade route for a 31-yard touchdown. The score would give the Peacocks a 14-10 lead five minutes into the second half. The Bulldogs would attempt to reclaim the lead on their following possession but the drive was halted after a fumble gave Upper Iowa the ball back on their own 29-yard line. 

Branger would connect again early in the fourth quarter with a 36-yard field goal to cut Upper Iowa's lead to 14-13. The field goal was set up after the Bulldogs took the ball over on downs when Upper Iowa punter Jonathon Argueta-Herrera's knee hit the ground before punting away. The mishap gave UMD possession on the Peacock 24-yard line. The Bulldogs bid to reclaim the lead with 7:41 remaining would be denied by the left upright when Branger missed a 31-yard field goal from the right hash. The Bulldog offense failed to convert with first-and-goal to go on the Peacock 10-yard line. On their ensuing possession, the Peacocks would be held to a 21-yard field goal after senior defensive back Bill Atkins deflected Reader's pass on third-and-goal from the four-yard line. The field goal would extend Upper Iowa's lead to 17-13 with 3:14 remaining. Upper Iowa defensive back CJ Scott would shut the door on UMD's 12-game home regular-season winning streak when he picked off Olson's 3rd-and-22 pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. The pick-six gave the Peacocks a 23-13 lead with less than two minutes remaining.

NOTABLE
UMD's third loss of the season was their first home regular-season defeat since September 16, 2017, when they lost 38-23 to Minnesota State University Mankato ... the Bulldogs were previously 7-0 against the Peacocks and had out-scored them 257-113 in those seven matchups.

For the third straight game, sophomore quarterback Garrett Olson and Calchera shared snaps under center for the UMD offense ... Olson made his third start for the Bulldogs, he completed 10-of-22 attempts for 92 yards and three interceptions ... Calchera completed 11 of his 19 passes for 156 yards and one interception.

Junior linebacker Joe Kordus (1.5) and junior linebacker Nate Pearson (0.5) each contributed to the the Bulldog's two sacks on the afternoon ... Kordus also picked up a team-high eight total tackles.

UP NEXT: 
The Bulldogs will return to Malosky Stadium for their final regular-season home game next Saturday, November 2, when they take on the University of Minnesota Crookston in a NSIC North matchup. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m.
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