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Kendall Williams finished with 189 all-purpose yards.
43
Wayne St. (MI) WSU 1-6 , 0-3
47
Winner Davenport DAV 6-0 , 4-0
Wayne St. (MI) WSU
1-6 , 0-3
43
Final
47
Davenport DAV
6-0 , 4-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WSU Wayne St. (MI) 7 14 7 15 43
DAV Davenport 7 14 6 20 47

Game Recap: Football | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Football Falls 47-43 In Waning Seconds At Davenport

CALEDONIA, Mich. -- For the second week in a row on the road, the Wayne State University football team (1-6 overall, 0-3 GLIAC) fell in the final seconds of the game, this time 47-43 at Davenport University (6-0 overall, 3-0 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
After WSU punted on its initial possession, the Panthers drove inside the Warrior 30-yard line but a pass by Jason Whittaker was tipped by Wayne State linebacker Matt Buschman (Brighton, Mich.) and intercepted by senior defensive end Jacob Mass (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin).  Mass returned the pick to the WSU 48.  Following the Wayne State offense garnering a first down, sophomore running back Myren Harris (Clinton Twp., Mich. / Chippewa Valley) scampered 38 yards for the first score of the game.  The three-play, 52-yard drive took just 1:10 off the clock.

DU responded with a five-play, 38-yard touchdown drive following a 49-yard kickoff return by Alonzell Henderson.  A 20-yard completion on third-and-14 from Whittaker to Brenden Sherrod, preceded a nine-yard touchdown pass from Whittaker to Preston Smith.

The Warriors punted on their next possession, but Whittaker's first-and-goal pass on the seventh play of the ensuing drive was intercepted in the end zone by junior cornerback Drake Reid (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester).
 
Drake Reid interception in 2022 at Davenport (photo by Walter Cronk)
Drake Reid interception at Davenport (photo by Walter Cronk)


Second Quarter
Wayne State used a nine-yard run by punter Griffin Milovanski (Saugatuck, Mich.) on fourth-and-four from its own 26, to take a 14-7 lead two plays later on a 36-yard touchdown run by junior Kendall Williams (Farmington Hills, Mich. / Farmington).

Davenport tied the game on an eight-play, 71-yard drive as Smith hauled in an eight-yard pass from Whittaker.

WSU regained the lead at 21-14 with a 10-play, 56-yard drive culminating in a three-yard touchdown run by graduate student Karmi Mackey (Tampa, Fla. / Seffner Christian Academy).

The Panthers knotted the game at 21-21 just five plays after a muffed punt return by the Warriors.  Smith caught his third touchdown pass of the game with 61 seconds left in the first half.

Third Quarter
The Warriors took their fourth lead of the game (this time 28-21) on six-yard touchdown run by Myren Harris finishing off a nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive on WSU's first possession after intermission.

Whittaker concluded the next drive with a nine-yard touchdown pass on third-and-six to Roy Livingstone with just over three minutes remaining in the third period.  The PAT kick was no good, leaving WSU in front 28-27.

Wayne State was stopped at its own 34 on back-to-back plays (third and fourth down) after gaining nine yards on the first two plays of the drive.

Fourth Quarter
A DU drive that began in the final minute of the third period, concluded on two-yard touchdown run by Caleef Jenkins, which gave Davenport its first lead of the game with 14:11 remaining in the fourth stanza.  The two-point pass attempt was no good making it a five-point game at 33-28.

Following a WSU punt, the Panthers extended their lead to 40-28 on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Whittaker to Sherrod with 11:05 left.  Davenport converted a fourth-and-10 from the WSU 36 with Whittaker and Smith teaming up for a 23-yard reception.

It took the Warriors just five plays to pull within 40-35, as Williams began the drive with a 62-yard scamper, then Kulka scored on a two-yard keeper on fourth-and-goal.

Three plays after the kickoff, junior cornerback Chandler Edwards (Norton Shores, Mich. / North Muskegon) forced a fumble after a completed pass Livingstone with Buschman returning the turnover to the DU 14-yard line.

Wayne State took a 43-40 lead with 4:55 remaining as Mackey scored on a one-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal finishing off a six play drive.

Each team punted on its next possession, with the Panthers driving 43 yards in six plays.  Henderson catching a 13-yard touchdown pass with nine seconds left in the contest.

TEAM STATS
Davenport had a 431 to 382 edge in total offense, while the Warriors rushed for 272 yards compared to 83 for the Panthers.  Wayne State was just 3-of-12 on third down, with DU converting seven of its 15 third-down opportunities.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Williams rushed for a game-high 136 yards and one score, while Myren Harris contributed 76 yards and two touchdowns.  Kulka added 33 yards on the ground and one score, with Mackey recording two rushing touchdowns and 23 yards on the ground.  Kulka completed 7-of-17 passes for 110 yards.  Williams led WSU with two receptions for a team-high 35 yards, while graduate student tight end Nick Poterack (Byron Center, Mich.) also had two catches.

LEADING THE PANTHERS
Jenkins rushed for a team-best 52 yards and one score.  Whittaker passed for 348 yards and six touchdowns with two interceptions, on 30-of-49.  Sherrod finished with 11 receptions for 143 yards and one touchdown.  Smith caught nine balls for 112 yards and three scores.

UP NEXT
Wayne State returns to Tom Adams Field for a 6 p.m. kickoff on October 22nd against GLIAC-rival Saginaw Valley State.


 

 
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