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Carl Ware 2024 vs. Ferris State
Michael Dubicki
Carl Ware led the WSU defense with an interception, a forced fumble, a tackle for loss, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry.
27
Winner Ferris St. FSU 5-1 , 2-0
14
Wayne State WSU 0-6 , 0-2
Winner
Ferris St. FSU
5-1 , 2-0
27
Final
14
Wayne State WSU
0-6 , 0-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FSU Ferris St. 3 14 7 3 27
WSU Wayne State 0 0 14 0 14

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

Football Falls 27-14 To Fourth-Ranked Ferris State

Defense limits the high-scoring Bulldog offense to 27 points.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University football squad (0-6 overall, 0-2 GLIAC) fell 27-14 to fourth-ranked Ferris State University (5-1 overall, 2-0 GLIAC) in a weather-delayed game on Sunday.  FSU led 10-0 near the mid-point of the second quarter when play was halted on Saturday evening due to lightning.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The Warriors garnered one first down on its opening possession before having to punt.  The Bulldogs drove 71 yards in seven plays with Mitchell Middleton connecting on a 24-yard field goal attempt with 8:45 remaining in the opening stanza.  The big play for the visitors was a 46-yard completion from Trinidad Chambliss to Cam Underwood to set up a first-and-goal.

Following a WSU interception, Ferris State turned the ball over on downs as the Wayne State defense held despite the Bulldogs taking over on the Warrior 37-yard line.

WSU used over five minutes of clock time for a 10-play drive but a 52-yard field goal attempt by Griffin Milovanski (Saugatuck, Mich.) was wide right.

Second Quarter
FSU extended its lead to 10-0 with a 13-play, 66-yard touchdown drive capped off by a one-yard plunge by Chambliss.  The Bulldogs converted a fourth-and-12 with an 18-yard pass to Markel King.

Two plays after the kickoff, the lightning was seen over Tom Adams Field prompting the suspension of the game until Sunday morning.

Wayne State earned a pair of first downs but sophomore punter Avery Burch (Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge [Virginia-Lynchburg]) was able to pin FSU at its own 13-yard line.  On the fifth play of the ensuing drive, linebacker Carl Ware (Detroit, Mich. / Redford Union [Madonna]) intercepted Chambliss.

The Warriors were intercepted for the second time three plays later.  Ferris State had a nine-play, 63-yard drive concluding on a one-yard touchdown pass from Chambliss to Brady Rose with four seconds left before intermission.

Third Quarter
The WSU defense stuffed Chambliss on a fourth-and-one from the Bulldog 40 on the opening drive of the second half.

It took the Wayne State offense just six plays to capitalize.  Sophomore quarterback Champion Edwards (Los Angles, Calif. / American Fork, Utah [El Camino CC]) connected for 14 yards with senior wide receiver JoShawn Lewis (Lorton, Va. / South County [Gannon]) on a third-and-seven to keep the drive alive.  Junior running back D'Marco Singleton (Marysville, Mich.) scampered around right end for 14 yards and a touchdown on third-and-one pulling the Warriors within 17-7.

FSU went three-and-out before the WSU offense went 87 yards in eight plays, aided by three 15-yard penalties on the Bulldogs in a four-play span for a personal foul, unsportsmanlike conduct and pass interference.  Edwards tossed a seven-yard scoring strike to senior wide out Myles McKatherine (Chicago, Ill. / St. Rita of Cascia [College of DuPage]) on a third-and-four cutting the Wayne State deficit to three at 17-14 with 3:09 remaining in the third period.

Ferris State answered with a two-play, 75-yard scoring drive as Chambliss gained 73 yards on a keeper followed by a two-yard touchdown run from Zak Ahern.

Fourth Quarter
Following a Wayne State punt, the Bulldogs completed the scoring with a seven-play, 51-yard drive with Middleton making a 28-yard field goal.

TEAM STATS
Ferris State held a 505-234 advantage in total offense, including a 275-103 edge in rushing yards.  FSU was just 2-of-12 on third down, compared to Wayne State's 9-of-17.  The Bulldogs were assessed 16 penalties for 139 yards, while WSU had two penalties for 25 yards.  The 27 points by Ferris State was it lowest since the 2024 season opener at Pittsburg State, and only the fourth time in the last 19 games they were held below 28 points (2023 vs. Grand Valley State and Montana).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Singleton rushed for a team-best 46 yards and one score, while Edwards completed 15-of-27 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions.  McKatherine caught six passes for a game-best 70 yards and one score.  Brayden Vredeveld (Hudsonville, Mich.) and Clifton Buchanan, Jr. (Belleville, Mich. [Davenport]) each had a team-best seven tackles, while Carl Ware totaled six tackles, including one for loss, plus a forced fumble, an interception, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Chambliss rushed for a game-high 148 yards on 16 carries with 73 of those yards coming on one play.  He passed for 211 yards and one touchdown with one interception on 21-of-37.  Rose had a game-best seven receptions, while Underwood led FSU with 58 receiving yards.  Michael Edwards totaled a game-high nine tackles.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play its next to last road game of the season on Saturday, October 19th at Davenport.  Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. at the Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex in Caledonia, Mich.
 
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