Bulldogs Rout Wisconsin Lutheran, 54-7

ADRIAN, Mich. - After three weeks of frustration, the Adrian College football team celebrated a 54-7 win over visiting Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday in poor weather throughout the game. The 54 points were the most scored by the Bulldogs this season and the most since scoring 61 against Heidelburg in the 2005 season opener.

Junior quarterback Troy Niblock scored three rushing touchdowns on the afternoon and finished the game with a season-high 181 rushing yards on 22 carries. Niblock was also 2-for-6 for 23 yards through the air and caught two passes for 19 yards. Redshirt freshman quarterback Mike McGee was 11-for-13 through the air for 184 yards and one touchdown. McGee tossed a 23-yard TD strike to Joseph Beehler for the Bulldogs' fifth touchdown of the game in the second quarter. McGee also carried for an 18-yard touchdown for the Bulldogs' third touchdown early in the second quarter.

The Bulldogs led 10-0 after one quarter as Niblock scored from one yard at the 13:38 mark and Justin Warner booted a 21-yard field goal with 11:38 to go in the first. Adrian then scored 30 points in the second quarter to lead 40-0 at halftime. Niblock's nine-yard TD run at 12:37 left in the second made it 17-0. McGee's 18-yard TD scamper at 10:16 made it 24-0. Niblock then carried 51 yards for a score at the 6:35 mark to go in the second quarter making it 30-0. Beehler's 23-yard TD catch from McGee at 3:26 made it 37-0 and Warner's 39-yard field goal as time expired in the first half made it 40-0.

McGee's second TD run from one yard at 10:02 in the third made it 47-0. Matt English finished off the scoring for Adrian with a 57-yard TD run at the 8:09 mark making it 54-0. T.J. Bodnar had a three-yard plunge with just 47 seconds left in the game to put points up for the Warriors.

Adrian held a 21-6 advantage in first downs and outgained Wisconsin Lutheran, 498-133. Adrian rushed for 290 yards and averaged 5.8 yards per carry. Adrian was 7-of-13 on third down while the Warriors were just 2-of-16. The Bulldogs' six rushing touchdowns as a team were also a season-best in 2007. Senior linebacker Tyler Foor led the defense with seven tackles as did senior linebacker Kyle Dunaj. Brandon Mohney picked off a pass and returned it 48 yards and also had two tackles. Foor also had an interception and two tackles for a loss of seven yards.