One Moore for Mount

Mount Union running back Chuck Moore ran for a Stagg Bowl-record 273 yards and was named the championship game's Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row. Photo by Pat Cummings, D3football.com

Mount Union took a 30-13 lead into the fourth quarter and held off a furious Bridgewater rally to win Stagg Bowl XXIX 30-27 in front of a Salem-record 7,992 fans.

Chuck Moore ran for a Stagg Bowl-record 273 yards and three touchdowns, including a 95-yarder with 5:50 left in the third quarter that would prove to be the Purple Raiders' final points of the night. Box score

Bridgewater rallied, riding last week's hero, Brian Ratliff, who caught a 59-yard touchdown pass with 13:09 left in the game, then Jason Lutz hit Ratliff on consecutive passes for 39 yards before Marcus Richardson caught a 43-yard pass to the 3-yard line at the 2:01 mark. Lutz then pushed it over with 1:55 left. But Bridgewater failed to cover the onside kick, and Mount Union ran out the clock.

Dec 15, 2001

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