The Allegheny football team enters the field from the locker room prior to its Sep. 1 game vs. RPI

Ed Mailliard

Football Game Notes - Week Three: Allegheny Travels to Denison

9/13/2018 4:58:00 PM

THE BASICS
After winning its conference opener at Wooster in dramatic fashion by a 27-20 score, Allegheny returns home to face Denison, and looks to start 2-0 in NCAC play for the first time since 2012. Last week at Wooster, Logan Lee came off the bench to fire a 30-yard touchdown strike to Ben Bachik with just over a minute left in regulation to break a 20-20 tie, before Seth Warburton forced a fumble on the opening play of Wooster's ensuing possession to seal the win. It was Allegheny's first win over the Fighting Scots since 2012, and the Gators' first NCAC road win since week two of the 2014 season. This week, the Gators will be searching for their first win over Denison since 2011, as the Big Red have won five straight.

Denison was idle last week, after opening the season with a 42-21 loss to Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas on Sept. 1. The Big Red led 7-0 after the first quarter, before the Pirates scored 21 straight points in the second quarter, and would maintain the lead the rest of the way. Canaan Gebele, an All-NCAC selection a season ago, threw for 187 yards and a touchdown for Denison, while fellow All-NCAC honoree Alex Minton ran for 100 yards and scored two of his team's three touchdowns. Denison, which finished 7-3 last season and is a combined 22-8 since the 2016 campaign, was picked to finish fourth in this year's NCAC preseason coaches poll, and received one first-place vote. Gebele and Minton highlight a group of seven returning all-conference players for the Big Red.

THIS WEEK
Allegheny Gators (1-1, 1-0 NCAC) at Denison University Big Red (0-1, 0-0 NCAC)
When: Saturday, September 15
Where: Granville, Ohio
Stadium: Deeds Field at Piper Stadium
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
Series: Allegheny leads 22-9
Live Stats: https://www.denisonbigred.com/sports/fball/2018-19/boxscores/20180915_1z1w.xml

COVERAGE
Live Streaming Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/denison
Radio: COOL 101.7 FM WMVL
Live Streaming Audio: http://www.cool1017online.com
Play-by-Play: Chuck Stopp
Color Commentator: Steven G. Folmar

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