Mount Union won its 96th straight regular-season road game by routing John Carroll, 51-7.
Norm Weber
Special to The Plain Dealer
Mount Union, the defending national runner-up in Division III, won its 45th consecutive regular-season game with a 51-7 win over John Carroll on Wasmer Field.
It also marked the 96th consecutive regular-season road victory for the Purple Raiders (1-0 Ohio Athletic Conference, 2-0), who scored on their first nine offensive possessions.
Collinwood alumnus Cecil Shorts III became Mount Union's all-time leader in career touchdown catches when he snared a Neal Seaman pass for the Purple Raiders' second touchdown of the game.
"Any TD feels great, and any record is nice to break," Shorts said.
The score marked a change in quarterbacks for John Carroll (0-1, 0-2). After the kickoff, Devin O'Brien replaced Mike Locke.
After forcing Carroll to punt on its first possession, the Raiders mounted an 84-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead at the midway point of the first quarter.
Wes Ryder scored on a 3-yard run.
Kicker Tyler Almeida (Elyria), who nailed a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter and two 22-yard chip shots in the fourth, is 12-of-12 on PATs and 4-of-5 on field goals in two games this season.
Weber is a freelance writer in Lakewood.
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