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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Junior Zach Lewis became the first quarterback in Morehead State history to pass for 3,000 yards in a single season, but Davidson rallied for a 28-24 win on Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 3,507 at Richardson Stadium.
The Wildcats improve to 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the Pioneer Football League with their first Division I victory of the season, while the Eagles slip to 2-8 overall and 1-6 with their fifth straight defeat. MSU still holds a 7-6 advantage in the all-time series.
The heartbreaking loss was Morehead State’s fourth by less than five points this year. The Eagles wrap up their 2011 campaign next Saturday when Butler visits Jayne Stadium for a 1 p.m. ET game. MSU will honor its seniors prior to the contest.
Lewis finished Saturday’s affair 26-of-47 for 338 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He is now 293-of-467 for 3,198 yards this season. The previous school record was held by David Caudill, who tallied 2,979 yards via the air attack in 2002.
Junior wide receiver Donte Sawyer, who recorded seven receptions for 133 yards, also tied an MSU single-season standard with his 10th touchdown catch in the first quarter.
Senior linebacker Tony Bachman led the Eagle defense by posting a season-high 18 tackles. He continues to rank second in the PFL for stops per game.
Morehead State led by the odd football score of 7-5 at halftime. The Eagles opened up a 14-5 advantage when senior fullback Desmond Cox scored early in the third quarter, but Davidson registered 23 of the contest’s final 33 points to notch the come-from-behind Homecoming win.
DC sophomore quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff finished 35-of-61 for 297 yards and three touchdowns, including the game winner -- a 41-yard toss to freshman wide receiver Tim Hines -- with 0:47 left in the fourth quarter.
Junior Lanny Funsten pulled in nine catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns to lead all Wildcat receivers. Sophomore Chris Gorman paced Davidson on the ground with 82 yards on 18 attempts.
The home team finished with advantages of 25-18 in first downs, 35:42 to 24:18 in time of possession and 375-367 in total yards. Morehead State turned the ball over four times, while Davidson did not cough up the pigskin.
