#5 Ferris State Breaks School Scoring Record In Decisive Road Win In Massachusetts

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Big Rapids, Mich. - The nation's fifth-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs broke a school scoring record and rolled to an impressive 84-7 non-league win over American International on Saturday (Sept. 28) at Abdow Field in Springfield, Mass.

In FSU's first-ever trip to AIC, the Bulldogs racked up 744 yards of total offense and jumped out to an early 35-0 lead while cruising to the victory. Ferris State improved to 3-1 overall this year.

The Bulldogs' Trinidad Chambliss completed 14-of-24 passes for 166 yards and two scores in leading the FSU attack. A total of five Bulldog players attempted passes while 11 had at least one carry and 13 were on the receiving end of a pass.

"Going on the road, obviously, you're always nervous about it," said FSU head coach Tony Annese. "We did have a fast start to this game and we made a lot of plays out there. All in all, it was a great team victory.

"I thought our lines were really dominant today, and that is the strength of our team on both sides of the ball," he added. "Our backs also ran really hard."

Overall, Ferris State ran for 486 yards on 50 carries and threw for 258 yards on 34 attempts.

Defensively, FSU allowed only 110 total yards to the Yellow Jackets and held AIC to -18 yards rushing on 29 attempts.

The Bulldogs started the scoring on their first offensive drive as they moved 65 yards in three plays with slot receiver Brady Rose throwing a 50-yard TD pass to senior slot Emari O'Brien only 1:11 into the game.

Ferris State tacked on another score shortly after with a seven-yard scoring throw from Chambliss to receiver Cam Underwood, making it 14-0 less than three minutes into the game.

The Bulldogs added three more first-quarter scores as Kannon Katzer finished off an eight-play, 52-yard scoring drive with a 10-yard TD run before Chambliss found pay dirt from six-yards out. Tailback Zak Ahern capped the first-quarter scoring by rambling in from a yard out, making it 35-0 after the opening 15 minutes.

In the second period, Katzer found his second touchdown run with a 28-yard carry to finish a 48-yard drive that took only five plays. The Bulldogs then scored again with 12:22 to go in the half as quarterback Chase Carter hooked up with Jeremiah Lee on an 11-yard scoring throw to push the advantage to 49-0.

The Bulldogs' final first-half score came on Chambliss' one-yard TD throw to Ben Przytula to 4:54 remaining in the half.

Ferris State had a quick start to the second half as the Bulldogs needed only two plays and 21 yards to push the margin to 63-0 on Markel King's 19-yard scoring run.

AIC finally got on the board midway thru the third period as Lukas Kasko found Brian Lafrance for a 13-yard connection to put the Yellow Jackets in the scoring column.

However, Ferris State answered again less than two minutes player as LeeShaun Mumpfield engineered a four-play, 59-yard drive that resulted in his own 17-yard TD run, giving FSU a 70-7 advantage thru the third quarter.

FSU then struck on the first play of the final period when Mumpfield found the end zone again on a one-yard run. Finally, the Bulldogs added their final score with only 7:02 remaining on James Coby's 18-yard scoring carry.

The Bulldog defense forced a pair of turnovers in the game in addition to holding AIC to 0-of-13 on third down. The Bulldog offense also went 10-of-13 in the red zone.

Ferris State will host league newcomer Roosevelt in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) opener on homecoming next Saturday, Oct. 5, at Top Taggart Field. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (ET). Tickets can be purchased online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com/Tickets.