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Jeremy Conley
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Sept. 28, 2002
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The Dukes scored 35 points on a Dayton defense that came into the game
leading the nation with a 3.3 ppg. average
Senior wide receiver Jeremy Conley (Pittsburgh, Pa./Allderdice) caught 9 passes for a school-record 245
yards. He broke his old record of 231 set at VMI in 2000. Conley now has three career 200-yard receiving games.
Conley, who had 4 catches for
138 yards on DU's first two possessions, caught passes of 28, 54, 30, 26,
29, 27, 11, 30 and 10 yards on the afternoon. His game-winning 10-yard
TD catch came with :09 on the clock. He had three grabs for 51 yards on
the Dukes' game-winning 7-play, 80-yard drive.
Sophomore quarterback
Niel Loebig (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) completed 22-of-37 passes for 411
yards and three scores (22, 26, 10). Loebig's 411 yards are the
second-highest passing total in school history (Tony Zimmerman threw for
438 yards vs. Iona in 2000).
Loebig, who became the second player in
school history to throw for over 400 yards in a game, has now thrown for
two or more TDs in 12 of 14 regular-season starts
Junior receiver
Yardon Brantley (Reading, Pa./Reading Central Catholic) caught 6 passes for
64 yards with all six catches good for first downs. Five of Brantley's
six grabs were good for third down conversions
True freshman middle
linebacker Harry Carter (Lanham, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) led the Dukes with
9 tackles (4 solo) in his first career start
Dayton scored all 21
second half points following Duquesne turnovers (two interceptions and two
fumbles).
