Northern Colorado Bears at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA - Football
Schakel throws for 299 yards, 2 TDs, Eastern Washington intercepts 5 to beat Northern Colorado 27-7
Schakel was 31-of-41 passing for 299 yards with an interception. He had touchdown passes of 12-yards to Cole Pruett and 14 to Nolan Ulm in the second quarter.
The first touchdown put the Eagles (5-6, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) on top 10-7 after the Bears (3-8, 1-6) took advantage of an interception to take a 7-3 lead on Eric Gibson's 12-yard pass to Carver Cheeks. The second touchdown pass was followed by Soren McKee's 22-yard field goal in the final minute for a 20-7 halftime lead.
The Eagles marched 80 yards in 12 plays, scoring on Kevin Allen III"s 1-yard plunge on the first possession of the second half to wrap up the scoring.
Gibson was 13 of 19 for 108 yards with two of the interceptions. Pete Costelli was 8 of 17 for 87 yards and three picks after he took over in the second half.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 6:42 | Soren McKee 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:50 | Carver Cheeks 12 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:00 | Cole Pruett 12 Yd pass from Jake Schakel (Soren McKee Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:07 | Nolan Ulm 14 Yd pass from Jake Schakel (Soren McKee Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:23 | Soren McKee 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:45 | Kevin Allen III 1 Yd Run (Soren McKee Kick) |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-14 |
| 0-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 326 | Total Yards | 374 |
| 195 | Passing | 299 |
| 21/36 | Comp/Att | 31/43 |
| 5.4 | Yards per pass | 7.0 |
| 131 | Rushing | 75 |
| 32 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 4.1 | Yards per rush | 2.7 |
| 11-117 | Penalties | 6-68 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 5 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:04 | Possession | 28:56 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 4,300 · Capacity:
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