Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Duquesne Dukes
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Butts runs 254 yards, Duquesne wins shootout with Central Connecticut 38-33
Taj Butts rushed for a career-high 254 yards and scored three touchdowns, Antonio Epps intercepted a deflected pass in the end zone with less than 30 seconds to go and Duquesne defeated Central Connecticut State 38-33 on Saturday.
Brady Olson, who threw for 423 yards and four touchdowns, gave the Blue Devils a 33-32 with two long touchdown passes in the fourth quarter.
Butts, who had missed several games with an injury, burst up the middle for a 59-yard score with 3:19 to play. Olson guided the Blue Devils down field but his last pass was broken up by Henry Pickens III and Epps was there to grab the loose ball.
Butts carried only 14 times for the Dukes (6-5, 4-2 NEC) ,with his other two scoring runs covering 29 and 57 yards. Duquesne quarterback Tyler Riddell had three touchdown passes, two to Joey Isabella.
Elijah Howard had 113 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the Blue Devils (7-4, 5-1), who could have clinched a playoff berth with a win. Olson was 28 of 45 with two picks. Peter Cleary had five receptions for 111 yards and a score, Michael Trovarelli had two scoring catches and Donovan Wadley had the fourth.
Wadley had a 50-yard scoring catch and Trovarelli a 40-yarder on consecutive possessions for a 33-32 lead with four minutes to go.
CCSU had 588 yards of offense to 525 for the Dukes.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 13:21 | Taj Butts 29 Yd Run (Matt Clark PAT failed) |
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TD | 1st Period 11:26 | Elijah Howard 1 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:42 | Joey Isabella 32 Yd pass from Tyler Riddell (Matt Clark PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:15 | Peter Cleary 25 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:40 | Taj Butts 57 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:15 | Ryan Petras 37 Yd pass from Tyler Riddell (Matt Clark Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:28 | Michael Trovarelli 10 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:21 | Joey Isabella 4 Yd pass from Tyler Riddell (Matt Clark Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:07 | Donovan Wadley 50 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:05 | Michael Trovarelli 40 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:19 | Taj Butts 59 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 CCSU |
 DUQ |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 6-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 1-9 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 588 | Total Yards | 526 |
| 423 | Passing | 182 |
| 28/45 | Comp/Att | 14/22 |
| 9.4 | Yards per pass | 8.3 |
| 165 | Rushing | 344 |
| 30 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 5.5 | Yards per rush | 10.8 |
| 5-32 | Penalties | 8-50 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:44 | Possession | 29:16 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 1,150 · Capacity:
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