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Ice tame Wolfpack 38-13, pull into tie for division lead
Week 15, 2006
 | Ice (9-5) | 38 |
 | Wolfpack (4-10) | 13 |
Anchorage, AK (Reuters) – Oregon quarterback
Thomas Kuhn had the best game of his career and cornerback
Tommy Reagan had two fourth-quarter interceptions, as the Ice crushed the Anchorage Wolfpack by a score of 38-13.
The victory pulled Oregon into a tie for first with Seattle (9-5) and Boise (9-5), putting the Ice in control of their own destiny. Since Oregon owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over Boise, the Ice will clinch the division with a win next week at Memphis and a victory over Seattle at home the following week. Oregon still controls the second wild card spot behind Tucson (10-4).
“This is what it's all about,” said Kuhn, who completed 23-of-33 for 355 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. “Being right in the thick of the playoff race heading into the final two weeks of the season.”
In Oregon's eighth visit to Anchorage in franchise history, the Ice started fast out of the gate by going 66 yards in the opening drive to take a 7-0 lead on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Kuhn to tight end
Newton Begin. Anchorage responded with a 56-yard scoring drive to tie the game at 7-7, but after that it was all Ice.
Oregon scored touchdowns on two of their next three possessions, and took a 21-7 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Ice upped the score to 31-10 late in the third after
Kendrick Dillon caught a touchdown pass and kicker
Craig Schanding nailed a 31-yard field goal. Dillon’s 16-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth upped Oregon’s lead to 38-10, and a field goal by Anchorage kicker
Donnell Mathis with 1:53 to go finished the scoring.
The Ice defense also turned in a great effort. After allowing the home team to go 56 yards in their initial possession, the defense held the Wolfpack to just 21 yards on 17 plays for the remainder of the first half. Cornerback
Tommy Reagan, whose two fourth-quarter interceptions led to 10 Oregon points, put to rest any chance of a late Anchorage comeback.
Not surprisingly, the rout was a statistical bonanza for Oregon’s receivers. Tight end Newton Begin and wide receiver Kendrick Dillon both had two touchdowns catches each. Split end
Alden Roy had 101 yards receiving, including catches of 37 and 49 yards. Finally, flanker
Matt Brunner had 8 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown. Brunner is currently tied for first in the league in receptions (92), and is second in receiving yards (1,437) and touchdowns (10).
At the post game press conference, head coach
Kendrick Upshaw announced that Thomas Kuhn will get the starting nod next week at Memphis, despite the fact that
Maurice Brown has fully recovered from a broken clavicle he suffered in Week 7. “He’s earned the job,” Upshaw said of Kuhn, who led Boise to a division title last year. “The offense is clicking right now, so I don’t want to make any major changes heading into the final two weeks.”
In five starts this year, Kuhn has thrown for 1,543 yards, 15 touchdowns and just four interceptions for a 112.3 rating.
Brown, who was the team’s starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, was gracious in accepting his role as backup. “I haven’t played in eight weeks and Tom has been on fire, so I understand,” said Brown. “I’m just going to prepare like I always do, so if something happens to Tom I’ll be ready to go.”
Around the League
Fargo’s
Dwayne Bridges set a CFL single-game record with 39 completions, leading the Boxcars (8-6) to a 26-13 victory over Tulsa (4-10). On the day, he was 39-of-45 for 354 yards, 4 TD, and 0 INT.
Box Score
Attendance: 46,700 (72,700).
Weather: 68 degrees, fair.
1Q: 13:09 ORE - Newton Begin 13 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
1Q: 13:09 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
1Q: 06:20 ANC - David Frazee 2 run.
1Q: 06:20 ANC - Donnell Mathis extra point.
1Q: 01:40 ORE - Newton Begin 4 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
1Q: 01:40 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
2Q: 04:48 ORE - Matt Brunner 3 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
2Q: 04:48 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
3Q: 07:33 ANC - Donnell Mathis 31 field goal.
3Q: 05:56 ORE - Kendrick Dillon 4 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
3Q: 05:56 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
3Q: 04:43 ORE - Craig Schanding 31 field goal.
4Q: 12:56 ORE - Kendrick Dillon 16 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
4Q: 12:56 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
4Q: 01:53 ANC - Donnell Mathis 26 field goal.
Game MVP: ORE 11 Thomas Kuhn
Oregon 14 7 10 7 - 38
Anchorage 7 0 3 3 - 13
Team Statistics ORE ANC
First Downs 21 17
Total Rushes 19 36
Rushing Yards 61 123
Yards Per Carry 3.2 3.4
Pass Attempts 33 36
Completions 23 16
Passing Yards 355 128
Yards Per Attempt 10.7 3.5
Sacked 1 1
Yards Lost 4 5
Interceptions 0 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 53 73
Total Yards 412 246
Yards Per Play 7.7 3.3
3rd Down Plays 3/8 10/19
Avg. YTG on 3rd 8.6 6.5
4th Down Plays 0/0 1/1
Penalties 2 5
Penalty Yards 15 45
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time Of Possession 26:17 33:43
Oregon Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
22 Saunders 13 32 2.4 10 0
39 Woodard 5 31 6.2 10 0
11 Kuhn 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
11 Kuhn 33 23 355 10.7 49 5 0 1
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Brunner 8 155 19.3 24 46 1
89 Begin 4 40 10.0 10 23 2
86 Roy 4 101 25.2 4 49 0
83 Dillon 3 37 12.3 9 17 2
36 Reeves 2 3 1.5 3 4 0
82 Williams 1 14 14.0 13 14 0
42 Savoy 1 5 5.0 3 5 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Dillon 3 78 26.0 0
31 Eaddy 1 22 22.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Shehee 3 134 44.6 53 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Schanding 1 2 31 5 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
95 Molloy 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
35 Twombly 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Pinard 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
53 Macaluso 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Reagan 4 2 0.0 2 31 0
23 Huth 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
76 Vanegas 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Beane 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Jimerson 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
33 Pilcher 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
83 Dillon 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Lerma 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Woolery 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Clarkson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Weatherly 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Mallard 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Sturgill 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
68 Klein 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Eaddy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Guevara 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Garcia 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Flannery 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
73 Wynn 0 0 0 0 1 1
54 Ludwig 0 0 0 0 1 0
57 Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0
61 Thompson 0 0 0 0 1 0
Anchorage Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
43 Frazee 11 8 0.7 4 1
30 Forsberg 11 37 3.3 8 0
16 England 6 23 3.8 7 0
23 Bellisari 5 34 6.8 10 0
36 Eklund 3 21 7.0 14 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
16 England 24 10 76 3.1 11 0 1 1
1 Dendy 12 6 52 4.3 22 0 1 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
89 Bidwell 5 37 7.4 9 11 0
36 Eklund 3 17 5.6 0 9 0
82 McCaleb 3 26 8.6 0 11 0
81 Schwartz 3 19 6.3 0 11 0
86 Robertson 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
83 Pritchett 1 22 22.0 0 22 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
82 McCaleb 1 26 26.0 0
37 Haddix 1 6 6.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
23 Bellisari 5 128 25.6 0
81 Schwartz 2 47 23.5 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
4 Wentland 5 191 38.2 44 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Mathis 2 2 31 1 1
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
46 Watson 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
54 Rea 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
51 Washington 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Nobles 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
45 Ramsey 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
33 Parks 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
28 Meadows 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
74 Herrick 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Ober 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Haddix 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Griggs 1 3 1.0 0 0 0
97 Farrell 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
87 Alonzo 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Bussard 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Robertson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
81 Schwartz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Callender 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Pritchett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
61 Bahr 0 0 0 0 0 1
36 Eklund 0 0 0 0 3 0
73 Villeneuve 0 0 0 0 2 0
57 Cannon 0 0 0 0 1 0
63 Carnahan 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 Dees 0 0 0 0 1 0
59 Blanton 0 0 0 0 1 0