VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Drake University football team scored 21 fourth-quarter points and intercepted four passes in the fourth quarter to cruise to a 42-25 win Saturday, Oct. 27, afternoon at Brown Field.
Drake owned a comfortable 35-10 fourth-quarter lead before two quick Valpo scores made the score 35-25 midway through the quarter. However, Drake's defense and rushing attack stymied the Crusaders' comeback hopes.
"We kept fighting. We didn't play clean football, but we made some big plays and our safeties really stepped up down the stretch," said Drake head coach Rick Fox.
The Bulldogs picked off four passes on the day, three of them in the final five minutes of the game including a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown by Sean Lynch (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.