Week 5 Scoring Summary and Statistics
Rams (3-2, 1-1) vs Fairmont State (1-4, 0-2)
Ram Stadium • Shepherdstown, WV
Saturday, October 12, 2002 • 1:00 P.M.
| Fairmont State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Shepherd | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | - | 27 |
First Quarter
SC - Herbert 2 run (Burkey kick)Second Quarter
SC - Gardner 66 pass from Gordon (Burkey kick)
FSC - Anthony 1 run (Hetzel kick)Third Quarter
SC - Walker 2 run (Burkey kick failed)Fourth Quarter
SC - Frazier 44 run (Burkey kick)
| FSC | SC | |
| 16 | First Downs | 18 |
| 42-104 | Rushes-Yards | 42-151 |
| 129 | Passing Yards | 167 |
| 17-34-1 | Passes | 11-25-1 |
| 76-233 | Plays-Total Off. | 67-318 |
| 212 | Return Yards | 182 |
| 7/33.4 | Punts/Avg | 5/34.8 |
| 1-1 | Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 |
| 4-31 | Penalties-Yards | 3-40 |
| 32:03 | Time of Possession | 27:57 |
Rushing: FSC Anthony 16-36-1, Thomas 10-35-0, Taylor 4-14-0, Cogar 9-10-0, VanGilder 1-6-0, Romeo 2-3-0.
SC Walker 21-83-1, Herbert 15-68-1, Gordon 4-11-0, TM 1-(-2)-0, Gardner 1-(-9)-0.
Passing: FSC Cogar 17-32-129-0-1, VanGilder 0-2-0-0-0. SC Gordon 11-25-167-1-1.
Receiving: FSC Johnson 9-72-0, Romeo 5-36-0, Lopez 2-14-0, Dover 1-7-0. SC Gardner 8-105-1, Dawkins 2-29-0, Correll 1-33-0.
(Photo by Beth Vickers).
(SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV) -- Senior quarterback Joel Gordon (Waynesboro, VA/Waynesboro) completed 11-of-25 passes for 167 yards and a TD to lead Shepherd to a 27-7 win over Fairmont State.
Gordon became Shepherd's all-time in pass completions with 460 for his career. He breaks the old mark of 455 held by Chad Broadwater (1994-97).
Sophomore wide receiver Jamal Gardner (Staunton, VA/Robert E. Lee) led the Ram receiving corps with eight receptions for 105 yards, including a 66-yard scoring catch in the second quarter. Michael Walker (Lorton, VA/Hayfield) rushed for 21 times for 83 yards and a touchdowns, while Alex Herbert (Monrovia, MD/Urbana) added 68 yards and a score on 15 carries to pace the Ram ground attack.The Shepherd defense was led by sophomore linebacker Demar Atwood (Frederick, MD/Thomas Johnson) and redshirt-freshman outside linebacker Robert Jarvis (Richmond, VA/Hermitage). Atwood recorded 13 tackles and Jarvis added 10 stops. Sophomore Ron Frazier (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) had five tackles, two pass breakups, and returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown.
(Photo by Beth Vickers).