This past Saturday the Bulldogs of Wingate University took on the Indians of Newberry College with the hopes of Wingate breaking the .500 mark. Right from the first quarter on the Bulldogs controlled the game with a sound offense and a relentless defense, with the Bulldogs winning 33-0. At first, the Indians came out looking strong with a 28 yard kick off return giving them excellent field position. The Wingate defense held tough and didn't allow Newberry a first down forcing them to punt. From there on it was over for Newberry as the Wingate offense came out and drove impressively down the field with a balanced offense. Junior wide receiver Rodney Williams finished of the 86 yard drive with a 14 yard juggling catch in the end zone. On the following Newberry possession the Bulldog defense came up big again. This time with a fumble recovery by junior defensive linemen John Bowman returning it 44 yards for a touchdown, putting the score at 14-0 nine minutes in
The Bulldogs picked up right where they left off with a 20 yard field goal by senior kicker/punter Richard Straup to open up the second quarter. Once again the relentless defense played big when on the following Newberry possession when sophomore linebacker Allen Smith intercepted a Newberry pass giving Wingate the ball on the Newberry 28 yard line. Sophomore kicker Chris Brewer capped off the turnover with a booming 45 yard field goal, which was against the wind. The Bulldog offense was persistent that day as on their following possession they effectively ran the ball with senior tailback Rashad Hair, who got them into field goal range and was once again finished off by another successful field goal by Brewer which spanned 42 yards.
Wingate struck early in the fourth when sophomore quarterback Stuart Card connected with Williams for a pass-catch that covered 42 yards. The drive was later finished off by a one yard touchdown run by Hair, putting the Bulldogs up 3
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