| COLGATE ROLLS OVER
PRINCETON 34-6 (Stats)
HAMILTON, N.Y. Tom McCune passed for
three touchdowns and ran for two to lead Colgate
to a 34-6 win over Princeton Saturday at Andy
Kerr Stadium. The victory was the fourth straight
for the Red Raiders (4-1) who defeated an Ivy
League team for the eighth straight time.
Princeton is 1-3.
McCune connected on 16-of-27 passes for 218
yards and ran 11 times for 58 yards as Colgate
rolled to 413 yards of total offense. Tailback
Randall Joseph rushed for 127 yards on 22 carries
to move into seventh place on Colgate's all-time
rushing list with 2,593 yards. It was Joseph's 12th
career 100-yard rushing performance.
Colgate took advantage of a fumble recovery by
John Costantino on the Princeton 41-yard line to
score its first touchdown with 50 seconds left in
the first quarter. McCune, who has scored a
rushing touchdown in five straight games, capped
off the drive with a four-yard run. Russ Abrams'
kicked the extra point.
Colgate scored three touchdowns in the second
quarter for a 27-0 halftime lead. Joe Parker
caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from McCune with
11:43 remaining to put the Red Raiders up 14-0.
Parker finished with five catches for 76 yards.
Princeton fumbled the kickoff return, and
McCune followed with a 26-yard touchdown run to
increase Colgate's advantage to 21-0. With 56
seconds left in the half, McCune struck for his
second TD pass when he connected with Ryan Ojeda
on a 28-yard pass play in the corner of the end
zone. Colgate missed the extra point.
Colgate closed out its scoring in the third
period on a 15-yard pass from McCune to tight end
Barry HoAire.
Princeton scored its only points on Marty
Cheatham's one-yard run early in the fourth
quarter. Kyle Brandt was the Tigers' leading
rusher with 80 yards on 21 carries.
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