Ichabods
put up stong fight but fall short to Pitt State 27-8
Oct. 23, 1999
The Washburn Ichabods gave a valaint effort but came up short 27-8
to the Pittsburg State Gorillas at Moore Bowl Saturday night.
The Ichabods outgained the Gorillas with 378 yards of total offense
to 326 for the Gorillas but failed to convert yardage into points
because of fumbles and missed field goals deep in Pittsburg State
territory.
Trailing 13-0 midway through the third quarter, the Ichabods had
a chance to make a game of it. Washburn drove the ball 78 yards on
14 plays down to the Gorilla 7 before failing on fourth and short.
Barry Galbraith's pitch out to Cody Snyder was off the mark and Pittsburg
State recovered.
The Gorillas went the length of the field on the following drive,
stretching 93 yards in 13 plays to take control of the ballgame. Pittsburg
State connected on a crucial 3-and-5 on from their own 13 when Lateef
Walker hit Gerren Comeaux for a 44-yard reception into Ichabod territory.
Washburn finally got on the scoreboard on the last play of the ballgame
when Galbraith hit Marc Nardella for a 7-yard touchdown. The Ichabods
added a two-point conversion pass from Galbraith to Snyder to finish
27-8.
Galbraith finished the game with 75 rushing yards on 30 carries and
connected on 15 passes for 166 yards. Josh Shay led the way for Pittsburg
State with 142 yards on 12 carries.
Next week Washburn travels to Maryville, Mo. to take on defending national champion Northwest Missouri State at 1:30 p.m.