Gallaudet played Mt. Ida tight for the first 30 minutes of today's game, going into halftime down 6-0, and looked to be on their way to their second victory of the season, before Mt. Ida exploded for 31 second half points to defeat the Bison 38-7.

Gallaudet was able to mount several long drives and had a larger time of possession in each quarter, with the offense staying on the field for a total of 38 1/2 minutes, compared to 21 1/2 for Mt. Ida. The difference was the big plays, as Mt. Ida scored on a 50 yard touchdown pass from Tony Tokarz to Kyle Watkins and a 23 yard fumble return by Theo McCummings in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

Gallaudet scored their touchdown in the third quarter on a 36 yard touchdown run by Jimmy Gardner on fourth down, after a Gallaudet time-out. For the game, Gallaudet was 5 of 16 on third down conversions.

Kevin Alley had another big game receiving for Gallaudet with 5 catches for 50 yards. Gardner rushed for 42 yards and was 9 for 21 passing for 51 yards.  Jared Vollmer and Adam Tygart led Gallaudet with 5 tackles each, and Vollmer had one interception. Marti Blomquist had the other two for Gallaudet.

Next week, Gallaudet will play their first Friday night game under the lights of Hotchkiss Field, on the turf, when they face Williamson Trade November 7, at 7 pm. Gallaudet is 1-7 on the season.