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Hamilton, NY — Jamaal Branch carried 36 times for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Brown completed 13-of-15 for 164 yards and three TD’s to lead undefeated and nationally ranked 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to a 50-6 win over Bucknell in a Patriot League game at Andy Kerr Stadium.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø (8-0, PL 3-0) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 14 straight games. The Raiders are enjoying their best start since the 1977 season.
Branch and Brown both left the game with 3:49 left in the third quarter and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø leading 50-0.
Branch, the leading rusher in Division I-AA, has rushed for 1,296 yards ‘ the sixth best single season total in school history. He is 14th on the all-time rushing list with 1,888 yards.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø took a 13-0 lead in the first quarter on a two-yard run by Branch and Ben Evans’ four-yard TD run. It was Evans’ first collegiate TD.
The Raiders, who scored on their first seven possessions, tallied five times in the second quarter for a 43-0 halftime lead.
Luke Graham started the second quarter with a 44-yard TD reception and then 51³Ô¹ÏÍø added a safety when Antwone Porter blocked a Bucknell punt through the back of the end zone.
Senior tight end John Frieser caught an eight-yard TD pass with 9:38 remaining in the first half for a 29-0 lead, and then Branch scored his 18th rushing TD on a 19-yard run. The Raiders closed out the first half with a 14-yard pass play from Brown to J.B. Gerald.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s final touchdown came with 3:49 remaining in the third quarter on Brown’s four-yard run.
Bucknell’s only score came with 3:49 remaining in the game, when Blamah Sarnor capped an 80-yard drive with a one-yard run.
GAME NOTES: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø had 458 yards of total offense ‘ 294 rushing, 164 passing, while the Raiders held Bucknell to 188 yards ‘ 114 came in the fourth quarter against 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s second unit ‘Graham had three receptions for 67 yards and one TD, while Gerald finished with six catches for 47 yards and one TD ‘ Brown also carried seven times for 57 yards and one TD, while Evans finished with 10 carries for 31 yards … Antwone Porter led 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with five tackles ‘ Nick Susko had a forced fumble and Josh Sabo and Tem Lukabu had fumble recoveries ‘ 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s only sack was by Tom Cassano.