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published
October 1, 2003
Football
News
September
27, 2003 – The Morehouse College Maroon Tigers football
team got their first victory of the season with a 39-21 win
over Johnson C. Smith University, Saturday, in Charlotte, NC.
The win broke a four-game losing streak for the Maroon Tigers
and brings the team record to 1-4 (SIAC 0-2). J.C. Smith, which
plays in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, dropped
to a record of 0-4.
Running back John David Washington had a career rushing day,
breaking a Morehouse single-game running record set in 1978.
The 5-10, 170-lb sophomore from Toluca Lake, Calif., rushed
for 242 yards on 33 carries and one touchdown. The previous
record of 214 yards was set by Greg Kelly in a game against
Fisk University.
In eclipsing the 25-year-old single game rushing mark, Washington
gained one yard more than the entire J.C. Smith team, which
gained 241 yards.
“It was all set up by the O-line,” Washington said, sharing
the credit for his big day with the offensive linemen who cleared
the way for him.
Morehouse’s first win this season brought an improvement in
nearly every statistical category on both offense and defense.
One of the biggest improvements was along the offense line.
Despite being without starting center Kevin Coleman, a pre-season
All-Conference selection who is out following knee surgery,
the offensive opened gaping holes for the darting Washington
to scamper through on his way to his recording-setting game.
Quarterback Duwuan Burton returned to the starting lineup after
missing all or part of the previous three games with a broken
non-throwing hand. The 6-5, 235-lb Charlotte native had a strong
performance in his hometown, completing 10 of 19 passes for
180 yards and one interception. Burton also threw for one touchdown
and scored two touchdowns on runs of two and three yards.
The defensive secondary had its best game of the season, holding
J.C. Smith quarterbacks to 15 completions on 34 attempts for
87 yards passing.
Senior middle linebacker Andre Warren leads the SIAC in tackles.
His 58 tackles through five games gives him an average of 11.6
per game.
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