(Top) Freshman Sam Hartman looks for a pass in the endzone. (Bottom) Hartman
makes a run upfield in hopes to score a touchdown.
On Sept. 7, Doane held their second game of the season against Briar Cliff University, falling 10-15.
In the first quarter, Doane took the lead 3-0 with a 31-yard field goal by junior Kelen Meyer with 11:51 remaining in the quarter. In the second quarter, the Chargers made a touchdown, taking the lead 7-3. Doane struck back and regained the lead with a touchdown carried by junior James Miles just before the quarter ended, making the halftime score 10-8.
In the second half of the game, freshman Andrew Brown got disqualified from the rest of the game for unnecessary roughness in a play. In the last few seconds of the fourth quarter, a lot happened.
First, a 15-yard penalty was called in favor of Doane right inside the red zone. Junior Andrew Waido caught a pass and took it down to the 5-yard line. With 42 seconds left, Doane took their third and final time-out. Freshman Sam Hartman attempted to carry the ball but got tackled.
A penalty was called and Doane got pushed down to the 3-yard line with 34 seconds left. In a first-and-goal situation, junior James Miles attempted to carry the ball and tried to make a touchdown but got tackled right on the goal line. On second and goal they attempted a tush-push, but it came up short of the endzone.
In the final play of the game, the Tigers attempt another tush-push, but a flag got called before the play. Doane was charged with a false-start penalty, causing the game to end with a 9-second runoff to conclude the game.
The Tigers will be back in Crete at Al-Papik Stadium on Sept. 14 against the Waldorf College Warriors, with kickoff at 5 p.m.
