(In the above photo - Mount Union wide receiver Chris Denton catches the game winning touchdown catch against Baldwin-Wallace (Photo by JT Higgins)Matt Piloto's 29-yard touchdown pass to Chris Denton on fourth down with 2:14 left in the game gave Mount Union a 25-20 comeback victory over Baldwin-Wallace on Saturday afternoon.
The win secured the Purple Raiders' 20th consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs for the 23rd time. Mount Union (9-0, 8-0 OAC) is ranked No. 2 by the AFCA and d3football.com, and No. 1 in the NCAA North Region.
Piloto, making his first career regular-season start, finished 18 of 32 passing for 231 yards and two touchdowns, both to Denton.
Denton, a junior, finished with a career-best seven catches for 111 yards.
Junior running back Jeremy Murray led the Mount Union running attack with 28 carries for 155 yards and one touchdown.
Facing a 19-0 deficit with just over four minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter., the Yellow Jackets (7-2, 6-2) scored 20 straight points, taking the lead with 5:53 remaining when Andrew Dziak (14 carries, 41 yards rushing, two TDs) went in from a yard out. It was the first time the Purple Raiders trailed in the fourth quarter of a regular-season game since Oct. 10, 2009 (28-21 win at Capital).
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