21
Case Western ReserveCWR7-3 , 7-3
31
WinnerCarnegie MellonCMU9-1 , 9-1
Case Western ReserveCWR
7-3 , 7-3
21
Final
31
Carnegie MellonCMU
9-1 , 9-1
Winner
Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F |
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CWR Case Western Reserve | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
CMU Carnegie Mellon | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Game Recap: Football |
The Case Western Reserve University football saw its 2023 season come to a close on Saturday night with a hard-fought 31-21 loss to Carnegie Mellon University in the 37th-Annual Academic Bowl at Gesling Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The loss dropped the Spartans to 7-3 for the season, while the Tartans improved to 9-1.
Junior wide receiver Noah Coyne caught six passes for 115 yards, recording the seventh 1,000-receiving yard season in program history after finishing the campaign with 1,001 yards. Senior wide receiver Michael Wojkowski added six catches for 67 yards. Senior quarterback Alex Fromberg completed 20-of-39 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns with a pair of interceptions.
Senior defensive end Kaden Tong totaled eight tackles, including 1.5 sacks, giving him 10 for the season, the fifth-most in program history. His 24.5 career sacks are also fifth all-time in team history. Junior safety Nate Cikalo led the team with a season-high 10 tackles, and sophom*ore cornerback Osi Chukwuocha recorded the first interception of his career.
After falling behind 14-0 early in the second quarter, the Spartans got on the board with 5:42 left in the half on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Fromberg to Coyne. The touchdown was the 11th of the season for Coyne.
The score remained 14-7 until the 7:50 mark in the third when Carnegie Mellon extended its lead to 10 points with a field goal. Later in the quarter, the Spartans cut into the Tartans' lead with a nine-play, 83-yard drive that culminated in a seven-yard touchdown pass from Fromberg to junior wide receiver Ethan Dahlem, setting the score at 17-14 by the end of the third quarter.
Carnegie Mellon opened the fourth quarter with a touchdown drive to go back ahead by 10 with 8:26 left in the game. CWRU responded with a scoring drive of its own, with Fromberg finding senior wide receiver Riley Knurek in the end zone with a 25-yard pass, pulling back within a field goal, 24-21. CWRU's defense forced a punt on the next drive, but a Spartan turnover gave the Tartans the ball back and Carnegie Mellon followed with a touchdown on their ensuing drive to put the game out of reach.
Saturday's game completed the 2023 season for the Spartans, who recorded their winningest season since going 9-2 in 2019. CWRU finished the season fourth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference standings.
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Team Statistics
Game Stats | CWR | CMU |
---|---|---|
Total Yards | 286 | 296 |
Pass Yards | 254 | 187 |
Rushing Yards | 32 | 109 |
Penalty Yards | 5-46 | 8-78 |
1st Downs | 16 | 16 |
3rd Downs | 6-15 | 5-14 |
4th Downs | 0-1 | 1-1 |
TOP | 27:08 | 32:52 |
Scoring Play | Visiting Team Score | Home Team Score | |
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1st Quarter | |||
04:06 - CMU - Vasiliadis,Tre 1 yd run (Caputo,Justin kick), 14 plays, 92 yards, TOP 6:45 | 0 | 7 | |
2nd Quarter | |||
13:58 - CMU - Reifer,Ethan 20 yd pass from Mills,Ben (Caputo,Justin kick) 3 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:41 | 0 | 14 | |
05:42 - CWR - Coyne,Noah 30 yd pass from Fromberg,Alex (Petrozzi, G. kick) 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:10 | 7 | 14 | |
3rd Quarter | |||
07:50 - CMU - Caputo,Justin 36 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 1:00 | 7 | 17 | |
00:31 - CWR - Dahlem,Ethan 7 yd pass from Fromberg,Alex (Petrozzi, G. kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:39 | 14 | 17 | |
4th Quarter | |||
08:26 - CMU - McGinnis IV,J. 3 yd run (Caputo,Justin kick), 13 plays, 79 yards, TOP 7:05 | 14 | 24 | |
05:57 - CWR - Knurek,Riley 25 yd pass from Fromberg,Alex (Petrozzi, G. kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:29 | 21 | 24 | |
01:46 - CMU - McGinnis IV,J. 1 yd run (Caputo,Justin kick), 4 plays, 12 yards, TOP 0:46 | 21 | 31 |
Total Yards
CWR
286
Turnovers
CWR
2
CMU
1
First Downs
CWR
16
CMU
16
Total Possession
CWR
27:08
CMU
32:52
Game Leaders
#9 Fromberg,Alex
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- CMP
- 20
-
- TD
- 3
-
- YDS
- 254
-
- INT
- 2
#31 Lopez, Stefan
-
- Avg
- 5.0
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 10
-
- GAIN
- 10
#1 Sean-Michael James
-
- Avg
- 2.7
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 8
-
- GAIN
- 8
#22 Waite, Mitchell
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- Avg
- 1.2
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 7
-
- GAIN
- 8
#14 Coyne,Noah
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- No
- 6
-
- TD
- 1
-
- YDS
- 115
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- Long
- 30
#19 Michael Wojkowski
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- No
- 6
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 67
-
- Long
- 20
#5 Knurek,Riley
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- No
- 4
-
- TD
- 1
-
- YDS
- 53
-
- Long
- 25
#16 Cikalo,Nate
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- Tackles
- 10
-
- TFL
- 1.0
-
- Sacks
- 0.0
-
- YDS
- 0
#10 Tong,Kaden
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- Tackles
- 8
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- TFL
- 1.5
-
- Sacks
- 1.5
-
- YDS
- 8
#4 Chukwuocha,Osi
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- Tackles
- 7
-
- TFL
- 0.0
-
- Sacks
- 0.0
-
- YDS
- 0
Receiving Yards
Coyne,Noah
115
Michael Wojkowski
67
Knurek,Riley
53
Dahlem,Ethan
7
Passing Yards
#9
Fromberg,Alex
Fromberg,Alex
254
Rushing Yards
#31
Lopez, Stefan
Lopez, Stefan
10
Sean-Michael James
8
Waite, Mitchell
7
Fromberg,Alex
7
Tackles
#16
Cikalo,Nate
Cikalo,Nate
10
Tong,Kaden
8
Chukwuocha,Osi
7
Sais,Dominic
7
Players Mentioned
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#4 Osi Chukwuocha
- DB
- 5' 9"
- Sophom*ore
-
#16 Nate Cikalo
- DB
- 5' 11"
- Junior
-
#14 Noah Coyne
- WR
- 6' 4"
- Junior
-
#4 Ethan Dahlem
- WR
- 5' 10"
- Junior
-
#5 Riley Knurek
- WR
- 5' 8"
- Senior
-
#10 Kaden Tong
- DL
- 6' 1"
- Senior
-
#19 Michael Wojkowski
- WR
- 6' 1"
- Senior
-
#9 Alex Fromberg
- QB
- 6' 1"
- Senior
Players Mentioned
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#4 Osi Chukwuocha
- 5' 9"
- Sophom*ore
- DB
-
#16 Nate Cikalo
- 5' 11"
- Junior
- DB
-
#14 Noah Coyne
- 6' 4"
- Junior
- WR
-
#4 Ethan Dahlem
- 5' 10"
- Junior
- WR
-
#5 Riley Knurek
- 5' 8"
- Senior
- WR
-
#10 Kaden Tong
- 6' 1"
- Senior
- DL
-
#19 Michael Wojkowski
- 6' 1"
- Senior
- WR
-
#9 Alex Fromberg
- 6' 1"
- Senior
- QB