Kearney, Neb. - The 13th-ranked UNK football team rolled up 597 yards of offense to beat Fort Lewis, 59-14, Saturday in Durango, Colo.

The Lopers (8-1, 7-0 RMAC) win an eighth straight game for the first time since 1977. UNK has now won the past three over the Skyhawks (1-8, 0-7 RMAC) by a combined score of 144-14.

After a season-opening win, FLC has dropped eight in a row.

Moment of the Game
After a 65-yard TD pass from Tim Jenkins to Phillip Dodd made the score 14-7 Lopers early in the 2nd quarter, UNK scored 31 unanswered points.

The Lopers attacked FLC from all angles, running for 306 yards and 4 TD's while throwing for 291 yards and 3 TD's. On the other side, the pass happy Hawks ran just 13 times for 27 yards while completing 32 passes for 323 yards.

Lopers of the Game
Rustin Dring (So., RB, Kearney) - 135 yards and 1 TD on 14 carries; also kicked off in the 2nd half with an average of 55.3 (3rd straight 100 yard game & 6th of 2009)
Zach Horan (Fr., RB, Centennial, Colo.) - 44 yards and 2 TD's on 10 carries
Jake Spitzlberger (So., QB, Lakewood, Colo.) - 46 rush yards on 3 carries and 1 TD; 11 of 18 for 170 yards, 2 TD's, no INT's
Brendan Liess (Jr., WR, McCook) - 5 catches for 68 yards; 45-yard punt return for a TD (first Lopers punt or kick return for a score since 2007 season opener)
Kyle Kaiser (Jr., WR, Broomfield, Colo.) - 4 catches for 45 yards and 1 TD
Eli Hammond (So., WR, Colo. Springs, Colo.) - 2 catches for 79 yards and 2 TD's

Pat Ackerman (Sr., S, Holdrege) - 9 solo tackles
Josh Rohde (Jr., DL, Eddyville) - 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF
Justin Swedburg (Fr-R, ILB, Axtell) - 5 tackles, 2 TFL including 1 sack
Jake Mandelko (Sr., S, Lexington) - 4 tackles, 2 INT's for 35 yards

Historical Notes
Darrell Morris wins his 70th game as Loper coach (70-34))
Kaiser becomes 6th Loper to reach 2,000 career receiving yards (2,035)
Dring needs 34 yards to reach 1,000 rushing yards for the season
Mandelko has 11 carerer INT's, tying him for 11th in school history

Opponent Notes
FLC QB Tim Jenkins went 30 of 57 for 294 yards, 2 TD's and 2 INT's; he also rushed 18 yards on 9 carries
Justin Johnson - 16 catches for 113 yards and 1 TD

Up Next
UNK hosts Colorado Mines in its final home game of 2009. The Orediggers are also 7-0 in the RMAC after a 30-27 OT win over Chadron State.