Jacob Pugh hit 15-of-19 passes for 296 yards and a career-high five touchdowns as Washington & Jefferson easily downed Bethany, 42-7. Pugh connected with John Peduzzi for a pair of first half touchdowns (62 & 24 yards), Anthony Rosati for one in each half (32 & 25 yards) and Kobe De Rose once (12 yards) before intermission. The Presidents (2-0) were forced to punt on their opening possession of the game, then scored on five straight to build a 35-7 lead at the break. Bethany (0-1) drove 80 yards on eight plays, Kayrus Sam passing 12 yards to Tre Dean for the Bisons’ only score. Sam was 17-for-24 for 196 yards and no interceptions. W&J crafted a 70-yard scoring drive to open the second half, the only points in the final 30 minutes. Wash/Jeff rolled up 519 yards and 23 first downs. Bethany managed 318 yards (242 passing) and 13 first downs. Each team had one fumble lost.
Presidents Athletic Conference scores
Wash & Jeff 42, Bethany 7
Carnegie-Mellon 38, St. Vincent 0
Grove City 43, Waynesburg 27
Geneva 27, Allegheny 21
Westminster 28, Thiel 7
Case Western Reserve bye