WEEK 9 STATS: 191 rush yards, 3 rush TD, 8.0 ypc
Douglas continued to pile up the yards for Duquesne, producing the conference’s top individual rushing total for the second week in a row. In his first outing since a 172-yard performance in a 16-7 road win over Robert Morris, the sophomore running back set the NEC single-game season high with 191 yards on 24 carries to power the Dukes to a 35-17 win over Wagner. Averaging 8.0 yards per carry, Douglas accounted for 49 percent of the team’s total offense and all three of the Dukes’ rushing touchdowns. Douglas put Duquesne on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter, forcing his way into the end zone from two yards out to tie the game at 7-7. He broke off a 65-yard touchdown run to open the second-half scoring, increasing the Dukes’ lead to 21-10 only 2:02 into the third quarter. Douglas’ third touchdown of the day, an 8-yard burst, gave Duquesne a 28-10 advantage in the first minute of the fourth quarter.