WEEK 7 STATS: 1 blocked FG, Return TD, RMU record
Branch achieved a Robert Morris program first while giving the Colonials a 17-10 lead over Duquesne late in the second half of the annual Steel City Showdown. Accounting for an instant 10-point swing, the veteran defensive back shot out of a cannon to stuff Austin Crimmins’ 47-yard field goal attempt. Branch then tracked down the loose football, scooped it up and raced 63 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. It was the first blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in the history of Robert Morris’ program, which dates back to 1992.