November 10- The Quincy University football team wrapped up their 2007 season with a 16-13 win at home over William Penn University on senior day. The Hawks finish the year with a 6-5 record, recording their second consecutive winning season and their first back-to-back winning season in over a decade.

(Quincy, Ill.) The Quincy University football team wrapped up their 2007 season with a 16-13 win at home over William Penn University on senior day. The Hawks finish the year with a 6-5 record, recording their second consecutive winning season and their first back-to-back winning season in over a decade.

The game got off to a fast start with three touchdowns in the first seven-minutes of play. William Penn scored on their first play of the game, a 38-yard touchdown strike from Ryan Van Dalen to Adam Randall. The Hawks answered back on their next drive, going 47-yards on six plays in 2:20. The Hawks ran the ball on their first four plays before Mike Brouse (Elko, Nev./College of the Desert) hit Chris Jenkins (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) for a 25-yard touchdown. The extra point attempt failed for a 7-6 score. William Penn struck quickly again, scoring on their first play of their second drive, giving them two touchdowns on just two plays. This time the Statesmen scored on a 54-yard touchdown run by Mario Whitney. The Statesmen's extra point was blocked, keeping the score at 13-6.

The Hawks defense played a large role in the win, forcing two William Penn turnovers. The first turnover the Hawks recorded came late in the first quarter when Ryan Smith (Cahokia, Ill./Cahokia) picked off a ball at mid-field and returned it to the William Penn 15-yard line. A personal foul after the play resulted in setting up the Hawks at the Statesmen seven-yard line. The Hawks were forced to settle for a 35-yard field goal by Eric Broughton (Springfield, Ill./Springfield) but were able to close the gap to 13-9.

Quincy forced a three-and-out by the Statesmen, taking over for their first drive of the second-half. The Hawks went 73-yards on nine plays on that drive, using a series of short passes to drive down the field. Brouse was four-of-six on the drive with completions to Lou Finocchio (St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary's), Charles Jackson (North Las Vegas, Nev./Feather River) and Mike James (Largo, Ill./Countryside). The Hawks finished the drive with a pair of runs by Corey Williams (Coral Springs, Fla./Independence) with Williams capping the drive with a 19-yard touchdown run. The Hawks added the extra point to take their first lead of the game at 16-13 with 10:46 to go in the third quarter.

William Penn drove 35-yards to the Quincy 26-yard line but was forced to attempt a field goal. The Statesmen got the kick off and had plenty of length however the ball hit the left upright to keep the score at 16-13. William Penn forced the Hawks to got three-and-out on the ensuing possession. The Statesmen went for a homerun ball with the first play of their drive but were picked off by Smith once again.

The Hawks defense rose to the occasion in the fourth quarter, holding the Statesmen to -6 yards on their final four drives of the game. The Hawks final stand forced four consecutive incomplete passes by Van Dalen, giving the Hawks the ball with 58-seconds left in the game and allowing them to run the time out.

Quincy finished with 280 total yards and a time of possession of 37:11 in the game. Brouse was 14-of-31 passing for 132 yards and one score while Corey Williams was the leading rusher with 40 yards on eight carries and Mike James was the leading receiver with six catches for 64 yards. Jacob Zsuppon (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) was the team's leading tackler with seven stops, moving into fourth place on the Hawks all-time tackle list with 257 in his three years.

Quincy finishes at 6-5 overall and in fourth place in the MSFA Midwest League with a 4-3 record. The Hawks also have their first back-to-back winning seasons since the 1993 and 1994 seasons.