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The Dutchmen followed with seven straight runs, including two huge rushes by Pacatte in the wildcat formation. Irabor finished the drive with a two-yard plunge to put Union up with left. But RPI turned the momentum with a key drive at the end of the half. The Engineers were at the Union yard line with six seconds left and Marinopoulos was hit as he attempted to launch a ball into the end zone, and the underthrown pass was caught and run in for a score by Sterling Walker-Sutton to make it a score at the half.

After a scoreless third quarter, Union increased its lead to on the first play of the fourth, when Pacatte came up big with a three-yard touchdown run — his first collegiate touchdown. RPI got back within a touchdown on a Bisson yard field goal with on the clock.

The visitors got the ball back on their own yard line with left after a Union punt, and traversed the field all the way into the end zone to set up the dramatic finish. Print Friendly Version. Ad Blocker Detected. Thanks for visiting! Thank you for your support! Union's situation is a bit murkier. Even if the Dutchmen win, they will have to hope for an NCAA at-large berth because Ithaca would get the automatic bid. The Bombers defeated the Dutchmen last week in Ithaca to hand Union its first loss.

The Dutchmen slipped to 22nd in the coaches' poll and 23rd in the D3football. After that, you've got to let the NCAA committee decide as to whether we're deserving or not. I certainly feel like this team is deserving with a win on Saturday.

After a press conference on Wednesday, Union athletic director Jim McLaughlin carried the trophy back to the football office for safekeeping. It's a pair of wooden clogs, one painted in RPI's cherry red and the other in Union's garnet color.

The Dutchmen possess the trophy because of their victory over the Engineers in Schenectady two years ago, a loss that still sticks with RPI graduate wide receiver Vinnie McDonald.

Everyone was just off We have a little chip on our shoulder to make sure that doesn't ever happen again. With the game being played in Schenectady, there will be a big crowd. It'll be a good crowd.