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Morgan Kane slips a
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Wake Runs Over Army 34-15 In Opener
Kane rushes for 211 yards and two TD's in big offensive display.
Sept. 11, 1999
Box Score
By GUTHRIE COLLIN
Associated Press Writer
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Morgan Kane ran for 211 yards and scored two
touchdowns, lifting run-oriented Wake Forest over Army 34-15 in a season opener
on Saturday.
Ranked last in rushing offense last season with 65 yards a game, the Demon
Deacons gained 320 yards on the ground and 459 overall, scoring its four
touchdowns on rushing plays. Kane averaged 6.6 yards per carry and became the
second Wake Forest player to run for over 200 yards in a game. His longest run
was a 46-yard touchdown 2:47 into the fourth quarter that put Wake Forest ahead
24-15.
The Cadets, who led the nation in rushing a year ago (293.8 a game) had 282
on the ground but scored their lone touchdown on Grady Jett's 9-yard reception
with 4:52 left in the third quarter.
Army advanced inside Wake Forest's 30 five times, but scored only three
field goals and one touchdown. Army's defense forced two fumbles in the second
half, but the offense was unable to convert.
Kane had almost 90 yards by midway through the second quarter, including a
10-yard touchdown with 11:47 left in the half that put the Demon Deacons ahead
10-3. That score capped an eight-play drive in which Kane ran for 64 of the 66
yards.
After Army forced the Demon Deacons to punt with 35 seconds left in the
half, Joe Gerena threw two completions for 40 yards, setting up Matt Burdick's
48-yard field goal that put Army behind 10-9 at halftime.
