Fifth-year running back Dawson Forgy became Wayne State's all-time touchdown scoring leader by finding the end zone four times Saturday afternoon while gaining 231 all-purpose yards as the Wildcats rolled to a 54-14 Northern Sun Conference football South Division win over Concordia-St. Paul at Bob Cunningham Field. The Wildcats improve to 7-2 on the season, 6-2 in the NSIC and 3-1 in the NSIC South Division while the visiting Golden Bears drop to 3-6, 2-6 in the NSIC and 0-4 in South Division games.
Wayne State scored on the opening series of the game as Forgy found the end zone on a three-yard rush to cap a seven-play, 75-yard drive to go in front 7-0 at the 11:06 mark.
After both teams exchanged punts, the Wildcats then scored points on their next six possessions and took a 23-0 lead after the first quarter and were in front 40-7 at halftime.
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Midway through the first quarter, WSC recovered a muffed punt return by CSP giving the Wildcats the ball at the Golden Bear 17. Forgy capped the short drive with a one-yard plunge putting WSC ahead 14-0.
Just over one minute later, WSC recorded a safety when Kaleb Panowicz blocked a punt on special teams with the ball going out of the end zone for two points.
Near the end of the first quarter, Forgy was on the receiving end of a 42-yard pass from quarterback Brady McGill giving the Wildcats a 23-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Wildcats grabbed a 26-0 advantage early in the second quarter on a Boston Hensley 25-yard field goal.
Concordia-St. Paul got on the scoreboard with 5:01 to play in the second quarter when sophomore quarterback Lincoln Graf threw a four-yard scoring pass to Troy Edwards III to make the score 26-7.
WSC scored on the ensuing drive as junior running back Brennan Hayes sprinted 43 yards for a score with 2:17 to play before halftime and the Wildcats scored just over one minute later as Alex Phelps hauled in a six-yard reception from McGill making the halftime score 40-7.
The Wildcats opened third-quarter scoring on a 30-yard pass from McGill to wide receiver Keaten Bonderson giving WSC a 47-7 lead.
The Golden Bears turned a Wildcat turnover (interception) into points midway through the third as Graf fired a 10-yard strike to Que Whitfield making the score 47-14.
WSC closed the scoring in record-breaking fashion as Forgy raced 77 yards down the far sideline for a touchdown with 3:00 to play in the third quarter for his fourth touchdown of the game and 39th of his career, passing the previous mark of 38 touchdowns held by Nate Rogers from 2013-18.
Wayne State ended the game with 518 yards of total offense to 269 for Concordia-St. Paul. The Wildcats had 317 yards rushing and 201 passing while CSP had 67 yards on the ground and 202 through the air.
Forgy gained 181 yards on 17 carries with three scores on the ground followed by Hayes with 99 yards on 13 rushes. Throwing the ball, McGill completed 11 of 19 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Bonderson finished with three catches for 93 yards followed by Forgy with three grabs for 20 yards and one score.
Defensively, junior linebacker Zach Smid had eight tackles followed by Wyatt Hatcher with six.
The Wildcats are at home again next Saturday hosting Sioux Falls in the annual Egg Bowl Game at Bob Cunningham Field with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
