November 14, 2009 - Kalamazoo College at Hope College

HOLLAND - The Kalamazoo College football team suffered a 45-33 loss at Hope on Saturday, Nov. 14.

The Flying Dutchmen jumped out to a 31-0 lead and led 31-7 at halftime. Hope led 45-14 early in the fourth quarter, but the Hornets fought back and scored three touchdowns before time expired resulting in the 45-33 defeat.

Hope scored on five of its first seven possessions in the first half. Kalamazoo had turnovers on three of its first six possessions.

Kalamazoo had 544 yards of total offense to Hope's 468 yards. Kalamazoo also had the ball 33:40 to Hope's 26:20, but the Flying Dutchmen scored points on seven of its 11 possessions while Kalamazoo scored points on just five of 12 possessions.

Brandon Luczak was 56-of-79 passing for 507 yards with five touchdowns and an interception. Luczak set school single-game records with 507 passing yards, 498 yards of total offense, 56 completions and 79 pass attempts. He tied a school record with five touchdown passes. Luczak also set MIAA records for pass completions and pass attempts in a game. He also set new Kalamazoo career marks in pass attempts and pass completions.

Jimmy Semelsberger had tied the school record with 15 catches (142 yards, 2 touchdowns) and set a new single-season record with 1,116 receiving yards. Mikael Lott had 14 catches for 154 yards and a score. Jimmy Frye had eight catches for 87 yards. Ryan Bizzis and Jon Vigi each had a touchdown reception.

Jake Schell led the defense with 11 tackles. Brandon Foutz had eight tackles.

Kalamazoo finished the 2009 season with a record of 4-6 and a sixth-place finish in the MIAA (1-5).

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