Box Score

 Adam Fulmer (Halifax, PA/Halifax) recorded two of the Bullets’ four interceptions, returning the second one 54 yards to set up Josh Huson’s (McLean, VA/McLean) 28-yard field goal that gave the hosts a seven-point cushion midway through the fourth quarter.

 The Mules (3-5, 2-3 CC) threatened to tie the game on their final drive – setting up on first-and-goal from the Gettysburg 8 – but the Bullets used three incompletions and a 12-yard sack by Harold Barton (Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) to seal the win, Gettysburg’s first in the series since 1999.

 Bullet linebacker Michael Schmidt (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) led all players with 16 tackles and also recorded 1.5 sacks. Gettysburg (3-5, 2-2 CC) remained alive for a share of the CC championship thanks to Ursinus’ 21-17 win over conference-leading Johns Hopkins on Saturday.

 Muhlenberg quarterback Matt Johnson accounted for 127 yards of total offense in the loss while John DeLuca led the team with 61 rushing yards on 18 carries. Jordan Grube hit a 42-yard field goal in the first half for his team’s only points.

 In a game featuring 22 punts, eight turnovers and plenty of defense, the Bullets used a pair of big plays to remain in the CC title hunt.

 Gettysburg trailed 3-0 with 5:06 left in the third quarter when Green took a sweep around right end, eluded a number of Mule defenders along the right sideline and broke into the clear for a 75-yard touchdown, putting the Bullets ahead for the first time.

 Green’s run was the longest allowed by Muhlenberg since Paul Smith broke an 80-yarder for one of his record six touchdowns in Gettysburg’s 42-28 win in 1999, its last win in the series before Saturday.

 Fulmer set up the game’s final points by swiping a Johnson pass in Bullet territory and racing 54 yards to the Mule 10 with 8:28 left in the game.

 The Muhlenberg defense pushed Gettysburg back one yard on the next three plays, but Huson knocked through a 28-yard field goal to make it a one-touchdown game with 6:53 remaining.

 From there, the Bullets and a sizeable Family Weekend crowd needed to survive some anxious moments before celebrating the win.

 Following Huson’s kick, Phil Gasker returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to the Gettysburg 33 and a personal foul set up the Mules on the Bullet 18
Johnson, however, threw incomplete to DeLuca on third-and-8 from the 16 and Grube’s 33-yard field goal attempt was blocked to keep the score at 10-3.

 After Gettysburg’s next drive ended with Tom Pettit’s (Blue Bell, PA/Wissahickon) 12th and final punt of the game, Muhlenberg set up for its final opportunity at the Bullet 30 with 1:56 remaining.

 Johnson ran for 13 yards on first down and a late-hit penalty put the ball on the 8. Johnson threw incomplete to Chris Poehls and Kyle Douglass on the first two plays of the final sequence and Barton’s sack made it fourth-and-goal from the 20.

 On the final play, Johnson skipped a pass short of a diving Douglass in the end zone and Gettysburg used two kneel-downs to run out the clock.

 The Mules took advantage of excellent field position to score first. Muhlenberg took over its second drive of the game at the Bullet 38 and moved 13 yards before Grube drilled his fifth field goal of the year to make it 3-0 midway through the first quarter.

 Nathan Smith (Hanover, PA/Cooperstown Central [NY]) and Daniel Silva (Lanham, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) each recorded their team-leading third interceptions in the win. Spencer Davidson (Dumont, NJ/Dumont) made a team-high five receptions for 59 yards.

 Dustin Good recorded nine tackles, one pass breakup and one sack to lead the Mules’ nationally ranked defense. Dan McCall and James Crowley added interceptions in the loss.

 The Bullets return to action on Saturday at home against Dickinson. Game time is 1 p.m.