Box Score

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. – Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) became Gettysburg's fifth career 3,000-yard rusher, but the Bullets suffered a 54-7 loss to host Hampden-Sydney College in non-conference football action Saturday afternoon.

Sturges, who finished with 74 yards on 21 rushes, reached the milestone on his 12th carry, a 1-yard gain early in the second quarter that gave him exactly 3,000 yards. He is fifth on Gettysburg's all-time list with 3,036 yards and is the first Bullet to reach the 3,000-mark since Paul Smith '00 in 1998.

The Tigers (1-1), who piled up 514 yards of total offense, raced to a 33-0 halftime advantage, capped by a 39-yard Hail-Mary touchdown pass on the final play of the half.

Corey Sedlar led Hampden-Sydney with 258 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-34 passing. Drew Smith caught eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers.

Sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) threw for 198 yards on 20-of-40 passing for Gettysburg (1-1). He passed for one touchdown and two interceptions. Sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) caught seven passes for 50 yards.

Hampden-Sydney led just 7-0 at the end of the first quarter before breaking out with 40 points over the second and third quarters.

Turnovers proved to be costly for the Bullets, as four of their five giveaways led to Hampden-Sydney touchdowns. The Tigers did not commit a turnover.

The Bullets scored their lone touchdown on a 24-yard pass from Flynn to senior Matt Welsh (Lafayette Hill, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep) with 9:56 left in the game.

Junior defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) paced the Bullet defense with 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and one sack. Senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) added nine tackles for Gettysburg.

The Bullets play their Centennial Conference opener on Friday, when they visit Johns Hopkins University in a 7 p.m. kickoff.