Box Score Moon Township, Pa. - Dominique Williams ran for 216 yards and four touchdowns as Wagner sent the Robert Morris University football team to its fifth straight loss Saturday afternoon, 38-17, at Joe Walton Stadium.
Williams produced touchdown runs of one, two, five and 56 yards in the victory for the Seahawks and averaged 6.8 yards per rush. His two-yard touchdown plunge at the 6:41 mark of the first quarter capped a 16-play, 80-yard drive to open the game and give Wagner an early 7-0 lead.
The Seahawks expanded their advantage to 14-0 when Williams hit paydirt from five yards out to cap a six-play, 36-yard drive.
Junior kicker Greg Langer (Wexford, Pa. / Pine-Richland) helped RMU get on the board with a 37-yard field goal at the 3:38 mark of the second quarter, but Williams' third touchdown run of the first half, this time for 56 yards, helped Wagner take a 21-3 lead.
Mark Mangion would give the Seahawks a comfortable 24-3 lead at halftime by connecting for a 29-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter.
After a scoreless third quarter, sophomore quarterback Tyler Forbes (New Castle, Pa. / Laurel) connected with senior wide receiver Jamie Cobb (Casa Grande, Ariz. / Scottsdale Community College) for a 38-yard touchdown pass to trim RMU's deficit to 24-10 with 14:05 to play.
Wagner went three-and-out on its next possession, but the Colonials couldn't take advantage, as Jeremiah Brown intercepted Forbes at the Wagner 35-yard drive to stall a Robert Morris drive.
The Seahawks again went three-and-out, but on the next RMU possession Forbes was sacked by C.O. Prime and fumbled. The loose ball was picked up by defensive lineman Quintin Anderson, who scampered 48 yards to the end zone for the touchdown and a 31-10 Wagner lead.
Two touchdowns were scored in the last six minues, as redshirt freshman Deontae Howard (Clairton, Pa. / Clairton) scored from a yard out with 5:49 remaining to trim RMU's deficit to 31-17, and Williams added his fourth touchdown run of the day, this time from a yard out, to settle the score at 38-17. The big play came when Williams broke outside and raced 79 yards down to the RMU six-yard line before being tackled.
Wagner finished the day with nine tackles for losses that totaled 34 yards, including four sacks, and also forced three Robert Morris turnovers.
Freshman quarterback Matt Layman (Hilton Head, S.C. / Hilton Head Prep), making his first collegiate start, finished 6-for-16 passing for 70 yards before being knocked out in the third quarter. Forbes finished the day under center for the Colonials, completing 10 of his 21 passing attempts for 140 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Senior linebacker Jon Krepps (Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon) recorded a game-high 13 tackles, while junior linebacker Kyle Cooper (Hurricane, W. Va. / Hurricane) and sophomore defensive lineman Chris Thompkins (Webster, N.Y. / Webster) each recorded nine takedowns.
Robert Morris concludes its 2011 campaign Saturday, Nov. 19, with a Noon kickoff at crosstown rival Duquesne.
