Pittsburg State wins Division II championship

Sun., Dec. 18, 2011

FLORENCE, Ala. – Zac Dickey passed for 190 yards and ran for 68 to lead Pittsburg State to a 35-21 victory over Wayne State Saturday in the Division II championship game.

The Gorillas (13-1) also blocked a punt and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown to claim their second national title and first since 1991. The Kansas school snapped a streak of three title-game losses.

The Warriors (12-4) had navigated four playoff road games but the team from Detroit fell short of becoming the first unranked team to win the title.

Toney Davis, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, closed the gap on a 1-yard score with 5:11 left.

Wayne State’s defense couldn’t keep Dickey & Co. from the end zone.

Dickey fired a 53-yard scoring pass to Andrew Castaneda and Jason Spradling scored on a clinching 4-yarder.

Jeremy Jones returned the kick into Pittsburg State territory, but Elijah Olabode picked off a pass in the end zone.

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