[Careless Whisper]

Tartans Stun Penn in Intrastate Bowl Matchup, 50-10
Carnegie Mellon quarterback Justin Keyes threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns in his final collegiate game



Freshman runningback Lawrence McIntire scores one of his two touchdowns on this screen pass. (Andre Edwards / Getty Images)

by Alicia Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter

DETROIT, Mich. -- Last year at Ford Field, Carnegie Mellon experienced heartbreak after watching a 17-point lead slip away in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship Game against an undefeated Toledo side. 379 days later, the Tartans were celebrating their first Division I bowl win as they dismantled Penn in the Motor City Bowl, 50-10.

Carnegie Mellon (9-4) set the tone on the second play when Mark Toth knocked Penn (6-7) quarterback Justin Brown out of the game with a shoulder injury. Without their three-year starting signal-caller, the Quakers’ star runningback Armando Allen and wide receiver Moe Brown were rendered ineffective as the duo combined to account for 55 scrimmage yards on 12 touches.

“Just a stellar effort all around by our guys, they absolutely deserved this after the season they had,” said CMU head coach John Elliott. “We definitely vanquished some demons from the last time we were here, though that wasn’t on our minds at all. We knew we had a challenge ahead of us with Penn and wanted to take out some frustration from not being able to compete for a conference title. I’m thrilled for the seniors because they really put their hearts and souls into this program and helped build it from the ground up.”

After Toth’s knockout of Justin Brown, Zac Hood brought down backup Nick Bryant to force a Penn punt. Three plays later, Justin Keyes connected with Kelvin Butler on a quick out pass, and the Randy Moss Award recipient raced untouched 37 yards to open the scoring. The Quakers would answer with their lone highlight of the night, as Jamaal Dyches scored on a 72-yard jet sweep with Allen in the wildcat formation, but CMU would take the lead for good near the end of the opening quarter as Keyes scored on a 22-yard option keeper to make it 14-7.

The lead grew to 23-7 over the first five minutes of the second frame courtesy of a David Brown sack for a safety and 41-yard hookup between Keyes and Lawrence McIntire. Penn chipped away briefly with a Billy Kiel 37-yard field goal, only for the advantage to hit 30-10 near the end of the half when Keyes connected with Eddie Williams for a 30-yard touchdown.

It was smooth sailing from there for the Tartans, though Keyes had one more highlight before departing. His final pass became the 52nd touchdown toss of his career, as he found Williams again for a 10-yard score with 4:59 remaining. Keyes finished his final collegiate game with 288 yards on 17-of-21 passing and four scores, and leaves CMU as the all-time leader in completions (615), attempts (1,087), and passing yards (7,308).

Brown collected two sacks on the night, bringing his nation-leading total to 15. All-America junior cornerback Erik Sellers collected a sack and the lone interception of Bryant to cap his season.

After tallying 112 yards on seven catches, Williams finishes his redshirt freshman season with the single-year records in catches (89), receiving yards (1,329), and receiving touchdowns (14).

The Tartans enter the offseason with a number of questions however, particularly regarding Elliott’s contract situation, potential NFL Draft early departures, and who replaces Keyes at quarterback. Elliott offered no comment when asked about an extension in his post-game press conference.

Carnegie Mellon finishes the season with its most wins since going 10-1 in 1990.

Pennsylvania Quakers at Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Dec 26, 2010	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pennsylvania Quakers (6-7)	7	3	0	0	10
Carnegie Mellon Tartans (9-4)	14	16	13	7	50

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PENN	CMU
12:07	(CMU) Justin Keyes 37-yard pass to Kelvin Butler (Jon Foster kick)	0	7
11:38	(PENN) Jamaal Dyches 72-yard run (Billy Kiel kick)	7	7
2:26	(CMU) Justin Keyes 22-yard run (Jon Foster kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PENN	CMU
14:43	(CMU) Safety; David Brown sacks Nick Bryant in end zone	7	16
11:36	(CMU) Justin Keyes 41-yard pass to Lawrence McIntire (Jon Foster kick)	7	23
5:28	(PENN) Billy Kiel 37-yard field goal	10	23
2:48	(CMU) Justin Keyes 38-yard pass to Eddie Williams (Jon Foster kick)	10	30
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PENN	CMU
10:39	(CMU) Jon Foster 49-yard field goal	10	33
5:16	(CMU) Lawrence McIntire 4-yard run (Jon Foster kick)	10	40
1:48	(CMU) Jon Foster 31-yard field goal	10	43
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PENN	CMU
4:59	(CMU) Justin Keyes 10-yard pass to Eddie Williams (Jon Foster kick)	10	50

Pennsylvania Quakers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nick Bryant 15/27 121 0 1 Justin Brown 1/1 1 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jamaal Dyches 4 82 20.5 1 Armando Allen 8 37 4.6 0 Derek Forte 1 6 6.0 0 Justin Brown 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Moe Brown 4 18 4.5 0 Quinton Allen 3 28 9.3 0 Charles Pennington 3 11 3.6 0 Derek Forte 2 50 25.0 0 Adam Todd 2 10 5.0 0 Brad Schmidt 2 5 2.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Justin Wayne 10 0 0 0 Justin Lamb 10 2 0 0 Sean Young 9 0 0 0 Amir Patterson 8 0 0 0 Fred Newby 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Billy Kiel 1/1 1/1 4 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Vincent Holt 6 227 37.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Moe Brown 6 117 19.5 0 Armando Allen 3 56 18.6 0 Jamaal Dyches 1 10 10.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Moe Brown 1 3 3.0 0

Carnegie Mellon Tartans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Justin Keyes 17/21 288 4 0 Kevin Wilson 3/3 32 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lawrence McIntire 21 84 4.0 1 Justin Keyes 12 47 3.9 0 Nate Satele 9 12 1.3 0 Eddie Williams 2 11 5.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Eddie Williams 7 112 16.0 2 Travis Sledge 5 57 11.3 0 Lawrence McIntire 3 76 25.3 1 Issac Schroeder 2 18 9.0 0 Kelvin Butler 1 37 37.0 1 Bo Robinson 1 10 10.0 0 Stephen Carter 1 10 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Aaron Crosby 8 0 0 0 Zac Hood 6 1 0 0 Mark Toth 6 0 0 0 David Brown 5 2 0 0 Erik Sellers 4 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jon Foster 2/2 6/6 12 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andy Fitzhugh 4 153 38.2 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Stephen Carter 3 46 15.3 0 Kelvin Butler 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kelvin Butler 4 36 9.0 0