KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo College football team concluded its season Saturday with a 33-21 loss to the Adrian College Bulldogs Saturday at Angell Field.
Adrian scored first on a touchdown pass with 8:44 remaining in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead, but Kalamazoo then evened the score on a Hunter Kiesling six-yard touchdown run. The Hornets took the lead early in the second quarter when Josh Nichols found Nate Clark for a one-yard touchdown pass. Adrian answered with two touchdowns of its own before the Hornets' Bubba Wilson scored on a 46-yard toss from Nichols to knot the score at 21 going into the half.
The Hornets were unable to score in the second half, while Adrian used touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter to provide the final margin.
Nichols finished 17 of 41 for 217 yards and the two touchdowns. Wilson was the leading receiver with five receptions for 114 yards and Nick Dailey led the Hornets with 38 yards on the ground on 13 attempts.
Payton Fleming and Jackson Mitchell each picked off an interception for the Hornets (1-9), while Justin Negrete and Hunter Bates notched sacks of the Adrian quarterback. Jamison Brown, Jr. led the defense with nine total tackles. Scott Peters finished with eight.
Adrian had the advantage in total offense (458-367) and first downs (25-22).