The game started out slowly, with neither team scoring in the first 25 minutes. With 8 minutes left in the second half, Westminster inexplicably put their quarterback, Tyson Kankolenski in to punt. After looking like he might run with the ball, he punted it straight into the air and it fell out of bounds just nine yards past the Westminster line of scrimmage, giving Wash U the ball at their 43 yard line.
Wash U took advantage of this field position to go ahead, 3-0. After Westminster went 3 and out on their next possession, the Wash U offense drove 70 yards down the field, led by a 21 yard run by QB Steve Sherman and a 29 yard reception by WR Tom Gulyas. Sophomore RB Chris Castelluccio ran for a 3 yard touchdown and WU went up 10-0, a lead that they took into halftime.
In the third quarter, the Bears continued their special-teams dominance, blocking a Jake Hilton punt and recovering it deep in Westminster territory, allowing the offense to start the drive in the red zone. Sherman wasn't able to take advantage of the fantastic field position as he threw three incomplete passes. But Eric Chalifour was able to nail his second field goal of the game, a 33-yarder that put Wash U up 13.
On the kickoff following the field goal, DE John Schneider forced Westminster returner Kelvin Williams to fumble. Bears LB Ed Ferguson fell on the ball on the Blue Jays' 34 yard-line, giving the Wash U offense another short field. Sherman made another great run, scrambling for 16 yards to start the drive. On the next play, Sherman avoided pressure before hitting WR Drew Sexton in the corner of the end zone. Sexton made an amazing catch on the sideline, managing to reel in the ball and get a foot inbounds to give the Bears a 19-0 margin. Chalifour missed the extra point, but the damage was already done.
Westminster went 3-and-out again, and Wash U took over with good field position again, starting the possession at their own 44 yard line. After failing to convert on third and 2, Wash U faked the punt, direct snapping the ball to third-string QB Adam Banks, who found Gulyas wide open for 24 yard completion. Two plays later, Junior WR Easton Knott caught a 24 yard touchdown pass from Sherman, giving the Bears offense TD passes on back-to-back drives. Chalifour hit the extra point and WU extended their lead to 26-0.
The next two series yielded no scoring, and then on the second play of a drive, Westminster backup QB Corey Ward found their star receiver, Carl Givens, streaking down the sideline and completed the pass for an impressive 66 yard touchdown. Westminster's special teams woes continued, as a botched snap on the PAT attempt held the score at 26-6.
With 7:50 left in the game, as things seemed to be slowing down, Wash U RB Daniel Grimm busted through the line on a simple dive play, beating the Westminster defense for a 42 yard touchdown run. One the first play of Westminster's drive following the touchdown, Ward threw an interception that Kyle Larkin returned all the way to Westminster's 13 yard line. Chalifour hit another field goal, giving the Bears a 36-6 lead that ended up being the final score.
