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Andy Kavcic running against Thiel
Tim Phillis
27
Winner CWRU CWR 8-2 , 5-2
0
Allegheny ALL 8-2 , 6-2
Winner
CWRU CWR
8-2 , 5-2
27
Final
0
Allegheny ALL
8-2 , 6-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CWR CWRU 13 14 0 0 27
ALL Allegheny 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Football |

Football Shuts Out Allegheny 27-0 to End Campaign

The Case Western Reserve University football team closed out its 2026 campaign on a high note, as the Spartans (8-2, 5-2 PAC) put together a dominating all-around performance in a 27-0 win over Allegheny College (8-2, 6-2 PAC) in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon.

Stats and Standouts

  • The Spartans' defense held Allegheny to just 238 yards and 12 first downs in the game, while CWRU finished the contest with 329 total yards.

  • CWRU's defense finished the game with five sacks.

  • Junior defensive lineman Jack Tierney led the defensive effort with six tackles (one solo) and 1.5 sacks.

  • Junior running back Andy Kavcic carried the ball 22 times for 109 yards, caught three passes for 56 yards and a touchdown, and threw a 52-yard touchdown pass in the win.

  • Senior quarterback Pierce Olsen was an efficient 12-of-15 for 142 yards and two touchdowns.

  • Junior wide receiver Will Stack had six catches for 64 yards and a touchdown to lead the Spartans' receiving corps.

  • Sophomore punter Nick Delfau landed all four of his punts inside the 20-yard line and averaged 47.0 yards per punt in the game.

First Quarter

  • After forcing a three-and-out on the Gators' opening drive of the game, the Spartans quickly drove 56 yards down the field, with Olsen connecting with Stack for a 27-yard touchdown pass, giving CWRU a 7-0 advantage with 8:20 to play in the period.

  • CWRU added to its lead with a trick play with 2:52 to play in the quarter, as Olsen lateralled to Andy Kavcic, who launched a deep pass to senior Jake Otto, who was wide open down the field and was able to easily find his way into the end zone to extend the lead to 13-0.

  • The Spartans held Allegheny without a first down and to just 53 total yards in the opening quarter. 

Second Quarter

  • The Spartans opened the second quarter with a 13-play, 82-yard drive that used over eight minutes off the clock, with Jake Kavcic scoring on a six-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 20-0 with 6:00 left in the half.

  • After forcing another three-and-out, CWRU scored again, this time on a short pass to Andy Kavcic, who was able to break it down the sideline for a 52-yard touchdown, putting CWRU in front 27-0 with 1:49 left in the second.

  • Allegheny picked up its first first down of the game with under a minute left in the half, as the Spartans would carry the 27-point lead into the break. 

  • CWRU held the ball for over 11 and a half minutes and allowed just 23 yards in the second quarter.

Third Quarter

  • The Spartans ate up the clock in the third quarter, running the ball on 11 of their 14 offensive plays and holding possession for over nine minutes in the scoreless frame.

  • The defense forced a turnover on downs in the period and held Allegheny to 70 yards.

Fourth Quarter

  • CWRU ran the ball on all 11 of their plays in a scoreless fourth quarter.

  • The defense forced two more turnovers on downs, and the game ended on a pass into the end zone that was tipped by senior Tyler Fikis into the hands of junior Tim Gonakis for his second interception of the season.

Spartan Notes

  • The eight victories by the Spartans were the most by the team in a season since going 9-2 during the 2019 campaign.

  • CWRU notched its second shutout of the season, along with a 38-0 win over Hiram on October 24. It was the 37th shutout in program history and marked just the eighth time that CWRU has recorded multiple shutouts in the same season.

  • The Spartans won their seventh-straight game against Allegheny and improved to 13-20 all-time against the Gators. CWRU has outscored Allegheny 243-56 in the five games since the Gators rejoined the PAC in 2022.

  • CWRU ended its campaign with a 4-1 road record.

  • Andy Kavcic notched his third game of the season with 100 or more rushing yards and finished the year with 929 total rushing yards, the ninth-highest mark in a season in program history. 

  • Sophomore Dominic Ghilani notched his 10th sack of the campaign in the game, becoming just the fifth player in program history to record 10 or more sacks in a season.

  • The Spartans have gone 124 consecutive games without being shut out. The streak has stretched over 13 years, dating back to the 2013 campaign when CWRU suffered a 29-0 loss at WashU on November 9. It is the longest streak of consecutive games with points scored in program history. During that time, CWRU has been held to fewer than 10 points just three times while scoring 30 or more points on 80 occasions.

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