Box Score Monmouth rolled up 600 yards of offense and junior running back Trey Yocum moved to within one touchdown of the Fighting Scots’ all-time record in a 56-28 win at Lawrence.
The Fighting Scots scored on all but two possessions, including their last possession to run out the clock. Monmouth took their opening possession on a 10-play, 80-yard drive, helped along by a Brik Wedekind-to-Kramer Matzen 23-yard pass play and a 23 yard run from Michael Buehne. Yocum capped the drive with his first of four TDs on the day, running in from seven yards out to give Monmouth an early 7-0 lead.
Lawrence answered quickly on their ensuing possession, covering nearly 70 yards in less than three minutes to knot the game at 7-7.
The Scots then countered, scoring the next five TDs as Yocum added scoring runs of 2, 5 and 2 yards, ending the day with 176 yards rushing on 29 carries. Wedekind also had a score-producing day, throwing TD passes to Garrett Youngren and C.J. Shields as the Scots roared to a 35-7 halftime lead.
The Vikings added three second half TDs, but couldn’t close the gap after Monmouth took a 42-7 lead on James Lauber’s TD run to start the third quarter.
Monmouth’s 600 yards of offense is the highest output this year and the eight-highest all-time. It’s the most yards gained by the Scots since Oct. 15 of last year when they put up 591 yards against Lake Forest.