Talk:Miner's Cup

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The article isn't bad so far, but it really smacks of recentism, and by extension in completeness. With over half the article being the 2007 and 2008 matchups, it feels odd as result. I'd say either add sections on the 2002-2006 games, or at least have a "2002-2006" section where the games can be listed. Since the trophy is relatively new, having a section on each year should not be an issue. After this is done by all means resubmit to GAN. Wizardman 15:47, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

2007


In 2007, Northern took the Cup after beating Michigan Tech 34-27. At halftime, the Wildcats led 20-14. The Huskies' scoring came from a 3-yard run by Phil Milbrath and a 14-yard pass from Steve Short, MTU's quarterback, to Keith White, while the Wildcats' scoring came on a 32-yard field goal, a 79 yd pass from Buddy Rivera to Fred Wells, a 35-yard pass from Rivera to Luke Carlson and Anthony Leandri 49 yard field goal. This field goal was the longest of his career, and only 3 yards away from NMU's record.

The Wildcats scored two touchdowns in the 3rd Quarter to lead the game 34-14 by the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Huskies came back to make it 34-27. It came down to the final play of the game: Steve Short, the quarterback for Michigan Tech, took a draw play up the middle from the 4 yard line, but he was tripped up at the 1 yard line and the Wildcats won.

2008
In 2008, the teams met at the Superior Dome on September 18 at 8 p.m. The game was nationally televised by CBS College Sports Network and Fox Sports Detroit, and it put Tech on national TV for the second time in three years. A record 8,672 people attended the game, beating the old record of 8,432, which was set against Ferris State on Oct. 5, 1991.

The game was low-scoring throughout the first half, with the teams combining for only three touchdowns and two field goals in the first half. All three touchdowns were achieved through the air from 18 (NMU), 67 (MTU) and 81 yards (NMU) out, while Tyler Cattelino put through two field goals from 19 and 24 yards through for Tech. The score at the half was 14-13 in favor of Northern.

However, it changed drastically after the intermission for halftime, as Tech opened up a large lead by scoring on its first four possessions of the second half. Phil Milbrath, Tech's running back, scored four touchdowns from 10, 8, 70, and 8 yards out. Sandwiched between the third and fourth possessions was NMU's final score, a 26-yard pass from quarterback Ben Hempel to receiver Zach Nichols. Scoring concluded with an 80-yard interception return for Tech with 1:29 left in the 4th quarter, and Tech won the game 47-21.

Big plays were a major factor in the game. NMU's 81 yard score came with only 1:38 left in the first half, and Tech's 67 and 70 yard scores came on the first plays of their respective drives.

2009
The 2009 contest was fought at Michigan Tech's Sherman Field before a crowd of 4,027. NMU struck first, with a 62-yard touchdown pass from Carter Kopach to Dustin Brancheau with 9:51 left in the first quarter. The second quarter saw more scoring, with NMU scoring two touchdowns on runs from Mark Bossuah and Tech throwing for a touchdown and connecting on a field goal with 58 seconds left in the half. The score was 21–10 at the half, with NMU in the lead. In the second half, however, NMU began to open up their lead, scoring two more touchdowns on a 36-yard pass and an interception which was returned all the back, increasing their lead to 34–10 (an extra point attempt was missed). NMU remained firmly in control for the remainder of the game, scoring twice more in the 4th on 65- and 5-yard runs before Tech scored one last time with 1:34 remaining but missed the extra point. The final score was 48–16.

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Substituted at 00:08, 30 April 2016 (UTC)