TROY, N.Y. - Host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) scored a late touchdown with 34 seconds remaining to down Stevenson 14-10 in non-conference football action Saturday afternoon at ECAV Stadium.

• RPI (2-0) drove down to the Mustang 1 on its first drive, however, Josh Siegenthaler forced a fumble and the Mustangs (0-2) recovered at the 20.
• On its second drive, Stevenson got to the RPI 12, but a holding penalty and back-to-back sacks stalled the drive at the Engineer 38.

• Taking over at the Mustang 29 following an interception, RPI used eight plays capped by a four-yard run to take a 7-0 lead 6:02 before halftime.
• The Mustangs countered with a 15-play, 59-yard march that resulted in a 26-yard field goal by Brody Campbell to get on the board 17 seconds before halftime.
• The hosts went into the locker room with a 7-3 advantage.

• Stevenson put together an eight-play drive that got it to the Engineer 27, but the Mustangs could not convert a 4th-and-2 with just under four minutes left in the quarter.
• The Mustang defense held RPI to just 24 total yards in the third.

• With 11:33 left and RPI deep in its own territory on 4th-and-16, Stevenson got pressure on the Engineer punter and Charles Greer brought him down at the RPI 19.
• After a 14-yard completion from Ryan Sedgwick to Tylor Blake, three Kevin Joppy runs capped by a one-yard scamper put the Mustangs in front 10-7 with 9:48 left.
• RPI went three-and-out on its next drive, and Stevenson made it to midfield on its next drive before stalling with 4:52 left.
• The hosts took over with 3:33 to go and a nine-play, 57-yard drive capped by a four-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds left put RPI in front 14-10.
• Stevenson went from its 12 to its 40 on the final drive of the game but a hail mary from Sedgwick was intercepted at the RPI 15.

• Stevenson limited RPI to 174 yards of total offense as it outgained the Engineers 261-174.
• The Mustangs held an opponent under 200 yards of offense for the first time since allowing 190 at FDU-Florham on September 28, 2019.
• Mario McIntyre finished with three sacks for 17 yards as part of seven total tackles.  His three sacks are an individual single-game program record.
• Stevenson sacked RPI signal caller George Marinopoulos seven times, with Tashan Fitzgerald finishing with two sacks and Siegenthaler and Tom Zatalava one apiece.
• The seven sacks ties a program record set against Lycoming in 2015.
• Siegenthaler finished with six tackles, while Isaiah Snead and Ethan Joseph had five apiece.
• Snead and Joseph each had pass breakups.
• Joppy carried 32 times for 125 yards and a touchdown.
• Sedgwick finished 18-32 passing for 150 yards and three interceptions.
• Steven Smothers had a team-high six catches for 36 yards while Darian Littlejohn had four grabs for 42 yards.

• Stevenson opens Middle Atlantic Conference play next Saturday at Delaware Valley in a meeting of the top two teams in the MAC preseason poll.  That game is slated for a 1 pm kickoff.
• The Mustangs return home Saturday, September 25 against Lycoming.  Kickoff is noon at Mustang Stadium.