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Purple Raiders first set mark in 1999

Associated Press

Saturday, December 6, 2003

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Zach Bruney threw four touchdown passes and Jesse Burghardt had two to lead Mount Union to a 56-10 victory over Wheaton on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Division III playoffs. The Purple Raiders (12-0) have won 54 consecutive games, matching the NCAA record it set from 1996 to 1999. It will be the ninth consecutive year that Mount Union has advanced to the Division III semifinals. Andrew Day kicked a 48-yard field goal in the first quarter to give Wheaton ( ...

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