FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College dropped a non-conference football game this afternoon at home, falling 56-34 to Concord University on Senior Day at W.B. Adams Stadium. This was the first ever football contest between the two schools.

RECORDS
Concord 4-7
Ferrum 4-7

THE BASICS
Concord came out hot, jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first six and a half minutes of play. Ferrum settled in and drove 76 yards on its next possession, capping the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Eli Foutz to Omarza Gray to trim the score to 14-7. Concord would lead 21-13 at the break, with Ferrum's Jon Davis adding a pair of 37-yard field goals in the second quarter. 

The Mountain Lions scored back-to-back-to-back touchdowns to open the third quarter and take a commanding 42-13 lead, before Ferrum would score on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Foutz to Tyrik Bryant to close out the third and make it a 42-20 game. Quinn Parks hauled in a 15-yard pass from Zach Wyatt at 7:30 of the fourth quarter and Jycen Anciso rumbled in a from a yard out with 4:15 left to play to trim the lead to 49-34. Concord would close the day with another touchdown just under the two-minute mark for the final 56-34 score. 

KEY STATS
Concord: Tyler Mizzell 17-25 passing, 225 yards, 3 TD; Rashad Luckey Dowdy 18 carries, 123 yds, 2 TD
Ferrum: Foutz 16-28 passing, 236 yds, 2 TD; Gray 6 rec, 125 yds, TD; Ian Ashworth 6 tackles, TFL; Zach Daigler 6 tackles, FF

SEASON FINALE
The loss closes out the season for second-year Head Coach Kevin Sherman and his football team in Ferrum's inaugural NCAA Division II season.