CSM freshman Jeramiah Lewis takes the field Saturday at College Heights Stadium for the Bulldogs’ 13-6 loss to City College of San Francisco.
It’s been nearly four years since the College of San Mateo Bulldogs lost a home game.
During that time, they picked up two de facto national football championships, three Northern California championships, and three Bay 6 Conference titles. Twenty-six consecutive CSM home games have ended in a Bulldog victory, but now, the streak is back to zero.
The 26-game home win streak, along with an overall 16-game win streak, were put on the line in the Bulldogs’ matchup with the City College of San Francisco Rams (3-0 Bay 6, 6-2 overall), which ended in a 13-6 defeat for CSM.
“We didn’t play our best game for sure. We tip our cap to the opponent, they did a better job in all phases,” CSM head coach Tim Tulloch said. “This is an opportunity for growth, to see our deficiencies, learn from the mistakes, and get back to work and address them.”
A series of misfortunes, including three missed kicks — two of which were blocked — and two touchdowns called back by penalties were too much for the Bulldogs (2-1, 7-1) to overcome. Their struggles, however, were visible in more than just a few plays.
The Bulldogs’ rushing offense faltered in the first half, with minus 6 rushing yards on 10 attempts. CSM’s passing offense made up for it with a 32-yard receiving touchdown to tight end Corey Le’aupepe, giving them an early 6-0 lead, after kicker Dieter Kelly’s extra point was blocked.
The blocked extra point was Kelly’s first missed PAT of the year, and joined a slew of missed kicking opportunities, including a missed 49-yard field goal earlier in the first quarter, and another blocked field goal on CSM’s first drive of the second half.
“They played harder than us,” Kelly said. “They wanted to block the kick more than we wanted to protect.”
CSM running back John Stowers rushes Saturday at College Heights Stadium.
Richard Lacy at @richflickz408 on InstagramThe matchup was a defensive battle, and a workout for both teams’ punters, as each team punted for more yards than they had offensively. CSM’s secondary held Rams quarterback Darius Clark-James, who ranks second in the Bay 6 in passing yards per game, to completing 4 of 18 passes for 20 yards. Rams receiver Jeremiah Nash, who previously led the league in both yards and touchdowns, did not catch a pass in the game.
“It was tough sledding in the first half on both sides for both offenses, but I think our defensive players applied a lot of pressure, especially in that first half,” Tulloch said.
The Rams tacked on a field goal at the end of the first half to make it 6-3 going into halftime. After the half, CCSF pushed into the red zone with a 45-yard fake punt from linebacker Sonny Vitale, and closed out the drive on a 2-yard rushing touchdown from running back Donte Johnson. After CCSF’s 53-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, and a defensive stop on the Bulldogs’ final drive, the Rams sealed the victory.
With the loss, the Rams take sole control of first place in the Bay 6 Conference, and CSM shares second with Diablo Valley College, whom they defeated 30-24 earlier in the season. The Bulldogs will face an uphill battle for the league title, as CCSF not only holds first place in the league, but also a head-to-head tiebreaker over CSM.
The Bulldogs will try to get back on track against fellow league competitor San Jose City College on Nov. 1.
“We got to clean up our mistakes, we got to be better at all phases,” Tulloch said. “All phases of the game, we have to be better.”
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