MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — No. 2 ranked College of DuPage controlled three quarters of football Saturday at Georgia Military College, but the host Bulldogs got the upper-hand in the final quarter and dealt the Chaps a 24-21 loss in NJCAA play.
 
The Chaps, who finished the regular season 8-2 overall, now await the NJCAA announcement for the NJCAA D3 Championship at the Red Grange Bowl, scheduled for Dec. 3 at COD's Bjarne Ullsvik Stadium.
 
Three first-half touchdown passes from Gavin Sukup gave COD a 21-6 halftime lead. He delivered a 35-yard strike to Vince Brown in the first quarter, and then twice found Matthew Brown in the second half — the first for 17 yards and the second from 14 as COD built its lead.
 
GMC rallied with 18 fourth-quarter points, capped by a 35-yard field goal from Daniel Gibbs on the final play of the game.
 
Sukup was 15 of 22 passing for 189 yards. His 3 TDs were offset by his first interception of the season, coming in the third quarter.
 
Sukup led in rushing with 88 yards on 13 carries. Jaden McGill gained 47 yards, and both Brian Trobel and Samson Zander gained 44 yards apiece.
 
Matthew Brown totaled 47 yards on four receptions along with his two TDs.
 
On defense, Guy Goss totaled 11 tackles with eight solos, and linebacker Michael Walker totaled 10 tackles with five solos.

Week No. 11 Poll
With both the Minnesota College Athletic Conference and COD concluding their regular seasons, the NJCAA announced its Week No. 11 poll with MCAC  champion North Dakota State College of Science No. 1 and the Chaps ranked second.

The Wildcats of Wahpeton, N.D., defeated then No. 1-ranked Minnesota State of Fergus Falls 19-0 on Sunday. Science was ranked third in last week's poll.

Week 11 poll
1. North Dakota State College of Science 9-1  (19 points, 4 1st place votes)
2. Chaparrals 8-2 (16 points,  1 1st place vote)
3. Minnesota State 9-1 (13 points, 1 1st place vote)
4. Hocking 6-3 (7 points)
5. Nassau 5-4 (5 points)
 
COD 7-14-0-0_21
Georgia Military 6-0-0-18_24
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
GMC — FG Daniel Gibbs 38
COD — Vince Brown 35 pass from Gavin Sukup (Joshua Winslow kick)
GMC — FG Gibbs 40
Second Quarter
COD — Matthew Brown 17 pass from Sukup (Winslow kick)
COD — Matthew Brown 14 pass from Sukup (Winslow kick)
Fourth Quarter
GMC — Ivan Arroyo 13 pass from Colin Hogan (Daithan Davis run)
GMC — Jamarion Walker 28 pass from Hogan (Gibbs kick)
GMC — FG Gibbs 35