DUBUQUE - It was another rough loss Saturday for the Coe football team.

The Kohawks scored a touchdown with 1:03 to play but a 2-point pass attempt was batted down in the end zone, giving Dubuque a 29-27 Iowa Conference win over the Kohawks at Chalmers Field.

Coe (4-5, 3-3 IIAC)led 14-10 at halftime, but fell behind 26-14 before mounting a rally.

Dubuque's Curtis Prull hit a 33-yard field goal to give the Spartans a 29-21 lead with 1:57 remaining. The Kohawks needed just 54 seconds to score. Josh Rekers hit Trevor Heitland on a 43-yard scoring pass to get Coe within two.

After the PAT pass failed, Coe tried an onside kick, but Dubuque fell on the ball and ran out the clock.

Dubuque (4-5, 3-3) outrushed Coe 185-157, while the Kohawks held a 258-158 advantage in passing. Coe held a 415-343 advantage in total offense.

Coe was 7-of-14 on third downs, while the Spartans were 6-of-15. Coe was 1-of-3 in the red zone, while Dubuque scored on all four chances. The Spartans scored 17 points off turnovers.

Colton Storla led Coe with 81 yards rushing on 17 carries, while Sam Lahr had 70 yards on 13 carries. DaiVon Vance-Jenkins led the Spartans with a game-high 153 yards on 30 carries.

Rekers was 20-of-36 for 258 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, tied for the sixth most in school history. Rekers also went over 2,000 yards passing for the season and 4,000 for his career.

Mitchell Berendes led the defense with a game-high 15 tackles.

Coe closes its season at home next Saturday when Buena Vista visits Clark Field. The game begins at noon.

COE          DBQ

First Downs           23             20
Rushes-yards                     33-157       41-185
Passing yards                     258            158
Passing                           20-36-3      18-33-1
Total offense plays-yards       69-415      74-343
Fumble Returns-Yards             0-0           0-0
Punt Returns-Yards                2-1           2-40
Kickoff Returns-Yards           6-131          4-90
Interception Returns-Yards      1-0           3-64
Punts                                5-31.8       5-37.0
Fumbles-Lost                         2-1           1-1
Penalties-Yards                    7-60           7-70
Possession Time                  27:05         32:55
Third-Down Conversions       7 of 14      6 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions      1 of 2        1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances       1-3            4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards         1-7            0-0

Coe        14  0  0 13  - 27
Dubuque  7  3 16  3  - 29

Coe - Nicholas Lenstra 48 pass from Josh Rekers (Brandon Abbas kick)
UD - Tyler Dobratz 34 pass from Zach Fry (Curtis Prull kick)
Coe - Zach Doermann 22 pass from Josh Rekers (Brandon Abbas kick)
UD - FG Curtis Prull 32
UD - DaiVon Vance-Jenkins 4 run (Curtis Prull kick)
UD - Dylan Ramsey safety
UD - DaiVon Vance-Jenkins 2 run (Curtis Prull kick)
Coe - Dominik Lensing 9 pass from Josh Rekers (Brandon Abbas kick)
UD - FG Curtis Prull 33
Coe - Trevor Heitland 43 pass from Josh Rekers (pass failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

Coe - Colton Storla 17-81; Sam Lahr 13-70; Josh Rekers 2-11; Nicholas Lenstra 1-minus 5.

Dubuque - DaiVon Vance-Jenkins 30-153; Alec Arvanitakis 8-41; TEAM 2-minus 2; Zach Fry 1-minus 7.

PASSING

Coe - Josh Rekers 20-36-3-258.
Dubuque - Zach Fry 18-33-1-158.

RECEIVING

Coe - Nicholas Lenstra 7-96; Dominik Lensing 4-68; Sam Lahr 3-13; Dan Kopp 3-12; Trevor Heitland 1-43; Zach Doermann 1-22; Elijah Phillips 1-4.
Dubuque - Tyler Dobratz 6-69; Shaun Grewal 4-27; Dylan Schultz 3-28; Lee Jones 2-14; Tyler Rutenbeck 2-10; Christopher Bagley 1-10.