Morgan wins Gold Helmet Award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – University of New Hampshire senior quarterback Seth Morgan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was named the recipient of the New England Football Writers Association Division I (FBS/FCS) Gold Helmet Award presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation. The announcement was made Sunday.

Morgan, in his first home game as a Wildcat (transfer from Division II Shepherd University), tied a 20-year-old school record with six touchdown passes in UNH’s 45-6 victory against Stonehill College on Saturday night. He matched the benchmark set by current UNH head coach Rick Santos on Oct. 2, 2004 at Villanova University.

Morgan went 22 of 30 for 387 yards and had no turnovers in three quarters. He completed passes to eight receivers.

Morgan connected with Joey Corcoran (Montreal, Quebec) for scores of 11 and 56 yards in the first quarter to give UNH a 14-6 lead. In the second quarter, Morgan threw a 53-yard touchdown to Caleb Burke (Johnstown, Pa.) at 9:44 and found Colby Ramshaw (Londonderry, N.H.) for a 19-yard TD with five seconds on the clock to send the Wildcats into the locker room with a 28-6 lead.

He hit Burke in stride for a 68-yard TD play at 9:14 of the third quarter and combined with Corcoran for the third scoring connection of the game – this time a 32-yarder – at 6:39. On his last drive of the game, Morgan led UNH on an 8-play, 35-yard drive that culminated in a 44-yard field goal and gave the Wildcats a 45-6 lead.

For the 10th straight year, the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation is the presenting sponsor for both the weekly and end-of-year Gold Helmet Awards presented to student-athletes from FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III institutions throughout New England.

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