Benkwitt completed 17 of 23 passes for 335 yards and four touchdowns as Utica scored six touchdowns against a team that yielded three points in its first game in a 42-21 Pioneers’ victory over Rensselaer. He threw a school-record 74-yard scoring pass to freshman Anthony Acevedo. Utica entered the game with the highest-scoring offense in Division III and Benkwitt entered the contest ranked 12th nationally with 649 yards of total offense.