SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Notre Dame College football continues to make history as they become the first team in Mountain East Conference history to win four consecutive conference titles. On Saturday, NDC broke a program record and an MEC record in points scored with a 72-7 victory over Alderson Broaddus University. With win No. 10, the Falcons now have double-digit win totals in the last three full seasons that they have played.

The NDC football program honored their seniors prior to their final regular season home game. Ron Salters, Tyrese Bisnott, Michael Kyle, Darrell Gaddis Jr., Markus Hood, Jimmy Burchett, Brandon Nicholson, Devanaire Conliffe, Anthony DiDonato, Tanner Harding, Noah Harris-Lyles, Dylan Spaeth and Guam Lee were all recognized.

Alderson Broaddus had the first possession of the game and the Notre Dame defense was ready to attack. Nate Throckmorton took the hand-off on the first two plays and was hit almost immediately. He lost three yards and then got back to the line of scrimmage. AB had to punt after a quick three-and-out.

"The gameplan is always to stop the run, first," Guam Lee mentioned. "We've got to stop the ball, make them put it in the air."

NDC's offense looked smooth all day and it started on the first drive. With good field position, starting on their own 48-yard line, Chris Brimm completed three of his four pass attempts for 41 yards, and then Tyris Dickerson ran the ball one yard into the endzone, with 10:50 on the clock.

The NDC offense would score four touchdowns in the first quarter, but they had help from the defensive stops and special teams. The Battlers could not get a first down on their next drive and brought on punter Joao Lima to send the ball away. Robert Singletary Jr. got a hand on the punt and the Falcons got the ball back at the Alderson Broaddus 43-yard line.

A two-play drive gave NDC their second touchdown of the day. Idris Lawrence ran 13 yards before Brimm sent a pass toward Devanaire Conliffe, who was standing on the goal line. The ball was tipped into the air by a defender, and Conliffe stood and waited for it to come back down for the touchdown catch.

The tough start continued for AB as quarterback Jaylen McNair had the ball slip out of his hand and go backward. It was recovered by NDC's Jack Kosko at AB's 15-yard line.

"I think we played complementary football, something we've been preaching throughout this journey, thorough this season," head coach Mickey Mental said. "The short fields that the defense provided the offense, and the offense being in rhythm, both rushing and passing being balanced. And converting on third down is a testament to those guys throughout the week and how they prepare."

Following the fumble, Brimm found Jeremy Hamilton for 12 yards and then Dickerson ran twice, finding the endzone once again.

After another AB punt, Lawrence took the ball twice for 20 yards on the ground. Brimm found Davis Patterson 34 yards down the field for a touchdown, giving Notre Dame a 28-0 lead, with 3:51 remaining in the first quarter. With that passing touchdown, Brimm became the all-time leader in passing touchdowns in NDC history with 82. Later in the game, he became the NDC record holder for career passing yards.

"It didn't really hit me until I heard the announcement on the field," Brimm said. "I have to give it to the five up front, they do hard work throughout the week. Also the running backs and receivers. It was a big accomplishment for all of us."

The Battlers did have their most promising drive, late in the first quarter. They moved the chains for a first down on an NDC offside penalty and later on the drive, used a fake punt to run for a first down. They would use the fake punt three times in the game, and were successful in grabbing the first down, twice.

As the drive continued into the second quarter, Alderson Broaddus got all the way to NDC's 16-yard line. However, McNair's pass on first down was intercepted by Antoine Holloway II, tying him with Marlon Oden for most interceptions in a season at NDC, with six.

Alderson Broaddus was held to just nine first downs and 100 total yards in the game. For the sixth time this season, an NDC opponent was held to under 100 rushing yards in a game.

Tyris Dickerson took the first hand-off of the next drive 70 yards to the house. He worked around wide receiver Davis Patterson, who was blocking in front, and needed one more block from receiver Devanaire Conliffe, who ran next to Dickerson to provide the final block near the endzone. Notre Dame led 35-0, less than three minutes into the second quarter.

"Dev [Conliffe] has been down the field a couple times for me this season, so I am very appreciative of him," Dickerson said. "The front five takes their job very seriously, they're in there after hours. Five talented guys up front. They're going to create holes and you have to be a running back at that point and make people miss."

Notre Dame's defense forced Alderson Broaddus to punt on back-to-back possessions and NDC scored unconventional touchdowns on back-to-back possessions. The first was a 66-yard drive and the Falcons found the endzone when Brimm connected with Carson Heidecker, who had to dive across the middle of the field for the grab. Heidecker is an offensive lineman, who became an eligible receiver on the play. The second touchdown was a run up the middle by Anthony DiDonato, which capped a 58-yard drive. DiDonato, usually brought on to block as a fullback, scored his second career touchdown.

The Falcons held a 49-0 lead at halftime and had already accumulated 353 total yards.

Notre Dame received the second half kickoff and continued running an efficient offense. Brimm threw a pass that was caught by CJ Kiss down the right side of the field for 39 yards and Dickerson ran 26 yards for a touchdown. In two plays, NDC put six more points on the board and with the extra point, led 56-0.

With four rushing touchdowns, Dickerson put himself into second place in Notre Dame and MEC single-game history.

After scoring touchdowns on their first eight drives, kicker Cameron Shirkey relieved Tanner Harding and sent a field goal through the uprights to give NDC a 59-0 lead. Harding exited the game after going 7-for-7 on extra points.

The only thing missing from the game was a defensive score, and the Falcons made it happen. Xavier Perkins forced AB quarterback Dawson Skinner to run to his left. Skinner tried to make a tough throw, and it was intercepted by Dylan Spaeth. Spaeth ran across the field and then found a lane and took it to the end zone. Notre Dame led 65-0, with 6:39 left on the third quarter clock.

Singletary Jr. did not get a carry until NDC's final drive of the third quarter, but he did damage. He ran 66 yards throughout the drive and eventually found the endzone.

With that touchdown, NDC broke their own record of 70 points, which was set last spring, and the conference record, by putting up 72 points. They also tied the Notre Dame record and the MEC record with 10 touchdowns scored.

Notre Dame's offense put up over 600 yards (614) for the second time this season. Saturday's output was sixth most in NDC history. The Falcons had a balanced attack of 305 rushing yards and 309 passing yards.

Alderson Broaddus blocked Notre Dame's first punt attempt of the game, and then Skinner found Robert Johnson for a 30-yard touchdown to put AB on the board in the fourth quarter.

As the clock ran down to zero, the celebration began. For the second time in one calendar year, and the fourth consecutive season, the NDC football program will have a trophy and rings.

"It's pretty remarkable to tell you the truth," Mental said. "It doesn't sink in until some time has passed. Anytime you can win four in a row, that's consistency at it's finest. It's credit to the administration, the coaching staff, most importantly the players and the fans and parents who have been tremendous."

"Winning one is always a really good feeling, but winning a fourth and knowing that we're the only one to do it in history is a big-time accomplishment for us and the program," Brimm mentioned. "It's a testament to our hard work in the summer and in camp and it just goes to show how hard we work."

"It's special, because it shows how much work we put in as a team," Nathan Moore mentioned. "Guys staying after practice, getting extra laps in, getting more catches in. It just shows that we want it every year and we're going to put the work in to get it. It's the same feeling every time, like, 'wow we did that.'"

NDC has outscored its opponents 162-14 over the last three games, along with going 14-for-14 in the red zone over that span.

Notre Dame was No. 3 in Super Region One last week. The top-seven teams in each of the four Super Regions earn a bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. NDC will find out who their opponent is during the selection show that will air on NCAA.com at 5 p.m., on Nov. 14.