They had done everything within their powers to put themselves in a position to not only taste a win for the first time in nine outings but to knock off the newest NCAA Division I Football Championship program.
Matt Puracchio booted a 25-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in regulation to lift Denison to a 34-31 victory over rival Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.
There were no changes in the top 10 of the American Football Coaches Association Division III poll this week with the University of Mount Union (4-0) retaining the top spot.
Denison University improved to 4-1 for the first time since 1986 after it knocked off DePauw University, 42-21 at Deeds-Piper Stadium in Granville, Ohio.
Before a crowd of 623 at Callaway Stadium in LaGrange, the Panthers (1-2) relied on their passing attack, as they eked out just 40 yards on the ground.
Trailing Ohio Wesleyan University by seven, Denison University (3-1) engineered a huge fourth quarter comeback to force overtime and eventually upset the Battling Bishops 47-41 in double overtime before a crowd of 4,800 at Selby Stadium.
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