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<p>SALEM, Va. &#8212; D&#8217;Angelo Fulford hit Justin Hill for a 42-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter and Mount Union won its 13th Division III football national championship with a 12-0 victory over defending champion Mary Hardin-Baylor on Friday night.</p><p>The Purple Raiders (15-0) limited Mary Hardin-Baylor to 144 yards. Mount Union led just 3-0 until Fulford found Hill just behind defensive backs Reginald Cole and Jefferson Fritz. It was the 50th scoring pass of the season for the sophomore, and Hill&#8217;s 20th touchdown catch.</p><p>The Crusaders (14-1) had not trailed all season and had their 29-game winning streak snapped. They also were shut out for just the second time in the 20-year history of their program. The only other was a 28-0 loss to Mississippi College on Oct. 17, 1998, the first season Mary Hardin-Baylor fielded a team.</p><p>The Purple Raiders took a 3-0 lead on Alex Louthan&#8217;s 31-yard field goal 1:15 before halftime. The drive was set up by Gabe Brown&#8217;s interception of Carl Robinson III at the Crusaders 47 yard-line. Brown&#8217;s interception came one play after Mount Union&#8217;s Fulford was intercepted by Jefferson Fritz near the goal line.</p><p>Fritz picked off Fulford again in the third quarter, giving the Crusaders the ball at their own 31, but four plays later, Louis Berry made a diving interception to get the ball back for Mount Union. They drove to the Crusaders 25, but Jawanza Evans-Morris was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1.</p><p>Mount Union finished with eight sacks.</p><p>The shutout was the first in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl since West Georgia beat Augustana 14-0 in 1982.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Mount Union&#8217;s D&#8217;Angelo Fulford runs ball as a Mary Hardin-Baylor defender hangs on during first half of Friday&#8217;s Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem, Va. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/web1_Stagg-Bowl.jpg</photo0><caption0>Mount Union&#8217;s D&#8217;Angelo Fulford runs ball as a Mary Hardin-Baylor defender hangs on during first half of Friday&#8217;s Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem, Va. </caption0><photoCredit0>Lee Luther Jr. | AP file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Hank Kurz Jr.</p><p>AP Sports Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

Mount Union beats Mary Hardin-Baylor for D3 title