Senior tailback Jim O’Brien rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and the Washington University football team blocked potential game-winning field goals late in the fourth quarter to propel the Bears to an upset victory over Case Western Reserve University on Saturday.

The Washington University (1-1) football team is hoping for a huge upset on Saturday when it travels to Springfield, Ohio, to play against the Wittenberg University Tigers, currently ranked sixth in the country.

Ahead 13-0 late in the third quarter, Washington University’s special teams unit fumbled twice, allowing Carnegie Mellon University to score 14 points and take the lead in less than three minutes and sending the Bears to a 21-13 loss on Saturday.

After Sept. 19’s crushing 46-0 home defeat to Wittenberg University, Washington University was left with multiple questions.

Junior runningback Jim O’Brien answered those questions on Saturday, earning a career-high 146 rushing yards in the team’s 23-0 win over Rhodes College (2-3).

The Bears improved to 5-3 on the season after defeating UAA rival Carnegie Mellon University 16-8 one the opening weekend of UAA play. The Tartans were limited to only 50 yards of passing for the entire game and did not score until 4:05 left in the fourth quarter. WU’s special teams unit made its presence [...]