FINDLAY, Ohio -- Michigan Tech finished its 2006 season on a six-game winning streak as it defeated Findlay, 33-15, today in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. Senior Lee Marana tallied 175 yards on 45 carries, but came up five yards short on his bid to become the school's all-time leading rusher.

"I told the team they would be judged on their body of work for the season, so it's great to finish at 6-4 after the start we had," said first-year head coach Tom Kearly. "The win is a nice way for our seniors to go out, and will give us a nice streak heading into next season."

Tech opened the game by scoring the first 13 points, finding the endzone on each of its first two drives. Short capped a 71-yard drive with a nine-yard quarterback draw for a 7-0 advantage. Ten minutes later, it was Short hitting tight end DeVon Allen for a five-yard pass for a 13-0 lead (Alex Tiseo's kick was blocked).

Findlay responded with nine straight points coming on a Zac Zimmerman 22-yard field goal and a Joel McDaniel touchdown run. Zimmerman's extra point was blocked and the score remained, 13-9, with 7:19 to play in the half.

After short possessions by both teams, Tech maneuvered into field goal range, where Tiseo split the uprights on a 33-yard try on the last play of the half. The Huskies held a 16-9 advantage at halftime.

Marana tallied his first touchdown on the day with 6:40 left in the third quarter. The running back broke through the line and sprinted 25 yards to the endzone for a 22-9 MTU lead. Tiseo's extra point made it a 14-point advantage.

After forcing a three-and-out, Tech's offense marched 53 yards for a 27-yard field goal by Tiseo and a 26-9 edge with 14:05 to play.

Cheyne Nelson intercepted a Mike Leach pass on Findlay's next drive. The Huskies then milked 8:36 off the clock with a 17-play drive. Marana carried the ball 13 times during the series including a three-yard touchdown run with 2:41 to go. That gave him 162 yards on the day.

The Oilers scored their only points of the second half on a two-yard pass from Leach to Corey Clarke -- a play that was set up by a 32-yard strike the play before.

Tech recovered the ensuing on-side kick attempt with 45 seconds left in the game and a 33-15 lead. Marana carried the ball on first down and picked up 12 of the 18 yards he needed for the school record. The Huskies took timeout and gave the ball to Marana two more times for only one more yard, leaving him with 4,784 career yards.

"I don't know if I did the right thing with giving Marana the ball at the end of the game and calling timeout with the lead," said Kearly. "I respect (Findlay coach) Dan Simrell as much as any other coach in our league. But having a four-year player like Marana with as great a kid as he is, I felt we had to give him a chance at the record."

Marana's 175 yards were only part of Tech's 257 team rushing yards and 433 total yards on the day. Short tallied 75 yards on the ground and also completed 10-of-18 passes for 176 yards. Keith White led all receivers with 102 yards on four catches.

Chris Nowak, Bryan Klett and Zach Tatro all tied for the team lead in tackles with five each. Blair Tweedale added four stops and a sack.

Michigan Tech wrapped up the program's 84th season of football with a 6-4 record (6-4 GLIAC).

Notes: Marana tallied 75 yards rushing in the first half and 100 in the second half . . . The Huskies 6-4 record secured the program's third straight winning season (9-2 in 2004, 6-3 in 2005) . . . Tech's 16 seniors played their final game in a Huskies uniform having compiled a 21-9 record over the last three years and a 24-16 mark for their careers . . . Jim VanWagner remains the school rushing record holder with 4,788 yards. Marana passed up Jeremy Monroe (4,695) during the game to move into second place.