NCAAF Game Recap - Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri State
Sat Nov 9, 2019 2:00 PM EST

LSU
46
Bama
41
F
MD
14
OSU
73
F
Clem
55
NCSt
10
F
PSU
26
MIN
31
F
MIZ
0
UGA
27
F
IASt
41
Okla
42
F
Vand
0
Fla
56
F
Bayl
29
TCU
23
F(2OT)
ND
38
Duke
7
F
Iowa
22
Wisc
24
F
UConn
3
Cin
48
F
K St
24
Tex
27
F
Wyo
17
Boise
20
F OT
Wake
17
VaTec
36
F
ECU
51
SMU
59
F
NEV
17
SDSU
13
F
Kent
33
Toled
35
F
Ball
31
WestMI
35
F
MiaOH
24
Ohio
21
F
ULLaf
48
CoCar
7
F
Temp
17
SoFL
7
F
UCF
31
Tuls
34
F
Wash
19
OreSt
7
F
Purd
24
NW
22
F
W Ky
45
Ark
19
F
TxTch
38
WVU
17
F
FlaSt
38
BC
31
F
UMass
7
Army
63
F
GATec
28
UVA
33
F
UTSA
24
OD
23
F
JacSt
27
TnTec
37
F
SoAl
28
TxSt
30
F
UNCC
28
UTEP
21
F
Stan
13
Colo
16
F
GaSo
28
Troy
49
F
UNH
16
JMU
54
F
USC
31
AzSt
26
F
UAB
2
SMiss
37
F
Ill
37
MSU
34
F
Lou
27
MiaFL
52
F
SamHu
24
Abil
10
F
NMS
3
Miss
41
F
NorTx
17
LT
52
F
GASt
31
ULMon
45
F
FLInt
7
FlAtl
37
F
UtSt
37
Fres
35
F
WaSt
20
Cal
33
F
App
20
SCar
15
F
Lib
24
BYU
31
F
Tenn
17
KY
13
F
SJSU
40
Hawaii
42
F
E Mi
42
Akr
14
F
WestMI
37
Ohio
34
F OT

Southeast Missouri State 38, Eastern Kentucky 31

Nov 9, 2019, 2:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Eastern Kentucky (5-5)

7

17

7

0

31

Southeast Missouri State (7-3)

7

7

7

17

38

Southeast Missouri State rallies past Eastern Kentucky 38-31
Sat Nov 9, 2019 6:25 PM

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) Zion Custis ran 12 yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds left and Southeast Missouri State turned back an upset bid by Eastern Kentucky 38-31 on Saturday.

The Redhawks (7-3, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference), ranked 18th in the FCS Coaches poll, trailed 31-14 with 10:11 remaining in the third quarter before scoring 24 unanswered points.

The Colonels (5-5, 3-3) took a 7-0 lead on Daryl McCleskey Jr.'s 7-yard run, but Daniel Santacaterina connected with Kristian Wilkerson for a 68-yard scoring strike to pull SEMO even after one quarter. Samuel Hayworth's 27-yard field put EKU up 10-7, but Santacaterina and Wilkerson hooked up for a 45-yard score and a 14-10 lead for the Redhawks. The Colonels scored two TDs in the final 5:45 of the second quarter - Parker McKinney's 6-yard run and Alonzo Booth's 12-yard run - to grab a 24-14 halftime lead.

Eastern Kentucky stretched its lead to 17 when Aaron Patrick sacked Santacaterina, forcing a fumble that was recovered in the end zone by Tre Turner.

From there it was all Redhawks. Santacaterina pulled SEMO within 10 points by the end of the third quarter with a 7-yard TD toss to Zack Smith. Custis pulled the Redhawks within 31-28 on a 4-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. Kendrick Tiller's 40-yard field goal with 5:55 left to play knotted the score at 31 and set the stage for Custis' second TD run.

Santacaterina completed 17 of 27 passes for 295 yards with three TDs and two interceptions. Wilkerson finished with a career-best 10 catches for 254 yards and two scores. Custis had 83 yards rushing on 16 carries and two TDs.

EKU's Parker McKinney was 13-of-28 passing for 167 yards with two picks.

Passing

E Ky Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
P. McKinney 28 13 46.4 0 167 29 2 35.9
A. Booth 1 1 100.0 0 14 14 0 118.8
SEMO Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Santacaterina 27 17 63.0 3 295 68 2 106.3

Rushing

E Ky Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. McCleskey Jr. 19 75 3.9 20 1
P. McKinney 12 41 3.4 16 1
SEMO Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Custis 16 83 5.2 21 2
G. Hess 10 40 4.0 14 0

Receiving

E Ky Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Gross 3 47 15.7 26 0
J. Carter 1 29 29.0 29 0
SEMO Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Wilkerson 10 254 25.4 68 2
Z. Smith 3 16 5.3 7 1

Fumbles

SEMO F FL
Z. Smith 1 1
D. Santacaterina 2 2

Returning

E Ky KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Teague Jr. 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
SEMO KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
Z. Custis 3 20.3 0 36 0 0 0
Z. Smith 1 10.0 0 10 1 -4.0 0 0

Punting

E Ky Punt Yds Avg LgPu
P. Richards 5 197 39.4 47
SEMO Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Reynolds 3 124 41.3 45

Takeaways

E Ky Int Yds InTD
J. Hayes 1 0 0
A. Leapheart 1 3 0
SEMO Int Yds InTD
S. Davis 1 10 0
B. Knighten 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

E Ky SEMO
Points For 31 38
Total Yards 322 466
Rushing Yards 141 171
Passing Yards 181 295
Passing Completions / Attempts 14/29 17/27
Turnovers 2 5
Interceptions Thrown 2 2
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 3/3
First Downs 17 22
Penalties - Yards 8/64 4/42
Time Of Possession 33:33 27:27
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 8/17 5/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 6/40 3/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter E Ky SEMO
E Ky 04:46 TD Daryl McCleskey Jr. 7 yd run (Samuel Hayworth kick) 7 0
SEMO 06:28 TD Kristian Wilkerson 68 yd pass from Daniel Santacaterina (Kendrick Tiller kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter E Ky SEMO
E Ky 04:59 FG Samuel Hayworth 29 yd FG 10 7
SEMO 06:10 TD Kristian Wilkerson 45 yd pass from Daniel Santacaterina (Kendrick Tiller kick) 10 14
E Ky 09:15 TD Parker McKinney 6 yd run (Samuel Hayworth kick) 17 14
E Ky 12:21 TD Alonzo Booth 12 yd run (Samuel Hayworth kick) 24 14
3rd Quarter E Ky SEMO
E Ky 04:49 TD Tre Turner 0 yd fumble return (Samuel Hayworth kick) 31 14
SEMO 09:49 TD Zack Smith 7 yd pass from Daniel Santacaterina (Kendrick Tiller kick) 31 21
4th Quarter E Ky SEMO
SEMO 03:38 TD Zion Custis 4 yd run (Kendrick Tiller kick) 31 28
SEMO 09:05 FG Kendrick Tiller 40 yd FG 31 31
SEMO 14:23 TD Zion Custis 12 yd run (Kendrick Tiller kick) 31 38

Game Information

Stadium: Houck Stadium, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Attendance: 3,750
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