NCAAF Game Recap - Tarleton State at Stephen F. Austin
Sat Sep 7, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

TxAM
10
Clem
24
F
NMS
10
Bama
62
F
Murr
17
UGA
63
F
SD
14
Okla
70
F
Cin
0
OSU
42
F
LSU
45
Tex
38
F
Army
21
Mich
24
F(1OT)
Tul
6
Aub
24
F
UT-M
0
Fla
45
F
NIU
17
Utah
35
F
Cal
20
Wash
19
F
Buff
13
PSU
45
F
NEV
6
Oreg
77
F
C Mi
0
Wisc
61
F
UCF
48
FlAtl
14
F
WestMI
17
MSU
51
F
Rut
0
Iowa
30
F
Syr
20
MD
63
F
NoCol
17
WaSt
59
F
Stan
20
USC
45
F
Marsh
7
Boise
14
F
Neb
31
Colo
34
F OT
Wake
41
Rice
21
F
W&M
17
UVA
52
F
SacSt
7
AzSt
19
F
Ohio
10
Pitt
20
F
(N/A)
23
Kent
26
F
WVU
7
MIZ
38
F
Sou
24
Mem
55
F
BGSU
0
K St
52
F
OD
17
VaTec
31
F
ChaSo
10
SCar
72
F
Vand
24
Purd
42
F
UAB
31
Akr
20
F
WCU
0
NCSt
41
F
SoFL
10
GATec
14
F
Ford
29
Ball
57
F
TnTec
17
MiaOH
48
F
SMiss
15
MissSt
38
F
Gram
14
LT
20
F
SIU
45
UMass
20
F
E Il
0
Ind
52
F
Ill
31
UConn
23
F
Rich
13
BC
45
F
UNCC
41
App
56
F
WIl
13
ColSt
38
F
UTSA
14
Bayl
63
F
SDSU
23
UCLA
14
F
ULMon
44
FlaSt
45
F OT
StFPA
7
JMU
44
F
Maine
18
GaSo
26
F
GWebb
9
ECU
48
F
NCAT
13
Duke
45
F
(N/A)
0
SamHu
77
F
Furm
42
GASt
48
F
Chat
20
JacSt
41
F
Wyo
23
TxSt
14
F
JacSt
14
SoAl
37
F
NorTx
27
SMU
49
F
McNee
14
OkSt
56
F
TnSt
26
MidTN
45
F
CoCar
12
Kans
7
F
BYU
29
Tenn
26
F(1OT)
E Ky
0
Lou
42
F
W Ky
20
FLInt
14
F
Stony
7
UtSt
62
F
Ark
17
Miss
31
F
Lib
14
ULLaf
35
F
E Mi
17
KY
38
F
UTEP
3
TxTch
38
F
PVAM
17
Hou
37
F
MiaFL
25
UNC
28
F
Tuls
34
SJSU
16
F
ArkSt
43
UNLV
17
F
MIN
38
Fres
35
F(1OT)
NoAZ
41
Ariz
65
F
OreSt
28
Hawaii
31
F

Tarleton State 37, Stephen F. Austin 26

Sep 7, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

3

4

T

Tarleton State (1-0)

14

7

6

10

37

Stephen F. Austin (0-2)

14

6

6

0

26

D-II Tarleton State upends Stephen F Austin 37-26
Sat Sep 7, 2019 11:41 PM

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) Ben Holmes passed for 372 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score to propel Division II member Tarleton State to a 37-26 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night.

Holmes' 63-yard scoring strike to J.F. Thomas with 24 seconds left before halftime gave the Texans a 21-20 lead. In the third quarter, a Storm Ruiz field goal - from 29 yards out - gave the Lumberjacks (0-2) a 23-21 lead. But Holmes capped a 10-play, 77-yard drive with a 5-yard TD run to put Tarleton State back on top. Ruiz's fourth field goal of the day pulled Stephen F. Austin within 27-26, but it was all Texans in the final quarter.

Holmes took just three plays to lead Tarleton State to the end zone. He hit Zimari Manning for a 36-yard gain and two plays later he connected with Thomas for a 37-yard scoring strike and a 34-26 advantage. Christian Hernandez hit a 27-yard field goal with 5:40 left to play to complete the scoring.

The Texans piled up 667 yards of offense. Daniel McCants rushed for 179 yards on 11 carries, including TD runs of 48 and 99 yards. Stephen F. Austin finished with 414 yards, including 201 on the ground. Da'Leon Ward finished with 149 yards on 28 carries.

Passing

Tarl Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Holmes 36 23 63.9 2 372 63 0 116.9
SFA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Self 37 14 37.8 1 213 34 0 66.6

Rushing

Tarl Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. McCants 11 179 16.3 99 2
R. Skinner 11 84 7.6 23 0
SFA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Ward 28 149 5.3 21 0
J. McGowen 5 21 4.2 7 1

Receiving

Tarl Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Thomas 7 193 27.6 63 2
Z. Manning 4 84 21.0 36 0
SFA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Simmons 4 58 14.5 26 0
D. Ward 2 57 28.5 34 0

Fumbles

Returning

Tarl KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
P. Robinson 1 27.0 0 27 1 -2.0 0 0
D. McCants 2 10.0 0 20 0 0 0
SFA KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Bentley 0 0 0 5 13.6 0 26
X. Gipson 3 24.0 0 25 0 0 0

Punting

Tarl Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Fullen 5 208 41.6 44
SFA Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Quick 6 231 38.5 49

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

Tarl SFA
Points For 37 26
Total Yards 667 414
Rushing Yards 295 201
Passing Yards 372 213
Passing Completions / Attempts 23/36 14/37
Turnovers 0 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 24 24
Penalties - Yards 11/86 3/25
Time Of Possession 15:15 45:45
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/13 9/20
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 5/42 6/38

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Tarl SFA
Tarl 00:25 TD Daniel McCants 48 yd run (Christian Hernandez kick) 7 0
SFA 11:26 TD Josh McGowen 2 yd run (Storm Ruiz kick) 7 7
Tarl 11:40 TD Daniel McCants 99 yd run (Christian Hernandez kick) 14 7
SFA 14:00 TD Lar'Darion Cobb 19 yd pass from Trae Self (Storm Ruiz kick) 14 14
2nd Quarter Tarl SFA
SFA 01:46 FG Storm Ruiz 36 yd FG 14 17
SFA 13:45 FG Storm Ruiz 37 yd FG 14 20
Tarl 14:36 TD J.F. Thomas 63 yd pass from Ben Holmes (Christian Hernandez kick) 21 20
3rd Quarter Tarl SFA
SFA 03:25 FG Storm Ruiz 29 yd FG 21 23
Tarl 07:08 TD Ben Holmes 5 yd run (missed kick) 27 23
SFA 13:42 FG Storm Ruiz 32 yd FG 27 26
4th Quarter Tarl SFA
Tarl 02:37 TD J.F. Thomas 37 yd pass from Ben Holmes (Christian Hernandez kick) 34 26
Tarl 09:20 FG Christian Hernandez 27 yd FG 37 26

Game Information

Stadium: Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas
Attendance: 8,334
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