West Georgia Wolves at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
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Morrissey leads Eastern Kentucky to 26-7 win over West Georgia
Patrick Nations kicked a 47-yard field goal five minutes in for a 3-0 lead. Early in the second, Joshua Carter ran it in from the 9 for a 10-0 lead. West Georgia responded on the following drive when Rajaez Mosley ran it in from the 4 to reduce the deficit to 10-7. Nations closed the half with a 35-yard field goal.
Morrissey closed the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Caeleb Schlachter in the third and a 15-yard touchdown to Jakob Dixon in the fourth.
Eastern Kentucky (1-2, 1-0 United Athletic) was outgained in total yardage by West Georgia, 371-365.
Mosley ran for 85 yards on 23 carries and Davin Wydner threw for 195 yards for West Georgia (1-2, 0-2).
It was the first meeting between the schools as this year marks West Georgia's first as a Division I program.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Wolves at Colonels 2021 College Football, week 3, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:03 | Patrick Nations 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:45 | Joshua Carter 9 Yd Run (Patrick Nations Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:00 | Rajaez Mosley 4 Yd Run (Chance Gagnon Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:20 | Patrick Nations 35 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:09 | Caeleb Schlachter 19 Yd pass from Matt Morrissey (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:29 | Jakob Dixon 15 Yd pass from Matt Morrissey (Patrick Nations Kick) |
Statistics
 WES |
 EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 4-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 380 | Total Yards | 365 |
| 195 | Passing | 277 |
| 16/31 | Comp/Att | 17/30 |
| 6.3 | Yards per pass | 9.2 |
| 185 | Rushing | 88 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 4.6 | Yards per rush | 2.4 |
| 7-55 | Penalties | 7-75 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 26:53 | Possession | 33:07 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 6,387 · Capacity:
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