NCAAF

Tarleton State Texans at Austin Peay Governors

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Final
27 - 17

Tarleton St. overcomes Victor Gabalis' 3 interceptions to beat reigning conference champ Austin Peay

Britten scored on a short run in the first quarter for his 12th rushing touchdown over the past five games and 13th overall.

After an interception put the Texans behind, Gabalis connected with Darius Cooper for a 75-yard touchdown on their next play. The defender was fooled on pump fake and Cooper was left wide open along the sideline for an easy touchdown to go up 14-10.

Tarleton State's Adrian Guzman booted a 70-yard punt that rolled to the 1-yard line late in the second quarter and Austin Peay went three-and-out. Tarleton State capitalized on the short field by driving to the 1 before setting for Corbin Poston’s 18-yard field goal as time expired to make it 17-10 at the break.

Austin Peay attempted a trick play in the red zone early in the third quarter, but Donta Stuart deflected a wide receiver pass and Caden Holt grabbed it. But Gabalis threw an interception two plays later to give it back to Austin Peay.

Stuart also recovered a fumble with 11:55 left in fourth with Tarleton State leading 20-17. Four plays later, Braelon Bridges ran it in from the 11 for a 10-point lead. The scoring drive was set up by Cody Jackson's 39-yard catch-and-run.

Austin Peay turned it over on down on its last three possessions of the game — needing 1, 4 and 6 yards on those fourth-down plays.

Gabalis finished 17 of 30 for 264 yards and a touchdown for Tarleton State (7-1, 4-0 United Athletic Conference).

Austin Smith was 21 of 38 for 255 yards for Austin Peay (3-5, 2-3).

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Scoring Summary

APSU FG 1st Period 6:09 Carson Smith 53 Yd Field Goal
TAR TD 1st Period 1:27 Kayvon Britten 2 Yd Run (Corbin Poston Kick)
APSU TD 2nd Period 7:13 Romon Copeland Jr. 2 Yd Run (Carson Smith Kick)
TAR TD 2nd Period 7:02 Darius Cooper 75 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston Kick)
TAR FG 2nd Period 0:00 Corbin Poston 18 Yd Field Goal
APSU TD 3rd Period 9:31 La'Vell Wright 2 Yd Run (Carson Smith Kick)
TAR FG 3rd Period 3:56 Corbin Poston 23 Yd Field Goal
TAR TD 4th Period 9:59 Braelon Bridges 11 Yd Run (Corbin Poston Kick)

Statistics

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24 1st Downs 18
4-11 3rd down efficiency 6-16
1-3 4th down efficiency 2-5
433 Total Yards 317
264 Passing 255
17/30 Comp/Att 21/39
8.8 Yards per pass 6.5
169 Rushing 62
42 Rushing Attempts 31
4.0 Yards per rush 2.0
5-65 Penalties 5-53
3 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 1
3 Interceptions thrown 1
30:11 Possession 29:49

Game Information

Venue: Fortera Stadium

Location: Clarksville, TN
Attendance: 8,219 · Capacity:
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