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Abilene Christian Wildcats at Austin Peay Governors

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35 - 34

McIvor throws late TD pass to Castles to help Abilene Christian beat Austin Peay 35-34

Sam Hicks had 113 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 16 carries for ACU (7-3, 6-1 United Athletic Conference) and JJ Henry caught three passes for 125 yards and two TDs. Blayne Taylor had 107 yards receiving on nine catches and Isaiah Johnson added 11 carries for 75 yards.

Abilene Christian has won three games in a row. The Wildcats take on Tarleton State (8-2, 5-1) next week in what could become the de facto conference title game.

Hicks scored on a 14-yard run with 6:22 left in the third quarter and followed with a 15-yarder that gave the Wildcats their first lead at 28-27 with 55 seconds to go until the fourth. Austin Peay (4-6, 3-4) responded with a seven-play, 68-yard drive to recapture the lead when Austin Smith ran in in from a yard out with 11:54 to play.

Hicks lost a fumble that was recovered by Austin Peay's Stephen Ellison II at the 24 but the ACU defense forced a three-and-out to set up the winning drive — which included a 24-yard pass from McIvor to Taylor on third-and-10.

Smith completed 17 of 31 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns — including a 73-yarder to Jaden Barnes — for Austin Peay. Barnes finished with six receptions for 179 yards and two TDs.

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Scoring Summary

APSU TD 1st Period 12:35 Jaden Barnes 58 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Carson Smith Kick)
ACU TD 1st Period 9:58 J.J. Henry 66 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes Kick)
APSU TD 1st Period 6:39 La'Vell Wright 2 Yd Run (Carson Smith Kick)
ACU TD 1st Period 3:52 J.J. Henry 44 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes Kick)
APSU FG 2nd Period 10:38 Carson Smith 29 Yd Field Goal
APSU TD 2nd Period 8:24 Jaden Barnes 73 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Carson Smith Kick)
APSU FG 2nd Period 0:16 Carson Smith 33 Yd Field Goal
ACU TD 3rd Period 6:23 Sam Hicks 14 Yd Run (Ritse Vaes Kick)
ACU TD 3rd Period 0:55 Sam Hicks 15 Yd Run (Ritse Vaes Kick)
APSU TD 4th Period 11:54 Austin Smith 1 Yd Run (Carson Smith Kick)
ACU TD 4th Period 3:07 Jed Castles 15 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes Kick)

Statistics

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26 1st Downs 17
6-14 3rd down efficiency 5-13
2-2 4th down efficiency 1-2
526 Total Yards 415
355 Passing 308
25/42 Comp/Att 18/32
8.5 Yards per pass 9.6
171 Rushing 107
30 Rushing Attempts 32
5.7 Yards per rush 3.3
9-57 Penalties 6-26
1 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
30:58 Possession 29:02

Game Information

Venue: Fortera Stadium

Location: Clarksville, TN
Attendance: 3,741 · Capacity:
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