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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

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Tennessee Tech rides Mitchell and five-game winning streak to 4-way share of Big South-OVC title

The Eagles (7-5, 6-2 Big South-OVC Association) wrapped up the regular season with five straight wins and earned a four-way share of the conference title with Southeast Missouri State, UT Martin and Tennessee State.

SEMO and Tech each have 2-1 composite records versus TSU and UT Martin, who have 1-2 records. The tiebreaker shifts to head-to-head results between SEMO and Tech in which SEMO won to secure the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.

Dom LeBlanc gave the Golden Eagles a 6-0 lead with field goals of 46 and 20 yards before Jordan Yates made it 13-0 with a 9-yard touchdown run to end a nine-play, 80-yard drive with 3:49 before halftime.

LeBlanc added a 22-yard field goal midway through the third for a 16-point lead. Jay Pearson accounted for the lone score for the Panthers (3-9, 2-6) with a 2-yard touchdown run at the end of a 10-play, 75-yard drive that lasted nearly five-and-a-half minutes. The two-point conversion failed.

Tyler Wilson's 9-yard touchdown run with 11:04 left in the game capped the scoring.

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Scoring Summary

TNTC FG 1st Period 12:14 Dom LeBlanc 46 Yd Field Goal
TNTC FG 2nd Period 12:33 Dom LeBlanc 20 Yd Field Goal
TNTC TD 2nd Period 3:49 Jordan Yates 9 Yd Run (Dom LeBlanc Kick)
TNTC FG 3rd Period 7:37 Dom LeBlanc 22 Yd Field Goal
EIU TD 3rd Period 2:15 Jay Pearson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
TNTC TD 4th Period 11:04 Tyler Wilson 9 Yd Run (Dom LeBlanc Kick)

Statistics

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18 1st Downs 17
4-11 3rd down efficiency 6-13
1-2 4th down efficiency 1-2
241 Total Yards 328
161 Passing 128
18/28 Comp/Att 11/20
5.8 Yards per pass 6.4
80 Rushing 200
33 Rushing Attempts 40
2.4 Yards per rush 5.0
2-10 Penalties 6-51
2 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
30:23 Possession 29:37

Game Information

Venue: Tucker Stadium

Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 6,790 · Capacity:
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