NCAAF

UC Davis Aggies at Sacramento State Hornets

· NCAA - Football
10-2, 5-1 Away
Final
42 - 39

Miles Hastings, Lan Larinson help UC Davis escape with 42-39 victory over Sacramento State

The Aggies (10-2, 7-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 5 in the FCS coaches poll and awaiting an at-large bid to the playoffs, survived an upset effort by the Hornets (3-9, 1-7) and another letdown after getting within a two-point conversion of forcing overtime in a 30-28 loss to undefeated No. 2 Montana State with the conference championship on the line last Saturday.

It was a one-score game until Hastings connected with Winston Williams for an 8-yard touchdown, putting UC Davis up 35-24 with 7:32 left in the fourth quarter.

Carson Conklin answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Tau-Tolliver then hit Anderson Grover for the 2-point conversion to get Sacramento State within three points with 4:21 left to play. Conklin had with a 30-yard scoring strike to Danny Scudero with 60 seconds remaining following Larison's long touchdown run. The Aggies used three plays to run out the clock.

Hastings finished with 398 yards on 27-for-36 passing with one interception for UC Davis. He had touchdown throws covering 29 yards to Samuel Gbatu Jr. in the first quarter and 5 yards to Williams in the second. Gbatu finished with five receptions for 143 yards.

Larison totaled 148 yards on 23 carries for the Aggies, adding a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a 12-yarder early in the fourth.

Conklin, a freshman, completed 32 of 44 passes for 389 yards with five touchdowns and an interception for the Hornets. His yardage and scoring throws were season highs. Scudero caught seven passes for 140 yards, while Grover finished with 10 receptions for 102. Jared Gipson had two touchdown grabs among his four catches for 53 yards.

The Hornets have not won since beating Weber State 51-48 in overtime in a mid-October home game.

How To Watch

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  • TV Channel: Aggies at Hornets 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

UCD TD 1st Period 11:50 Samuel Gbatu Jr. 29 Yd pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley Kick)
SAC TD 1st Period 1:04 Anderson Grover 3 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick)
UCD TD 2nd Period 11:03 Lan Larison 1 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick)
UCD TD 2nd Period 5:02 Winston Williams 5 Yd pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley Kick)
SAC TD 2nd Period 0:13 Jared Gipson 22 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick)
SAC TD 3rd Period 5:43 Jared Gipson 6 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick)
SAC FG 3rd Period 1:53 Zach Schreiner 35 Yd Field Goal
UCD TD 4th Period 13:48 Lan Larison 12 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick)
UCD TD 4th Period 7:32 Winston Williams 8 Yd pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley Kick)
SAC TD 4th Period 4:21 Elijah Tau-Tolliver 16 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Carson Conklin Pass to Anderson Grover for Two-Point Conversion)
UCD TD 4th Period 2:02 Lan Larison 59 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick)
SAC TD 4th Period 1:00 Danny Scudero 30 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick)

Statistics

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23 1st Downs 23
6-12 3rd down efficiency 5-14
0-1 4th down efficiency 1-2
540 Total Yards 457
398 Passing 389
27/36 Comp/Att 32/44
11.1 Yards per pass 8.8
142 Rushing 68
33 Rushing Attempts 28
4.3 Yards per rush 2.4
6-69 Penalties 4-25
1 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 1
28:39 Possession 31:21

Game Information

Venue: Hornet Stadium

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,239 · Capacity:
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