South Carolina State Bulldogs at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA - Football
22 - 20
Phoenix passes for 412 yards and 3 TD as SC State beats Tennessee Tech 22-20
Eric Phoenix passed for 412 yards and three touchdowns, Justin Smith-Brown had four receptions for 129 yards and two TDs and South Carolina State escaped Saturday with 22-20 win over Tennessee Tech.
Caden High had 150 yards receiving on seven catches and Nicholas Brown added two receptions for 89 yards for South Carolina State (3-2).
Freshman Dom LeBlanc — who made field goals of 30 and 35 yards in the second quarter — missed a potential winning 42-yard field-goal attempt wide right for Tennessee Tech (2-3) as time expired.
The Golden Eagles took the opening kickoff and moved to near midfield before Ashaad Hall's strip-sack of Jordyn Potts was recovered by Jadin Jones and, on the next play from scrimmage, Phoenix threw a screen pass to Smith Brown, who raced down the left sideline for a 47-yard touchdown. After a Tennessee Tech punt back the Bulldogs up to their own 1, Phoenix connected with Brown for a 67-yard touchdown to cap a 99-yard drive and make it 13-0 midway through the first quarter.
A 63-yard touchdown pass from Phoenix to Smith-Brown gave South Carolina State a 19-10 lead after Kevin Gallegos misses his second PAT attempt of the day late in the second quarter.
Potts threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Ashton Maples that gave Tennessee Tech its first lead at 20-10 with 4:12 left in the third quarter but Gallegos — who also missed two field-goal attempts — kicked a 40-yard field goal about 3 1/2 minutes later to cap the scoring.
Potts was 22-of-42 passing for 300 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:49 | Justin Smith-Brown 47 Yd pass from Eric Phoenix (Kyle Gallegos Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 7:22 | Nicholas Brown 67 Yd pass from Eric Phoenix (Kyle Gallegos PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:08 | Jay Parker 79 Yd pass from Jordyn Potts (Dom LeBlanc Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:06 | Dom LeBlanc 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:21 | Justin Smith-Brown 63 Yd pass from Eric Phoenix (Kyle Gallegos PAT failed) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:45 | Dom LeBlanc 35 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:12 | Ashton Maples 2 Yd pass from Jordyn Potts (Dom LeBlanc Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:38 | Kyle Gallegos 40 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 SCST |
 TNTC |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-19 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 465 | Total Yards | 391 |
| 412 | Passing | 296 |
| 17/31 | Comp/Att | 23/43 |
| 13.3 | Yards per pass | 6.9 |
| 53 | Rushing | 95 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
| 1.9 | Yards per rush | 2.6 |
| 10-84 | Penalties | 7-65 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 27:27 | Possession | 32:33 |
Game Information
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 5,974 · Capacity:
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