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Abilene Christian Wildcats at Northern Colorado Bears

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Final
24 - 22

Vaes' last-second, 54-yard field goal gives Abilene Christian 24-22 win over Northern Colorado

Hank Gibbs scored from 3 yards out to give the Bears (0-3) — losers now of 15 straight games — a one-point lead with 1:10 left. But they called two timeouts and then were penalized for delay of game before attempting a 2-point conversion pass from the 7-yard line which failed. The Bears also failed on 2-point conversion after their previous touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Abilene Christian (2-1) drove to the UNC 22 behind Maverick Mahor but was pushed back to the 37 on a personal foul with five seconds remaining. Vaes saved the Wildcats with a kick that easily cleared.

Mahor was 20-of-34 passing for 229 yards and a touchdown. Sam Hicks had both a rushing and receiving touchdown. Javon Gipson had 102 yards receiving on seven catches.

Darius Stewart rushed for 132 yards on 21 carries for the Bears. Caden Meis added two rushing TDs. The Bears threw for only 25 yards.

After the Bears built a 10-0 lead on Hunter Green's 35-yard field goal and Meis' 2-yard rushing TD, McIvor got the Wildcats on the board with a 17-yard passing TD to Hicks with just over a minute left in the first half.

Hicks broke a couple of early tackles before sprinting to a 65-yard score to give Abilene Christian its first lead at 14-10 in the third quarter. Isaiah Johnson finished a nine-play, 84-yard drive with 5-yard score late in the quarter for a 21-10 edge.

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Scoring Summary

UNCO FG 1st Period 3:57 Hunter Green 35 Yd Field Goal
UNCO TD 2nd Period 13:52 Caden Meis 2 Yd Run (Hunter Green Kick)
ACU TD 2nd Period 1:09 Sam Hicks 17 Yd pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes Kick)
ACU TD 3rd Period 9:32 Sam Hicks 65 Yd Run (Ritse Vaes Kick)
ACU TD 3rd Period 1:00 Isaiah Johnson 5 Yd Run (Ritse Vaes Kick)
UNCO TD 4th Period 8:42 Caden Meis 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
UNCO TD 4th Period 1:10 Hank Gibbs 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
ACU FG 4th Period 0:00 Cirby Coheley 54 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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12 1st Downs 18
2-12 3rd down efficiency 6-19
0-0 4th down efficiency 2-2
325 Total Yards 266
229 Passing 25
20/35 Comp/Att 6/13
6.5 Yards per pass 1.9
96 Rushing 241
19 Rushing Attempts 65
5.1 Yards per rush 3.7
6-90 Penalties 2-10
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
20:17 Possession 39:43

Game Information

Venue: Nottingham Field

Location: Greeley, CO
Attendance: 3,017 · Capacity:
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