Drake Bulldogs at Tarleton State Texans
· FCS Championship - First Round
No. 13 seed Tarleton State wins inaugural FCS playoff game, beats Drake 43-29
Tarleton State (10-3) will travel to No. 4 seed South Dakota (9-2) in a second-round game on Dec. 7.
Drake jumped out to a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter behind Blake Ellingson’s 2-yard touchdown run and Luke Bailey’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Taj Hughes. Britten answered with a 6-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and his 1-yard TD run stretched the Texans’ lead to 29-14 late in the third.
Gabalis’ 49-yard touchdown pass to Cooper made it 36-21 with 10:49 remaining.
Gabalis was 26-of-36 passing for 337 yards with two touchdowns. Cooper finished with 11 catches and Britten added 146 yards rushing on 29 carries. Kyle Weber also scored on a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs for the Texans.
Bailey and Hailey connected again with a 10-yard score late in the third quarter that pulled the Bulldogs to 29-21. Bailey completed 31 of 49 passes with three touchdown passes and two interceptions. Hughes made 11 catches for 63 yards for Drake (8-3).
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Bulldogs at Texans 2021 College Football, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:44 | Blake Ellingson 2 Yd Run (Shane Dunning Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 5:49 | Corbin Poston 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 3:18 | Taj Hughes 9 Yd pass from Luke Bailey (Shane Dunning Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:00 | Kayvon Britten 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:50 | Cody Jackson 18 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:13 | Kyle Weber 1 Yd Run (Corbin Poston Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:29 | Kayvon Britten 1 Yd Run (Corbin Poston Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:08 | Taj Hughes 10 Yd pass from Luke Bailey (Shane Dunning Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:49 | Darius Cooper 49 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:26 | Kyle Weber 3 Yd Run (Corbin Poston Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:45 | Brandon Langdok 8 Yd pass from Luke Bailey (Blake Ellingson Pass to Sam Rodriguez for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 TAR |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 28 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-11 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 356 | Total Yards | 490 |
| 286 | Passing | 337 |
| 31/49 | Comp/Att | 26/37 |
| 5.8 | Yards per pass | 9.1 |
| 70 | Rushing | 153 |
| 18 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 4.0 |
| 5-37 | Penalties | 0-0 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 28:43 | Possession | 31:17 |
Game Information
Location: Stephenville, TX
Attendance: 3,583 · Capacity:
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