ACU storms Fort Lewis to extend regular season win streak
After a defensive slugfest against Northwest Missouri State in its season opener, the No. 3 Abilene Christian Wildcats needed a chance to get their offense tuned up for the rest of the season.
They were able to do that and much more Saturday night with a 58-10 rout of Fort Lewis College in a non-conference contest in front of 7,124 fans at Shotwell Stadium.
The Wildcats rolled up 537 yards of total offense, forced three turnovers and returned a punt for a touchdown as they steamrolled the Skyhawks. Fort Lewis had 278 total yards, including just nine rushing yards on 21 attempts.
Javelinas tame Tigers
KINGSVILLE — Any questions about how Texas A&M-Kingsville’s football team would respond to last week’s victory over nationally ranked Delta (Miss.) State were answered with authority Saturday night.
Another game against East Central (Okla.) equated to another dominating performance by the Javelinas. A&M-Kingsville improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2005 by routing the Tigers 39-7 Saturday night at Javelina Stadium.
Quarterback Billy Garza threw for 201 yards and four touchdowns in a little more than 2.5 quarters of work. Five different Javelinas scored TDs and the defense again was suffocating, limiting ECU to 144 yards of offense. Fifty-five of those came on the Tigers’ lone scoring drive in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Marcus Johnson, the two-time Lone Star Conference North Division Offensive Back of the Year, was held to 21 passing yards and minus-10 yards rushing.
RiverHawks’ defense solid but offense stymied
TAHLEQUAH — Northeastern State and Tarleton State locked up into an old fashioned Lone Star Conference defensive battle Saturday night at Doc Wadley Stadium.
Neither team generated a great deal of offense, as the Texans made good on two field goals in the first period to take a 6-0 victory over the RiverHawks.
Northeastern State remains winless at 0-2, while the Texans go to 2-0 on the season.
Bronchos stun No. 13 West Texas A&M
AMARILLO, Texas — What a difference a week makes.
Central Oklahoma never got its running game untracked and was gashed for nearly 600 yards in a season-opening loss last week, but the Bronchos turned the tide in a big way here Saturday night to pull off a stunning 24-17 upset of No. 13-ranked West Texas A&M.
UCO rolled up 288 yards on the ground -- its most since 2003 -- after netting just 45 in last week’s 42-13 loss at Pittsburg State and limited the high-powered Buffs to 320 total yards to end a four-game losing streak to WTAMU.
Jason Palmer led the way with 148 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, with Ben Birmingham adding 72 yards in 12 attempts and quarterback Brandon Noohi 65 yards in 10 tries as offensive linemen Luke Sapolu, Corbin Burchett, Cody Hughes, Jake Kessen and Andrew McCabe did the job up front.
Mustangs outrun the Storm
It was supposed to be the irresistible force — Southeastern Oklahoma State — against the immovable object — Midwestern State — on Saturday night.
But somebody forgot to tell the Savage Storm that the Mustangs could apply a little force when they needed to.
MSU spotted SOSU an early 6-0 lead and then rattled off 34 unanswered points on the way to a 34-6 Lone Star Conference crossover win at Paul Laird Field.
The Mustangs improve to 2-0 for the season, while the Savage Storm are now 1-1. MSU returns home next Saturday for a 7 p.m. game against Northeastern State, a 6-0 loser to Tarleton State on Saturday night.
Rams' rally falls short in loss to Bobcats
Despite a late charge, the Angelo State football team was handed its first loss of the season Saturday as the Rams fell at Texas State, 48-28, in front of more than 14,000 fans in San Marcos. The Rams fell to 1-1 while Texas State, ranked No. 21 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, improved to 1-0.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 41, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 7
HAMMOND - Behind career nights from senior quarterback Brian Babin and sophomore tight end Simmie Yarborough, as well as a stifling defensive effort, the Southeastern Louisiana football opened the 2009 campaign with a dominant 41-7 win over visiting Texas A&M-Commerce Saturday night in Strawberry Stadium.
The Lions (1-0) won their home opener for the seventh consecutive season and held Texas A&M-Commerce to just six first downs and 198 total yards. The win was the program's most lopsided victory in a season opener since a 35-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana in 1956). Conversely, Southeastern was able to rack up 470 yards on offense and posted 28 first downs.
Hounds rout Southwestern Oklahoma
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WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Sophomore quarterback J.J. Harp threw for three touchdowns and nearly 500 yards Saturday night as Eastern New Mexico University beat Southwestern Oklahoma 45-7 in a Lone Star Conference crossover football game.
Harp, who set an NCAA Division II record with 78 passes and threw for 513 yards in a season-opening loss at Colorado State-Pueblo,broke a school record with 520 total yards (492 passing, 28 rushing), previously held by Kevin Kott (496 on Sept. 14 1986). All three of his TD passes — two to Jesse Poku and one to J.T. Thompson — came in the first half.
Wildcats go undefeated in ACU Volleyball Classic
Abilene Christian pushed its winning streak to four matches by going undefeated in its own ACU Volleyball Classic.
On Saturday at Moody Coliseum, the Wildcats swept Western New Mexico 25-12, 25-18, 25-10, then needed only three games to dispatch Incarnate Word, 25-23, 25-18, 25-13.
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