End of Q3: ACU 40, Northeastern State 13

ACU blocked its third NSU punt of the game with 8:20 left in the third quarter; LB Chris Jones did the deed (his second of the night) and DB Nate Bailey recovered the ball (his second, too), as the Wildcat special teams continued to haunt the home team at a record pace. Two plays later, QB Mitchell Gale threw a 3-yard TD pass to FB Emery Dudensing, and Morgan Lineberry's PAT gave the Wildcats a 33-13 lead with 7:42 remaining.

Inspired by its first offensive TD of the game, ACU didn't take long to record another on its next possession when redshirt RB Darrell Cantu-Harkless set sail on an 83-yard TD run with 4:05 left. Lineberry's PAT made the score 40-13.