End of Q1: ACU 0, Midwestern State 0

The first quarter was a defensive affair between two teams that don't need nametags to recognize each other. Today's game is the third between the Wildcats and Mustangs in each team's previous seven games. ACU and Midwestern State played each other in the final regular season game in 2009, then again in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

ACU's first scoring opportunity was a 53-yard field goal attempt by PK Morgan Lineberry that was short and right. It followed a turnover by MSU with 5:01 left in the first quarter: a fumble caused by LB Eric Edwards that was returned 34 yards by DB Caleb Withrow.