Final Stats: ACU 61, Incarnate Word 16

Score: ACU 61, UIW 16

First Downs: ACU 27, UIW 11

Rushing: ACU 42 for 252 yards, UIW 43 for 164 yards

Passing: ACU 21 of 34 for 342 yards and 2 TDs, UIW 5 of 24 for 61 yards, 4 INT and 0 TDs

Total Offense: ACU 5947 yards, UIW 225 yards

Time of Possession: ACU 32:13, UIW 27;47

Third-Down Conversions: ACU 5 of 13, UIW 5 of 16

Red-Zone Scores-Chances: ACU 5 of 8, UIW 3 of 3

Penalties: UIW 4 for 38 yards, ACU 6 for 50 yards

Passing: Mitchell Gale, 16 of 29 for 327 yards and 2 TDs; and John David Baker, 2 of 5 for 15 yards and 1 INT

Rushing: Charcandrick West, 12 for 130 yards and 2 TDs; Reggie Brown, 15 for 94 yards; Daryl Richardson, 8 for 51 yards and 1 TD

Receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 5 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Darian Hogg, 5 for 92 yards; Reggie Brown, 5 for 32 yards; Charcandrick West, 2 for 51 yards; Andrew Richards, 1 for 35 years and 1 TD; Samuel Ewalefo, 1 for 13 yards; Demarcus Thompson, 1 for 12 yards; and Daryl Richardson, 1 for -4 yards

Defense: Thor Woerner, 8 tackles and 1 INT for a TD; Justin Stewart, 6 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery; Chris Summers, 6 tackles; Nick Richardson, 5 tackles; Nate Bailey, 5 tackles and 1 INT for for a TD; and Mike Wallace, 4 tackles and 1 INT

NOTES: ACU got four field goals from Morgan Lineberry (22, 25 and 54 yards) and Ryan Owens (29 yards). Lineberry kicked off 11 times, 10 of them signaled for touchbacks. Charcandrick West had 218 all-purpose yards (130 rushing, 51 receiving, 37 on kickoff returns). Morgan Lineberry only punted once. UIW leaders were Trent Rios (85 yards rushing on 27 carries), Eric Massoni (5 of 24 for 61 yards and 4 INTs passing) and Jacob Love (2 catches for 43 yards). Cardinal tackle leader was Juan Asencio, who had 10 and returned an interception 62 yards. Dakota Mawyer had 8 tackles and 1 fumble return. ACU scored 41 straight points after taking an early 7-3 lead, 31 of them in the third quarter. At one point, ACU scored on seven consecutive possessions. The Wildcats played keep-away in the the fourth quarter after building a 58-16 lead, holding the ball for nearly 12 of the final 15 minutes. ACU’s Aston Whiteside blocked a PAT on UIW’s final TD of the afternoon. ACU averaged 7.8 yards per play while limiting UIW to a 3.4-yard average.