End of Q2: ACU 6, A&M-Kingsville 10

Kingsville answered ACU’s scoring drive with one of its own on its next possession, the first of the second quarter, when quarterback Poppell threw a 22-yard TD pass to wide receiver Robert Armstrong with 9:31 remaining. Matt Stoll’s successful PAT made the new score 7-6 in favor of the Javelinas.

After a defensive struggle for most of the quarter, Kingsville padded its lead to 10-6 when Stoll kicked a 35-yard field goal with 1:09 remaining.

FIRST-HALF STATISTICS
First downs: Kingsville 11, ACU 6
Rushing: ACU 15 for 23 yards, Kingsville 16 for 24 yards
Passing: ACU 7 of 16 for 85 yards and 1 INT, Kingsville 19 of 28 for 207 yards and 1 TD
Total yards: Kingsville 232, ACU 108
Penalties: Kingsville 6 for 45 yards, ACU 2 for 25 yards

Time of possession: Kingsville 16:08, ACU 13:52

Third-down conversions: Kingsville 6 of 11, ACU 2 of 8

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, 7 of 16 for 85 yards and 1 INT

ACU rushing: Travis Tarver, 12 for 21 yards, Taylor Gabriel, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD

ACU receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 2 for 23 yards; Dmarcus Thompson, 2 for 21 yards, Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 1 for 20 yards; Jonathan Parker, 1 for 16 yards

ACU tackles: Justin Stephens 8, L.B. Suggs 6, Nick Richardson 3, Justin Stewart 3