Final: MSU 35, ACU 31

Tight end Jamie Walker caught a 5-yard pass from Mitchell Gale with 5:43 left in the game. Ryan Owens’ successful PAT put ACU back on top, 31-28.

But the Mustangs answered right back on their next drive, with Brandon Kelsey wrapping up a 12-play, 75-yard drive by rushing for his fourth TD of the game, an 11-yarder with 1:27 remaining that put MSU back in the lead, 35-31.

A last-gasp drive by ACU started at the Wildcat 35-yard-line but ended six plays later when a pass from Gale, intended for Darian Hogg, landed out of bounds with 49 seconds on the clock.

MSU ran out the clock and the Wildcat upset bid ended.

FINAL STATISTICS

First downs: MSU 30, ACU 25

Rushing: MSU 53 for 389 yards, ACU 32 for 92 yards

Passing: ACU 26 of 38 for 335 yards and 3 TDs, MSU 12 of 16 for 121 yards and 1 INT

Total yards: MSU 510, ACU 427

Penalties: MSU 8 for 90 yards, ACU 5 for 43 yards

Time of possession: ACU 30:26, MSU 29:34

Third-down conversions: ACU 5 of 12, MSU 4 of 6

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, ACU 26 of 38 for 335 yards and 3 TD

ACU rushing: Charcandrick West, 18 for 63 yards; Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 7 of 12; Marcel Threat, 2 for 9 yards; and Mitchell Gale, 5 for 8 yards

ACU receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 9 for 116 yards and 2 TDs; Darrell Cantu-Harless, 7 for 94 yards; Darian Hogg, 4 for 66 yards; Demarcus Thompson, 3 for 33 yards; Charcandrick West, 1 for 16 yards; Elton Crochran, 1 for 5 yards; Jamie Walker, 1 for 5 yards

ACU tackles: L.B. Suggs, 13; Angel Lopez, 12; Steven Ford, 10 and 1 INT, Justin Stephens, 9; and Mike Wallace, 8; 

End of Q3: MSU 28, ACU 24

MSU went back on top, 21-17, when Kelsey ran for his third TD of the game at the 9:23 mark, a 6-yard rush up the middle.

ACU responded with an 8-play, 75-yard drive, capped by Mitchell Gale's 20-yard TD pass to Taylor Gabriel with 5:24 left, putting the Wildcats back on top, 24-21.

MSU kept the ball on the ground for its next drive, moving 82 yards in eight plays. Lone Star Conference rushing leader Keidrick Jackson ran the final 8 yards for a TD to put his team back in the lead, 28-24, with 1:48 left.

End of Q2: ACU 17, Midwestern 14

Morgan Lineberry missed a 49-yard field goal at the 12:23 mark.

MSU looked to be driving for another score when Keivan Swanson fumbled the ball following a catch, and ACU linebacker Mike Wallace recovered at the Wildcat 19-yard line with 10:59 left.

ACU's Ryan Owens kicked a 32-yard field goal with 4:04 left.

On MSU's next drive, defensive back Steven Ford intercepted Brandon Kelsey's pass on the Wildcat 45-yard line with 2:40 left.

ACU's drive stalled and Owens' 49-yard field goal attempt was blocked with 53 seconds left.

FIRST-HALF STATISTICS
First downs: ACU 16, MSU 13

Rushing: MSU 16 for 145 yards, ACU 25 for 80 yards

Passing: ACU 13 of 17 for 187 yards and 1 TD, MSU 8 of 10 for 81 yards and 1 INT

Total yards: ACU 267, MSU 226

Penalties: MSU 4 for 50 yards, ACU 3 for 27 yards

Time of possession: MSU 09:55, ACU 20:05

Third-down conversions: ACU 3 of 7, MSU 1 of 1

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, ACU 13 of 17 for 187 yards and 1 TD

ACU rushing: Charcandrick West, 18 for 63 yards; Marcel Threat, 2 for 9 yards; and Mitchell Gale, 5 for 8 yards

ACU receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 5 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Darrell Cantu-Harless, 4 for 46 yards; Darian Hogg, 2 for 45 yards; Charcandrick West, 1 for 16 yards; and Elton Crochran, 1 for 5 yards

ACU tackles: L.B. Suggs, 7; Angel Lopez, 5; Mike Wallace, 5; Jesse Harper, 6; and Steven Ford, 2 and 1 INT

End of Q1: ACU 14, Midwestern 14

ACU kept the ball on the ground for much of its opening drive, and opened the scoring when Mitchell Gale hit Taylor Gabriel with a 10-yard TD pass at the 10:08 mark. Morgan Linebery's successful PAT put ACU on top, 7-0.

Midwestern answered with a touchdown on its first drive. Quarterback Brandon Kelsey kept the ball and ran 2 yards for the score, pulling the Mustangs even at 7-7 with 6:10 left.

A third-down, 46-yard pass from Gale to Gabriel keyed the Wildcats' second drive. Charcandrick West ran 3 yards for a TD on the next play, and Lineberry's PAT made the new score 14-7 with 2:49 remaining.

It only took the Mustangs five plays to move 75 yards, with Kelsey knotting the score at 14-14 when he scampered 30 yards for a TD with 33 seconds left in the quarter.

FInal: ACU 59, ENMU 17

ENMU scored when quarterback Wesley Wood ran 5 yards for a TD with 8:40 left, cutting the ACU lead to 52-17.

Using a new quarterback combination of John David Baker and Caleb Stone, ACU drove to another score with 4:46 left. Marcel Threat ran 5 yards for the TD, and Lineberry's successful PAT made the new, and final, score 59-17.

FINAL STATISTICS

First downs: ACU 24, ENMU 20

Rushing: ENMU 55 for 244 yards, ACU 33 for 136 yards

Passing: ACU 19 of 29 for 261 yards and 4 TDs, ENMU 9 of 19 for 68 yards and 3 INTs

Total yards: ACU 397, ENMU 312

Penalties: ENMU 8 for 64 yards, ACU 9 for 70 yards

Time of possession: ENMU 34:56, ACU 24:04

Third-down conversions: ACU 5 of 10, ENMU 5 of 15

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, ACU 18 of 28 for 252 yards and 4 TDs; John David Baker, 1 of 1 for 9 yards

ACU rushing: Marcel Threat, 12 for 70 yards; Charcandrick West, 8 for 32 yards; Cade Stone, 2 for 19; Travis Tarver, 3 for 14 yards; and Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 1 for 10

ACU receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 8 for 112 yards; Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 4 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Darian Hogg, 2 for 26 yards and 2 TDs; Charcandrick West, 1 for 17 yards; Elton Crochran, 1 for 11 yards; Drew Peters, 1 for 9 yards; and DeMarcus Thompson, 1 for 6 yards

ACU tackles: Thor Woerner, 12; Mike Wallace, 11 and 1 INT; and Jesse Harper, 11

End of Q3: ACU 52, ENMU 10

Charcandrick West scored on a 17-yard pass from Mitchell Gale on ACU's opening drive of the second half, upping ACU's lead to 38-10 with 11:23 left. Morgan Lineberry's PAT was good.

Wildcat defensive lineman Melvin Shead intercepted a Wesley Wood pass at the ENMU 7-yard line and returned it for a TD with 4:15 remaining. Lineberry's PAT made the new score 45-10.

ACU scored for the third time this quarter, Darian Hogg catching an 8-yard pass from Gale in the right corner of he end zone with 14 seconds left. Lineberry's PAT upped the Wildcat lead to 52-10.

End of Q2: ACU 31, ENMU 10

The Wildcats increased their lead to 21-7, completing a 12-play, 99-yard drive spanning the end of the first and beginning of the second. Mitchell Gale's 12-yard pass to Darian Hogg padded ACU's lead at the 12:30 mark.

Freshman cornerback Tyler Chapman intercepted a Wesley Wood pass on ENMU's next drive, giving the ball back to ACU. The Wildcats converted the turnover into more points when Morgan Lineberry kicked a 29-yard field goal with 6:14 left.

Linebacker Mike Wallace intercepted a pass from Wesley Wood and raced 49 yards for a Wildcat TD with 3:59 left. Lineberry's PAT was good, and ACU's lead grew to 31-7.

ENMU placekicker Dylan Baca booted a 30-yard field goal with three seconds left to cut the ACU margin to 31-10.

FIRST-HALF STATISTICS

First downs: ACU 15, ENMU 13

Rushing: ENMU 28 for 167 yards, ACU 17 for 66 yards

Passing: ACU 13 of 21 for 176 yards and 2 TDs, ENMU 5 of 13 for 53 yards and 2 INTs

Total yards: ACU 242, ENMU 220

Penalties: ENMU 6 for 53 yards, ACU 5 for 40 yards

Time of possession: ENMU 16:00, ACU 14:00

Third-down conversions: ACU 4 of 7, ENMU 3 of 8

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, ACU 13 of 21 for 176 yards and 2 TDs

ACU rushing: Marcel Threat, 6 for 33 yards; Charcandrick West, 5 for 23 yards; Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 1 for 10; and Mitchell Gale, 4 for 1 yard

ACU receiving: Taylor Gabriel, 6 or 79 yards; Darrell Cantu-Harless, 3 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Darian Hogg, 2 for 18 yards and 1 TD; and Elton Crochran, 1 for 11 yards

ACU tackles: L.B. Suggs, 6; Mike Wallace, 6; Jesse Harper, 6; and Thor Woerner, 6

End of Q1: ACU 14, ENMU 7

Cade Stone returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, and Morgan Lineberry's successful PAT gave the Wildcats about as early a 7-0 lead as possible. Consumed time: 12 seconds.

DeMarcus Johnson fumbled the Greyhoundss' opening-drive punt and ENMU took over at the Wildcat 6-yard line. Three plays later, quarterback Wesley Wood ran 4 yards for a TD at the 11:13 mark. A PAT by Dylan Baca was good, tying the score at 7-7.

Mitchell Gale threw a 39-yard TD pass to Darrell Cantu-Harkless with 3:51 left in the quarter. The speedy back broke out of an attempted tackle at the Greyhound 20-yard line and scampered into the end zone. Lineberry's PAT was good, making the new score 14-7 in favor of ACU.

Final: Angelo State 28, ACU 21

On the second play of the fourth quarter, Gale threw a 33-yard TD pass to Elton Crochran, pulling ACU to 21-6 with 14:48 left.

Angelo State's next possession was successful, with Hamblin tossing a 13-yard scoring pass to Joey Knight with 9:11 remaining.

ACU answered back when Gale found a wide open Taylor Gabriel in the end zone for a 13-yard TD at the 7:55 mark, making the new score 28-23.

FINAL STATISTICS

First downs: Angelo State 28, ACU 23

Rushing: Angelo State 37 for 135 yards, ACU 19 for 9 yards

Passing: Angelo State 33 of 48 for 274 yards, ACU 17 of 43 for 308 yards

Total yards: Angelo State 409, ACU 317

Penalties: Angelo State 14 for 152 yards, ACU 8 for 75 yards

Time of possession: Angelo State 39:52, ACU 20:08

Third-down conversions: Angelo State 8 of 18, ACU 1 of 12

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, 17 of 43 for 308 yards, 1 INT and 1 TD

ACU rushing: Taylor Gabriel, 1 for 22 yards; Travis Tarver, 5 for 11 yards; and Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 3 for -8 yards

ACU receiving: Demarcus Thompson, 5 for 131 yards; Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 5 for 69 yards; and Taylor Gabriel, 4 for 63 yards

ACU tackles: Justin Sephens 13; L.B. Suggs, 11; Mike Wallace, 8 and 1 sack; and Thor Woerner, 8