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