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