Final: Washburn 52, ACU 49

Daryl Richardson scored for ACU on a 34-yard TD pass from Mitchell Gale with 11:51 left. Justin Andrews caught the 2-point conversion pass from Gale to draw ACU to within 3 points, 45-42.

Simoneau rallied his team with a 61-yard scoring pass to Ronnell Garner with 4:10 remaining. Linn's PAT gave his team a 10-point lead, 52-42.

With 37 seconds to play, Charcandrick West ran 28 yards for another TD. Lineberry's PAT drew the Wildcats to within a field goal, 52-49.

Washburn recovered ACU's onside kick and ran out the clock.

End of Q3: Washburn 45, ACU 34

Justin Cooper went 5 yards for his fourth TD of the afternoon, running untouched around the left end. Linn's PAT made the new score 45-21 with 9:54 left in the third quarter. The drive was started when ACU quarterback Mitchell Gale was intercepted at the WU 33-yard line and the ball returned to the 49-yard-line.

Gale was intercepted again on ACU's next possession, with Adebayo OLadapo picking off the errant pass and returning it to midfield. The Wildcat defense forced the Icabods' first punt of the day at the 6:47 mark.

Four plays later, Gale connected on his second TD pass of the afternoon, completing a pass to Taylor Gabriel on the right sideline that the fleet wide receiver converted into a 71-yard scoring play. Lineberry's PAT was good, cutting the WU lead to 45-28 with 5:31 left.

Darrell Cantu-Harkless caught a 58-yard pass from Gale to put his team in scoring possession. Gabriel caught his second TD pass of the third quarter on the next play – a 10-yarder that drew the Wildcats to within 11 points with 2:18 remaining. Lineberry's PAT missed. The drive took four plays and covered 82 yards.

As the quarter ended, ACU had the ball 70 yards away from a score that would draw them back into a game that looked essentially over at one point.

Halftime Stats for ACU-Washburn

Score: WU 38, ACU 21

First Downs: WU 19, ACU 10

Rushing: ACU 14 for 63 yards, WU 21 for 98 yards

Passing: ACU 10 of 20 for 190 yards and 1 TD, WU 14 of 21 for 252 yards and 1 TD

Total Offense: ACU 253 yards, WU 350 yards

Time of Possession: ACU 13:22, WU 16:38

Third-Down Conversions: ACU 3 of 8, WU 5 of 6

Penalties: ACU 2 for 10 yards, 1 for 5 yards

Passing: Mitchell Gale, 10 of 20 for 190 yards and 1 INT

Rushing: Daryl Richardson, 8 for 46 yards and 1 TD; and Mitchell Gale, 6 for 17 yards

Receiving: Daryl Richardson, 5 for 48 yards; Taylor Gabriel, 1 for 15 yards; Justin Andrews, 2 for 13 yards; Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 1 for 41 yards; and Demarcus Thompson, 1 for 73 yards and 1 TD

Defense: Richard Havins and Nate Bailey, 4 tackles; Thor Woerner and Darien Williams, 3 tackles

End of Q2: Washburn 38, ACU 21

On the second play from scrimmage in Washburn's ensuing drive, and the first play of the second quarter, Ichabod quarterback Dane Simoneau threw a 67-yard TD pass to Matt Kobbeman. The PAT by Linn put Washburn on top again, 21-14.

Three plays into ACU's next drive, Mitchell Gale threw a 73-yard TD pass to freshman Demarcus Thompson. Morgan Lineberry's PAT evened the score at 21-21. There have been more than 400 yards of offense, combined, by these two teams with a little more than a quarter played in this game.

With 9:04 left, a 35-yard field goal by Linn represented ACU's first stop on defense today. New score: 24-21.

Washburn comes up with its first defensive stop on ACU's next drive. However, Morgan Lineberry's punt was blocked by the Ichabods and recovered by Willie Williams. Washburn took over on the Wildcat 41-yard line with 7:39 left.

The Ichabods took advantage of the ACU mistake when Cooper scored his third touchdown of the day, a 9-yard run with 5:27 remaining. Linn's PAT gave his team a 31-21 lead.

After ACU punted on its next possession, Washburn went on an 8-play 50-yard drive, capped by a 4-yard TD run by Sean McPherson. Linn's fifth PAT of the day was good, and the new score became 38-21 with 1:07 left in the first half.

End of Q1: ACU 14, Washburn 14

The Ichabods marched down the field on their first possession, with running back Justin Cooper dashing untouched around left end for 14 yards and a touchdown to open the scoring. Jeremy Linn's successful PAT gave Washburn a 7-0 lead with 11:24 left in the first quarter.

ACU's first play from scrimmage was a huge one – a 41-yard pass from quarterback Mitchell Gale to wide receiver Darrell Cantu-Harkless. Four plays later, running back Daryl Richardson scored the Wildcats' first TD on a 12-yard run after a pitchout to the right side. Morgan Lineberry's successful PAT evened the score at 7-7 with 8:57 left.

Washburn answered back with a 12-yard TD run of its own, this one another score from Cooper with 6:39 remaining. Linn's PAT made the new score 14-7.

Neither team seems to have an answer for the other on defense.

ACU responded with an 80-yard drive, with Gale's 2-yard quarterback sneak landing him in the end zone with 29 seconds left. Lineberry's PAT drew the Wildcats into another tie with the Ichabods, 14-14.