No. 13 seed Tarleton State wins inaugural FCS playoff game, beats Drake 43-29
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) Victor Gabalis and Kayvon Britten each accounted for two touchdowns, Darius Cooper had 190 yards receiving with a score and No. 13 seed Tarleton State won its inaugural FCS playoff game with a 43-29 victory over unseeded Drake on Saturday in a first-round matchup.
Tarleton State (10-3) will travel to No. 4 seed South Dakota (9-2) in a second-round game on Dec. 7.
Drake jumped out to a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter behind Blake Ellingson’s 2-yard touchdown run and Luke Bailey’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Taj Hughes. Britten answered with a 6-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and his 1-yard TD run stretched the Texans’ lead to 29-14 late in the third.
Gabalis’ 49-yard touchdown pass to Cooper made it 36-21 with 10:49 remaining.
Gabalis was 26-of-36 passing for 337 yards with two touchdowns. Cooper finished with 11 catches and Britten added 146 yards rushing on 29 carries. Kyle Weber also scored on a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs for the Texans.
Bailey and Hailey connected again with a 10-yard score late in the third quarter that pulled the Bulldogs to 29-21. Bailey completed 31 of 49 passes with three touchdown passes and two interceptions. Hughes made 11 catches for 63 yards for Drake (8-3).
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
L. Bailey
2 QB
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L. Bailey | 31/49 | 286 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Hughes
25 RB
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T. Hughes | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Bailey
2 QB
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L. Bailey | 5 | 21 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Cherwin
42 RB
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D. Cherwin | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. January
10 WR
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M. January | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Ellingson
6 QB
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B. Ellingson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Woodson
20 RB
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L. Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Hughes
25 RB
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T. Hughes | 18 | 11 | 63 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Radocha
13 WR
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T. Radocha | 6 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Halvorson
41 TE
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S. Halvorson | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. January
10 WR
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M. January | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Olthoff
4 TE
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P. Olthoff | 4 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Laminack
15 WR
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J. Laminack | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Langdok
83 WR
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B. Langdok | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Nansel
82 TE
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T. Nansel | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Rodriguez
8 TE
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S. Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Woodson
20 RB
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L. Woodson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Cherwin
42 RB
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D. Cherwin | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Bowling
11 DB
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C. Bowling | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Radocha
6 DB
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T. Radocha | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Allison
33 LB
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S. Allison | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Hughes
18 DB
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H. Hughes | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Flood
7 LB
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J. Flood | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Adamski
52 LB
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S. Adamski | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Grisar
5 DB
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C. Grisar | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Toms
31 DB
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M. Toms | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Shefte
54 LB
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T. Shefte | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Claypool
9 DL
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F. Claypool | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Wilson
12 DB
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K. Wilson | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Anderson
58 DL
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T. Anderson | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Christenson
97 DL
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J. Christenson | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Williams
4 DB
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T. Williams | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Blalock
50 DL
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G. Blalock | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Zager
1 DB
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E. Zager | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
S. Dunning
89 K
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S. Dunning | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
S. Dunning
89 K
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S. Dunning | 5 | 45.8 | 1 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Laminack 15 WR
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J. Laminack | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
V. Gabalis
11 QB
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V. Gabalis | 26/36 | 337 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Britten
4 RB
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K. Britten | 29 | 145 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Bridges
8 RB
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B. Bridges | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Weber
41 TE
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K. Weber | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Maruska
42 RB
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T. Maruska | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Gabalis
11 QB
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V. Gabalis | 3 | -7 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Cooper
6 WR
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D. Cooper | 15 | 11 | 190 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Omayebu
10 WR
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B. Omayebu | 9 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jackson
2 WR
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C. Jackson | 8 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Britten
4 RB
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K. Britten | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. West
19 WR
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T. West | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Brown II
17 WR
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F. Brown II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
B. Smith
9 DB
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B. Smith | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Rawls
6 LB
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T. Rawls | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stuart
11 DB
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D. Stuart | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Tita-Nwa
8 LB
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B. Tita-Nwa | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Kurns
2 DB
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K. Kurns | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hawkins
5 DB
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D. Hawkins | 3-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Sterling
12 LB
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D. Sterling | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Owens
16 LB
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A. Owens | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jackson
19 LB
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K. Jackson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Holt
0 LB
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C. Holt | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Tolvert
26 DL
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B. Tolvert | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Chism
92 DL
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T. Chism | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Postell
21 DB
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J. Postell | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Poston
84 K
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C. Poston | 1/1 | 31 | 4/5 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Guzman
15 K
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A. Guzman | 4 | 39.5 | 2 | 50 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
B. Omayebu
10 WR
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B. Omayebu | 3 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
C. Lewis 15 RB
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C. Lewis | 2 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Postell 21 DB
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J. Postell | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |