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Houston Christian Huskies at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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Final
20 - 45

Zach Calzada's 5 total touchdowns lead Incarnate Word in 45-20 rout of Houston Christian

Three of Calzada's TD passes went to Roy Alexander.

Houston Christian took the opening kickoff and drove for a 37-yard field goal by Dillon Fedor. After that it was all UIW as the Cardinals rolled up 573 yards and 31 first downs.

UIW (FCS No. 10, 7-2, 4-0 Southland Conference) got touchdowns on four consecutive possessions spanning the second and third quarters. The string started with a 26-yard pass from Calzada to Alexander, and was followed by Calzada's 2-yard run, his 9-yard pass to Alexander and Jalen Walthall's 50-yard reception for a 38-6 lead. Walthall celebrated his touchdown by doing a handstand in the end zone.

Later in the third, Alexander caught a short TD pass from Calzada that made it 45-6.

In the fourth quarter the Huskies scored on a 16-yard run by Jesse Valenzuela and a 32-yard pass from Cutter Stewart to AJ Wilson.

Calzada finished with 306 yards on 29-of-44 passing and Dekalon Taylor ran for 128 yards with a touchdown. Alexander led a group of 10 receivers with seven catches for 89 yards.

Wilson had 3 catches for 111 yards for the Huskies (3-6, 1-3).

How To Watch

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  • TV Channel: Huskies at Cardinals 2021 College Football, week 10, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

HCU FG 1st Period 12:16 Dillon Fedor 37 Yd Field Goal
UIW FG 1st Period 8:08 Brack Peacock 25 Yd Field Goal
UIW TD 1st Period 6:04 Dekalon Taylor 28 Yd Run (Brack Peacock Kick)
UIW TD 2nd Period 8:42 Roy Alexander 26 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick)
HCU FG 2nd Period 4:46 Dillon Fedor 34 Yd Field Goal
UIW TD 2nd Period 1:50 Zach Calzada 2 Yd Run (Brack Peacock Kick)
UIW TD 2nd Period 0:12 Roy Alexander 9 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick)
UIW TD 3rd Period 12:27 Jalen Walthall 50 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick)
UIW TD 3rd Period 1:45 Roy Alexander 3 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick)
HCU TD 4th Period 4:52 Jesse Valenzuela 16 Yd Run (Dillon Fedor Kick)
HCU TD 4th Period 1:53 AJ Wilson 32 Yd pass from Cutter Stewart (Dillon Fedor Kick)

Statistics

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14 1st Downs 31
2-15 3rd down efficiency 7-17
1-1 4th down efficiency 1-4
301 Total Yards 573
217 Passing 332
18/34 Comp/Att 32/50
6.4 Yards per pass 6.6
84 Rushing 241
30 Rushing Attempts 39
2.8 Yards per rush 6.2
9-88 Penalties 8-78
3 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 1
2 Interceptions thrown 0
24:05 Possession 35:55

Game Information

Venue: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 2,189 · Capacity:
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