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Abilene Christian Wildcats at West Georgia Wolves

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5-2, 2-1 Home

Earle throws 3 touchdown passes as Abilene Christian rolls 30-13 past West Georgia

West Georgia's early 6-3 lead in the second quarter evaporated within six minutes. Earle found JB Mitchell for an 8-yard touchdown, and Jordon Vaughn ran in a 3-yard score after a West Georgia three-and-out to make it 17-6 at the half.

Earle was 21 of 32 passing for 241 yards, finding Chidubem Lebechi and JJ Henry for his second-half touchdowns. He led the Wildcats with 82 rushing yards on 21 attempts.

Abilene Christian (6-1, 3-1 UAC) — ranked No. 19 in the FCS coaches poll — converted 10 of its 14 third downs before kneeling on the final drive. The Wildcats entered with a .482 third-down conversion percentage, 11th in FCS football.

The defending conference champion Wildcats have now won eight of their last nine games in the UAC after losing to Incarnate Word 38-7 on September 27.

West Georgia (5-2, 2-2) — ranked No. 21 in the FCS coaches poll — was held to 35 rushing yards. DeAndre Buchannon led the Wolves with 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.

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Scoring Summary

WES FG 1st Period 11:05 Tommy Holden 21 Yd Field Goal
WES TD 1st Period 8:31 J. Jones run for 90 yds for a TD
ACU FG 1st Period 7:24 Brandon Perez 34 Yd Field Goal
WES TD 1st Period 4:01 M. Gillis run for 55 yds for a TD (P. Fisher-Butler KICK)
WES FG 2nd Period 12:21 Tommy Holden 23 Yd Field Goal
WES TD 2nd Period 11:05 J. Jones run for 63 yds for a TD (P. Fisher-Butler KICK)
ACU TD 2nd Period 10:21 J. Giller pass to S. Westover for 73 yds for a TD (D. Benzi KICK)
WES TD 2nd Period 7:38 K. Bennett run for 44 yds for a TD (P. Fisher-Butler KICK)
ACU TD 2nd Period 6:11 JB Mitchell III 8 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez Kick)
ACU TD 2nd Period 2:19 Jordon Vaughn 3 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)
WES TD 3rd Period 9:51 J. Sauray run for 81 yds for a TD (P. Fisher-Butler KICK)
ACU TD 3rd Period 8:52 Chidubem Lebechi 6 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez Kick)
WES TD 3rd Period 6:34 DeAndre Buchannon 54 Yd pass from Colton Fitzgerald (Tommy Holden Kick)
ACU TD 4th Period 7:44 J.J. Henry 11 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Brandon Perez PAT failed)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2000.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originACU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2698.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWES
27 1st Downs 12
10-15 3rd down efficiency 6-14
0-0 4th down efficiency 0-2
451 Total Yards 314
241 Passing 279
21/32 Comp/Att 19/38
7.5 Yards per pass 7.3
210 Rushing 35
46 Rushing Attempts 16
4.6 Yards per rush 2.2
4-20 Penalties 4-46
1 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
38:59 Possession 21:01

Game Information

Venue: University Stadium (GA)

Location: Carrollton, GA
Attendance: 4,735 · Capacity:
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