Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
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Joshua Dye's career-best 221 yards rushing leads Southern Utah over Eastern Kentucky 27-17
Dye carried 33 times and scored all three of the Thunderbirds' touchdowns. He passed his previous career high of 204 yards against Utah Tech on Oct. 25. He has 1,542 yards this season.
The Thunderbirds and Colonels were tied at 17 at halftime before Southern Utah pitched a shutout in the second half. Eastern Kentucky was held to 254 total yards.
Southern Utah took the lead on a 32-yard field goal by Jayden Rogers midway through the third quarter and Dye capped off the win with a 1-yard TD run early in the fourth.
Bronson Barron passed for 256 yards and Shane Carr had 124 yards on seven receptions for Southern Utah (5-5, 4-2 United Athletic Conference).
Myles Burkett had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run for Eastern Kentucky (4-6, 2-4).
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Thunderbirds at Colonels 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:33 | Jayden Rogers 39 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 1st Period 4:37 | Buzz Flabiano 36 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:47 | Joshua Dye 6 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:05 | Marcus Calwise Jr. 27 Yd pass from Myles Burkett (Buzz Flabiano Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:51 | Joshua Dye 10 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:58 | Myles Burkett 22 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 7:02 | Jayden Rogers 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 11:48 | Joshua Dye 1 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick) |
Statistics
 SUU |
 EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 13 |
| 8-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-9 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 495 | Total Yards | 254 |
| 256 | Passing | 115 |
| 18/25 | Comp/Att | 9/16 |
| 10.2 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 239 | Rushing | 139 |
| 46 | Rushing Attempts | 26 |
| 5.2 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 9-79 | Penalties | 5-19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 38:09 | Possession | 21:51 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 4,093 · Capacity:
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