Chattanooga Mocs at Tarleton State Texans
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Birthday boy Peyton Kramer hauls in 3 long TD passes and Tarleton State defeats Chattanooga 52-24
Kramer averaged 27.1 yards on seven receptions.
The Texans (5-0) scored on several long plays in taking a 31-14 halftime lead. Victor Gabalis and Peyton Kramer connected on a 68-yard touchdown pass, Tre Page III had a 48-yard touchdown run and Kramer caught a 39-yard TD pass from Daniel Greek. Even two of Corbin Poston's three first-half field goals were from distance, hitting from 49 and 50 yards.
The Texans had 406 yards of offense in the first half. They entered with the No. 3 scoring offense in the FCS at 46.8 points per game and the No. 3 scoring defense at 10.0 ppg.
Gabalis left the game with a foot or toe injury after completing 9 of 14 passes for 190 yards, including the touchdown to Kramer. Greek threw two touchdown passes and finished 11-for-18 passing for 214 yards.
Tarleton State added two more long scores in the third quarter. Greek and Kramer connected again on a 38-yard TD pass and Ty Rawls returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown.
Caleb Lewis finished it off with a 35-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
Page had 110 yards rushing and the Texans had a total of 576 yards — 404 passing and 172 on the ground.
Camden Orth threw for 117 yards and run for 99 yards for the Mocs (1-3). Justus Durant had 88 yards and one of Chattanooga's three rushing touchdowns. The Mocs had 292 yards rushing.
Tarleton State, ranked No. 3 in the FCS coaches poll, is 5-0 for the first time as a Division I member and is the first Division I team to win five games this season.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 11:21 | Brad Larson 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 9:40 | Justus Durant 27 Yd Run (Jude Kelley Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:13 | Peyton Kramer 68 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:05 | Ryan Ingram 22 Yd Run (Jude Kelley Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:14 | Tre Page III 48 Yd Run (Brad Larson Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:46 | Peyton Kramer 39 Yd pass from Daniel Greek (Brad Larson Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 2:26 | Corbin Poston 50 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:07 | Corbin Poston 49 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 9:19 | Jude Kelley 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:43 | Peyton Kramer 38 Yd pass from Daniel Greek (Brad Larson Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:30 | Ty Rawls 57 Yd Interception Return (Marquis Willis Pass to Daniel Greek for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:45 | Journey Wyche 33 Yd Run (Jude Kelley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:45 | Caleb Lewis 35 Yd Run (Brad Larson Kick) |
Statistics
 UTC |
 TAR |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 1-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-17 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 409 | Total Yards | 576 |
| 117 | Passing | 404 |
| 7/14 | Comp/Att | 20/33 |
| 8.4 | Yards per pass | 12.2 |
| 292 | Rushing | 172 |
| 37 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 7.9 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 5-47 | Penalties | 6-74 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:53 | Possession | 32:07 |
Game Information
Location: Stephenville, TX
Attendance: 23,732 · Capacity:
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