Central Arkansas Bears at Lamar Cardinals
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Lamar's McCown throws 3 touchdown passes in 35-32 win over Central Arkansas
McCown and Damian Moore both rushed for touchdowns, and along with McCown's 7-yard touchdown pass to JaCorey Hyder, helped put the Cardinals up 21-17.
Blake Thomas and Kyndon Fuselier each recorded a touchdown catch in the second half to go up by 35-17. McCown threw for 142 yards.
Central Arkansas (1-4) pulled within three in the fourth quarter with Austin Myers' 4-yard touchdown pass to Arlie Lee, and his 14-yard TD pass to Malachi Henry on the next possession made it 35-32 with less than two minutes to play.
The Bears went for it on 4th-and-nine with 12 seconds left, but with two receivers in the end zone Myers couldn’t find an open receiver.
Myers finished 25 for 41 for 358 yards passing and three touchdowns. Henry caught nine passes for 113 yards. Landen Chambers rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown.
Lamar (3-1) is 2-10 in the series. The Cardinals' previous win came in the 2018 FCS playoffs.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:32 | JaCorey Hyder 7 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:52 | Damien Moore 6 Yd Run (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:50 | Malachi Henry 2 Yd pass from Austin Myers (Caleb Jones Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:16 | Landen Chambers 1 Yd Run (Caleb Jones Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 9:40 | Devin Jackson 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:58 | Aiden McCown 4 Yd Run (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:04 | Blake Thomas 34 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:15 | Kyndon Fuselier 31 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:43 | Arlie Lee 4 Yd pass from Austin Myers (Ty Durham Pass to for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:14 | Malachi Henry 14 Yd pass from Austin Myers (Caleb Jones Kick) |
Statistics
 CARK |
 LAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 6-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 1-10 |
| 3-5 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 514 | Total Yards | 293 |
| 370 | Passing | 142 |
| 26/44 | Comp/Att | 13/17 |
| 8.4 | Yards per pass | 8.4 |
| 144 | Rushing | 151 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 4.2 |
| 13-115 | Penalties | 7-56 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 33:33 | Possession | 26:27 |
Game Information
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 6,326 · Capacity:
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