Villanova Wildcats at Tarleton State Texans

· FCS Championship - Quarterfinals

Villanova Wildcats

12-2, 5-2 Away

Final
26 - 21

Tarleton State Texans

12-2, 7-1 Home

McQuaide's 4th-quarter TD pass to Reed lifts Villanova to 26-21 FCS quarterfinal win

Villanova Wildcats vs. Tarleton Texans: Full Highlights

The 12th-seeded Wildcats (12-2) won their 11th straight game — their longest streak since winning 12 in 1997 — to advance to play unseeded Illinois State in a semifinal next Saturday.

The fourth-seeded Texans (12-2) began their final drive with about eight minutes left and reached the Villanova 11 with two minutes remaining. On fourth-and-6, Victor Gabalis found Trevon West for an apparent touchdown. But the score was overturned when replays showed West just missed getting a toe down inbounds on the left edge of the end zone.

Gabalis had extended a two-point halftime lead to 21-12 with his 15-yard pass to West before Ja'briel Mace's 47-yard rushing TD again made it a two-point game in the third quarter. Mace had 151 yards rushing.

Tarleton scored first after Omar Emmons blocked a punt with Daniel Creek eventually scoring from the 1.

The Texans made it 14-0 in the first quarter after McQuaide tried to flip the ball to a receiver in the end zone but it was snagged by Blake Smith. On the next play, Gabalis found Peyton Kramer deep down the middle for an 80-yard score.

Villanova got on the board with a Jack Barnum field goal then Anthony Hopkins' interception set up Reed's 27-yard wide-receiver TD pass to Lucas Kopecky. Another Barnum field goal cut Tarleton's lead to 14-12 at halftime.

The Texans dropped their first home game after seven wins this season and had a nine-game home streak snapped.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 11:32	Peyton Kramer 80 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson Kick)
TD	1st Period 7:30	Daniel Greek 1 Yd Run (Brad Larson Kick)
FG	2nd Period 12:52	Jack Barnum 31 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 11:20	Lucas Kopecky 27 Yd pass from Braden Reed (Jack Barnum PAT blocked)
FG	2nd Period 1:40	Jack Barnum 42 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 12:35	Trevon West 15 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson Kick)
TD	3rd Period 11:46	Ja'briel Mace 47 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick)
TD	4th Period 12:49	Braden Reed 11 Yd pass from Pat McQuaide (Jack Barnum Kick)

Statistics

VILL		TAR
23	1st Downs	17
7-15	3rd down efficiency	3-11
1-1	4th down efficiency	1-3
426	Total Yards	266
207	Passing	210
17/34	Comp/Att	12/23
6.1	Yards per pass	9.1
219	Rushing	56
38	Rushing Attempts	31
5.8	Yards per rush	1.8
9-84	Penalties	4-30
1	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	1
33:33	Possession	26:27

Game Information

Venue: Tarleton Memorial Stadium

Location: Stephenville, TX
Capacity:

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