The Citadel Bulldogs at South Carolina State Bulldogs
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Evan Kiely kicks winning field goal on final play as The Citadel tops South Carolina State 34-31
Facing third-and-1 from its own 11-yard line, The Citadel flipped the field with a 44-yard run by Gavin Garcia and a 34-yard pass from Nick Billoups to Michael Lorino. Kiely booted the game-winner three plays later.
Garcia had 167 yards rushing with two touchdowns for The Citadel (2-3). Quentin Hayes was 7-of-12 passing for 127 yards with two touchdowns, and Billoups completed 2 of 3 passes for 56 yards.
Keely Watson threw two touchdown passes and was 20-for-31 passing for 245 yards for South Carolina State (5-1), ranked No. 15 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. Mason Pickett-Hicks had 90 yards rushing.
The Citadel had a 448-346 advantage in total yards.
The Citadel led 17-10 at halftime and went ahead 31-17 on Damir Abdullah's 55-yard touchdown catch on a deep throw from Hayes, followed by Garcia's 19-yard run late in the third quarter.
Watson's 21-yard touchdown pass to Pickett-Hicks made it 31-24 in the final minute of the third quarter and South Carolina State tied it on Josh Shaw's 6-yard run with 8-plus minutes left in the fourth quarter.
South Carolina State: at Charleston Southern next Saturday
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 9:16 | Jett Jackson 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 6:43 | Gavin Garcia 1 Yd Run (Evan Kiely Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:35 | DJ Maultsby 41 Yd pass from Keely Watson (Jett Jackson Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 4:10 | Evan Kiely 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:23 | Gavin Garcia 8 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Evan Kiely Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:43 | Mason Pickett-Hicks 18 Yd Run (Jett Jackson Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:34 | Damir Abdullah 55 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Evan Kiely Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:15 | Gavin Garcia 19 Yd Run (Evan Kiely Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:31 | Mason Pickett-Hicks 21 Yd pass from Keely Watson (Jett Jackson Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:16 | Josh Shaw 6 Yd Run (Jett Jackson Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 0:00 | Evan Kiely 31 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 CIT |
 SCST |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 439 | Total Yards | 346 |
| 204 | Passing | 255 |
| 10/16 | Comp/Att | 21/33 |
| 12.8 | Yards per pass | 7.7 |
| 235 | Rushing | 91 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 29 |
| 6.0 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
| 4-37 | Penalties | 4-41 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:52 | Possession | 29:08 |
Game Information
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Attendance: 11,250 · Capacity:
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