NCAA Playoff History 6
#3 Central Washington
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#12 Tarleton StatE
The Coaches
Quarterfinals • November 21, 2009 Tomlinson Stadium • Ellensburg, Wash. (5,400)
Texan offense limited to just three field goals as CWU wins second round playoff game 27-6
Score by Quarters Tarleton State Central Washington
1 2 3 4 Score 3 3 0 0 6 7 10 3 7 27
6 - 20 6 - 27
RUSHING: Tarleton-Evan Robertson 10-26; Keith Demby 1-2; Roderick Smith 5-minus 6; Scott Grantham 8-minus 36. Central Washington-Eldridge 18-101; Kelly 8-24; Morris 6-8; TEAM 4-minus 4; Morgan 3-minus 7. PASSING: Tarleton-Scott Grantham 14-33-0-192; Keith Demby 0-1-0-0. Central Washington-Morgan 21-31-1-287. RECEIVING: Tarleton-Devin Guinn 3-45; A. Buckingham 3-34; Evan Robertson 2-14; Jahmeel Hobson 1-59; Devon Gray 1-23; Roderick Smith 1-10; Shaun Ragon 1-4; Keith Demby 1-3; Bradley Peschke 1-0. Central Washington-Spevak 5-97; Eldridge 5-68; Weems 4-43; Helwege 3-32; Westmoreland 2-26; Smith,Ch. 1-16; Waller,M. 1-5.
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Texan Football The University
CWU 17 39-122 287 31-21-1 70-409 0-0 6-88 2-80 0-0 4-41.2 0-0 8-73 35:58 5 of 14 0 of 0 4-7 2-17
The LSC
TSU 9 24--14 192 34-14-0 58-178 0-0 0-0 6-137 1-58 8-40.2 3-2 6-54 24:02 3 of 16 0 of 1 2-2 1-7
3 - 14 6 - 14 6 - 17
History/Records
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
3-0 3-7
2012 Review
Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 04:07 TSU G. Lindholm 39 yd field goal 02:33 CWU Spevak 48 yd pass from Morgan (Rolsma kick) 2nd Quarter 10:16 CWU Eldridge 2 yd run (Rolsma kick) 06:03 TSU G. Lindholm 31 yd field goal 01:39 CWU Rolsma 27 yd field goal 3rd Quarter 08:07 CWU Rolsma 30 yd field goa. 4th Quarter 07:57 CWU Eldridge 3 yd run (Rolsma kick)
The Players
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - The No. 12 Tarleton Texans had a hard time running the ball Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoff against No. 1 Central Washington, and just nine first downs were logged by the Texans in a 27-6 loss in Ellensburg, Wash. Tarleton’s season closed with the loss as the Texans finished 11-3 overall. The Texans handed the ball over on two fumbles, and the Wildcats scored 10 points off of those turnovers, while the Texans had an interception and had just three points. One of the Texan turnovers was deep into Wildcat territory. The Texans gained just 178 yards of total offense, Tarleton’s second worse out of the season after Abilene Christian held Tarleton to 172 total yards. On Saturday, Tarleton gained 192 yards through the air, but the Texans were limited to minus-17 yards on the ground. Bradley Bullitt intercepted a Cole Morgan pass and then lateralled the ball to Jeremy Sifford who returned it to the CWU 39-yard line to set up the first score of the game when Garrett Lindholm made a 39-yard field goal with 4:07 left in the first quarter. The score came after six plays and Tarleton covered just four yards in the scoring drive to make it 3-0 Texans. On the next drive for the Wildcats, Morgan hit Johnny Spevak for a 48yard touchdown. Garrett Rolsma had the extra point to put the home team ahead 7-3 with 2:33 left in the opening quarter. The drive took three plays to cover 50 yards. The Wildcats stretched the lead to 14-3 with 10:16 left in the first half when Randall Eldridge punched it in from two yards away. Rolsma added the kick to cap the two-play 15-yard drive that was set up by a Roderick Smith fumble at the Tarleton 22-yard line. The ball was scooped up by Taylor Breitzman and returned to the Tarleton 15. The Texans took the next drive 48 yards on 10 plays in 4:03 to set up a 31-yard field goal by Lindholm. The Texans trailed 14-6 with 6:03 on the clock. CWU then added a field goal with 1:39 remaining in the second quarter when Rolsma connected on a 27-yard attempt to close an eight-play, 71-yard drive that took 4:24 off the clock. The Wildcats led 17-6 at the half. The Texans stopped the Wildcats’ first drive of the second half, and the offense was driving down the field when Roderick Smith caught a screen pass from Scott Grantham, but the senior running back again fumbled – this time at the CWU 23-yard line. The home team then took the ball 69 yards on six plays to stretch its lead to 20-6 when Rolsma hit a 30-yard field goal with 8:07 left in the third quarter. Neither team scored again until the Wildcats put the last point of the game on the board. Eldridge punched the ball in from three yards out to end a nine-play, 67-yard drive. The kick by Rolsma put the final tally on the board with CWU winning, 27-6. Evan Robertson had 26 yards to lead the Texans’ rushing game on 10 carries. Keith Demby had one carry for two yards while Smith had five carries for minus-six yards and both fumbles. Grantham was 14-of-33 for 192 yards and was sacked twice. Devin Guinn led the team with three catches for 45 yards while Arthur Buckingham had three receptions for 34 yards. The Wildcats totaled 409 yards of total offense, including 122 yards on the ground and 287 yards through the air. Morgan was 21-of-31 for 287 yards and a touchdown with one sack and one interception. Spevak led the squad with five catches for 97 yards and a score while Eldridge had 18 carries for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Tarleton is now 2-3 all-time in Division II playoff games.
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