GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #6
Jacksonville State outlasts Golden Eagles, 37-28 October 6, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, Tenn. / Attendance: 7,141 COOKEVILLE – While the Tennessee Tech defense gave it everything they had on a rainy Saturday night, the Jacksonville State offense was the side that shined, controlling the clock with a monster running game and possessing the ball for over 41 minutes The Golden Eagle offense struggled to find its rhythm during the game due to a strong night of coverage from the Gamecock secondary. The JSU pass rush made its presence felt on the night, continuously forcing Tech quarterback Tre Lamb out of the pocket and into several rushing and scrambling situations. Lamb finished second in the Golden Eagle rushing attack with 41 yards on the ground. Junior running back Bud Golden led the way for Tech in the ground game, gathering 45 yards on seven carries. Junior running back Doug Page picked up his first and second career rushing touchdowns during the contest. Quarterback Marques Ivory led the JSU attack on the day, throwing for 268 yards and a score on 15-25 passing. Running back DaMarcus James paced the JSU ground game, which totaled 268 Jacksonville St. (3-2) Tennessee Tech (2-4) 1 09:59 1 02:16 2 13:42 2 06:02 2 00:38 3 10:04 3 06:23 3 04:07 3 03:48 3 01:06 4 02:53
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yards on the ground, with 130 yards and a trip to the endzone. Tre Lamb threw for 171 yards in the game and also added a rushing touchdown to his ground game. Junior Da’Rick Rogers led the Golden Eagle receiving corps with five receptions for 78 yards. Senior defensive back Caleb Mitchell scored his second career defensive touchdown in the game, returning an interception off of Coty Blanchard 49 yards for to put the Golden Eagles up 14-0 in the first quarter. Sophomore Austin Tallant led the Tech defense with 17 tackles on the evening, a career-best for the young DB out of Alcoa, Tenn. Also putting together a career night was freshman defensive back William Dillard, who racked up 12 tackles for the Tech defense. Tra’Darius Goff, a sophomore linebacker out of Columbia, Tenn., gathered 12 tackles for his best mark as a Golden Eagle. Senior linebacker Howard Griffin gathered seven stops in the game, finishing the night with 199 career tackles to date. Senior defensive end Tommie McBride also gathered a career-best mark in tackles on the night, making 10 for his first career double-digit tackling game.
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Tennessee Tech - LAMB, Tre 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards in 1:22. 0-7 Tennessee Tech - MITCHELL, Caleb 49 yd interception return. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). 0 - 10 Jacksonville St. - THOMAS,Griffin 34 yd field goal. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 1:11. 3 - 14 Jacksonville St. - THOMAS,Griffin 32 yd field goal. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards in 6:00. 6 - 14 Jacksonville St. - JAMES,DaMarcus 4 yd run. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 3:42. 13 - 14 Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards in 2:21. 13 - 21 Jacksonville St. - THOMAS,Griffin 38 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards in 3:35. 16 - 21 Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards in 2:04. 16 - 28 Jacksonville St. - BLANCHARD,Coty 27 yd run. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 27 yards in 0:06. 23 - 28 Jacksonville St. - BROWN,Telvin 86 yd pass from IVORY,Marques. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 97 yards in 1:45. 30 - 28 Jacksonville St. - EALEY,Washaun 1 yd run. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards in 4:47. 37 - 28
Team Statistics TTU JSU First Downs................................17......................28 Yards Rushing...........................95.....................268 Com-Att-Int.......................... 12-33-1...........17-31-1 Yards Passing........................... 171...................298 Total Offense........................... 266...................566 Punts/Avg...............................8/49.1..............5/38.4 Possession Time....................41:14................18:46 Leading Rushers Tech: Golden (7 yards on 45 carries) JSU: James (130 yards on 28 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Lamb (12-of-33 for 171 yards) JSU: Ivory (15-of-25 for 268 yards)
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