GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #11
Golden Eagle comeback falls just short at Austin Peay November 17, 2012
Governors Stadium / Clarksville, Tenn. / Attendance: 3,738 CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech fought back from a most frustrating first half and had the chance to tie or win in the final minutes after recovering an onsides kick, but couldn’t clear the final hurdle in a surprising 38-31 loss at Austin Peay Saturday afternoon in Governors Stadium. Down 31-0 at halftime after making myriad mistakes in the opening two quarters, the Golden Eagles pulled all the right switches in the second half and rallied to within one touchdown behind quarterback Darian Stone’s efforts. Jamel Cook recovered an onsides kick at the APSU 45 with 2:12 to play, and Stone moved his team to the 30. A holding penalty, a pair of false starts and a sack left Tech facing a third-and-32, and Stone & Co. ran out of miracles. Stone earned his third 100-yard rushing game, the first Tech quarterback to do so, finishing with 102 yards on 22 carries. He was 20-for-40 for 245 passing yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Ladarius Vanlier had nine carries for a career-high 84 yards and Bud Golden added 11 carries for 56 yards. Doug Page
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had his third two-touchdown game, finishing with a team-leading eight rushing touchdowns. Da’Rick Rogers grabbed six passes for 48 yards, including a touchdown to tie the school single-season record with 10 TD receptions. Vanlier had five catches for 77 yards. Neil Gannaway had three catches for 41 yards including his first career touchdown. Zach Sharp tied his own school record when he made all four PAT kicks and finished with 46. Chad Zinchini also finished the year with a school record for highest punting average after kicking five times for a 46.8 average. Austin Tallant led the defense with 10 tackles to finish the year with 94, while Tra’Darius Goff added seven to lead Tech with 101 stops. Tech finished with 501 yards of offense, including 256 rushing, but was whistled for 13 penalties for 117 yards and lost three of six fumbles. Quarterback Jake Ryan led APSU with 301 passing yards on 27-for-38 accuracy. Devin Stark caught nine balls for 94 yards and three touchdowns.
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APSU - EMBRY, Jamaar 38 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Steph kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards in 0:41. 0-7 APSU - PEMBERTON, Ean 16 yd run. (STANSELL, kick is good). Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 6:17. 0 - 14 APSU - STARK, Devin 2 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Steph kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards in 3:22. 0 - 21 APSU - STANSELL, Steph 43 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards in 1:53. 0 - 24 APSU - STARK, Devin 14 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards in 2:07. 0 - 31 TTU - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards in 3:32. 7 - 31 APSU - STARK, Devin 23 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Steph kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 23 yards in 0:07. 7 - 38 TTU - ROGERS, Da’Rick 6 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards in 3:58. 14 - 38 TTU - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards in 3:12. 21 - 38 TTU - GANNAWAY, Neil 20 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards in 3:21. 28 - 38 TTU - SHARP, Zach 26 yd field goal. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards in 2:11. 31 - 38
Team Statistics................APSU.............TTU First Downs................................20......................25 Yards Rushing......................... 103...................256 Com-Att-Int.......................... 27-38-0...........20-40-0 Yards Passing........................... 310...................245 Total Offense........................... 413...................501 Punts/Avg...............................6/38.5..............5/46.8 Possession Time....................27:54................32:06 Leading Rushers APSU: Williams (71 yards on 17 carries) Tech: Stone (102 yards on 22 carries) Leading Passers APSU: Ryan (27-of-38 for 310 yards) Tech: Stone (20-of-40 for 245 yards)
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