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Midwestern State (2-3 , 2-2) -VS- Abilene Christian (5-1 , 3-1)

Box Score

Midwestern State logo
14
vs
Abilene Christian logo
34

Midwestern State (2-3 , 2-2) -VS- Abilene Christian (5-1 , 3-1)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
MSUMidwestern State 0 0 0 14 14
Winner ACUAbilene Christian 24 3 7 0 34
MSU:
Mitch Brown (87),
Boobie Thornton (48),
Bryan Gilmore (30)
ACU:
Aaron Darden (49),
John Williams (80),
Craig Cole (47)
Date:
10/11/1997
Site:
Abilene, Texas
Stadium:
Shotwell Stadium
Attendance:
2500
Kickoff Time:
6:00 pm
End of Game:
9:05 pm
Duration:
3:05
Temperature:
73
Wind:
SE 15-20
Weather:
Humid
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Match History vs Abilene Christian

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play MSU ACU
1st - 13:12 1st 13:12 ACU - Victor Burke 8 yd blocked punt return (Todd Fitzgerald kick) 0 7
1st - 09:43 1st 09:43 ACU - Victor Burke 33 yd interception (Todd Fitzgerald kick) 0 14
1st - 04:49 1st 04:49 ACU - Todd Fitzgerald 40 yd field goal 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 3:00 0 17
1st - 03:47 1st 03:47 ACU - Mickey Grimes 5 yd fumble recovery (Todd Fitzgerald kick) 0 24
2nd - 13:29 2nd 13:29 ACU - Todd Fitzgerald 31 yd field goal 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 1:52 0 27
3rd - 08:29 3rd 08:29 ACU - Craig Cole 41 yd pass from Aaron Darden (Todd Fitzgerald kick) 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:42 0 34
4th - 08:27 4th 08:27 MSU - Bryan Gilmore 16 yd pass from Mitch Brown (Milan Smado kick) 10 plays, 82 yards, TOP 5:09 7 34
4th - 01:09 4th 01:09 MSU - Matt Hare 22 yd run (Milan Smado kick), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:26 14 34
14 34
Referee: Line Judge: Side Judge:
Umpire: Back Judge: Score Keeper:
Linesman: Field Judge:

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic MSU ACU
First Downs
Total 15 10
Rushing 7 6
Passing 5 3
Penalty 3 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 92 181
Attempts 35 43
Avg. Per Rush 2.6 4.2
Rushing TDs 1 0
Yds. Gained 156 200
Yds. Lost 64 19
Passing
Total (Net) 123 84
Comp.-Att.-Int. 11-21-2 6-12-0
Avg. / Att. 5.9 7.0
Avg. / Comp. 11.2 14.0
TDs 1 1
Total Offense
Yards 215 265
Plays 56 55
Avg. / Play 3.8 4.8
Fumbles - Lost 5-3 0-0
Penalties - Yds. 17-106 8-65
Punting
Punts - Yds. 7-240 5-127
Avg. / Punt 34.3 25.4
Inside 20 0 0
50+ Yds. 0 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 0 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 0-0 0-0
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 0 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 3-31-1
Punt: Avg. / Return 0 10.3
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-38-0 1-0-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 19.0 0.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 2-69-1
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 3-5-1
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 29:56 30:04
3rd. Down Conv. 3 of 14 6 of 13
4th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 0-0 0-0
Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-0 5-0
PAT: Total - Made 2-2 4-4
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 2-4

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
MSU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Mitch Brown 8 12 87 1 1 25 3
Marty Mitchell 3 9 36 0 1 29 2
Totals 11 21 123 1 2 29 5
ACU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Aaron Darden 2 7 49 1 0 41 2
Josh Rabe 4 5 35 0 0 12 0
Totals 6 12 84 1 0 41 2
Individual Rushing Statistics
MSU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Boobie Thornton 8 48 0 48 0 13 6.0
Germont Jackson 11 43 0 43 0 11 3.9
Matt Hare 3 38 0 38 1 22 12.7
Bryan Gilmore 1 15 0 15 0 15 15.0
Tonnell Wilson 3 12 1 11 0 9 3.7
Mitch Brown 3 0 12 -12 0 0 -4.0
Brandt Wicker 1 0 14 -14 0 0 -14.0
Marty Mitchell 5 0 37 -37 0 0 -7.4
Totals 35 156 64 92 1 22 2.6
ACU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
John Williams 17 86 6 80 0 16 4.7
Rodney Lauderdale 12 67 4 63 0 16 5.3
Cody Walton 7 30 0 30 0 9 4.3
Aaron Darden 5 16 9 7 0 7 1.4
Andre Johnson 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0
Brandon Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 43 200 19 181 0 16 4.2
Individual Receiving Statistics
MSU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Bryan Gilmore 4 30 1 16
Boobie Thornton 1 29 0 29
Cody Slater 1 25 0 25
Tonnell Wilson 2 23 0 19
Germont Jackson 1 7 0 7
Daniel Reese 1 5 0 5
Tim Reddit 1 4 0 4
Totals 11 123 1 29
ACU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Craig Cole 2 47 1 41
Ryan Benn 1 12 0 12
Wes Taylor 1 12 0 12
James Hill 1 8 0 8
Casey Whittle 1 5 0 5
Totals 6 84 1 41

Defensive

Midwestern State - Individual Defensive Statistics
Midwestern State - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Eric Costello 3 5 8 2.0/6 2.0 1.0/4 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Craig Frost 2 5 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Matt Garvin 1 5 6 1.0/4 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jeff Croy - 5 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bobby Williams - 5 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tyree Zachary 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Ashley Watters 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Ortman 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Garet Silvey 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Charlie Craft 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jason Meng 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Todd Henry 2 1 3 1.0/7 1.0 1.0/7 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Jason Holmes 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Casey Harrington 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tremayne Morgan - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Byron Gravitt 1 1 2 1.0/4 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jason Cates - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Keith Robins - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bryan Gilmore - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Corey Nkosi 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tonnell Wilson - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Matt Hare 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tim Reddit - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Byron Hawkins - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tim Meyer - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ryan Warnick - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Abilene Christian - Individual Defensive Statistics
Abilene Christian - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Robert Lewis 3 5 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jody Brown 1 6 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Justin Lucas 2 3 5 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Victor Burke 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 2-69 2 1 - -
Frank Allen 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - 1 -
Matt Shane 4 1 5 2.0/7 2.0 1.0/5 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Richard Wooten - 5 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ra'Shard Tinnon 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jody Clayton - 4 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
James Henderson 3 1 4 3.0/35 3.0 3.0/35 3.0 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Colin Kimpton 1 3 4 1.0/10 1.0 1.0/10 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Marteis Rogers 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chris Reed 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jared Filikitonga - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Akili Johnson - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jose Nonalaya - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brad Yudizky - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mickey Grimes - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/5 - - - - -
Joel Doss - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jason Fain - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mack Garrett - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
MSU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Brandt Wicker 6 240 40.0 53 0 0 0
TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
ACU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Todd Fitzgerald 5 127 25.4 39 0 0 0
Individual Return Statistics
MSU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Bryan Gilmore 0 0 0 1 20 20 0 0 0
Tonnell Wilson 0 0 0 1 18 18 0 0 0
ACU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Ryan Benn 2 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Burke 1 8 8 0 0 0 2 69 36
Craig Cole 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
MSU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
ACU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Todd Fitzgerald 1st 04:49 40 GOOD
Todd Fitzgerald 2nd 13:29 31 GOOD
Todd Fitzgerald 2nd 05:50 33 MISSED
Todd Fitzgerald 3rd 02:28 42 MISSED
Individual Kickoff Statistics
MSU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
ACU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Individual PAT Statistics
MSU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Milan Smado 2 2 0 0 0 0
ACU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Todd Fitzgerald 4 4 0 0 0 0

Participation

Starters

MSU - Offense
# Player Pos.
MSU - Defense
# Player Pos.
ACU - Offense
# Player Pos.
ACU - Defense
# Player Pos.

Player Participation

Midwestern State
# Player
5 Jeff Croy
6 Cody Slater
7 Bryan Gilmore
11 Mitch Brown
13 Marty Mitchell
16 Brandt Wicker
17 Garet Silvey
21 Corey Nkosi
22 Tonnell Wilson
23 Charlie Craft
24 Germont Jackson
25 Bobby Williams
26 Tyree Zachary
27 Matt Hare
28 Tremayne Morgan
31 Milan Smado
32 Boobie Thornton
34 Matt Garvin
38 Craig Frost
40 Byron Gravitt
44 Michael Ortman
47 Ashley Watters
52 Jason Cates
55 Jason Meng
59 Todd Henry
63 Jason Holmes
80 Tim Reddit
86 Daniel Reese
87 Byron Hawkins
91 Eric Costello
94 Casey Harrington
95 Tim Meyer
96 Ryan Warnick
98 Keith Robins
Abilene Christian
# Player
1 Aaron Darden
2 Justin Lucas
3 Josh Rabe
4 Brad Yudizky
5 Rodney Lauderdale
6 Andre Johnson
7 Cody Walton
8 John Williams
9 Brandon Lowe
10 James Hill
11 Craig Cole
12 Ryan Benn
13 Wes Taylor
14 Casey Whittle
15 Robert Lewis
16 Todd Fitzgerald
17 Marteis Rogers
19 Mickey Grimes
25 Ra'Shard Tinnon
26 Victor Burke
27 Frank Allen
31 Jody Clayton
34 Jody Brown
39 Joel Doss
42 Chris Reed
44 James Henderson
47 Colin Kimpton
49 Jason Fain
57 Mack Garrett
87 Matt Shane
89 Jared Filikitonga
96 Richard Wooten
98 Akili Johnson
99 Jose Nonalaya