SATURDAY'S SCORES
#11 Central Arkansas 24,
#13 Austin Peay 17 (Montgomery, Ala.)
#11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 24, #13 AUSTIN PEAY 17
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - In a game that simmered along for 56 minutes, Austin Peay State University's football team and Central Arkansas brought the game to a rolling boil by trading touchdowns in the final four minutes, with the Governors falling by a 24-17 margin in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff, Saturday, at the Cramton Bowl.
The game's first two touchdowns came in the opening moments of each half. Austin Peay got the game's first score when freshman running back C.J. Evans dashed for a 75-yard score on the game's opening play from scrimmage. After the teams traded field goals the rest of the half, Central Arkansas took the lead in the first minute of the second half on Kierr Crossley's 34-yard run.
But Austin Peay got the ball with four minutes left and quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall mustered the offense to a seven-play, 60-yard scoring drive for a 17-16 lead. On the ensuing drive, Central Arkansas Breylin Smith responded by leading the Bears to a 6-play, 78-yard drive that needed just 1:06 to regain the lead and a two-point conversion set the final score.
Oatsvall completed 14-of-31 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. Evans, in his first game as a Governor, had 10 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown. Junior linebacker Jack McDonald had eight tackles and an interception to pace the APSU defense.