Football

Tale of the Tape Tuesday | Week 5 (Thru games of Sept. 28)

Here's a look at how United Athletic Conference (UAC) Football programs are currently stacking up statistically at the FCS National level.

NATIONAL NOTES
- Top 5 UAC Stat Rankings
2nd | 50+ Yard FGM = 3
3rd | Rushing Yards/Game = 175.98
3rd | Rushing Yards/Carry = 4.70
4th | Yards/Play = 5.62

INDIVIDUAL TOP TEN
Rushing Yards
1. Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State) - 833 yards
2. Shunderrick Powell (Central Arkansas) - 810 yards
3. Targhee Lambson (Southern Utah) - 711 yards

Rushing Yards/Game
1. Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State) - 166.6 ypg
2. Shunderrick Powell (Central Arkansas) - 162.0 ypg
4. Targhee Lambson (Southern Utah) - 142.2 ypg

Rushing Yards/Carry
2. Shunderrick Powell (Central Arkansas) - 8.90 ypc
7. La'Vell Wright (Austin Peay) - 7.67 ypc

Rushing TDs
2. Shunderrick Powell (Central Arkansas) - 10
3. Darius Hale (Central Arkansas) - 9
6. Isaiah Johnson (Abilene Christian) - 6
6. Targhee Lambson (Southern Utah) - 6

Passing Yards
2. Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) - 1,606 yards

Passing Yards/Game
2. Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) - 321.2 ypg

Passing TDs
5. Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) - 11

Completion Pct.
8. Will McElvain (Central Arkansas) - 69.2%

Completions/Game
4. Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) - 24.8

Receiving Yards
9. Nehemiah Martinez (Abilene Christian) - 409 yards

Receiving TDs
2. Nehemiah Martinez (Abilene Christian) - 5

Scoring
1. Shunderrick Powell (Central Arkansas) - 14.4 ppg
3. Darius Hale (Central Arkansas) - 12.0 ppg

All-Purpose Yards
1. Shunderrick Powell (Central Arkansas) - 201.0 ypg
2. Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State) - 168.0 ypg
5. Targhee Lambson (Southern Utah) - 143.8 ypg
8. Romon Copeland Jr. (Austin Peay) - 137.2 ypg

Field Goal Pct.
10. Scott Payne (North Alabama) - 88.9%

FGM/Game
10. Scott Payne (North Alabama) - 1.6 pg

Punt Return Avg,
6. Trejean Bridges (Central Arkansas) - 16.6 ypr
7. Romon Copeland Jr, (Austin Peay) - 16.0 ypr

Kickoff Return Avg.
9. Jalen Montgomery (EKU) - 29.7 ypr

Combined Kick Return Yards
3. Romon Copeland Jr. (Austin Peay) - 394 yards

Tackles for Loss
2. David Walker (Central Arkansas) - 10.5 TFLs

Sacks
2. David Walker (Central Arkansas) - 6.5 Sacks

SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES (Top 5)
Passing Yards: 506, Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) - 1st
Rushing Yards: 273, Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State) - 1st | 203, Sam Hicks (Abilene Christian) - 5th
Receiving Yards: 174, Takairee Kenebrew (North Alabama) - 5th
All Purpose Yards: 273, Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State) - 1st
Pass Completions: 36, Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) - 1st
Longest Punt Return: 82 yards, Romon Copeland Jr. (Austin Peay) - 2nd
Longest Rushing Play: 96 yards, Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State) - 3rd
Most Punt Return Yards: 96, Romon Copeland Jr. (Austin Peay) - 3rd
Longest FGM: 54 yards, Ritse Vaes (Abilene Christian) - 2nd
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TEAM TOP TEN
Rushing Offense
5. Central Arkansas - 272.3 ypg

Passing Offense
2. Abilene Christian - 321.2 ypg

Total Offense
4. Abilene Christian - 488.2 ypg
5. Central Arkansas - 485.4 ypg

Scoring Offense
7. Central Arkansas - 40.0 ppg

Completion Pct.
6. Central Arkansas - 70.2%

Time of Possession
10. EKU - 33:14 mpg

Defensive TDs
4. Southern Utah - 2

Passes Intercepted
7. Tarleton State - 7

Interceptions Thrown
5. EKU - 1

Turnover Margin
3. Tarleton State - 1.80

SINGLE GAME BESTS (Top 5)
Passing Yards: 506, Abilene Christian (1st)
Passing Yards Allowed: 25, Abilene Christian (5th)
Sacks: 7, Central Arkansas (4th)

** Abilene Christian has produced two of the Top 10 highest single game offensive performances of the season: 615 yds vs Texas Tech (8th) and 609 yds vs Utah Tech (10th)