Photo courtesy of Tarleton State Athletics
Photo courtesy of Tarleton State Athletics

Football

Week Six Football Report

WEEK SIX RESULTS

EKU [30] def. West Georgia [20]
Tarleton State [40] def. Austin Peay [32]
Abilene Christian [20] def. Central Arkansas [14]

NOTABLES
  • EKU picked up its first UAC win of the season behind Brady Hensley’s 138-yard rushing performance. The sophomore kicked off scoring for the Colonels with the first of three touchdowns in the second quarter for EKU.
  • In the biggest matchup of the week in FCS, third-ranked Tarleton State came away with the win after Kaden Anderson went 22-for-34 through the air for 347 yards and three scores while running back Miequle Brock (106 yards) and wide receiver Tanner Schmidt (121 yards) both surpassed the century mark with one score each.
  • Austin Peay’s Chris Parson had a monster game for the Govs, throwing for 231 yards and rushing for a team-high 102 yards, along with two scores.
  • Linebacker Ashtyn Williams from Central Arkansas was all over the Wildcat’s offense with 20 total tackles in tonight’s game - the most by any UAC player this season.


STANDINGS THRU WEEK SIX
 
OVR CONF
Abilene Christian 3-4 2-0
Tarleton State 6-0 1-0
North Alabama 4-2 1-0
Austin Peay 5-2 1-1
EKU 2-4 1-1
West Florida 3-2 1-2
West Georgia 1-5 0-1
Central Arkansas 2-4 0-2
 

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE (WEEK SEVEN)

Saturday, Oct. 17
Austin Peay at West Georgia // 2 p.m. ET // ESPN+
EKU at Tennessee Tech // 2:30 p.m. ET // ESPN+
West Florida vs. West Alabama // 5 p.m. ET // ESPN+
Abilene Christian at North Alabama // 7 p.m. ET // ESPN+
Central Arkansas at Tarleton State // 7 p.m. ET // ESPN+