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A chaotic end to the third quarter led to decisive plays early in the fourth as No. 15 Western Colorado Football picked up a tough win, 26-17, over West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas on Sept. 14.
The Mountaineers took a 20-10 lead with 1:41 left in the third quarter when Cameron Cooper picked off West Texas A&M quarterback Sean Johnson at the goalline and returned the ball 96-yards for a touchdown. But that score was negated two plays later when Johnson hit Zorian Stanton for a 72-yard touchdown.
Entering the fourth quarter at 20-17, WCU quarterback Drew Nash threw an interception of his own, but WT was unable to tie the game on a field goal. WCU took over and drove 79 yards on five plays with the help of two pass interference calls and Nash plowed into the endzone for the final score.
Nash finished 133 yards on 16 carries and 13-of-26 passing for 185 yards. Johnson passed for 216 yards on 20-for-33 passing and added 49 yards and rushing touchdown.
Relive the game below.
Here are the final stats:
STAT WCU WT
Total Yds 435 293
Pass Yds 185 216
Rush Yds 250 77
Penalties 4-25 5-49
1st Downs 23 12
3rd Downs 9-15 3-13
4th Downs 0-1 0-0
Total Plays 71 57
Avg Yds/Play 6.1 5.1
Avg Yds/Completion 14.2 10.8
Avg Yds/Rush 5.6 3.2
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg) 251 (5.7) 77 (3.2)
Red Zone 2-3 2-4
Time of Poss 34:15 25:45
Turnovers (Def Pts Off) 2 (0) 1 (7)
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0
Sacks (Def Yds) 0 (0) 1 (1)
TFL (Def Yds) 6 (17) 2 (5)
The game nears the two minute warning as the Buffs trail by 9 and WCU is churning on offense with 5.6 yard per rush on the game.
West Texas A&M will punt after the WCU touchdown following a three-and-out. WT has just two timeouts remaining.
A pair of pass interference calls pushed the Mountaineers over the top as Drew Nash capped a 5-play drive that went 79 yards to extend the lead.
And the Buffaloes can't capitalize on another turnover. Cason Polivoda missed a 33-yard field that would have tied the game.
The first possession of the fourth quarter may swing the game as the Buffaloes picked off Drew Nash and take over deep in the Mountaineer territory.
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Well, that was quick. After a possible back-breaking turnover, Sean Johnson hit Zorian Stanton two plays later for a 72-yard touchdown to make the scored 20-17.
3Q | The Buffaloes respond... Sean Johnson drops a dime to Zorian Stanton and the Jacksonville product does the rest from 72 yards out to make it 20-17
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After 12 plays and 57 yards, the Buffs were looking take the lead, but Sean Johnson's pass was picked off near the goaline as Cameron Cooper returned it 96-yards for a possibly 7-point swing. The Buffs now trail 20-10 after being on the verge of taking the lead.
The West Texas A&M defense forced a four-and-out as WCU turned the ball over on downs at the WT 36 with 6:30 left in the quarter.
The Mountaineers forced a punt and will take over on the Buffs' 43-yard-line. There is 9:02 left in the third quarter.
WCU went 35 yards in 12 plays and 5:06 to start the half, but failed to convert on 3rd 11 and punted the ball away.
The Mountaineers will start with possession in the second half as the halftime kickoff is here!
Here are the stats:
STAT WCU WT
Total Yds 241 164
Pass Yds 87 117
Rush Yds 154 47
Penalties 2-10 2-15
1st Downs 9 7
3rd Downs 4-8 2-8
4th Downs 0-0 0-0
Total Plays 34 34
Avg Yds/Play 7.1 4.8
Avg Yds/Completion 14.5 8.4
Avg Yds/Rush 7.3 3.4
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg) 154 (7.3) 47 (3.4)
Red Zone 1-1 2-2
Time of Poss 13:50 16:10
Turnovers (Def Pts Off) 1 (0) 0 (0)
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Sacks (Def Yds) 0 (0) 0 (0)
TFL (Def Yds) 3 (6) 0 (0)
Zorian Stanton returned the kickoff 66 yards and Cason Polivoda connected on a 43-yard field goal that was waived off by a timeout by WCU. He missed the second attempt and the half is over.
Drew Nash scored a 6-yard touchdown to cap a 10-play, 75 yard drive that was 2:19 minutes long. The extra point was missed.
Cason Polivoda connected on a 36-yard field goal to give the Buffs the lead before halftime.
2Q | Cason Polivoda gives the Buffs their first lead of the night with a 35-yard field goal to make it 10-7
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West Texas A&M countered WCU by forcing a punt, the second punt of the game they've forced.
The Buffaloes punted for the fourth time in the first half and the Mountaineers will start at mid-field with 7:28 left in the half.
The Mountaineers missed a 38-yard field goal with 10:01 left in the half. The Buffs start on the WT 21.
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Sean Johnson runs into the endzone for West Texas A&M's first points of the game. @WNMUFootball | @LoneStarConf | #LoneStarFB pic.twitter.com/geZfIP1u44
Sean Johnson rushed for 1-yard and scored the Buffaloes' first touchdown of the game. Cason Polivoda converted the extra point.
The Buffalos will start the second quarter on the WCU 5-yard line.
After giving up a 62-yard touchdown, West Texas A&M has forced a turnover and and punt in back-to-back drives and putting their offense in good field position. The Buffs took over on the WCU 40-yard line for its fourth possession.
Western Colorado fumbled their second possession away as the Buffalos took over on mid-field. But the Mountaineers' defense forced their third punt of the game and second three-out of the game.
The Buffs picked up their first first down of the game, but the Western Colorado defense stiffened and WT was forced to punt again. So far the Buffaloes have just 24 yards compared to WCU's 65.
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Drew Nash takes it to the house🏠@MountaineerFB pic.twitter.com/JjnSmrzXV4
Drew Nash romped for a big touchdown on the second play from scrimmage for Western Colorado. The quarterback went 62 yards for the score.
WT Football started the game with the ball and was forced to punt on the opening drive.
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Here's where the teams stood entering Week 3:
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Western Colorado quarterback Drew Nash threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions to spearhead the passing attack, and also led the Mountaineers in rushing, including a 68-yard TD run.
The Buffaloes and Mountaineers have played eight times. WT is 7-1 all-time in the series that dates back to 1938. WCU picked up their first victory in the series last season in Gunnison, 28-6.
West Texas A&M is asking fans to white out Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium today.
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Sean Johnson saw limited time at Nebraska-Kearney, but in his first two games at WTAMU he's broken out.
Johnson has 227 rushing yards through two games, good enough for No. 6 in the nation in D2. He's the only quarterback in the top 10 and the only one to have accumulated over 200 yards already. There are only two quarterbacks in the top 20.
He had a 50-yard run against Sul Ross in the Buffs first game of the season.
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