2017 Corsicana Bowl

UCO Wins Inaugural Corsicana Bowl

UCO Wins Inaugural Corsicana Bowl

UCO defeats Tarleton State 38-31 in Corsicana Bowl.

Dec 3, 2017 by Kolby Paxton
UCO Wins Inaugural Corsicana Bowl

The inaugural Corsicana Bowl did not disappoint.

Central Oklahoma outlasted Tarleton State 38-31 on Saturday to claim the first bowl game played in the Texas town of 24,000.

Bronchos quarterback Chas Stallard finished his career in style, posting 276 total yards and two touchdowns — including 111 yards and a score on the ground.


Chandler Garrett rushed for a pair of second quarter scores to put UCO ahead 17-7.

Texans quarterback Zed Woerner threw his second touchdown pass of the first half — a 2-yard touchdown pass to Del’Michael High — to bring Tarleton State back within a field goal at 17-14 just 17 seconds prior to halftime.

The teams traded scores in the third quarter before Sergio Sroka drilled a 21-yard field goal to tie the game at 31 with 14:56 to play.

Stallard and the UCO offense responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that spanned nearly five minutes and was capped by a 13-yard touchdown run by the senior from Cleveland, OK. The Bronchos’ 38-31 lead would serve as the final tally.

Tarleton State quarterback Zed Woerner went 15 of 31 for 253 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in his final game as a Texan. Xavier Turner rushed for 123 yards and a score.

Bronchos running back Bruce White ran for 216 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Harlon Hill Award finalist JT Luper was caught nine passes for 49 yards with the Tarleton State defense keying on him.

Luper finishes the season with 110 catches for 1,539 yards and a dozen scores.

The Bronchos finish the year 8-4, with their second bowl win in three years. The Texans wrap up their 2017 campaign with a 6-6 mark.