Stephen F. Austin
4-3 , 1-0
Tarleton State
4-2 , 1-1
Lumberjacks Open WAC Play with 41-24 Victory Over Texans
10/15/2022 11:28:00 PM | Football
SFA improved to 4-3 and 1-0 in WAC play, while Tarleton fell to 4-1 and 1-1 in conference competition.
The Lumberjacks set the tone for the second half when Trae Self found Xavier Gipson for a 21-yard touchdown reception with 35 seconds remaining in the second quarter and went into halftime with a 14-10 lead.
Reigning WAC Special Teams Player of the Week Chris Campos opened the scoring in the third quarter with a 22-yard field goal, and Tarleton countered with a touchdown to knot it at 17-17.
From there, the Lumberjacks outscored the Texans 24-7.
At 6:37 in the third quarter Self connected with Jeremiah Miller for a four-yard touchdown reception.
In a drive that started in the third quarter, Self finished off a 11-play, 92-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 31-17 with 14:21 remaining in the game. Later in the fourth quarter, Campos added his second field goal and Self contributed another rushing touchdown to put the game on ice.
The 'Jacks used a balanced offensive attack with 270 coming on the ground, and 253 through the air.
Miles Reed finished with a career-high 137 rushing yards on 19 attempts. Jerrell Wimbley added 61 yards on the ground.
Self completed 16-of-25 passes for 254 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air. The North Richland Hills, Texas native also added a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Moe Wedman finished with a team-high 108 receiving yards, while Gipson added 93 yards on six receptions. Gipson broke through on special teams and scored the first touchdown of the game with an 84-yard punt return.
Triumphant Olatunji secured a pair of first-half touchdowns to stop the Texans' offense in their tracks.
Jermaine Brown added eight tackles, five solo stops and three assisted, while Jeremiah Davis recorded seven tackles, five solo and a pair of assisted stops.
BJ Thompson found himself in the Texans' backfield often and added five tackles. The senior forced two fumbles to go along with two-and-a-half sacks.
Amad Murray added a pair of sacks and a forced fumble
Next Up: The 'Jacks travel to Southern Utah on Saturday, October 22.
Team Stats
TAR 0, SFA 7
SFA - Gipson, Xavier 84 yd punt return (Campos, Chris kick)
TAR 3, SFA 7
TAR - Guzman, A. 29 yd field goal 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:30
TAR 10, SFA 7
TAR - Smith, J. 35 yd pass from Allen, B. (Guzman, A. kick) 3 plays, 69 yards, TOP 0:49
TAR 10, SFA 14
SFA - Gipson, Xavier 21 yd pass from Self, Trae (Campos, Chris kick) 6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:29
TAR 10, SFA 17
SFA - Campos, Chris 22 yd field goal 6 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:18
TAR 17, SFA 17
TAR - Kelley III, D. 33 yd run (Guzman, A. kick), 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:02
TAR 17, SFA 24
SFA - Miller, Jeremia 4 yd pass from Self, Trae (Campos, Chris kick) 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:51
TAR 17, SFA 31
SFA - Self, Trae 4 yd run (Campos, Chris kick), 11 plays, 92 yards, TOP 4:49
TAR 17, SFA 34
SFA - Campos, Chris 29 yd field goal 8 plays, 38 yards, TOP 3:53
TAR 17, SFA 41
SFA - Self, Trae 3 yd run (Campos, Chris kick), 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:35
TAR 24, SFA 41
TAR - Cooper, D. 13 yd pass from Allen, B. (Guzman, A. kick) 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:40
