Stephen F. Austin
1-1
Alcorn State
0-1
SFA Rallies to Defeat Alcorn State 31-27 in Instant Classic
9/4/2022 1:34:00 AM | Football
Trae Self found Moe Wedman for a 11-yard touchdown with 2:22 left in the fourth quarter to cap the second-half rally. Myles Heard clinched the game with a diving interception. Heard finished with a game-high 13 tackles (six solo, seven assists).
True freshman Jerrell Wimbley proved to be a true dual-threat running back. The Houston native accounted for 150 yards (83 rushing, 67 receiving) and one touchdown.
Self completed 18-of-30 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns.
Chris Campos put the Lumberjacks' on the scoreboard at 2:32 in the first quarter with a 47-yard field goal.
SFA scored at the 9:54 mark in the second quarter when Self found Josh Thompson in the corner of the end zone.
The Braves scored two touchdowns late in the second quarter went into halftime with a 24-10 lead.
SFA countered with two quick touchdowns to open the third quarter.
Self found Lawton Rikel on a 33-yard pitch-and-catch and cut the deficit to within one touchdown at 24-17.
After the Lumberjack defense forced a three-and-out, Wimbley broke through Braves' defensive line with a 20-yard touchdown rush to tie the game at 24-24.
Notable
-SFA won the possession battle 36:52 to 23:08
-SFA on 3rd down: 11-for-19
-SFA on 4th down: 1-for-2
-SFA generated 379 yards of total offense
-SFA improves to 4-0 all-time versus Alcorn State
Team Stats
SFA 0, ALC 7
ALC - Juan Anthony 18 yd pass from Aaron Allen (Noah Kiani kick) 11 plays, 99 yards, TOP 4:35
SFA 3, ALC 7
SFA - Chris Campos 47 yd field goal 9 plays, 46 yards, TOP 5:12
SFA 10, ALC 7
SFA - Josh Thompson 7 yd pass from Trae Self (Chris Campos kick) 15 plays, 59 yards, TOP 6:20
SFA 10, ALC 14
ALC - Malik Rogers 46 yd pass from Aaron Allen (Noah Kiani kick) 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 0:57
SFA 10, ALC 17
ALC - Noah Kiani 22 yd field goal 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:07
SFA 10, ALC 24
ALC - Jarveon Howard 73 yd run (Noah Kiani kick), 3 plays, 82 yards, TOP 0:38
SFA 17, ALC 24
SFA - Lawton Rikel 33 yd pass from Trae Self (Chris Campos kick) 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP 4:08
SFA 24, ALC 24
SFA - Jerrell Wimbley 20 yd run (Chris Campos kick), 1 plays, 35 yards, TOP 0:14
SFA 24, ALC 27
ALC - Noah Kiani 23 yd field goal 12 plays, 93 yards, TOP 4:45
SFA 31, ALC 27
SFA - Moe Wedman 11 yd pass from Trae Self (Chris Campos kick) 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 5:01
