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Sonam Wangyal, TSU Athletics
14
Southwest Baptist SBU 2-4 , 1-3
23
Winner Truman TSU 2-4 , 2-2
Southwest Baptist SBU
2-4 , 1-3
14
Final
23
Truman TSU
2-4 , 2-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SBU Southwest Baptist 0 0 14 0 14
TSU Truman 7 3 7 6 23

Game Recap: Football |

Bulldogs Send Homecoming Crowd Home Happy With 23-14 Win

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Randy Schroeder threw for 274 yards in his first career start and the Truman Bulldogs celebrated a homecoming victory with a 23-14 win over Southwest Baptist (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon at Stokes Stadium.

The Bulldogs led 10-0 at half and 17-0 early in the third quarter only to watch SBU score a pair of third quarter TDs, one on the defensive end on a pick six to trim the lead to 17-14. Truman would win the fourth quarter with a pair of field goals and nearly 10 minutes of possession time to seal the win.

Scoring Summary:
  • The Bulldogs jumped on top 7-0 on an eight-yard TD pass from Randy Schroeder to Joey Schenck with 54 seconds left in the first quarter to cap off a season-long 18-play, 83-yard drive that consumed seven minutes and 52 seconds.
    • Key Play (s): The Bulldogs methodical march started at their own 17 following a blocked field goal from Truman's Brian Craft. Truman converted on a third and five with Schroeder finding Schenk for nine yards, a third and 10 with an 11-yard pass to Andy Satulla and a fourth and five with another eight-yard strike to Schenk. Schenk caught five passes during the drive.
  • Roger Howard would connect on a 21-yard field goal with 3:33 left in the half to complete a nine-play, 26-yard drive.
    • Key Play (s): A botched snapped by SBU was recovered by Devin Gillespie at the Bearcat 30. Schroeder found Schenk again on third down with a nine-yard completion to move the chains. A.J. Hartfield had a 10-yard run down to the seven.
  • The Bulldogs would go up 17-0 as Malique Robbins rushed in from 29 yards out on fourth down on Truman's first possession of the second half.
    • Key Play (s): Robbins had a pair of 20+ yard rushes on the drive, both his longest of the season. He scampered 22 to move the ball from the Truman 42 down to the SBU 36. On third and 11, Schroeder got eight yards on a completion to Satulla setting up the fourth and three for Robbins.
  • The Bearcats struck right back on their next possession when Trent Edwards tossed a screen pass to Kendrick Payne and then went 62 yards down the near sideline for the score.
    • Key Play (s): On second and 10, Edwards threw it to the right side to Payne who escaped a tackle and raced down the sideline into the endzone.
  • Anton McBee picked off his second pass of the day and went 31 yards untouched to trim the Bulldog lead to 17-14 with 1:44 left in the third quarter.
    • Key Play (s): Truman's "D" came up big again with their second blocked field goal of the day on the previous SBU drive. That drive nearly ended on the first play with Bubba Jenkins breaking loose for a 65-yard run down to Truman's 15 yardline. Jordan Brown and Austin Zoda sacked Edwards on first and goal then Justin Mikeworth blocked the 29 yard attempt. Truman took advantage of two pass interference fouls to move the ball out to the 25. McBee stepped in front of Schroeder's second and five pass to score the touchdown from 31 yards out with Edwards rushing in for the two-point conversion.
  • Nick Dolezal converted his fifth field goal of the season to extend Truman's lead to 20-14 with 11:35 left in the game.
    • Key Play (s): Schroeder completed a 14-yard pass to C.J. Brown on third and five to end the third quarter then connected with Felix Neboh for 27 yards on third and two.
  • Roger Howard sealed the game with a 38-yard field goal with 1:46 left to play to finish off a 12-play, 62-yard, five minute and 59 second drive. It was Howard's longest field goal of his collegiate career.
    • Key Play (s): A.J. Hartfield ran for 32 yards on four of the first five plays of the drive and Schroeder gambled with a 19-yard pass to Neboh on third and eight to keep the clock and chains moving. SBU burned their final two timeouts and Schroeder set the ball in the middle of the field on third down with a two yard run.
Key Stats/Game Notes:
  • The Bulldogs had 168 yards passing in the first half which nearly eclipsed the total passing yards in each of the five previous games.
  • Truman finished with 444 yards of total offense with 274 yards passing and 170 yards rushing.
  • It was the most passing yards by a Truman quarterback in 20 games.
  • Felix Neboh gave the Bulldogs their second straight "100-yard" receiver in as many weeks with 114 yards on five catches. That had not been done by Bulldog receivers in 31 games.
  • Truman's top two offensive days the last two seasons have come against SBU. The Bulldogs rolled 502 yards last season in their victory and 444 this year.
  • The Bulldogs dominated the clock. With an 18-play drive in the first quarter and a 10 and 12 play drives in the third and fourth, Truman chewed up 38:31 of possession time.
  • After converting with scores on their first 10 trips to the redzone this season, the Bulldogs had two straight redzone trips end with an interception and a turnover on downs. Truman was 4-of-7 on redzone opportunities while the Bearcats were 0-for-2.
  • SBU's Austin Molitor had a rough day place kicking. Molitor had a 28 and 29 yard field goal attempt blocked and hit the upright on a PAT. Opposing kickers this year are 1-of-6 in field goal attempts this season at Stokes Stadium.
  • Kade Young led Truman's D with nine total tackles.
  • The defense registered four sacks and seven tackles for loss while Truman's offensive line did not allow a sack in 33 pass attempts.
  • SBU finished with 286 yards of total offense on the day. Bubba Jenkins had the first 100-yard rushing day by an opponent against the Bulldogs. Jenkins finished with 125 yards on 20 attempts with half the yards coming on the 65-yard run in the third quarter.
  • The 4,321 crowd for Homecoming was the largest since 1996.
  • The win was the sixth straight by Truman over SBU and the 22nd in the 25-game series.
 
Up Next:
Truman will step back outside of conference play with a game against NAIA's University of Saint Francis next Saturday in Joliet, Illinois. The Fighting Saints were 25-10 road winners against St. Ambrose (Iowa) for their fifth straight win. USF came into the game ranked #22 in the NAIA with St. Ambrose ranked #23. USF will enter next Saturday's 1 p.m. tilt with a 5-1 record.
 
 
 
 
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