Topic: Eastern Kentucky University Foot
Eastern Kentucky University vs. Austin Peay
Governors Stadium
Austin Peay
Clarksville, TN
October 4, 2014
© 2014 by Ron Harrison
Eastern Kentucky University improves their record to 5-0 with a 31-0 victory over Austin Peay who falls to 0-5 for the year. Eastern Kentucky was coming off an open week and the offense got off to a slow start. Their first touchdown came after Brandon Stanley returned an interception 13 yards to the Austin Peay 15 yard line. Channing Fugate scored on an 11 yard run and EKU took a 10-0 lead with 13 seconds left in the first quarter. Eastern Kentucky scored on the last play of the first half as Bennie Coney launched a Hail Mary pass from 42 yards out that Jeff Glover managed to get over two Austin Peay defenders to snare for a 17-0 halftime lead. Eastern Kentucky broke open the game early in the third quarter as Deno Montgomery took the opening kickoff and raced 66 yards to the Austin Peay 11 yard line. Jared McClain then scored on a one yard run to make the score 24-0. EKU tacked on another score to make the score 31-0 and the defense did the rest. Austin Peay only threatened once early in the fourth quarter but was stopped by the Colonels’ defense on a fourth-and-goal from the one yard line.
Eastern Kentucky recorded 20 first downs and 354 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized 10 times for 67 yards. Austin Peay recorded 11 first downs and 190 yards of total offense. The Governors were penalized nine times for 81 yards and had two passes intercepted.
Dy’Shawn Mobley led Eastern Kentucky’s ground game with 55 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. JJ Jude carried the ball 10 times for 44 yards. Jared McClain and Channing Fugate each scored touchdowns on runs of 1 and 11 yards respectively. Bennie Coney completed 15 of 24 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. Jared McClain completed for of four passes for 28 yards. Devin Borders caught five passes for 48 yards. Scott Daniel added three receptions for 38 yards. Jeff Glover added two receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. Chris Kelly led the defense with six solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling six yards. Trey Thomas added two solo and six assisted tackles. Kiant Northington recorded four solo and one assisted tackles. Brandon Stanley and Blake Atzinger each intercepted a pass with return yardage of 13 and 30 yards respectively.
Julia Franklin led Austin Peay’s ground game with 39 yards on nine carries. Justi Roberson carried the ball 12 times for 37 yards. Darrien Boone added 30 yards on six carries. Mickey Macius completed 11 of 22 passes for 53 yards with two interceptions. Darrien Boone completed three of four passes for 32 yards. Javier Booker caught five passes for 29 yards. Julia Franklin added three receptions for 26 yards. Dami Whitfield led the defense with eight solo and two assisted tackles. Antonio Turner added six solo and four assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling three yards. Jon Shuler recorded three solo and six assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Austin Peay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | - | Andrew Lloyd kicks a 35 yard field goal |
| EKU | - | Channing Fugate 11 yard run (Andrew Lloyd kick) |
| EKU | - | Jeff Glover 42 yard pass from Bennie Coney (Andrew Lloyd kick) |
| EKU | - | Jared McClain 1 yard run (Andrew Lloyd kick) |
| EKU | - | Dy’Shawn Mobley 6 yard run (Andrew Lloyd kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Dy’Shawn Mobley | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 9 |
| JJ Jude | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 15 |
| Barton Mann | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 12 |
| Jared McClain | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 7 |
| Channing Fugate | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 |
| Bennie Coney | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Kentayvus Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Jared Sanders | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Bennie Coney | 24-15-0 | 146 | 1 | 42 |
| Jared McClain | 4-4-0 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Devin Borders | 5 | 48 | 0 | 14 |
| Scott Daniel | 3 | 38 | 0 | 18 |
| Jeff Glover | 2 | 45 | 1 | 42 |
| Tranard Chester | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Dy’Shawn Mobley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Madon | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Deno Montgomery | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Channing Fugate | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Shepherd | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| JJ Jude | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Julia Franklin | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 27 |
| Justi Roberson | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 12 |
| Darrien Boone | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 23 |
| Otis Gerron | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Mickey Macius | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 5 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Mickey Macius | 22-11-2 | 53 | 0 | 12 |
| Darrien Boone | 4-3-0 | 32 | 0 | 25 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Javier Booker | 5 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Julia Franklin | 3 | 26 | 0 | 25 |
| Rashaa Coleman | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Otis Gerron | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Malcolm Goines | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Justi Roberson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Austin Peay Stats Crew for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.