Central Okla. 28, Tarleton State 19
EDMOND, Okla. -- Despite getting 324 yards passing from quarterback Chad Cole, Tarleton State University dropped a 28-19 Lone Star Conference football decision to 15th-ranked University of Central Oklahoma Saturday afternoon.
The Texans (2-2, 1-1 in LSC play) led 10-0 with 9:31 remaining in the second quarter, but the Bronchos rallied for 28 straight points.
TSU racked up 451 yard in total offense, but missed field goals of 34, 35 and 53 yards, and twice failed to score after moving inside UCO's 5-yard line.
UCO, which got a game-high 112 yards rushing and one touchdown on 16 carries from running back Reggie Donner, scored 21 points in the third quarter. Ryan Logan added 91 yards rushing on 21 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns for the Bronchos.
Cole completed 22 of 36 passes for 324 yards and no interceptions, including an 84-yard completion to Lamont Randle -- although the play didn't produce a touchdown. Cole carried on the next play for a 1-yard touchdown run that cut the deficit to 28-17 with 14:08 left in the fourth quarter.
The Texans recovered a fumble by the Bronchos at the TSU 6-yard line and reeled off a 90-yard drive that eventually put them at the UCO 4-yard line with a first-and-goal. But the Texans were unable to score and turned the ball over on downs on four running plays.
Two snaps later, the Texans pulled closer on a safety as Billy Ensey tackled Donner in the end zone but the final 2:56 was scoreless.
Randle led the Texans in rushing with 61 yards on 13 carries.
TSU 7 3 0 9--19
Central Okla. 0 7 21 0--28
SCORING SUMMARY
TSU -- Loften Swint 46 pass from Chad Cole (Bryan Jones kick)
TSU -- Brad Couch 26 field goal
UCO -- Ryan Logan 1 run (Ron Gulikers kick)
UCO -- Logan 1 run (Gulikers kick)
UCO -- Alton Lusk 13 pass from Sean Morgan (Gulikers kick)
UCO -- Reggie Donner 33 run (Gulikers kick)
TSU -- Chad Cole 1 run (Jones kick)
TSU -- Cole 1 run (Jones kick)
TSU -- Donner tackled in end zone by Billy Ensey
TSU UCO
First downs 21 18
Rushes-yards 42-157 51-258
Passing yards 324 93
Comp-Att-Int 22-37-1 8-19-1
Punts 4-35 6-31.7
Fumbles-lost 2-0 3-2
Penalties-yards 13-107 8-87
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- TSU: Lamont Randle 13-61, J. McDaniel 12-52, Tyrone Wall 11-30, Steven Kendall 1-minus 3, Chad Cole 5-minus 13. UCO: Reggie Donner 16-112, Ryan Logan 21-87, Barry Antwine 4-17, Alton Lusk 1-11, Sean Morgan 9-22.
PASSING -- TSU: Cole 22-36-0, 324 yards, 1 TD; Jesse DeLuna 0-1-1. UCO: Morgan 8-19-1, 93 yards, 1 TD.
RECEIVING -- TSU: Lamont Randle 2-90, Loften Swint 6-68, Dayne Albright 6-59, Steven Kendall 2-47, James Dearth 4-40, Micah Smith 1-9, J. McDaniel 1-7, Tyrone Wall 1-4. UCO: Derek Elmore 3-52, Lusk 2-25, Chad Hacker 1-12, Bear Runyan 1-6, Wade Griffin 1-minus 2.