ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Tennessee State put together a six-play, 22-yard drive, culminating in a one-yard rushing touchdown from with 7:21 left in the ballgame to give the Tigers a 24-20 win over Lindenwood on Saturday afternoon at St. Charles.
The Tigers improved to 4-2 on the year and 2-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while the Lions fell to 2-4 and 1-1.
Jaden McGill led all Tigers rushers with 63 yards in the contest, picking up 4.2 yards per carry. Jordan Gant also added 20 yards on the ground, averaging 4 yards per carry.
Cj Evans reeled in three catches for 74 yards and one score. Karate Brenson got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in three balls for 50 yards.
Spencer Roof showed out for the Tennessee State defense, collecting four tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble. Boogie Trotter added five tackles and one recovered fumble and Jordan Helton had one recovered fumble in the win.
The Tigers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing three turnovers while coughing the ball up one time, with Tennessee State turning those takeaways into 10 points.
Tennessee State's defense held up against Lindenwood's offense, allowing 280 total yards.
How It Happened
Tennessee State responded to an early 14-0 Lindenwood lead with a first quarter touchdown to narrow the deficit to 14-7.Lindenwood increased its lead to 20-7, but the Tigers responded with a touchdown to narrow the advantage to 20-14.
Tennessee State got on the scoreboard again with :22 left in the third quarter to narrow Lindenwood's lead to 20-17.The Tigers then kept the momentum going with a one-yard touchdown run from Carter to take a 24-20 lead. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Tennessee State outgained Lindenwood 285-280, including a 196-99 advantage through the air.
» Tennessee State won the turnover battle 3-1 after recovering three fumbles.
» Tennessee State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up 10 points.
» Tennessee State converted 4 of 14 third downs while Lindenwood was successful on 3 of 12.
» Ahmad Nelson led the Tigers with eight tackles.
» Tennessee State gave up only 0 yards per punt return on three attempts.
» The Tigers collected eight tackles for loss and added three sacks.
» Tennessee State won the time of possession battle 31:33 to 28:27.
» The Tigers ended the game on a high note, scoring 17 unanswered points to close out the contest.
» Nate Glantz led the Lions passing attack, completing 11 of his 20 attempts for 99 yards and one touchdown.
» Steve Hall led the Lindenwood rushing attack with 67 yards.
