Ellis, McCray spark Austin Peay past Tennessee Tech 48-20 | |
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Draylen Ellis passed for 345 yards and four touchdowns - all four of them to freshman Drae McCray - and Austin Peay breezed to a 48-20 victory over Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Ellis and McCray connected for a 73-yard score just 24 seconds into the second quarter and then hooked up for a 22-yard TD with 5 seconds left before halftime as the Governors (6-5, 4-2 Ohio Valley Conference) took a 24-13 lead into intermission. Ellis hit McCray for a 36-yard TD - the only score of the third quarter - and found him again for a 47-yard TD just 51 seconds into the final quarter for a 38-13 lead. Ellis completed 16 of 27 passes for Austin Peay. McCray finished with seven catches for 237 yards. Ahmaad Tanner ran for 93 yards and two scores on 13 carries. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | W. Miller | 648 | |||
| Passing TDs: | W. Miller | 5 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | D. Gist | 901 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | D. Gist | 8 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | Q. Cross | 574 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | Q. Cross | 3 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | at Samford | L 14 - 52 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. Furman | L 0 - 26 | ||
| 9/18 | at Tennessee | L 0 - 56 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. Eastern Illinois | L 14 - 28 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 28 - 17 | ||
| 10/9 | at North Carolina Central | W 27 - 16 | ||
| 10/16 | at Tennessee State | L 13 - 20 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. Virginia-Lynchburg | W 56 - 13 | ||
| 11/6 | at Murray State | L 27 - 32 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. UT Martin | L 3 - 42 | ||
| 11/20 | at Austin Peay | L 20 - 48 | ||
| Ohio Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 16 Tennessee-Martin | 5-1 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4-2 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4-2 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3-3 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Murray State | 3-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1-5 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1-5 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3347 (95) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1760 (102) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1587 (62) | ||||
| Points per game: | 18.4 (104) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 304.3 (98) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 25 (93) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 7 (87) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4024 (52) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2454 (65) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1570 (47) | ||||
| Points per game: | 31.8 (91) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 365.8 (52) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 39 (72) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (102) | ||||
