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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: | D. Ellis | 2623 | |||
| Passing TDs: | D. Ellis | 19 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | A. Tanner | 813 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | A. Tanner | 11 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Mccray | 872 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | D. Mccray | 8 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | at Chattanooga | W 30 - 20 | ||
| 9/11 | at 20 Ole Miss | L 17 - 54 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. Morehead State | W 59 - 35 | ||
| 9/25 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 27 - 35 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Tennessee State | L 22 - 24 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | L 14 - 30 | ||
| 10/23 | at Murray State | W 47 - 6 | ||
| 10/30 | at UT Martin | L 16 - 17 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 42 - 26 | ||
| 11/13 | at Tennessee State | W 36 - 7 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 48 - 20 | ||
| 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: | 4618 (27) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2999 (18) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1619 (58) | ||||
| Points per game: | 32.5 (20) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 419.8 (21) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 42 (26) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (22) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3934 (49) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2302 (44) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1632 (51) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.9 (40) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 357.6 (46) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 33 (40) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (46) | ||||
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