Austin Peay Pulls Away from West Florida 38-16
Austin Peay had 149 passing yards and completed 7 of 16 throws, and still won by 22. That is what 21 points by the start of the second quarter will do for you.
Chris Parson hit Jaden Robinson for 61 yards on the first score of the game. Denver Harper ran 41 yards for a touchdown at 7:36 of the first, and Parson ran in from 10 yards to open the second quarter, 21-0. West Florida got a 10-yard Ty'ray Davis run and, after Courtland Simmons made it 28-7, a Reid Grek field goal at the buzzer to make it 28-10 at the half.
West Florida did cut into it in the third. Davis threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Avery Giddens (the extra point failed), so it was 28-16 going to the fourth. Hamilton DiBoyan kicked a 37-yard field goal with 6:42 left for 31-16, and then Justin Wimpye took an interception back 70 yards for the last score, 38-16.
Even without the pick-six this was a 15-point Austin Peay win. The Governors ran 46 times for 235 yards, had four sacks, and turned the ball over zero times. West Florida threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
The Governors also averaged more than five yards per carry (235 on 46) and never had to throw it much, which is a fine way to protect a lead when the quarterback completes fewer than half his passes.
Austin Peay is 3-0 and West Florida is 2-1. Parson led the fantasy board, and Davis, still a big producer for the season, had a rough day by his standards.