UT Martin Scores 42 Straight After Chicago State's Early Lead
Chicago State scored on its first big moment, a 6-yard Ashton Pannell touchdown pass to DeArmond Mathews with 7:17 left in the first quarter. It never scored again. UT Martin answered with 42 unanswered points and won 42-7.
The Skyhawks were down 7-0 until Chris Franklin ran in from 4 yards early in the second quarter. Tommy Ansley added a 20-yard run with 6:31 left in the half, and Franklin scored again from a yard out with 30 seconds left to make it 21-7 at the break. The third quarter had no scoring at all. Then UT Martin put the game away with 21 points in the fourth: Ansley from 28 yards, Ansley from a yard out, and Jaydon Peete from 4 yards with 1:01 left.
The yardage ran one way. UT Martin finished with 477 total yards to 192, and 216 rushing yards on 38 carries to Chicago State's 39 on 26. Chicago State completed 20 of 33 passes and never threw an interception or lost a fumble, but 153 passing yards and 39 rushing yards do not win much. UT Martin was the one that gave the ball away, with an interception and a lost fumble, and it did not matter. Six of its touchdowns were runs.
The lone Chicago State score is worth remembering only because it came first. From the 7-0 lead to the final whistle Chicago State was outscored 42-0, and the three fourth-quarter touchdowns arrived with 14:54, 6:08 and 1:01 left on the clock, so the pressure never let up.
UT Martin is 1-1 and Chicago State is 0-1. If you own a UT Martin back, this was a week to be happy about it, with Ansley and Franklin splitting the five touchdowns they combined for.