Tarleton State, 7-0, Hangs 49 on Winless West Georgia
Four touchdown passes and a rushing score from Kaden Anderson, and Tarleton State stayed perfect with a 49-6 win over West Georgia.
Tarleton State's lead was there from the first quarter on. Anderson hit Tanner Schmidt for 65 yards on the first scoring play of the game, and Tarleton State never trailed. West Georgia's Logan Lopez kicked two field goals (43 and 26 yards) to make it 7-6, and that was the last real contact the home team had with the scoreboard. Anderson found Mike Hodge from seven yards, James Paige ran in from two just before the half, and it was 21-6 at the break.
The second half was a procession. Anderson ran in from nine yards, then threw 40 yards to Danny Joiner for 35-6. Miequle Brock caught a 23-yard score early in the fourth, and Bryce Green ran in from 13 with 1:51 left to make it 49-6. West Georgia scored nothing after the first quarter.
The totals tell the same story. Tarleton State gained 483 yards to West Georgia's 307, threw no interceptions, lost no fumbles and ran only 31 times. West Georgia gave it away three times, one interception and two lost fumbles, and did not record a sack. DK Daniel caught six passes for 78 yards for the losers, and West Georgia threw for 224 yards in all, but it ran 32 times for 83 and never got the ball into the end zone. Brock, a running back, caught a touchdown pass on two catches and had five carries for 28 yards, and Green added 71 yards on seven runs for the winners.
Tarleton State moves to 7-0 and West Georgia falls to 0-5. For fantasy owners, it was a Kaden Anderson afternoon: 43.5 points, the highest score of his season, and five touchdowns in total.