Eastern Kentucky Kicks Past West Florida 16-13
Devin Orr made three field goals and an extra point, and that is 10 of Eastern Kentucky's 16 points. The kicker (yes, the kicker) decided a 16-13 win over West Florida that moved Eastern Kentucky to 3-4. West Florida is 3-3.
Eastern Kentucky started fast. Blake Kendall Jr. hit Elijah Caldwell from 4 yards out at 12:14 of the first quarter, and Orr's 34-yard field goal made it 10-0 early in the second. West Florida came back before the half. Ty'ray Davis threw a 15-yard touchdown to Luc Carroll with 58 seconds left, then Reid Grek kicked a 43-yarder as time expired to tie it at 10-10. Grek's 38-yarder opened the third quarter and put West Florida up 13-10, its only lead of the day.
The tie came back on an Orr 36-yarder with 4:59 left in the third, and his 33-yarder with 9:01 to go in the fourth made it 16-13. That was the final scoring play. West Florida had the whole last nine minutes and could not find three points to tie it.
The box score is a low-scoring one. Eastern Kentucky threw for 211 yards and ran for only 56, while West Florida had 225 total yards and lost two fumbles to Eastern Kentucky's one. Neither team threw an interception. One touchdown for each side, and the game came down to who made more field goals.
Fantasy-wise it was Caldwell's day, with the only receiving touchdown for the winners. Davis was close behind on the losing side, and a West Florida receiver, Tyshon Mansell, had a season-high 14.0.