Lindenwood Shuts Out Tennessee State 27-0
Tennessee State rushed for 32 yards. Across the whole game. Lindenwood did not need much more than that to win 27-0, and Pops Battle was happy to make it simple.
It took a while for anything to happen. The first quarter was scoreless, and Lindenwood had to wait until 14:46 of the second for its first points, a 27-yard touchdown pass from Battle to Drew Krobath. Will Graham added a 37-yard field goal with 10:15 left in the half, and Lindenwood went to the break up 10-0. The Tigers had 187 yards of offense all day, 155 of them through the air, and the shutout never really came under threat.
The third quarter brought more of the same. Graham kicked a 28-yarder with 5:34 to play and Battle hit Jalen Smith from 12 yards with 3:32 left, so it was 20-0. In the fourth, Jared Rhodes ran in from 2 yards out with 3:39 left to finish the scoring. That is five scoring plays for one side and none for the other, and the Tigers never got closer than the 10-0 they started the second half down.
The Lions threw for 265 yards and ran for 115, 380 in all, and did not give the ball away. Tennessee State threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. Three giveaways on one side and none on the other will do that to a scoreboard. Lindenwood outgained Tennessee State by 193 yards (380 to 187), so the 27 points were, if anything, a polite number.
Lindenwood moves to 4-2. Tennessee State falls to 2-6.