2008 Woodie Awards
Govs Lose in Overtime 33-32
Marlon Scott
Issue date: 9/19/07 Section: Sports
Turnovers, controversial penalties and blocked kicks are just a few of the things the sold out crowd at Governors stadium witnessed in the Austin Peay State University Governors first Ohio Valley Conference game since 1996.
The Govs (2-1, 0-1 OVC) lost to the Tennessee State University Tigers (2-1, 1-0 OVC) in overtime 33-32.
"I am so proud of these kids. They fought through so much stuff that happened tonight," APSU head coach Rick Christophel said. "I think we earned a little bit of respect tonight. I think that people will know that our kids are going to play hard every time they tee it up and they better get ready to play."
Both teams made big plays in the game that had fans standing and cheering.
APSU sophomore running back Jeff Lyle caught a screen pass from quarterback Mark Cunningham and ran it 58 yards for a touchdown to give the Govs an early 7-0 lead.
It was Cunningham's longest pass of the game. He completed 11 of 18 pass attempts for 143 yards and one touchdown. He was also sacked three times.
TSU senior Shaun Richardson stripped the ball from Cunningham during one sack and took it 73 yards for a touchdown to make the score 10-7. Richardson had four tackles for a loss in the game including two sacks.
Three fumbles, two blocked extra points and penalties are what cost the Govs the game.
APSU running back Chris Fletcher said, "We had the drive to win, but unfortunately Tennessee State did what it took to come out with a win tonight. We made a lot of mistakes. Little things that you have to come up with, Tennessee State did a good job of coming up with those little plays."
Fletcher had 26 carries for 110 yards, two touchdowns and one fumble in the game. The Govs offense possessed the ball 22:34 and produced 245 yards. Their defense spent most of the time on the field.
Sophomore linebacker Daniel Becker was one of five Govs on defense who had more than 10 tackles in the game. Becker led the team with 13 solo tackles, one for a loss and a forced fumble.
The Govs (2-1, 0-1 OVC) lost to the Tennessee State University Tigers (2-1, 1-0 OVC) in overtime 33-32.
"I am so proud of these kids. They fought through so much stuff that happened tonight," APSU head coach Rick Christophel said. "I think we earned a little bit of respect tonight. I think that people will know that our kids are going to play hard every time they tee it up and they better get ready to play."
Both teams made big plays in the game that had fans standing and cheering.
APSU sophomore running back Jeff Lyle caught a screen pass from quarterback Mark Cunningham and ran it 58 yards for a touchdown to give the Govs an early 7-0 lead.
It was Cunningham's longest pass of the game. He completed 11 of 18 pass attempts for 143 yards and one touchdown. He was also sacked three times.
TSU senior Shaun Richardson stripped the ball from Cunningham during one sack and took it 73 yards for a touchdown to make the score 10-7. Richardson had four tackles for a loss in the game including two sacks.
Three fumbles, two blocked extra points and penalties are what cost the Govs the game.
APSU running back Chris Fletcher said, "We had the drive to win, but unfortunately Tennessee State did what it took to come out with a win tonight. We made a lot of mistakes. Little things that you have to come up with, Tennessee State did a good job of coming up with those little plays."
Fletcher had 26 carries for 110 yards, two touchdowns and one fumble in the game. The Govs offense possessed the ball 22:34 and produced 245 yards. Their defense spent most of the time on the field.
Sophomore linebacker Daniel Becker was one of five Govs on defense who had more than 10 tackles in the game. Becker led the team with 13 solo tackles, one for a loss and a forced fumble.
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