Official Football Box Score
Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois
9/17/2011 — Charleston, Ill. (O'Brien Field)
Attendance: 6157 • Duration: 3:15 • Weather: Mostly clear & nice, 70 deg°, ENE 3mph
Score by Quarters
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech (2-1) | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Eastern Illinois (1-2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 09:48 |
Eastern Illinois
— WRIGHT 28 yd pass from GAROPPOLO.
( BERRA kick
is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards in 3:27. |
0 - 7 |
| 06:13 |
Tennessee Tech
— GAY, Dontey 1 yd run.
( SHARP, Zach kick
is good).
Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards in 0:24. |
7 - 7 | |
| 2nd | 13:45 |
Tennessee Tech
— SHARP, Zach 25 yd field goal.
Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards in 1:15. |
10 - 7 |
| 04:46 |
Tennessee Tech
— GARRETT, Demetr 4 yd pass from LAMB, Tre.
( SHARP, Zach kick
is good).
Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 4:33. |
17 - 7 | |
| 00:49 |
Tennessee Tech
— GAY, Dontey 2 yd run.
( SHARP, Zach kick
is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards in 2:45. |
24 - 7 | |
| 3rd | 11:20 |
Tennessee Tech
— GAY, Dontey 2 yd run.
( SHARP, Zach kick
is good).
Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards in 3:26. |
31 - 7 |
| 4th | 12:48 |
Eastern Illinois
— WRIGHT 21 yd pass from GAROPPOLO.
( 2pt conversion pass by GAROPPOLO
failed).
Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards in 2:35. |
31 - 13 |
| 07:51 |
Eastern Illinois
— HENDRICKS 4 yd pass from GAROPPOLO.
( BERRA kick
is good).
Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards in 2:42. |
31 - 20 |
Team Statistics
| Tennessee Tech | Eastern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | FIRST DOWNS | 16 |
| 6 | Rushing | 1 |
| 8 | Passing | 15 |
| 3 | Penalty | 0 |
| 117 | NET YARDS RUSHING | -6 |
| 46 | Attempts | 16 |
| 2.5 | Avg. Per Rush | -0.4 |
| 3 | Rushing TDs | 0 |
| 152 | Yards Gained | 22 |
| 35 | Yards Lost | 28 |
| 240 | NET YARDS PASSING | 301 |
| 22- 27- 0 | Comp.-Att.-Int. | 29- 52- 3 |
| 8.9 | Avg. / Att. | 5.8 |
| 10.9 | Avg. / Comp. | 10.4 |
| 1 | TDs | 3 |
| 357 | TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 295 |
| 73 | Plays | 68 |
| 4.9 | Avg. / Play | 4.3 |
| 0- 0 | Fumbles-Lost | 1- 1 |
| 3- 15 | Penalties-Yards | 4- 29 |
| 6- 246 | Punts-Yards | 6- 269 |
| 41.0 | Avg. / Punt | 44.8 |
| 0 | Inside 20 | 0 |
| 0 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 2 | Fair Catch | 0 |
| 6- 368 | Kickoffs-Yards | 4- 234 |
| 61.3 | Avg. / Kickoff | 58.5 |
| 1 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 3- 24- 0 | Punt Returns: No-Yds-TD | 1- 5- 0 |
| 8.0 | Avg. / Return | 5.0 |
| 4- 54- 0 | Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD | 4- 83- 0 |
| 13.5 | Avg. / Return | 20.8 |
| 3- 37- 0 | Int Returns: No-Yds-TD | 0- 0- 0 |
| 1- 2- 0 | Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD | 0- 0- 0 |
| 35:41 | POSSESSION TIME | 24:05 |
| 29% (5 of 17) | Third-Down Conversions | 33% (5 of 15) |
| 67% (2 of 3) | Fourth-Down Conversions | 67% (2 of 3) |
| 5- 7 | Red Zone: Scores-Chances | 1- 1 |
| 0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
| 4- 23 | Sacks: Number-Yards | 3- 24 |
Individual Offense
Passing
Tennessee Tech
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tre Lamb | 27 | 22 | 0 | 240 | 1 | 65 |
| Totals | 27 | 22 | 0 | 240 | 1 | ||
Eastern Illinois
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GAROPPOLO | 52 | 29 | 3 | 301 | 3 | 28 |
| Totals | 52 | 29 | 3 | 301 | 3 | ||
Rushing
Tennessee Tech
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dontey Gay | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Alden Olverson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Zack Ziegler | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Tre Lamb | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 13 |
| 23 | Cody Forbes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Conno Maitland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| TM | TEAM | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 117 | 2.5 | 3 | ||
Eastern Illinois
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | WOODSON | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | WALKER | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LERA | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GAROPPOLO | 6 | -25 | -4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | -6 | -0.4 | 0 | ||
Receiving
Tennessee Tech
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tim Benford | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 0 | 65 |
| 16 | Zack Ziegler | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | Doug Page | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | Dontey Gay | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Demetr Garrett | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
| 43 | Charli Stevens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 22 | 240 | 10.9 | 1 | ||
Eastern Illinois
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | WHITTAKER | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | RICKS | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 21 |
| 81 | WRIGHT | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | WATKINS | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 88 | DRAKE | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | WISE | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 89 | RYKARD | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | LERA | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | WOODSON | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 84 | HENDRICKS | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 29 | 301 | 10.4 | 3 | ||
Kicking
Tennessee Tech
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Zach Sharp | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
Eastern Illinois
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GAROPPOLO | |||||
| 58 | BERRA | 2 | 2 |
Individual Defense
Tackles
Tennessee Tech
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Richmon Tooley | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 33 | Howard Griffin | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | Will Johnson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 12 | Corey Watson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 44 | Blake Adams | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | ||
| 14 | Austin Tallant | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 49 | Dwight Evans | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | Jake Mcintosh | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Marcus Edwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Cory Mcdonald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Travis Adkins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jamere Hogue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | Tra'Dariu Goff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 41 | Cory Webber | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | Kedrick Towles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 48 | Tommie Mcbride | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 95 | Lamar Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Caleb Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Eastern Illinois
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LEMAN | 9 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 28 | BEARD | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 46 | KICKELS | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 7 | TAYLOR | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 31 | McNULTY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | CRAWFORD | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | AMILCAR | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 90 | HOLLIDAY | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 93 | WERTZ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | COOPER | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | DOWDELL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 52 | SIMPKINS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | MARTINEZ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | HOULIHAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 38 | BLAND | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | HAYNES | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 56 | WILLIAMS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | WISE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 47 | RIDGNER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 53 | MAHAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 79 | VOYTILLA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 88 | DRAKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 92 | LETTON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| TM | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sacks
Tennessee Tech
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Marcus Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 30 | Tra'Dariu Goff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 49 | Dwight Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 83 | Travis Adkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 4 | 23 | |||
Eastern Illinois
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | DOWDELL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 52 | SIMPKINS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 90 | HOLLIDAY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Totals | 3 | 24 | |||
Interceptions
Tennessee Tech
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Will Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Corey Watson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Caleb Mitchell | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Totals | 3 | 37 | 0 | ||
Eastern Illinois
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None. | |||||
Fumbles
Tennessee Tech
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| None. | |||
Eastern Illinois
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | RICKS | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | |
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