2008 Woodie Awards
Texans outrun Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Tarleton Sports Information
Issue date: 9/25/08 Section: Sports
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The Texans' Roderick Smith racked up 212 yards and scored four touchdowns to help the Texans improve to 4-0 on the season.
UCO (0-3) became the first team to get an early lead on the Texans, scoring first on an 11-yard run by Da'Marean Mullen. The visitors drove 80 yards on nine plays to score.
The Texans tied the score when Smith punched the ball in from five yards out as Tarleton took the ensuing drive 70 yards on eight plays. Garrett Lindholm added the kick to tie the game at seven points apiece.
Jason Palmer then caught a four-yard pass from Alex Gibson to return the lead to UCO to cap a 76-yard, 17-play drive that took 6:36 off the clock. The extra point made it 14-7 Bronchos, with 57 seconds left in the first quarter.
Tarleton again answered, this time on a one-yard run by Smith that concluded an eight-play, 73-yard drive that took 4:03 and tied the score at 14 with Lindholm's extra point. Both of Tarleton's touchdowns were scored with 11:51 left in their respective quarters.
The Texans took the lead when Scott Grantham, who was 17-of-27 for 236 yards and two touchdowns, connected with Devin Guinn for a 28-yard score. Tarleton scored after the purple and white defense held the Bronchos for the first time before driving 69 yards on five plays. Lindholm's kick put the Texans up for good, 21-14.
With the Texans driving, UCO got an interception prior to taking six plays to eat up 27 yards. Chad Susman nailed a 37-yard field goal with three seconds left on the clock to cut the lead to 21-17. However, Smith took the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to put Tarleton ahead 28-17 at the half after the extra point.
Neither team scored until late in the third quarter when UCO was driving and quarterback Brandon Noohi fumbled the ball on the Tarleton end of the field. Tarleton's Marcus Phillips recovered the fumble and tried to scoop and score, but he was pushed out of bounds at the UCO 25-yardline. Three plays latter, Grantham found Smith on a left side screen pass, and the running back scored from 22 yards out. Lindholm's kick made it 35-17 Texans.
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