KIRKSVILLE, MO. - The Quincy University football team traveled to Kirksville, Missouri to take on Truman State on Saturday (Oct. 30) and fell 49-28.
Quincy deferred to the second half, but Truman scored on its first two offensive drives to take it 14-0 with 7:42 left in the first quarter. The Bulldogs gained 151 yards on their opening two drives of the game.
Quincy punted on its opening drive, then threw an interception on their next offensive possession while trailing by two touchdowns. Truman State traveled 36 yards down the field before
Mark Cox hopped on a fumble to give QU the football back with 1:28 left in the first quarter. The recovered fumble was QU's 17th this season, which is the most in the NCAA.
The Hawks had a first and goal-to-go from the five-yard line after the fumble but was shut out of the end zone by the Bulldogs defense. Then QU came up empty handed after the 22-yard field goal was missed to keep the score 14-0 with 11:49 left in the second.
QU forced the Bulldogs to punt after the missed field goal, but the Hawks threw another interception which led to a touchdown drive by the Bulldogs to make it 21-0 with 4:49 to go in the first half.
Quincy got the football on their own seven-yard line and drove it to the Truman 46 before they were forced to punt, which gave the ball back to TSU with 1:34 left in the first half with the ball on their own 23-yard line. Truman managed an eight-play, 77-yard drive to close out the half and take a 28-0 lead.
Truman drove an average of 69.25 yards down the field on its four touchdown drives during the first half.
To begin the second half, Quincy opened with the longest drive of the game, and one of its most impressive drives of the season. The Hawks put together a 16-play, 57-yard drive that was capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by
Tremayne Lee to make the score 28-7 with 9:12 left in the third quarter.
Truman responded with a TD to extend its lead to 35-7, and then QB
Tionne Harris connected with
A.J. Hardin for a 52-yard touchdown with 5:15 left in the third to make it 35-14. It was Hardin's seventh touchdown reception of the season.
Truman responded again to make it 42-14 with 1:56 left in the third, but QU capped off a 10-play, 68-yard drive on a 16-yard acrobatic run where Harris leaped into the endzone to make the score 42-21 with 13:58 left in the fourth quarter.
Truman added another TD by one of the nation's leading rushers, Cody Schrader, to make the advantage 49-21 with 9:11 left in the fourth. Harris tossed another score to
Jalen Lawrence with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter and then Truman took a knee to secure the win.
Notes
Quincy was 7-17 on third down and 4-4 on fourth down while Truman was 6-9 on third down.
Michael Klotz went 4-4 on PAT's which makes him 39-39 on the season. Klotz is now the single-season record holder for PAT's, passing Blake Allison who previously held the record with 37 during the 2014 season.
Tionne Harris is three passing touchdowns shy with two games remaining of setting a new single-season record. Harris currently has 21 passing TDs, and Robbie Kelley (2016) currently holds the record with 23.
AJ Hardin is averaging 47.4 yards per touchdown reception this season. Hardin had a 52 yard touchdown catch today and has two beyond 75 yards this season.
Next
Quincy will aim to secure a winning record at The Rock next Saturday on November 6th for Senior Day against Southwest Baptist.
