NCAA PLAYOFF TEAMS (2009)
57
#13 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
56
(2-OT)
1ST ROUND • NOVEMBER 14, 2009
JAVELINA STADIUM • KINGSVILLE, TEXAS (13,352)
TEXANS MOVE ON TO SECOND ROUND; UPSET JAVELINAS
57-56 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME THRILLER
KINGSVILLE, Texas – In one of the most dramatic games in school and
NCAA history, the No. 12 Tarleton Texans needed a come-from-behind
victory and double overtime to advance to the second round of the
NCAA Division II playoffs with a 57-56 win at No. 13 Texas A&M-Kingsville
Saturday in front of a crowd of over 13,000 people.
Tarleton improved to 10-2 on the season after quarterback Scott
Grantham scored on a 20-yard run in the second overtime to pull
Tarleton within one before running the two-point conversion in by
himself to give the Texans the win.
Overtime was set up with a 64-yard field goal by Tarleton’s Garrett
Lindholm to tie the game as time expired after the Javelinas had scored
with under a minute left in regulation. The kick was the second longest
field goal in NCAA Division II history.
Another record was set in the game when Devin Guinn set a new
school mark for career receiving touchdowns with 26, passing Jeremy
Madkins who earned 25 in 2003-06.
With the Javelinas driving, Dominic Smith recovered a Javelina fumble
at the Tarleton 23-yard line with just seconds left in the third quarter.
The Texans then drove 77 yards over 14 plays and 6:59 and took the lead
when Roderick Smith put the ball into the end zone from 11 yards out.
Lindholm’s kick was good, and with 8:22 left in the contest, Tarleton led
43-39. Tarleton had three third-down conversions and one fourth-down
conversion during the scoring drive.
The Javelinas got the ball back with 4:56 left in the game and drove 61
yards on nine plays and scored the go-ahead touchdown. Brom’s kick put
the score at 46-43 with 45 seconds left on the clock.
Tarleton started at its own 26 with a false start penalty. Facing fourth
and 18, Grantham hit Arthur Buckingham on a 35-yard pass for a first
down. Then, facing a third and 10 from the Kingsville 47, Lindholm hit
the kick that tied the game at 46 from 64 yards out as time expired.
Buckingham had the hold, Kyle Piercefield the snap.
Tarleton loss the coin toss in overtime and had the ball first. The
Texans got to the eight, but Lindholm was forced to kick a 27-yard field
goal after a delay of game penalty to go ahead 49-46.
TAMUK then drove to the Tarleton two, but the Javelinas also had to
kick, Brom’s good from 19 yards.
The Javelinas then got the ball first in the second overtime, and
TAMUK scored on a two-yard run from Winborn. The kick by Brom made
it 56-49 and forced the Texans to do the same.
Robertson started from the 25 and gained five yards before two
incomplete passes forced the Texans into a fourth and five from the 20.
Grantham scrambled to the right and saw an opening, and after breaking
several tackles and spinning into the end zone, the Texans trailed by just
one point. The Tarleton coaches called for the two-point conversion,
and Grantham again went to the right side on a keeper and found the
winning two-point conversion to give the Texans the 57-56 double
overtime victory.
Tarleton finished the afternoon with 530 yards of total offense,
including 234 yards rushing and 296 yards through the air. The Javelinas
had 402 yards of offense, including 238 yards on the ground and 164
yards passing.
Robertson has 19 carries for 131 yards and a touchdown while
Roderick Smith had 13 carries for 67 and a score. Grantham had five
rushes for 35 yards and a score while Demby had two carries for one
yard and a touchdown.
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SCORE BY QUARTERS
Tarleton State
Texas A&M-Kingsville
1 2 3 4 OT
2OT
SCORE
14 7 15 10 3
8
57
7 24 8 7 3
7
56
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Quarter
12:24 TSU
Hobson 51 yd pass from Grantham (Lindholm kick)
08:39 TSU
Demby 1 yd run (Lindholm kick)
00:19 TAMUK Winborn 1 yd run (Brom kick)
2nd Quarter
08:19 TAMUK Glover 26 yd fumble recovery (Brom kick)
03:14 TAMUK Winborn 36 yd run (Brom kick)
02:47 TAMUK Glover 40 yd interception return (Brom kick)
01:54 TSU
Hobson 62 yd pass from Grantham (Lindholm kick)
00:00 TAMUK Brom 45 yd field goal
3rd Quarter
10:12 TSU
Robertson 30 yd run (Lindholm kick)
07:18 TAMUK Winborn 1 yd run (Roberson pass from Brom)
01:29 TSU
Guinn 3 yd pass from Grantham (Peschke pass from Grantham)
4th Quarter
08:22 TSU
Smith 11 yd run (Lindholm kick)
00:49 TAMUK Garza 1 yd run (Brom kick)
00:00 TSU
Lindholm 64 yd field goal
Overtime
15:00 TSU
G. Lindholm 27 yd field goal
15:00 TAMUK Brom 19 yd field goal
15:00 TAMUK Winborn 2 yd run (Brom kick)
15:00 TSU
Scott Grantham 20 yd run (Grantham rush)
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
7-0
14 - 0
14 - 7
14 - 14
14 - 21
14 - 28
21 - 28
21 - 31
28 - 31
28 - 39
36 - 39
43 - 39
43 - 46
46 - 46
49 - 46
49 - 49
49 - 56
57 - 56
Tarleton State Football: Te xan Football Record Book
#12 TARLETON STATE
TSU TAMUK
24
29
39-234
43-238
296
164
41-20-2
31-20-2
80-530
74-402
0-0
1-26
3-41
1-7
4-89
3-73
2-0
2-40
4-40.0
4-41.0
2-1 1-1
19-160
5-43
30:19
29:41
9 of 18
5 of 12
4 of 4
0 of 0
4-4 5-5
0-0
0-0
RUSHING: Tarleton-Evan Robertson 19-131; Roderick Smith 13-67; Scott Grantham
5-35; Keith Demby 2-1. Texas A&M-Kingsville-Fred Winborn 35-223; Billy Garza
5-16; E.J. LeBlanc 1-1; Ryan Lincoln 1-1; Connell Davis 1-minus 3.
PASSING: Tarleton-Scott Grantham 20-40-1-296; Kelan Luker 0-1-1-0. Texas A&MKingsville-Billy Garza 20-31-2-164.
RECEIVING: Tarleton-Jahmeel Hobson 10-188; Devin Guinn 4-27; Devon Gray 3-33;
A. Buckingham 1-35; Keith Demby 1-7; Shaun Ragon 1-6. Texas A&M-KingsvilleRyan Lincoln 6-38; Chris Taylor 3-32; Damian Couthren 3-30; E.J. LeBlanc 3-17;
Sherman Batiste 2-24; Connell Davis 1-8; Fred W