Tennessee Tech held The Citadel to 9 passing yards and scored on all but one of its trips into the red zone, beating the Bulldogs 28-13 Saturday at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
M.J. Flowers ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and caught three passes for 39 yards, finishing with 163 all-purpose yards. Tre' Holloway caught five passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Jax Leatherwood completed 20 of 25 passes for 240 yards and two scores without an interception.
Holloway's touchdowns covered 13 and 52 yards in the second quarter. His 52-yarder came on a 3-play, 63-yard drive that put Tech ahead 14-10 with 5:06 left in the half, and the Golden Eagles never trailed again.
Eric Weatherly caught seven passes for 40 yards, and
Qua Ashley added 34 yards rushing and 20 receiving.
Flowers scored on a 9-yard run on the first play after a Tech fumble recovery in the third quarter, then sealed the game with a 27-yard touchdown run with 2:12 remaining.
Tech's defense held The Citadel to 190 total yards and 3.7 yards per play. Quarterbacks Nick Billoups and Quentin Hayes combined to complete 5 of 12 passes for 9 yards.
Greg Turner III led the Golden Eagles with 11 tackles, and
Alex Dawkins had seven tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
Kaleb Brown also had seven tackles.
A.J. Crawford had a 7-yard sack, and Tech finished with six tackles for loss.
Kanstin Brooks recovered a fumble and to the Citadel 9-yard line early in the third quarter. Flowers scored six seconds later.
Tennessee Tech improved to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in Southern Conference play. The Citadel fell to 2-6 and 0-4.
How It Happened
The Citadel took the first lead on a 53-yard field goal by Evan Kiely with 5:04 left in the first quarter, capping a 12-play, 42-yard drive. Tech answered on its next possession, going 73 yards in nine plays. Leatherwood found Holloway for a 13-yard touchdown with 14:54 left in the second quarter to make it 7-3.
Tech fumbled at the Citadel 22-yard line, and JJ Fludd returned it 78 yards for a touchdown to put the Bulldogs back in front 10-7. Tech responded just over a minute later, as Leatherwood hit Holloway on the 52-yard touchdown to lead 14-10. Another Tech fumble inside the Citadel 25 ended the half, but the Golden Eagles took the 14-10 lead into the break.
Tech took control in the third quarter. Brooks recovered a Hayes fumble on the Citadel's first play from scrimmage, and Flowers scored on a 9-yard run to make it 21-10. The Golden Eagles held the Bulldogs scoreless in the quarter and forced two punts.
Kiely hit a 33-yard field goal with 5:33 left in the fourth, cutting the lead to 21-13 after an 11-play, 82-yard drive. Tech answered with a 7-play, 73-yard march, with Leatherwood's 25-yard pass to Holloway and a 27-yard Flowers touchdown on third-and-3. The Bulldogs turned it over on downs at midfield, and Tech kneeled out the clock.
Game Notes
» Tennessee Tech outgained The Citadel 387-190, including 240-9 through the air.
» The Citadel's 9 passing yards were the fewest Tech has allowed this season.
» Flowers has 124 rushing yards in this game. His 19 carries matched the most on the team.
» Holloway had 151 all-purpose yards, adding two punt returns for 23 yards.
» Tech turned two fumble recoveries into seven points. The Citadel scored seven points off Tech's two lost fumbles.
» Tech converted 3 of 6 third downs, while The Citadel was 5 of 13.
» Carter Brown was 4 for 4 on extra points.
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