James scores late to give Abilene Christian 17-10 victory
ABILENE, Texas -- Tracy James crashed in to score in the waning seconds after Abilene Christian recovered a fumbled punt to grab a 17-10 win over McNeese on Saturday night.
Abilene Christian (2-2, 1-1 Southland Conference) led throughout until McNeese's Cody Orgeron and Cyron Sutton hooked up on a 28-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 10 with 1:53 remaining.
The Cowboys were able to force a punt on the next series but Sutton fumbled and ACU's David Stone pounced on it on McNeese's 37 with 1:02 left in the game. Eight plays later James bulled in from the 1 with 13 seconds remaining. Two plays earlier Luke Anthony hit James on an 18-yard pass that took the Wildcats to the 1.
Anthony found James on a 59-yard touchdown toss for a 10-3 lead with 7:33 left in the second quarter.
Anthony threw for 313 yards and one score. Josh Fink caught nine passes for 123 yards.
Elijah Mack rushed for 125 yards for McNeese (2-2, 0-1).
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2020 Southland Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Nicholls | 1-0 | 2-0 |
Incarnate Word | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Sam Houston State | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | 6-4 |
Central Arkansas | 0-0 | 5-4 |
Houston Baptist | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
McNeese | 0-1 | 1-1 |
Abilene Christian | 0-1 | 1-5 |
Lamar | 0-1 | 0-1 |
SE Louisiana | 0-1 | 0-1 |