1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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APP | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
TXST | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 36 |
Hatcher, Texas State beat Appalachian State 36-24
Tory Spears returns INT 92 yards for Texas State TD
Tory Spears steps in front for an interception, then goes all the way for a 92-yard touchdown vs. Appalachian State.
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- — Layne Hatcher completed 26 of 36 passes for 281 yards and two first-half touchdowns, Tory Spears returned an interception 93 yards for a TD and Texas State never trailed Saturday night in the Bobcat's 36-24 win over Appalachian State.
Lincoln Pare ran for a 2-yard touchdown that gave Texas State (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt) a 7-0 lead with 4:54 left in the first quarter. The Mountaineers (3-3, 1-2) went three-and-out on the ensuing drive before Hatcher — who threw an interception in the end zone on first-and-goal from the 4 to end the game's opening drive — sandwiched a 2-yard TD pass to Charles Brown and a 23-yard scoring strike to Ashtyn Hawkins around a 33-yard field goal by Seth Keller to give the Bobcats a 24-0 lead with 40 seconds left in the first half.
The Mountaineers used an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Texas State and a 24-yard pass from Chase Brice to Dashaun Davis on third-and-7 that set up a 30-yard field goal by Michael Hughes as time expired in the first half. Appalachian State got the ball to open the third quarter and Brice completed 5 of 6 passes — including a 23-yarder to Davis on third-and-4 — to move deep into Bobcats territory before Spears' pick-6 gave Texas State a 30-3 lead.
Brice finished 40-of-53 passing for 395 yards and three second-half touchdowns for Appalachian State.
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Game Information
2024 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Coastal Carolina | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Georgia Southern | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Marshall | 1-0 | 3-2 |
James Madison | 0-1 | 4-1 |
Georgia State | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Old Dominion | 0-1 | 1-4 |
App State | 0-2 | 2-3 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
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UL Monroe | 2-0 | 4-1 |
Louisiana | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Arkansas State | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Texas State | 1-0 | 3-2 |
South Alabama | 1-1 | 2-4 |
Southern Miss | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Troy | 0-2 | 1-5 |