STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Prairie View A&M fell 49-30 to Tarleton State on the road Saturday night.
Tevin Carter led Prairie View A&M's passing attack with 309 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added 130 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
In addition to Carter's effort, Chase Bingmon paced the Panthers rushing attack by accumulating 36 yards and one touchdown over the course of the game. Bingmon also tacked on 40 receiving yards.
Damien McDaniel reeled in four catches for 75 yards. Rodny Ojo got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in five balls for 74 yards. The Panthers also got 63 yards receiving and one touchdown from Jahbari Kuykendall in the contest.
Team paced the Prairie View A&M defensive effort, totaling . Eric Zachery added four tackles and Ashton Ojiaku had three tackles in the loss.
Offensively, Prairie View A&M had an outstanding day, racking up 519 total yards, 188 on the ground and 331 through the air, while averaging 6.7 yards per play and out-gaining Tarleton State. Prairie View A&M converted on 43.8 percent of third-down attempts on the day.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M responded to a 7-0 lead from Tarleton State with a score to tie the game at 7-7 with 7:39 remaining in the first quarter.Tarleton State then scored to take a 14-9 lead before the Panthers put a field goal on the board to close the gap and make it a 14-12 game.
After Tarleton State scored to extend its lead to 28-12, Prairie View A&M scored again with :23 left in the second quarter to narrow the advantage and make it a 28-20 game.Tarleton State scored to increase its lead to 42-20 before the Panthers scored again to cut into the lead and make it a 42-23 game.
Tarleton State expanded its lead to 49-23 until Prairie View A&M got on the scoreboard again to close the gap with 9:51 remaining in the fourth quarter and make it a 49-30 game. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Prairie View A&M outgained Tarleton State 519-505, including a 331-274 advantage through the air.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up 13 points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 7 of 16 third downs while Tarleton State was successful on 7 of 10.
» Damani Maxson led the Panthers with nine tackles.
» Prairie View A&M went 1-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» Prairie View A&M won the time of possession battle 30:33 to 29:27.
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