2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Collums (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Young (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Darian Dulin (4th season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2					11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2					7	–	4
Incarnate Word *		5	–	4					6	–	5
Lamar		4	–	5					5	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					4	–	7
SE Louisiana		3	–	6					4	–	7
Abilene Christian *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Nicholls State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were in their third transition season of at the FCS level. They were led by fourth-year head coach Ken Collums. They play their home games at Shotwell Stadium. This was the Wildcats second season in the Southland Conference since their return to the conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Source: ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	9:00 pm	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	MW Net	L 13–34	32,547
September 19	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX		W 49–21	7,327
September 26	2:30 pm	Stephen F. Austin	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN	W 35–32	3,529
October 3	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 14–42	9,427
October 10	7:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 28–44	13,136
October 17	2:00 pm	No. 9 Sam Houston State	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN	L 21–49	8,763
October 25	2:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ASN	L 20–25	3,175
October 31	2:00 pm	No. 10 McNeese State	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN	L 13–15	3,567
November 7	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		L 22–39	5,377
November 14	2:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX		W 21–17	2,500
November 21	1:00 pm	at Northern Colorado*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 36–40	3,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ (FBS) Fresno State

Abilene Christian at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 0 0 6 13 • Bulldogs 14 7 10 3 34 Date: September 5 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 9:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 32,547 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny, winds NW 10 mph (16 km/h) Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (MW Net): Ray Crawford, Sherdrick Bonner Sources:[2]

Scoring summary 1 11:29 Fresno St Zack Greenlee pass complete to Jamire Jordan for 25 yds for a touchdown, Kody Kroening kick 0–7 1 5:31 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 1–yard run for a touchdown, Nick Grau kick 7–7 1 1:58 Fresno St Zack Greenlee pass complete to Josiah Blandin for 32 yds for a touchdown, Kody Kroening kick 7–14 2 11:53 Fresno St Chason Virgil pass complete to Chad Olsen for 4 yds for a touchdown, Kody Kroening kick 7–21 3 6:27 Fresno St Kody Kroening 40 yd field goal 7–24 3 2:38 Fresno St Zack Greenlee pass complete to Chad Olsen for 31 yds for a TD, Kody Kroening kick good 7–31 4 7:02 Fresno St Jimmy Camacho 36 yd field goal 7–34 4 0:00 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey pass complete to Byron Proctor for 6 yds for a touchdown 13–34

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Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 7 0 7 21 • Wildcats 7 14 21 7 49 Date: September 19 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 7,327 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds ENE 12 mph (19 km/h) Referee: Dan Lewis TV announcers (ACU TV): Grant Boone, Bob Slater, Mary Kate Rotenberry Sources:[3]

Scoring summary 1 11:55 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:07 7–0 1 1:23 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:53 7–7 2 9:31 Houston Baptist Mev Ajdin 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:29 7–14 2 6:31 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 9 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:54 14–14 2 2:01 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 1 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:26 21–14 3 10:52 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08 28–14 3 5:42 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 3 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:25 35–14 3 0:01 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 35 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:14 42–14 4 11:25 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:07 42–21 4 2:19 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:40 49–21

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Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 6 6 7 13 32 • Wildcats 13 7 7 8 35 Date: September 26 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 3,529 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds E 2 mph (3.2 km/h) Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ASN): David Saltzman, ND Kalu, Chris Mycoskie Sources:[4]

Scoring summary 1 11:49 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 23 Yd pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr PAT failed), 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:11 6–0 1 3:58 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 2 yard run (Sam Lawlis kick), 10 play, 79 yards, 4:30 13–0 1 0:50 Stephen F Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Nick Bruno PAT failed), 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:08 13–6 2 5:32 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 55 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:27 20–6 2 0:01 Stephen F Austin Aaron Piper 13 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl PAT failed), 10 plays, 97 yards, 1:35 20–12 3 8:57 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 61 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:10 27–12 3 5:41 Stephen F Austin Justice Liggins 38 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:10 27–19 4 13:17 Stephen F Austin Joshawa West 21 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:25 27–26 4 10:48 Stephen F Austin Robert Sylvester 44 yard pass from Zach Conque (two-point conv. failed), 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:17 27–32 4 5:59 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 20 yard run (Parker McKenzie pass to Byron Proctor for two-point conv.) 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:49 35–32

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@ Central Arkansas

Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14 • Bears 18 14 3 7 42 Date: October 3 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 9,427 Referee: D. Lewis TV announcers (UCA Live): Steve Sullivan, Justin Acri, Monty Rowell Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:35 Central Arkansas Dominique Thomas 1 yard run (H. Hildebrand run for two-point conv.), 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:25 0–8 1 7:08 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 27 yard field goal, 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:33 0–11 1 0:02 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 53 yard pass to Jatavious Wilson (Jace Denker kick), 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:44 0–18 2 11:44 Central Arkansas Hayden Hildebrand 23 yard pass to Justin Dickey (Jace Denker kick), 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01 0–25 2 5:07 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 4 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:58 0–32 2 2:07 Abilene Christian Parker McKenzie 10 yard pass to Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:52 7–32 3 4:18 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 22 yard field goal, 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:35 7–35 4 14:54 Central Arkansas Jatavious Wilson 13 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:47 7–42 4 11:01 Abilene Christian Parker McKenzie 3 yard pass to Cedric Gilbert (Zach Lehr kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:48 14–42

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@ Lamar

Abilene Christian at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 14 14 28 • Cardinals 7 17 10 10 44 Date: October 10 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 13,136 Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, ND Kalu Sources:

Scoring summary 1 4:05 Lamar Joe Minden 10 yard pass complete to Reggie Begelton (Alex Ball kick), 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:47 0–7 2 12:07 Lamar Kade Harrington 80 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12 0–14 2 5:28 Lamar Alex Ball 21 yard field goal, 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:00 0–17 2 0:26 Lamar Joe Minden 13 yard pass complete to Michael Handy (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:09 0–24 3 9:35 Abilene Christian Parker McKenzie 19 yard pass complete to Cedric Gilbert (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:19 7–24 3 6:34 Lamar Alex Ball 38 yard field goal, 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:01 7–27 3 2:37 Lamar Joe Minden 8 yard pass complete to Devonn Brown (Alex Ball kick), 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:43 7–34 3 1:49 Abilene Christian Parker McKenzie 58 yard pass complete to Jonathan Epps (Zach Lehr kick), 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:41 14–34 4 13:30 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 2 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:25 21–34 4 11:05 Lamar Kade Harrington 62 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:19 21–41 4 2:47 Lamar Alex Ball 41 yard field goal, 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:46 21–44 4 0:37 Abilene Christian Parker McKenzie 1 yard pass to Cedric Gilbert (Zach Lehr kick), 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:03 28–44

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Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • #9 Bearkats 28 7 14 0 49 Wildcats 0 7 0 14 21 Date: October 17 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 8,763 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • SSE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Sunny Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (ASN): David Saltzman, Shea Walker, Chris Mycoskie Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:41 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 64 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19 0–7 1 8:07 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 9 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:49 0–14 1 3:53 Sam Houston State Collin Rison 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:26 0–21 1 0:22 Sam Houston State Don King III 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:07 0–28 2 9:44 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 8 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:30 7–28 2 1:19 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04 7–35 3 9:24 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 10 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:27 7–42 3 3:01 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 13 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:16 7–49 4 12:47 Abilene Christian Adrian Duncan 14 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:08 14–49 4 4:45 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 7 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:57 21–49

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@ Incarnate Word

Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 3 17 0 20 • Cardinals 7 3 6 9 25 Date: October 25 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 3,175 TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes, Anthony Gollab Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:32 Incarnate Word Junior Sessions 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick) 14 plays, 89 yards, 6:28 0–7 2 13:25 Incarnate Word Cody Seidel 30 yard field goal, 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:12 0–10 2 0:00 Abilene Christian Zach Lehr 28 yard field goal, 17 plays, 66 yards, 3:02 3–10 3 14:48 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 70 yard run (Zach Lehr kick) 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12 10–10 3 8:44 Abilene Christian Zach Lehr 32 yard field goal, 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:05 13–10 3 5:07 Incarnate Word Jordan Hicks 4 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick blocked), 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:30 13–16 3 4:57 Abilene Christian Carl Whitley 75 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Zach Lehr kick), 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10 20–16 4 14:03 Incarnate Word Cody Seidel 22 yard field goal, 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:45 20–19 4 0:48 Incarnate Word Junior Sessions 15 yard run (Trent Brittain pass failed), 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:37 20–25

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McNeese State

McNeese State at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Cowboys 3 3 6 3 15 Wildcats 0 6 0 7 13 Date: October 31 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 3,567 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Sunny • NNW 13 mph (21 km/h) Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (ASN): Randy McIlvoy, ND Kalu Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:25 McNeese State Trent Manuel 28 yard field goal, 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:25 0–3 2 6:18 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 9 yard pass from Herschel Sims (Zach Lehr PAT blocked), 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:02 6–3 2 0:00 McNeese State Trent Manuel 27 yard field goal, 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:36 6–6 3 10:37 McNeese State Daniel Sams 2 yard run (Trent Manuel PAT blocked), 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:16 6–12 4 4:31 McNeese State Trent Manuel 23 yard field goal, 6 plays, 9 yards, 3:36 6–15 4 3:54 Abilene Christian Carl Whitley 24 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Zach Lehr kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:37 13–15

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@ Northwestern State

Abilene Christian at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 0 0 15 22 • Demons 6 17 16 0 39 Date: November 7 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 5,377 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • NNE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Chilly and Rainy Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (Demon TV): Patrick Netherton, Richard de Vargas, Tony Taglavore Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:43 Northwestern State Cody Jones 3 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore PAT failed), 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:17 0–6 1 3:24 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 11 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:03 7–6 2 11:42 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 4 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:35 7–13 2 3:54 Northwestern State Chris Moore 52 yard field goal, 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:05 7–16 2 0:23 Northwestern State Shakeir Ryan 2 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:06 7–23 3 7:48 Northwestern State Chris Moore 31 yard field goal, 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:28 7–26 3 5:42 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 65 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 1 play, 65 yards, 0:10 7–33 3 0:56 Northwestern State Chris Jones 37 yard run (Chris Moore PAT blocked), 1 play, 32 yards, 0:20 7–39 4 14:49 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 68 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03 14–39 4 7:21 Abilene Christian Cody Ennis 2 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Dallas Sealey pass to Monte Green-Avery for two-point conv.), 15 plays, 79 yards, 5:38 22–39

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Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 3 7 17 • Wildcats 0 0 7 14 21 Date: November 14 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 2,500 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • S 12 mph (19 km/h) • Cloudy Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ACU TV): Grant Boone, Bob Slater, Mary Kate Rotenberry Sources:

Scoring summary 2 11:10 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:58 0–7 3 11:33 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 42 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:46 7–7 3 2:31 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 29 yard field goal, 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:59 7–10 4 14:54 Southeastern Louisiana Chris Briggs 15 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:18 7–17 4 12:56 Abilene Christian Monte Green-Avery 14 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:03 14–17 4 0:22 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 1 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 18 plays, 80 yards, 7:46 21–17

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@ Northern Colorado

Abilene Christian at Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 14 7 7 8 36 • Bears 6 21 3 10 40 Date: November 21 Location: Nottingham Stadium Greeley, CO Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 3,387 Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • 10 mph (16 km/h) • Very chilly Referee: Scott Root TV announcers (Watch Big Sky): Troy Coverdale, Bryant Warren Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:21 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 1 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:30 7–0 1 7:52 Northern Colorado Trae Riek 20 yard run (Jamie Falloon PAT failed), 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:24 7–6 1 5:37 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 2 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15 14–6 2 13:34 Northern Colorado Trae Riek 68 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Jamie Falloon kick), 5 plays, 84 yards, 1:32 14–13 2 10:23 Northern Colorado Stephen Miller 31 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Jamie Falloon kick), 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:00 14–20 2 5:10 Abilene Christian Jonathan Epps 7 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:07 21–20 2 2:48 Northern Colorado Jacob Knipp 42 yard run (Jamie Falloon kick), 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:17 21–27 3 10:26 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 1 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:34 28–27 3 7:41 Northern Colorado Jamie Falloon 22 yard field goal, 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:39 28–30 4 14:11 Northern Colorado Jamie Falloon 44 yard field goal, 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:45 28–33 4 10:42 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 10 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Herschel Sims run for two-point conv.), 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:25 36–33 4 8:22 Northern Colorado Stephen Miller 13 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Jamie Falloon kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:20 36–40

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