CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.-Derek Carr threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns to lead UT Martin to a 28-12 Ohio Valley Conference victory against Austin Peay State University, Saturday afternoon, at Governors Stadium.

The loss was the Governors sixth straight, dropping them to 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the OVC. UT Martin improved to 5-4 overall and 4-3 in the OVC. The victory also allowed UT Martin to improve to 2-0 in the 2010 Sgt. York Trophy series while the Govs finished at 1-2.

Carr finished 18 of 28 passing, throwing second-quarter scoring strikes of 18 and 34 yards to give UT Martin a 21-12 halftime lead after the Skyhawks initially fell behind 6-0. His favorite target was Daniel Chamberlain, who caught six passes for 125 yards, including a an 18-yard TD pass from Carr and a second on a 22 yarder from running back Jason McNair on a halfback option play.

Austin Peay squandered an early scoring opportunity by missing a 46-yard field goal, but then scored on a Jake Ryan-to-Robert Lemon eight-yard TD pass with three seconds left in the first quarter. However, Stephen Stansell was unable to convert the extra point-it was the fourth time in nine games this season the Govs scored first.

But UT Martin came right back, set up by a 53-yard pass from Carr to Chamberlain to the APSU five. Kenny Jones ran it in from one-yard out to tie the game and Cody Sandlin's extra point gave the Skyhawks a 7-6 lead. They would never trail again as Carr and Chamberlain hooked up for their 18-yard score for a 14-6 second-period advantage.

Terrence Holt gave APSU a temporary spark, returning the ensuing kickoff 95 yards, zigzagging through the Skyhawk coverage. It was Holt's fourth career kickoff return for a TD. But Austin Peay was unable to convert the two-point attempt as the Govs trailed 14-12.

The Skyhawks scored one final time before half, this time on a Carr-to-Corey Jordan scoring toss as UT Martin took a 21-12 lead into intermission.

The halfback option pass for a score early in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.

-AP-