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Postgame Notes and Quotes: No. 21 Govs vs. Jacksonville State

October 29, 2022

GOVS-GAMECOCKS POSTGAME NOTES

Notes following No. 21 Austin Peay's 40-16 loss to Jacksonville State at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.

FROM THE TOP

  • Austin Peay's six-game win streak at Fortera Stadium was snapped. The Governors dropped to 4-1 in Clarksville this season.
  • Austin Peay's seven-game win streak at home as a ranked team was ended.
  • The Governors' five-game win streak on Senior Day was snapped. 
  • Austin Peay's four-game win streak in conference home games was ended.

CAPTAINS/COIN TOSS

SERIES UPDATE                                           

  • Austin Peay dropped to 8-21-3 overall, including 4-9-2 in Clarksville, in the all-time series.

THOSE ARE THE BREAKS

  • Austin Peay dropped to 3-9 all-time, including 1-5 in Clarksville, on this date.
  • The Governors wore all black for the first time this season and fell to 1-2 in the Scotty Walden era in such games.
  • In the second half, Austin Peay was outscored 24-0, outgained 192-122 in total offense, and ran just 32 plays compared to Jacksonville State's 44.

OFFENSIVE SPARKS

  • Mike DiLiello's 33-yard run in the first quarter moved him past Lance Hoeltke for ninth on the program's single-season list for total offense.
  • A Mike DiLiello four-yard rush in the second quarter pushed him over 5,000 career yards of total offense. He became the fifth player in program history to pass the mark but the first who transferred into Austin Peay.
  • Two plays later, Mike DiLiello became the ninth player in program history to surpass 2,000 yards of total offense in a single season after a 16-yard completion to James Burns.
  • Mike DiLiello's 23-yard touchdown pass to Drae McCray was his 136th completion of the season, tying Jake Ryan for 10th on the program's single-season list. It was DiLiello's 18th touchdown pass, trying Ryan for fifth on the single-season list. It was McCray's eighth touchdown reception, tying for seventh on the single-season list.
  • In the first half, Austin Peay outrushed Jacksonville State 126-38 and totaled 15 first downs compared to just six by the Gamecocks.
  • Mike DiLiello had a career-long 58-yard carry early in the fourth quarter. 
  • Austin Peay rushed for more than 200 yards for the fifth time this season.
  • Mike DiLiello ended with 96 yards rushing, the second most rushing yards by an individual against the Gamecocks this year.
  • CJ Evans Jr. ended with 12 carries for 71 yards.
  • Three Austin Peay players - CJ Evans Jr. (5.9), Mike DiLiello (5.6), and Drae McCray (4.3) – averaged at least four yards per rush.
  • Drae McCray was targeted a career-high 13 times.

DEFENSIVE STANDS                   

  • Austin Peay allowed just six yards of total offense on Jacksonville State's first two drives in the first 12 minutes of the game before allowing a 48-yard touchdown pass.
  • The Governors allowed negative two rushing yards in the first quarter.
  • Austin Peay surrendered eight rushing yards in the first 13-plus minutes of the second quarter before giving up 35 on the Gamecocks' final drive of the half.
  • The Governors allowed just 2.24 yards per rush on 17 carries in the first two quarters.
  • Kory Chapman's third-quarter interception was his second in the last three games and third of his career.
  • Austin Peay has intercepted a pass in 12 of their last 14 games and has totaled 23 picks during that stretch.
  • The Governors have forced at least one turnover in 14 of their last 15 games.
  • Austin Peay ended with eight tackles for loss.
  • Josh Rudolph tied a season and career-high with 10 total tackles.
  • Seven of Antoine Williams' eight total tackles came in the first half.

SPECIAL TEAMS SYNOPSIS

  • Maddux Trujillo's first made PAT was his 34th this season, moving him past David Young for sole possession of fifth place in single-season program history.
  • Maddux Trujillo has made 70 career PATs, which ranks sixth all-time.
  • Maddux Trujillo's 55-yard field goal as time expired in the first half set an ASUN Conference record and tied Brian Yarbrough's school record from 1983 against Western Kentucky. It was the third longest-made field goal in the FCS this season and tied for the fourth-longest in Division I.
  • Maddux Trujillo connected on a field goal for the fifth-straight game and the 14th time in the last 15 contests.
  • Maddux Trujillo's field goal as time expired in the first half was his ninth this season, tying him for 10th in single-season program history. It was the 23rd of his career, which tied Justin Deardorff for fourth in program history.
  • Matt Rigney averaged 36.1 yards on 10 punts with a long of 47.

GOVS-GAMECOCKS POSTGAME QUOTES

Austin Peay head coach Scotty Walden

Opening statement… "Obviously, we're disappointed with the way we played in the second half. We had the momentum going into halftime after that big field goal. (In the second half) I just felt like we couldn't get into a rhythm offensively, and then, they capitalized. We couldn't capitalize after getting an interception. We moved the ball and had 22 first downs, but we couldn't get that explosive play or finish drives (in the second half). Once they got into a rhythm, they started moving the ball offensively, and on special teams, they made some big-time plays. They made some game-changing plays. We just got beat in all three phases in the second half. We just did not play at our best against a really good team. When you make mistakes against a really good football team, you get exposed. We made some critical mistakes, and they capitalized on them. Give those guys credit. Jacksonville State is a really good football team, and they capitalized on our mistakes."

On the second half… "I don't think we executed well. I'm going to watch the film and watch it close. I don't think it was a lack of effort. We didn't capitalize and didn't execute when we had to. I thought that was the biggest difference. We were not efficient on our 1st and 10 plays. We didn't get efficient movement on 1st and 10 and in a lot of areas. I thought our guys were ginned up coming out of halftime. We came out with a mindset to play with great energy and great execution, but for whatever reason, we didn't execute."

On the rushing offense… "The sacks are probably skewing the numbers a little bit. I felt like we ran the ball pretty well. We rushed for 215 yards, but we were not efficient in the passing game. It just goes back to details, a couple of mishaps, whether it was route depth at the wrong yardage or we didn't stack a route or Mike missed a progression and forced a throw. However, I thought he played like a warrior running the ball. He averaged 5.6 yards per carry. He had some big-time runs, one for 58 yards. CJ Evans ran the ball very physically, really well. We got Drae in the backfield, and he ran the ball for about four yards per carry. I think we were efficient running the football, but the throwing game was off for whatever reason. In the second half, they got more pressure on Mike. They did a good job of getting pressure on him, making him off-platform and short-arm throws. I think that led to, if it wasn't an interception, it was a batted-down pass. Give those guys credit. They're long and athletic. We said it all week long, and they did a great job of pressuring our quarterback."

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