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Christian Hood
10
Northeastern State NSU 0-9 , 0-9
28
Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 7-2 , 7-2
Northeastern State NSU
0-9 , 0-9
10
Final
28
Central Oklahoma UCO
7-2 , 7-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
NSU Northeastern State 3 0 7 0 10
UCO Central Oklahoma 7 14 7 0 28

Game Recap: Football |

Bronchos Claim President's Cup

Game Statistics

EDMOND (Nov. 1) – Christian Hood caught a touchdown pass and became Central Oklahoma's all-time leading receiver as the Bronchos toppled intrastate rival Northeastern State 28-10 Saturday afternoon at Wantland Stadium.
 
UCO scored 21 unanswered points to overcome an early 3-0 deficit in taking a 21-3 halftime lead and were never really threatened in ending a four-game losing streak to the RiverHawks in the annual President's Cup battle.
 
The Bronchos improved to 7-2 on the season and in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association play.  NSU fell to 0-9 and 0-9.
 
"We didn't play exceptionally well, but did enough on both sides of the ball to come out with a win," head coach Nick Bobeck said.  "We had some silly penalties that hurt us and didn't play a very clean football game.  We're happy with the final result, but we've still got a lot of work to do."
 
Hood, a senior wide receiver from Tulsa, caught five passes for 59 yards in breaking the school career record for receptions.  He tied the mark of 173 with his 12-yard TD grab that gave UCO a 21-3 second-quarter lead, broke it with a nine-yard catch early in the fourth period and added a 20-yarder to end the game with 175 career catches.
 
Quarterback Chas Stallard led the Bronchos, hitting 24-of-32 passes for 268 yards and the TD to Hood while also rushing 14 times for 48 yards and two scores.  He set a school single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 576, breaking the mark of 574 set by Scott Burger in 1979.

Running back Jake Gandara ran for 59 yards and a TD on 13 carries in addition to catching five passes for 53 yards.  Marquez Clark had seven receptions for 29 yards.
 
UCO's defensive allowed just 275 yards, including 95 rushing in 37 attempts.
 
Linebacker Michael Harris had another strong outing with 12 tackles, including 2.0 for loss.  Linebacker Malcolm Howard added eight tackles and lineman Kenny Allen seven, including one sack.
 
The Bronchos were forced to punt on their opening possession of the game and NSU responded with a 58-yard drive that ended in Dylan Beers' 37-yard field for a quick 3-0 lead.
 
UCO answered right back with an 11-play, 74-yard touchdown drive to take the lead for good.
 
Gandara had a key 13-yard run and Stallard completed all six pass attempts for 49 yards before ending it with a seven-yard scoring scamper.  Seth Hiddink's extra point had the Bronchos on top 7-3 with 3:52 left in the opening period.
 
The RiverHawks missed a field goal on their next offensive try and UCO responded with another TD march, this time going 78 yards in nine snaps.
 
Connor Pulley had the big play, hauling in a Stallard pass and taking it 34 yards down to the NSU one-yard-line. Gandara punched it in on the next play and the lead was 14-3 with 12:05 left in the half.
 
The Bronchos forced a quick punt and then scored on their third straight possession, going 59 yards in eight plays to stretch the advantage to 21-3 at the 4:40 mark.
 
Stallard hit Gandara for 11 and 24 yards on swing passes before finding Hood on a 12-yard crossing route for the TD and the reception that tied the record. 
 
UCO had a chance to add to that lead in the final minute of the half after Omari Cole picked off a pass and returned it 35 yards to the UCO 35, but the Bronchos lost six yards in three plays and punted.
 
The RiverHawks pulled within 28-10 with a 50-yard TD drive midway through the third quarter, but UCO responded with a quick-strike 70-yard scoring march to re-establish its 18-point advantage.
 
Stallard hit Gandara for 13 yards and then found Pulley for 40 to get the Bronchos to the NSU 17.  Gandara then scampered for nine yards to the eight before Stallard ended the one-minute drive with a weaving TD run up the middle.
 
Hiddink's PAT made it 28-10 with 2:54 left in the period and neither team really threatened to score in the final quarter.
 
UCO goes on the road next week, traveling to St. Charles, Mo. to take on league foe Lindenwood.
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