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Jaylen Cottrell
14
Northwest Mo. St. NWM 3-1 , 3-1
23
Winner Central Okla. UCO 2-2 , 2-2
Northwest Mo. St. NWM
3-1 , 3-1
14
Final
23
Central Okla. UCO
2-2 , 2-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
NWM Northwest Mo. St. 0 7 7 0 14
UCO Central Okla. 10 3 10 0 23

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

Bronchos Bust the Bearcats

Central Oklahoma Beat No. 2 Northwest Missouri in Edmond Saturday

EDMOND – Jaylen Cottrell's 83-yard touchdown run sparked Central Oklahoma's 23-14 upset of No. 2 Northwest Missouri Saturday at Chad Richison Stadium.
 
Northwest had allowed 34 total rushing yards combined in three games this season, but Cottrell, who had 97 yards in the game, led an offensive attack for the Bronchos.
 
UCO has beaten Northwest in consecutive games in Edmond.
 
"I'm proud of our guys," UCO head football coach Adam Dorrel said. "It's a big win for our program. The guys played great defense and it was great to see our passing game finally come together. It was all around a good effort by everyone. A true team win."
 
Cottrell ran the ball 10 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns. He had an 11-yard touchdown run in the first quarter that put Central up 7-0. His 83-yarder, the 11th-longest run in school history, put UCO ahead 20-7 in the third quarter.
 
Saturday's game wasn't an offensive display of excellence, but the Bronchos found a groove and found a way to get it done.
 
Andrew Carney added 10 rushing yards and Nasir Kemper had five. UCO finished the day with 106 rushing yards. Northwest had also not given up a rushing touchdown this season before Saturday.
 
Stephon Brown also orchestrated a solid passing attack. He was 10-for-16 with 139 yards, including a 52-yard connection with Jacob Delso. Peyton Thompson, who took one snap after Brown left the game due to his helmet coming off on a previous play, went 1-for-1 with 47 yards.
 
Oscar Hammond, a true freshman from Collinsville, Oklahoma, had five catches for 89 yards. He caught the 47-yarder from Thompson. Delso made two catches for 62 yards. Cottrell also had two receptions for 11 yards.
 
Nicky Quevedo also went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts to add to the Broncho tally. He hit a 31-yarder, 33-yarder, and a 43-yarder in the game.
 
Defensively, UCO had its biggest game of the season on Saturday with the Bronchos forcing five turnovers.
 
After a UCO punt, Northwest fumbled the ball back to the Bronchos on its first possession of the game. Central went 1-play, 11-yards and scored on a Cottrell run.
 
Then Northwest threw an interception, with true freshman Chase Faber snagging his first career pick. The Bronchos went 5-plays, 3-yards and Quevedo kicked the first of his three field goals to put UCO ahead 10-0.
 
Northwest threw two more interceptions, one in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter. UCO also recovered a muffed punt in the fourth quarter. Though the Bronchos didn't score on any of the other Northwest miscues, the defense was playing at a high level.
 
Central Oklahoma held Northwest Missouri to 5 of 15 on third down and 1-for-2 on fourth down. UCO also held the Bearcats to 291 total yards of offense, a season-low for the Broncho defense.
 
Blake Barron led the Bronchos with nine tackles and Rae'Quan Wicks made eight stops. Dylan Buchheit had seven tackles and Emmonte Davis made five. Wicks, Buchheit and Davis each had a pass breakup.
 
UCO broke up eight Northwest passes on the day.
 
Faber finished with three tackles and one interception. Tavius McDonald and Tre'Vaughn Craig also both made interceptions in the second half.
 
Kalvin Hutchings, who made three tackles, had one sack. Michael Slater and Robert Fuentes both had big sacks in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the Bronchos.
 
Central Oklahoma is now 2-2 on the season with a 2-0 mark at Chad Richison Stadium. The Bronchos hit the road in Week 5 to take on Lincoln. That game is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 in Jefferson City, Missouri. UCO will return home in Week 6 to face Northeastern State on Thursday, Oct. 6.
 
 
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