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Jack Puckett
10
Central Okla. UCO 5-6 , 4-6
20
Winner Pittsburg St. PSU 10-1 , 9-1
Central Okla. UCO
5-6 , 4-6
10
Final
20
Pittsburg St. PSU
10-1 , 9-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCO Central Okla. 7 3 0 0 10
PSU Pittsburg St. 7 10 0 3 20

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

Central Downed In Finale

Bronchos Fall 20-10 At No. 8 Pittsburg State

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Central Oklahoma had a solid performance in the final game of the 2023 season Saturday afternoon but the defensive fight left the Bronchos with a 20-10 loss to No. 8 Pittsburg State.
 
Central Oklahoma finishes the season 5-6 overall and 4-6 in the MIAA.
 
"I'm proud of the way the team fought today," UCO head football coach Adam Dorrel said. "We sure gave it all we had. We knew it was going to be really hard to get a win here against this team, but we gave it all we had. It just didn't go our way on a few plays and that was the difference."
 
Central Oklahoma went down 7-0, but quickly responded to tie the game before the end of the first quarter. It was 17-7 when Nicky Quevedo made a 40-yard field goal with 3:45 to play in the second quarter. There wasn't another score until the fourth quarter, when Pitt State connected on a 42-yard field goal with 3:56 to play that put the final score on the board.
 
UCO's defense was solid on Saturday.
 
Zane Adams had the game of his life. The junior from Haskell, Oklahoma made 14 tackles and 3.5 sacks, both career highs. Jack Puckett also had 13 tackles. Lemuel Gordon also had a sack, and Noah West, Hunter Largent and Johnny Wilson each had a half-sack.
 
Central limited Pittsburg State to 261 total yards of offense. The Bronchos held PSU to 108 passing yards on 18 of 30 passing, and 153 rushing yards on 45 carries.
 
Unfortunately for the Bronchos, seven turnovers plagued UCO. A muffed punt return setup good field position for Pitt State in the first half, and three interceptions and three fumbles lost on the offensive end were too much to overcome.
 
UCO put up 226 yards of offense, with 187 through the air. Dawson Herl went 22-for-34 with 187 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Jacob Delso, who had five catches for 55 yards and the score, led the receivers. Terrill Davis also had five catches for 65 yards, and Darius Melton had four receptions for 16 yards.
 
The Bronchos had 23 rushes for 39 yards on Saturday.
 
Herl's 28-yard touchdown pass to Delso capped off a 6-play, 80-yard scoring drive to tie the game in the first quarter. Quevedo's field goal capped off a 6-play, 16-yard scoring drive.
 
Central Oklahoma finished the 2023 season 5-6 overall. 
 
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