Houston, TX – Tyrone Goard caught four touchdown passes and T.J. Pryor became Eastern Kentucky's all-time passing yardage leader as the No. 19 Colonels rallied past UT Martin, 28-16, in the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday.
EKU (4-1, 2-0) trailed 16-7 in the third quarter when Jared McClain threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Goard. Pryor then threw two of his three touchdown passes to Goard in the fourth quarter.
Goard caught seven passes for 175 yards.
Pryor finished the game with 211 passing yards, giving him 6,085 for his career. Josh Greco (2004-07) previously held EKU's all-time record with 5,992 yards.
Pryor's 45 career touchdown passes are one shy of the school record, held by Jim Guice (1965-68).
Matt Denham rushed for 94 yards on 29 carries and EKU held a 405-269 edge in total yards.
UT Martin fell to 3-2 and 1-1. Jason McNair and Trent Garland scored on touchdown runs for the Skyhawks.
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Thursday, Sept. 27
No. 9 Sam Houston State (2-2) 50, Texas Southern (1-4) 6
Sam Houston State ended a two-game losing streak by routing Texas Southern, 50-6, Quarterback Brian Bell threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Texas A&M transfer Chance Nelson.
The Bearkats totaled 549 yards offensively, with Keshawn Hill (six carries for 74 yards and one touchdown) leading the ground attack.
They limited Texas Southern to 149 yards. Linebacker Darius Taylor had eight tackles, including two quarterback sacks.
Saturday, Sept. 29
No. 1 North Dakota State (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) at No. 14 Northern Iowa (1-3, 0-1), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Montana State (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky) at Southern Utah (2-2, 1-0), 3:30 p.m.
No. 3 Youngstown State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC)
The Penguins catch their breath this week before visiting North Dakota State next Saturday. Coach Eric Wolford's squad was the only one to beat the 2011 FCS champion Bison last season.
No. 4 Old Dominion (4-0, 1-0 CAA) at Richmond (3-1, 1-0), 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 James Madison (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
The Dukes will host defending CAA Football champion Towson next Saturday.
No. 6 Wofford (3-0, 1-0 SoCon) at Elon (2-2, 0-1), 1:30 p.m.
No. 21 Montana (2-2, 0-1 Big Sky) at No. 7 Eastern Washington (2-1, 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
No 20 New Hampshire (3-2, 1-1 CAA) 34, No. 8 Delaware (4-1, 1-1) 14
New Hampshire scored all of its points in the second half behind quarterback Andy Vailas, who completed 23-of-36 passes for 315 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for one touchdown.
Samford (4-0, 2-0 SoCon) at No. 10 Georgia Southern (2-1, 1-1), 6 p.m.
Chattanooga (1-3, 0-1 SoCon) at No. 11 The Citadel (3-1, 2-0), 6 p.m.
No. 12 Towson (2-1) at LSU (4-0), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Illinois State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC) at South Dakota (1-2, 0-0), 3 p.m.
No. 15 Lehigh (5-0) 34, Fordham (3-2) 31
Lehigh earned its FCS-best 14th straight regular-season win.
The game did not count toward the Patriot League standings because Fordham is ineligible for the league title this season.
No. 16 Central Arkansas (3-1, 1-0 Southland) at Stephen F. Austin (1-3, 0-0), 7 p.m.
Coastal Carolina (2-2) at No. 17 Appalachian State (2-2), 3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Stony Brook (4-1) 23, Army (0-4) 3
Stony Brook beat an FBS school for the first time behind senior Miguel Maysonet's career-high 220 yards and two touchdown on the ground.
The Seawolves recovered four fumbles.
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky (4-1, 2-0 OVC) 28, UT Martin (3-2, 1-1) 16
Tyrone Goard caught four touchdown passes and T.J. Pryor became Eastern Kentucky's all-time passing yardage leader with 6,085 yards.
Portland State (1-3, 0-1 Big Sky) at No. 22 Northern Arizona (3-1, 1-0), 5 p.m.
No. 23 Cal Poly (3-0, 1-0 Big Sky) at X-North Dakota (3-1, 1-0), 7 p.m.
Northwestern State (2-2, 0-0 Southland) at No. 24 McNeese State (3-1, 0-1), 8 p.m.
Missouri State (0-4, 0-1 MVFC) at No. 25 South Dakota State (3-1, 1-0), 7 p.m.
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