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Abilene Christian at Utah Tech

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Abilene Christian beat Utah Tech 26–⁠10. It was their first meeting; after it, Abilene Christian led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayAbilene Christian7–⁠4 in 2022
26
HomeUtah Tech4–⁠7 in 2022
10

Final at Greater Zion Stadium, Saint GeorgeTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,718

At kickoff
86°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; St George Municipal Airport (KSGU), 3 km from the stadium
Official
Matthew JonesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Abilene Christian0671326
Utah Tech370010

Standouts

Player stats

Abilene Christian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ethan Long8/239200
Maverick McIvor7/1214800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jermiah Dobbins24130316
Rovaughn Banks Jr.1968020
Ethan Long5406
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Blayne Taylor470040
Tristan Golightly467032
Kobe Clark454020
Patrick Ballard120020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Roland Williams0001

Utah Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Victor Gabalis12/3412101
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Quali Conley20148128
Jeter Fenton131031
Joey Hobert1505
Kyle Floyd4204
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joey Hobert564043
Rickie Johnson440014
Deven Osborne110010
Malcolm Ross-Turner1707

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Abilene ChristianUtah Tech
440Total yards293
240Passing yards121
200Rushing yards172
6.9Yards per pass3.6
4.0Yards per rush5.2
26First downs15
10–⁠19Third downs4–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers2
3–⁠30Penalties7–⁠50
36:00Possession24:00

Efficiency

Abilene ChristianUtah Tech
37%Success rate40%
−0.01EPA per play−0.12
1.34Explosiveness0.91
−0.10Rushing EPA0.04
0.12Passing EPA−0.12
22%Passing-down success44%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Abilene Christian 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Utah Tech end zoneAbilene Christian end zoneQ1 Utah TechField goal, 16 playsQ1 Abilene ChristianPunt, 7 playsQ1 Utah TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Abilene ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ1 Utah TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Abilene ChristianField goal, 16 playsQ2 Abilene ChristianFumble, 1 playQ2 Utah TechFumble, 1 playQ2 Abilene ChristianMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 Utah TechPunt, 5 playsQ2 Utah TechTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Abilene ChristianField goal, 14 playsQ3 Abilene ChristianPunt, 9 playsQ3 Utah TechPunt, 8 playsQ3 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Utah TechResult not recorded, 4 playsQ3 Abilene ChristianMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 Utah TechPunt, 3 playsQ4 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Utah TechMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 Abilene ChristianPunt, 4 playsQ4 Utah TechTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Utah TechInterception, 7 playsQ4 Abilene ChristianResult not recorded, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Utah Tech drives left to right, Abilene Christian right to left.
  1. Q1 Utah TechField goal, 16 plays, 70 yards
  2. Q1 Abilene ChristianPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  3. Q1 Utah TechPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  4. Q1 Abilene ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  5. Q1 Utah TechPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q1 Abilene ChristianField goal, 16 plays, 64 yards
  7. Q2 Abilene ChristianFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  8. Q2 Utah TechFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  9. Q2 Abilene ChristianMissed FG, 4 plays, −4 yards
  10. Q2 Utah TechPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  11. Q2 Utah TechTouchdown, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 Abilene ChristianField goal, 14 plays, 62 yards
  13. Q3 Abilene ChristianPunt, 9 plays, 23 yards
  14. Q3 Utah TechPunt, 8 plays, 16 yards
  15. Q3 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 5 plays, 61 yards
  16. Q3 Utah TechResult not recorded, 4 plays, −7 yards
  17. Q3 Abilene ChristianMissed FG, 10 plays, 62 yards
  18. Q3 Utah TechPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  19. Q4 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 9 plays, 61 yards
  20. Q4 Utah TechMissed FG, 9 plays, 58 yards
  21. Q4 Abilene ChristianPunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  22. Q4 Utah TechTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 39 yards
  23. Q4 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 4 plays, 47 yards
  24. Q4 Utah TechInterception, 7 plays, 40 yards
  25. Q4 Abilene ChristianResult not recorded, 5 plays, −12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Utah Tech 3, Abilene Christian 0
Utah Tech Field goal, 16 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Quali Conley run for 3 yds to the Utah 28
0:002nd & 7 at own 28Quali Conley run for 4 yds to the Utah 32
0:003rd & 3 at own 32Victor Gabalis run for 15 yds to the Utah 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47UTAH TECH Penalty, false start (Nathen Aceves) to the Utah 42
0:001st & 15 at own 42pass incomplete to Rickie Johnson
0:002nd & 15 at own 42Victor Gabalis pass complete to Rickie Johnson for 14 yds to the AblCh 44
0:003rd & 1 at opp 44Quali Conley run for 1 yd to the AblCh 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 43Kyle Floyd run for 4 yds to the AblCh 39
0:002nd & 6 at opp 39Kyle Floyd run for 1 yd to the AblCh 38
0:003rd & 5 at opp 38Victor Gabalis pass complete to Joey Hobert for 8 yds to the AblCh 30 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 30Victor Gabalis pass complete to Deven Osborne for 10 yds to the AblCh 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Quali Conley run for 4 yds to the AblCh 16
0:002nd & 6 at opp 16Victor Gabalis pass complete to Malcolm Ross-Turner for 7 yds to the AblCh 9 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 9pass incomplete to David Fisher
0:002nd & goal at opp 9Victor Gabalis pass complete to Joey Hobert for 4 yds to the AblCh 5
Abilene Christian Punt, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 15 yds to the AblCh 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 4 yds to the AblCh 44
0:002nd & 6 at own 44Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 3 yds to the AblCh 47
0:003rd & 3 at own 47Ethan Long pass complete to Tristan Golightly for 5 yds to the Utah 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 48Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
0:002nd & 12 at the 50pass incomplete to Kobe Clark
0:003rd & 12 at the 50pass incomplete to Rovaughn Banks Jr.
Utah Tech Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Quali Conley run for 7 yds to the Utah 27
0:002nd & 3 at own 27Quali Conley run for a loss of 2 yards to the Utah 25
0:003rd & 5 at own 25pass incomplete
0:004th & 5 at own 25UTAH TECH Penalty, false start (Kyle Floyd) to the Utah 20
Abilene Christian Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 34
0:002nd & 10 at own 34pass incomplete to Kendall Catalon
0:003rd & 10 at own 34Ethan Long pass incomplete, broken up by Max Christensen III
Utah Tech Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Victor Gabalis pass complete to Rickie Johnson for 7 yds to the Utah 42
0:002nd & 3 at own 42Quali Conley run for 2 yds to the Utah 44
0:003rd & 1 at own 44pass incomplete to Rickie Johnson
Abilene Christian Field goal, 16 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 16Jermiah Dobbins run for a loss of 2 yards to the AblCh 14
0:002nd & 12 at own 14Ethan Long pass complete to Blayne Taylor for 7 yds to the AblCh 21
0:003rd & 5 at own 21Ethan Long pass complete to Tristan Golightly for 24 yds to the AblCh 45 for a 1ST down
Utah Tech Field goal, 16 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Blair Zepeda kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:003rd & goal at opp 5pass incomplete to Joey Hobert
7:534th & goal at opp 5Connor Brooksby 21 yd FG GOODUtah Tech 3, Abilene Christian 0
7:531st & 10 at own 35Ilya Uvaydov kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:484th & 12 at the 50Logan Burke punt for 50 yds
3:344th & 10 at own 20punt for 46 yds
2:294th & 10 at own 34Logan Burke punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Utah 35 , David Fisher returns for 19 yds to the Utah 35
1:194th & 1 at own 44Andrew Day punt for 40 yds
2nd quarter4 drives, then Utah Tech 10, Abilene Christian 6
Abilene Christian Field goal, 16 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 45Jermiah Dobbins run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 5 at the 50Jermiah Dobbins run for 5 yds to the Utah 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Jermiah Dobbins run for 3 yds to the Utah 42
15:002nd & 7 at opp 42Jermiah Dobbins run for 4 yds to the Utah 38
15:003rd & 3 at opp 38Jermiah Dobbins run for 1 yd to the Utah 37
15:004th & 2 at opp 37Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 3 yds to the Utah 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Ethan Long pass complete to Blayne Taylor for 6 yds to the Utah 28
15:002nd & 4 at opp 28Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 3 yds to the Utah 25
15:003rd & 1 at opp 25Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 1 yd to the Utah 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Utah 25
15:002nd & 11 at opp 25pass incomplete to Kobe Clark
8:273rd & 11 at opp 25Ethan Long run for 5 yds to the Utah 20
7:404th & 6 at opp 20Blair Zepeda 37 yd FG GOODTied at 3
7:401st & 10 at own 35Blair Zepeda kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:114th & 10 at own 45Andrew Day punt for 37 yds
6:061st & 10 at own 18Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 2 yds to the AblCh 20 Rovaughn Banks Jr. fumbled, recovered by Utah Dylan Hendrickson
Utah Tech Touchdown, 3 plays
5:532nd & 10 at opp 15Quali Conley run for 15 yds for a TD, (Connor Brooksby KICK)Utah Tech 10, Abilene Christian 3
5:531st & 10 at own 35Ilya Uvaydov kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Abilene Christian Field goal, 14 plays
0:443rd & 10 at opp 13pass incomplete to Jed Castles
0:384th & 10 at opp 13Blair Zepeda 30 Yd Field GoalUtah Tech 10, Abilene Christian 6
0:351st & 10 at own 35Blair Zepeda kickoff for 65 yds , David Fisher return for 9 yds to the Utah 9
0:251st & 10 at own 9Quali Conley run for 5 yds to the Utah 14 Quali Conley fumbled, recovered by AblCh Jadarius Thursby
Abilene Christian Missed FG, 4 plays
0:251st & 10 at opp 14Ethan Long sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the Utah 18
0:172nd & 14 at opp 18pass incomplete to Kobe Clark
0:173rd & 14 at opp 18pass incomplete to Patrick Ballard
0:054th & 14 at opp 18Blair Zepeda 35 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter5 drives, then Abilene Christian 13, Utah Tech 10
Abilene Christian Punt, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 4 yds to the AblCh 29
0:002nd & 6 at own 29
0:003rd & 6 at own 29Ethan Long pass complete to Kobe Clark for 11 yds to the AblCh 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Tristan Golightly
0:002nd & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Kendall Catalon
0:003rd & 10 at own 40Ethan Long pass complete to Kobe Clark for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at the 50Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 1 yd to the Utah 49
0:002nd & 9 at opp 49pass incomplete to Tristan Golightly
0:003rd & 9 at opp 49Ethan Long sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the AblCh 48
Utah Tech Punt, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 12Joey Hobert run for 5 yds to the Utah 17
0:002nd & 5 at own 17Quali Conley run for 9 yds to the Utah 26 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 26Quali Conley run for 2 yds to the Utah 28
0:002nd & 8 at own 28pass incomplete to Eric Olsen
0:003rd & 8 at own 28Quali Conley run for 8 yds to the Utah 36 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 36Quali Conley run for 2 yds to the Utah 38
0:002nd & 8 at own 38Victor Gabalis sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the Utah 28 UTAH TECH Penalty, intentional grounding (Victor Gabalis) to the Utah 28
0:003rd & 18 at own 28pass incomplete to Joey Hobert
Utah Tech Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 10 at own 21Victor Gabalis sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the Utah 16
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ilya Uvaydov kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:094th & 12 at own 48Logan Burke punt for 40 yds
7:574th & 18 at own 28Andrew Day punt for 36 yds
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 5 plays
6:331st & goal at opp 5Jermiah Dobbins run for 5 yds for a TD, (Blair Zepeda KICK)
6:331st & 10 at own 35Blair Zepeda kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:064th & 2 at own 33Andrew Day punt for 55 yds , Kendall Catalon returns for 5 yds to the AblCh 17
Abilene Christian Missed FG, 10 plays
3:341st & 10 at own 48Jermiah Dobbins run for 7 yds to the Utah 45
3:342nd & 3 at opp 45Maverick McIvor pass complete to Kobe Clark for 13 yds to the Utah 32 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 32Jermiah Dobbins run for 5 yds to the Utah 27
3:342nd & 5 at opp 27Jermiah Dobbins run for 5 yds to the Utah 22 for a 1ST down
3:342nd & 10 at opp 22Jermiah Dobbins run for 1 yd to the Utah 21
3:343rd & 9 at opp 21pass incomplete to Rovaughn Banks Jr.
1:014th & 9 at opp 21Blair Zepeda 38 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter10 drives, then Abilene Christian 26, Utah Tech 10
Utah Tech Missed FG, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Kyle Floyd run for a loss of 3 yards to the Utah 22
Utah Tech Interception, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 35pass incomplete to Deven Osborne
Utah Tech Missed FG, 9 plays
0:002nd & 13 at own 22Victor Gabalis pass complete to Joey Hobert for 43 yds to the AblCh 35 for a 1ST down
0:002nd & 10 at opp 35Quali Conley run for 23 yds to the AblCh 12 for a 1ST down
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 36Jermiah Dobbins run for 1 yd to the AblCh 37
0:002nd & 9 at own 37Jermiah Dobbins run for 2 yds to the AblCh 39
0:003rd & 7 at own 39Maverick McIvor pass complete to Blayne Taylor for 17 yds to the Utah 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 44pass incomplete to Tristan Golightly
0:002nd & 10 at opp 44Maverick McIvor pass complete to Tristan Golightly for 6 yds to the Utah 38
0:003rd & 4 at opp 38Maverick McIvor pass incomplete to Kobe Clark ABIL CHRISTIAN Penalty, Offensive holding (Rafiti Ghirmai) to the Utah 48
0:003rd & 14 at opp 48Maverick McIvor pass complete to Kobe Clark for 20 yds to the Utah 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Jermiah Dobbins run for 16 yds to the Utah 12 for a 1ST down
Utah Tech Missed FG, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 12Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Joey Hobert UTAH TECH Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Khalid Robinson) to the AblCh 27
Utah Tech Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 15 at own 16pass incomplete
14:474th & 15 at own 16Andrew Day punt for 48 yds
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 9 plays
10:561st & 10 at opp 12J. Dobbins run for 12 yds for a TD, (B. Zepeda KICK), (B. Zepeda KICK)
10:561st & 10 at own 35Blair Zepeda kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:364th & 15 at opp 17Connor Brooksby 34 yd FG MISSED
6:414th & 8 at own 42Logan Burke punt for 47 yds
Utah Tech Turnover on downs, 9 plays
4:234th & 14 at the 50Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Deven Osborne, broken up by Abner Dubar
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 4 plays
2:482nd & 4 at opp 10Jermiah Dobbins 10 Yd Run (Blair Zepeda PAT blocked)
2:481st & 10 at own 35Blair Zepeda kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:503rd & 10 at opp 35Victor Gabalis pass intercepted
Abilene Christian Result not recorded, 5 plays
1:312nd & 2 at own 32Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 1 yd to the AblCh 33
1:223rd & 1 at own 33Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 4 yds to the AblCh 37 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at own 37Maverick McIvor run for a loss of 1 yard to the AblCh 36
1:222nd & 11 at own 36Maverick McIvor run for a loss of 1 yard to the AblCh 36

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Abilene Christian–Utah Tech game

Abilene Christian leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Abilene Christian 31, Utah Tech 10
2024Abilene Christian 55, Utah Tech 30
2023Abilene Christian 24, Utah Tech 7
2022Abilene Christian 26, Utah Tech 10

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