UTC sophomore Bryce Nunnelly had 117 receiving yards in Saturday’s win at UT-Martin, his third straight game with at least 100 receiving yards.SATURDAY’S STAR
Tyrell Price topped the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time in his first season with UTC, finishing with 118 yards on 22 carries and two scores while adding 22 receiving yards. His final run, a 40-yarder, put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.
SATURDAY’S STAT
Bryce Nunnelly finished with 117 receiving yards on eight catches, becoming the first Moc to top 100 receiving yards in three consecutive games since Blue Cooper in 2009.
TURNING POINT
The Skyhawks drove downfield in the second quarter with a chance to cut UTC’s lead to 13-7. Dresser Winn’s pass in the end zone was intercepted by Kareem Orr, who took it out to the 30-yard line. The Mocs scored on that drive to go up 20-0.
THE BIG PLAY
On Price’s second touchdown, he took a handoff and followed fullback Torrez Finney, going to his right before cutting to his left, breaking a few tackles and sprinting 40 yards for a touchdown that put the Mocs up 34-17 in the fourth quarter.
WHAT IT MEANS
The Mocs are 3-0 with all of the wins coming against Division I competition for the first time since 1979. In back-to-back weeks, they’ve gone on the road and beat The Citadel and UT-Martin, both of which defeated UTC last year. They’re unblemished with an outside chance of being ranked in a Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 poll this week.
HOW THEY SCORED
FIRST QUARTER
UTC – Victor Ulmo 31-yard field goal, 8:30
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:06
Key play: Nick Tiano completed a 7-yard pass on third down to Bryce Nunnelly for a first down. A late hit on Nunnelly tacked 15 extra yards on the play and put the Mocs at the UTM 21-yard line.
UTC 3, UTM 0
UTC – Wil Young 11-yard pass from Tiano (Ulmo kick), 4:12
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 3:03
Key play: Brandon Dowdell had his first career interception to give the UTC offense great field position.
UTC 10, UTM 0
SECOND QUARTER
UTC – Ulmo 25-yard field goal, 12:00
Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 4:38
Key play: Tiano found Nunnelly on a fourth-down pass to get the Mocs into the red zone.
UTC 13, UTM 0
UTC – Young 14-yard pass from Tiano (Ulmo kick), 1:42
Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:29
Key play: The Mocs were 3-for-3 on third downs on the drive, the last on a back-shoulder throw from Tiano to Young.
UTC 20, UTM 0
UTM – Dresser Winn 3-yard run (Ryan Courtright kick), 0:00
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:42
Key play: Winn had a 12-yard run on third down to get the Skyhawks to the UTC 3-yard line. He scored on the next play.
UTC 20, UTM 7
THIRD QUARTER
UTC – Tyrell Price 1-yard run (Ulmo kick), 5:26
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:02
Key play: Tiano hit Nunnelly for a 42-yard completion on a flea-flicker play to the 1-yard line. Price plunged in on the next play.
UTC 27, UTM 7
FOURTH QUARTER
UTM – Jaylon Moore 4-yard pass from Winn (Courtright kick), 14:16
Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:54
Key play: Brandon Anderson forced a Price fumble the Skyhawks recovered deep in UTC territory.
UTC 27, UTM 14
UTM – Courtright 36-yard field goal, 9:46
Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:20
Key play: Winn had a 23-yard completion to Terry Williams to convert on third-and-15 and move into UTC territory.
UTC 27, UTM 17
UTC – Price 40-yard run (Ulmo kick), 5:30
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:16
Key play: The Mocs rushed for 62 yards on the drive, with Price accounting for 49 and Alex Trotter the other 13.
UTC 34, UTM 17
UTM – Colton Dowell 24-yard pass from Winn (Courtright kick), 1:53
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
Key play: Winn and Williams linked up for another big third-down conversion, this time a 22-yarder on third-and-11. Winn also converted a fourth down with a 3-yard run.
UTC 34, UTM 24