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Hargis: Gamecocks frustrate Mocs again Nearly 16,000 see No. 8 Mocs fall to No. 7 Gamecocks, 23-20 UTC uses two QBs together at times Chattanooga Mocs lose fourth down every time Eighth-ranked Mocs drop heartbreaker to No. 7 JSU Jacksonville State defeats Chattanooga Mocs, 23-20Mocs crunched in crunch time against JSU, 23-20
Jacksonville State University ran 68 plays in Saturday’s football game against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, gaining 411 yards.
More than half of those yards came on five plays. And those five plays were part of the Gamecocks’ five scoring drives, each of which made a difference in their 23-20 win over the Mocs at Finley Stadium.
Three of those plays came from running back Troymaine Pope, who picked up 145 of his single-game career-high 173 rushing yards on three carries. He had runs of 65, 52 and 28 yards, which led to a pair of field goals and an eventual touchdown. (He also had a 40-yard touchdown pass from Eli Jenkins that was called back due to a holding penalty.)
Jenkins had a 21-yard scramble that led to a field goal that gave the Gamecocks a 16-13 lead, and Kentucky transfer Josh Clemons had a 49-yard rush up the middle on the first play of the game-winning drive.