Trinity Tops 'Roo Football in Offensive Shootout

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - It was a wild game from the start between the Austin College football team and Trinity University, with both teams getting plays of more than 80 yards in the first two minutes and the Tigers eventually pulling away to hand the 'Roos a 49-35 loss on Saturday. The 'Roos are now 3-6 overall and 1-6 in Southern Athletic Association play.

Trinity struck first with a touchdown on the opening play of their first series, as Jay Foster found a hole and raced 84 yards for the score to make it 7-0. However, Austin College quickly answered, with Colt Collins hitting Kevin Ray for an 87-yard hookup down to the Trinity 1-yard line, and Collins would take it in himself on the next play to square things up just 1:30 into the game. Austin College would take the lead three minutes later as Reggie Evans found paydirt from five yards out to make it a 14-7 game, Trinity scored twice in under a minute midway through the quarter to go on top 21-14.

After an 8-yard touchdown from Austin Grauer to Elliott Blott with 6:13, the 'Roos would fumble the ensuing kickoff and one play later, a wide receiver pass from Rhodes Legg to Tommy Lavine would result in a 53-yard touchdown with 5:52 left in the opening frame. Austin College was able to even things up again before the end of the first quarter, with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Collins to Brennan Ellis making it 21-21.

Trinity would score the only touchdown of the second quarter, but that would kick off a string of 28 unanswered points for the Tigers as the margin surged to 49-21 with 6:19 left in the fourth quarter. Austin College would get two touchdowns late, first on a 19-yard run by Collins to cap off a seven play, 90-yard drive, and then Collins would score on the ground for the third time, this time from four yards out to make it a 49-35 final.

Collins finished the game completing 23-of-46 passes for 332 yards with a touchdown and an interception and added 73 yards on 17 carries with three scores. Ray ended the game with seven catches for 142 yards, and Jackson Townsend paced the 'Roos defensively with nine stops.

Trinity piled up 368 yards on the ground, led by 170 yards on just 12 carries by Foster and 103 yards on 21 carries for Charles Davis. Grauer completed 13-of-23 passes for 156 yards.

Austin College heads to Memphis next weekend as the 'Roos close out the season against Rhodes College.