Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
Pacific Football Game Report
Saturday October 12th 2013 8:00PM EST
Aggie Memorial Stadium - Las Cruces, New Mexico
@ 
Pacific Tigers New Mexico State Aggies
3-3 | 0-7
39 FINAL 38
STRINGER FENTON CATCHES THE OPENING KICKOFF DEEP IN THE ENDZONE
AND TAKES IT 104 YARDS TO THE HOUSE TO PUT PACIFIC ON TOP EARLY
Fassel’s gutsy call pays off as Pacific makes it three straight
Las Cruces, New Mexico - In cold and rainy weather Pacific wasted no time heating things up when Stringer Fenton took the opening kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown. Fenton caught the ball in the endzone and didn’t hesitate a bit to bring it out.
“He’s got the green light. That’s that.” Special teams assistant Matt Stover replied when asked about the play.
“I liked the look and I trust them guys to make the blocks and I just said I’m gonna go get one.”
New Mexica State took a bit longer to score, putting together an eight play drive that backup QB King Davis III capped with an eight yard run.
Pacific’s next drive ended on a lost fumble by Khalani Muhammad. Each team then turned the ball over on down and Pacific cornerback Jay’Onn Myles picked off a Davis pass to end the Aggies next possession. Set up in good field position Pacific capitalized with a 20 yard Myles Carr touchdown pass to Braden Bishop.
New Mexico State tied the game on a one yard touchdown run by Davis early in the second quarter then took their first lead of the game when Maxwell Johnson kicked a 40 yard field goal. Kris Gudmundsson tied it back up with a 34 yard field goal.
Davis found runningback Germi Morrison for a 40 yard catch and run touchdown pass then Myles Carr connected with tight end AJ Olson for a 44 yard score. Olson held off a defender with a stiff arm to fight into the endzone.
After the first half fireworks things were relatively quiet in the third quarter with the only points coming on a Morrison five yard touchdown run for New Mexico State. Carr was picked off by Aggies linebacker Kalea Auelua in the quarter.
Following a punt by New Mexico State on their first possession of the fourth quarter Pacific put together an 18 play drive that covered 85 yards and used up a big chunk of the fourth quarter. Key plays on the drive were an 18 yard Carr completion to Marvin Cotton, a ten yard Carr pass to tight end Billy Freeman, a 13 yard scramble by Carr that followed a loss of nine on a sack, a 13 yard Carr pass to Rashad Hall and a quarterback sneak for the touchdown by Ty Francis Jr from less than a yard out.
New Mexico State got the ball back with 2:19 left to play and went to work quickly. Morrison ripped off runs of 14 and 13 yards then caught a pass for a gain of 17 a couple plays later, setting the Aggies up at the Pacific 28 yard line. Davis III went right back to Morrison on a screen and he took it to the house to put the Aggies on top 38-31 with 1:40 left to play.
After a 19 yard kick return by Fenton the Pacific offense took over at their 28 yard line with 1:36 showing on the clock. Francis Jr checked in at quarterback and ran for a gain of 13 yards then again for a yard. Carr completed a pass to Olson but he couldn’t pick up any yardage. On third and nine Carr scrambled for a gain of ten yards and a first down at the 47. Carr connected with third string runningback Wallace Kenney for a gain of 12 yards, then found Freeman for a gain of eight. After an incompletion Carr found Olson for a gain of 14 yards down to the New Mexico State 20 yard line. With 27 seconds left Carr went back to Olson and he picked up 16 yards down to the four yard line. Wallace Kenney, who was rotating with Rashad Hall for most of the fourth quarter with Muhammad on the sidelines, got the call and fought his way into the endzone after initially getting stopped on the one yard line.
After some hesitation Coach Fassel held up two fingers and pointed to Francis Jr. Fourth string RB Charles Brown checked in to spell Kenney and Hall. The play call was a read option and the Aggies defense attacked Francis Jr, leaving a six yard wide hole in the middle which Brown exploded through into the endzone, giving Pacific a 39-38 lead with :19 seconds to play.
New Mexico State refused to roll over. After a squib kick by Pacific and a decent return the Aggies took possession at their 46. Davis III connected with tight end Perris Scoggins for a gain of two yards then found number one receiver Austin Franklin on a post route for a gain of 18, setting them up at the Tigers 36 yard line with time for one play. Well outside kicker Maxwell Johnson’s range the Aggies had no choice but to throw one into the endzone and hope for the best. Davis III looked for the 6’2” Franklin once again but Pacific’s Jay’Onn Myles (5’7”) was there, knocking the ball to the ground and securing a third straight win for Pacific.
Media Gallery
DAVIS III SCORES FOR NMSU
KHALFANI MUHAMMAD COUGHS UP THE BALL AFTER A BIG HIT
BRADEN BISHOP SCORES TO PUT PACIFIC BACK ON TOP
MORRISON LEAVES A PILE OF PACIFIC DEFENDERS BEHIND ON A 40 YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION
AJ OLSON FIGHTS HIS WAN IN FOR A SCORE
CARR IS PICKED OFF
MORRISON ADDS A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
TY FRANCIS JR FIGHTS THROUGH THE CROWD FOR A SCORE
MORRISON FINDS THE ENDZONE ONCE AGAIN
WALLACE KENNEY GETS INTO THE ENDZONE LATE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
FOURTH STRING RB CHARLES BROWN STROLLS INTO THE ENDZONE FOR A TWO POINT CONVERSION
THE BALL FALLS HARMLESSLY TO THE TURF ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME
Scoring
UP|14|10|00|15|39
NM|07|17|07|07|38
1Q UP Fenton 104 Yd KR (Gudmundsson kick)
1Q NM Davis III 8 Yd run (Johnson kick)
1Q UP Bishop 20 Yd pass from Carr (Gudmundsson kick)
2Q NM Davis III 1 Yd run (Johnson kick)
2Q NM Johnson 40 Yd FG
2Q UP Gudmundsson 34 Yd FG
2Q NM Morrison 40 Yd pass from Davis III (Johnson kick)
2Q UP Olson 44 Yd pass from Carr (Gudmundsson kick)
3Q NM Morrison 5 Yd run (Johnson kick)
4Q UP Francis Jr 1 Yd run (Gudmundsson kick)
4Q NM Morrison 28 Yd pass from Davis III (Johnson kick)
4Q UP Kenney 4 Yd run (2-Pt Brown run)
Key Stats
Passing: Carr 18/36 229 2TD 1Int
Rushing: Muhammad 17/86, Francis Jr 5/33 1TD, Carr 8/31, Hall 9/27, Kenney 5/21 1TD
Receiving: Olson 5/86 1TD, Freeman 4/30, Muhammad 3/27, Hall 2/25, Bishop 1/20 1TD
Tackles: Myles 6, Price III 6
Sacks: Hunt 2, Temple 1
Takeaways: Myles 1Int
Special Teams: Gudmundsson 1/1FG 4/4XP, Mata 1P 38Yds, Fenton 7KR 233Yds 1TD 2PR 21Yds
Passing: Davis III 21/34 283 2TD 1Int
Rushing: Morrison 17/95 1TD, Davis III 13/27 2TD
Receiving: Morrison 7/116 2TD, Franklin 5/80, Matthews 5/71
Tackles: Nixon 9, Cazares 8
Sacks: Laudermill 2, Auelua 1
Takeaways: Auelua 1Int, Junaid 1FR
Special Teams: Johnson 1/2FG 5/5XP, Chapman-Brown 3P 126Yds, Betancourt 4KR 131Yds 1PR 12Yds, Franklin 2KR 62Yds
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
The previous game said it was an ESPN classic (obviously) but I did not see the popup and it did not get added to the list.
Also the game indicates that Fenton's 104 yard kick return touchdown is a record, I couldn't find anything on a quick google search to dispute that.
Also the game indicates that Fenton's 104 yard kick return touchdown is a record, I couldn't find anything on a quick google search to dispute that.
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
That game was the one when y'all told me to go for 2 in the chat box.
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
Tigers land trio of recruits
October 14, 2013
Pacific has signed three more class of 2014 recruits following their win over New Mexico, they are listed below.
#136 RB Mathias Jones ** 6'0" 216 Sunnyvale, CA
#64 C Randell Johnson ** 6'4" 280 Vista, CA
#135 RB Royale Jamison III ** 5'10" 194 Stanford, CA
This brings the recruiting class up to four total players, two runningbacks and two interior offensive linesmen.
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
Pacific Football Game Report
Saturday October 19th 2013 12:30PM EST
Stagg Coliseum - Stockton, California
@ San Jose State Spartans Pacific Tigers
4-3 | 3-4
23 FINAL 8
THIS PICTURE OF CHRISTIAN TOBER DROPPING A WIDE OPEN TOUCHDOWN PASS SUMS THE GAME UP PERFECTLY
Pacific's offense struggles badly in downpour
Stockton, California - Pacific’s offense struggled mightily in the pouring rain. The most exciting play by far was a 24 yard pass by punter Lionel Mata to a diving Cody Barnett.
The Tigers threw three interceptions and scored just once on five trips into the redzone.
Barnett scored the team’s only touchdown on a two yard run in the fourth quarter.
Andrew McDonald replaced a struggling Myles Carr at quarterback after halftime and fared only slightly better.
Pacific receivers dropped nine passes. The offensive line couldn’t get any push in the running game and the coaches had no choice but to throw the ball.
“Ugh.” Fassel said after the game.
Defensively Pacific gave up 436 yards but San Jose State’s offense ran 85 plays.
Media Gallery
ERVIN SCORES AN EARLY RUSHING TOUCHDOWN FOR SAN JOSE STATE
ONE OF THREE TAKEAWAYS BY SJSU
DANIEL SACKS FALES, PROVIDING ONE OF THE VERY FEW HIGHLIGHTS FOR PACIFIC
TY FRANCIS JR IS STOPPED WELL SHORT ON A FOURTH AND GOAL RUN
FB CODY BARNETT DIVES FOR A PASS FROM PUNTER LIONEL MATA
ANOTHER PICK
BARNETT SCORES PACIFIC’S ONLY TOUCHDOWN
Scoring
SJ|07|06|03|07|23
UP|00|00|00|08|08
1Q SJ Ervin 3 Yd run (Waid kick)
2Q SJ Waid 30 Yd FG
2Q SJ Waid 27 Yd FG
3Q SJ Waid 21 Yd FG
4Q SJ Carr 9 Yd pass from Fales (Waid kick)
4Q UP Barnett 2 Yd run (2-Pt McDonald pass to Duncan)
Key Stats
Passing: McDonald 9/21 120 1Int, Carr 4/15 58 2Int, Mata 1/1 24, Francis Jr 1/2 6
Rushing: McDonald 3/35, Muhammad 9/30, Carr 4/23, Hall 5/12, Barnett 1/2 1TD, Francis Jr 3/-4
Receiving: Fenton 2/48, Muhammad 3/41, Cotton 3/39, Duncan 3/31, Tober 2/22
Tackles: Millan 8, Price III 8
Sacks: Collier 1, Daniel 1, Hunt 1
Takeaways: Clanton 1Int
Special Teams: Mata 6P 256Yds, Fenton 6KR 123Yds 3PR 13Yds
Passing: Fales 17/36 231 1TD 1Int, Lopez 1/1 12
Rushing: Ervin 36/189 1TD
Receiving: Grigsby 5/84, Ervin 3/47, Carr 3/32 1TD, Jones 2/28, Simpson 2/24
Tackles: Fiscalini 7, Bugagiar 6, Hightower 6
Sacks: Fiscalini 1
Takeaways: Bugagiar 1Int, Fiscalini 1Int, Ogburn 1Int
Special Teams: Waid 3/3FG 2/2XP, Lopez 5p 174Yds, Carr 1KR 22Yds 3PR 34Yds
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
Class of 2014 up to five
October 22, 2013
Pacific added their fifth member of the class of 2014, securing a commitment from #134 CB Benjamin Gibbs-Green of Pico Rivera, California. Gibbs-Green chose Pacific over UNLV, Fresno State and San Jose State. He tweeted his commitment after the Tigers loss to SJSU stating "obviously they need me".
Powercats - The Rebirth of Pacific Football
Pacific Football Game Report
Saturday October 26th 2013 3:30PM EST
Martin Stadium - Pullman, Washington
@ 
Pacific Tigers Washington State Cougars
3-5 | 3-5
14 FINAL 34
A WASHINGTON STATE DEFENDER GRABS ONE OF MANY TAKEAWAYS
Pacific offense offensive against Washington State
Pullman, Washington - Myles Carr threw four interceptions before Andrew McDonald replaced him. McDonald was worse, throwing a pair of interceptions and losing the ball on a fumble on his first snap.
Overall the Tigers turned the ball over seven times and Washington State couldn’t help but win the game in a landslide.
When asked about the effort following the game Fassel was candid saying that it was “Just not very good at all.” And that he was very frustrated with the offenses performance. He also stated that he didn’t know who was the team’s starting quarterback going forward.
“The defense was pretty good considering.” Fassel replied when pushed for a bright spot.
The defense surrendered 352 yards of offense and 34 points which actually wasn’t that bad considering that Washington State had seven takeaways and ran 80 plays on offense.
Both teams are now 3-5 on the season.
Media Gallery
WASHINGTON STATE SCORES AN EARLY TD
BILLY FREEMAN SECURES A TIPPED PASS FOR A TOUCHDOWN
RASHAD HALL BULLS HIS WAY INTO THE ENDZONE
Scoring
UOP|00|07|07|00|14
WSU|14|07|10|03|34
1Q WSU Cracraft 14 Yd pass from Halliday (Furney kick)
1Q WSU Caldwell 1 Yd run (Furney kick)
2Q WSU Mayle 23 Yd pass from Halliday (Furney kick)
2Q UOP Freeman 7 Yd pass from Carr (Gudmundsson kick)
3Q UOP Hall 5 Yd run (Gudmundsson kick)
3Q WSU Mayle 12 Yd pass from Halliday (Furney kick)
3Q WSU Furney 53 Yd FG
4Q WSU Furney 19 Yd FG
Key Stats
Passing: Carr 20/30 212 1TD 4Int, McDonald 4/8 35 2Int, Francis Jr 0/2
Rushing: Muhammad 13/47, Kenney 2/15, Hall 7/14 1TD
Receiving: Freeman 8/78 1TD, Muhammad 6/70, Bishop 2/35, Tober 2/25, Duncan 2/16
Tackles: Price III 6
Sacks: Daniel 1
Takeaways: N/A
Special Teams: Gudmundsson 2/2XP, Mata 4P 181Yds, Fenton 6KR 142Yds 4PR 35Yds
Passing: Halliday 29/50 301 3TD
Rushing: Caldwell 9/32 1TD, Halliday 6/19
Receiving: Cracraft 5/72 1TD, Marks 6/68, Mayle 4/65, Caldwell 8/45, Williams 5/45
Tackles: Monroe 12, Bucannon 7
Sacks: Bock 1, Bucannon 1, Cooper 1
Takeaways: Brown 2Int, Jackson 2Int, Carpenter 1Int, Mayes 1Int, Monroe 1FR
Special Teams: Furney 2/2FG 4/4XP, Bowlin 7P 288Yds, Williams 1KR 24Yds, Washington 2PR 14Yds