UWF Football Gets Third Straight Road Win

October 22, 2017

Quarterback Mike Beaudry had a combined 374 yards of total offense and completed passes to 11 different receivers as UWF remained undefeated in three road games with a 42-29 win over Shorter at Barron Stadium Saturday in Rome, GA.

Beaudry had his most efficient game as a starter, completing a career-high 25 passes on 33 attempts for a school-record 75.8 completion percentage with four touchdowns. He was also the team’s top rusher, finishing with 52 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.

UWF (5-2, 3-2 Gulf South) totaled 432 yards of offense, including 322 through the air. Beaudry completed at least one pass to 11 different receivers, with scoring strikes to Antoine Griffin, A.J. Seward and Austin Blake-Smith. Griffin led the squad with eight catches for 99 yards and touchdowns of nine and 42 yards.

On the ground, UWF had 110 yards rushing on 34 carries for a 3.3 yards per play avg. Leroy Wilson complimented Beaudry’s numbers with 40 yards on seven rushes for 5.7 per run. UWF improved to 4-0 this season and 8-3 all-time when surpassing 100 yards rushing.

The Argonauts’ defense ended with four sacks, seven tackles for loss and a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown by Marvin Conley on the Hawks’ first play from scrimmage. They also held Shorter’s ground attack to 56 yards on 25 attempts.

After going 3-and-out on its first possession prior to the ‘pick-6,’ UWF found its offensive rhythm and scored a touchdown on each of its remaining four drives, taking a 35-14 lead into the locker room. Beaudry found Blake-Smith for a 12-yard score in the first quarter, called his own number from nine yards out early in the second before connecting with Seward from 37 yards and Griffin from nine yards for a 35-6 lead.

Shorter got some momentum at the end of the half, scoring as time expired to cut the margin to 35-14 before opening the second half with a Tyler Pullum to Lewis Hayes 75-yard score that made it a 35-21 UWF lead.

Griffin added his second touchdown early in the fourth when he took a crossing route through the Shorter secondary and into the end zone for a 42-yard play. The Argos ended with five passing plays of 20-yards or more – a week after posting eight such connections.

The Hawks added another score from Hayes in the closing minutes before the Argos ran out the final 3:33.

Shorter (0-8, 0-5) totaled 442 yards on offense with 386 coming through the air from Pullum who was 26-of-35. His top target was Hayes who registered 168 yards and three touchdowns.

UWF will return to action next week when it travels to No. 18/13 West Alabama (6-2, 5-1). Kickoff at Tiger Stadium in Livingston, Alabama, is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports, TOP sports