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08/27 21:58 CDT Parson, Simmons lead Austin Peay in 35-17 win over Gardner-Webb
Parson, Simmons lead Austin Peay in 35-17 win over Gardner-Webb
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Chris Parson threw for 308 yards and a touchdown,
Courtland Simmons ran for two touchdowns and Austin Peay beat Gardner-Webb
35-17 on Thursday night in a season opener for both teams.
Parson, the preseason United Athletic Conference offensive player of the year,
also ran for a touchdown for Austin Peay, which is ranked No. 17 in the Stats
Perform FCS top 25 poll.
Parson connected with Denver Harper on a 49-yard strike in which Harper --- who
had to slow his stride on a slightly underthrown pass --- still had his
defender beat by five yards. The three-play, 62-yard drive occurred with 4:34
before the break and put the Governors up 21-10.
Less than three minutes prior, Isaiah Groves' 1-yard touchdown run gave Austin
Peay its first lead at 14-10. The scoring run ended a 10-play, 79-yard drive
that lasted almost 6 1/2 minutes.
The Runnin' Bulldogs scored the game's first points on a 36-yard field goal by
Tyler Simpson with 4:17 left in the first quarter. Austin Peay responded on its
following drive when Simmons ran it in from the 1 for a 7-3 lead before the
quarter ended.
Austin Peay sealed it in the third when Parson ran it in from the four and
Simmons scored a second time carrying it in from 19 yards out.
Cole Pennington finished throwing for 312 yards for Gardner-Webb.
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