Glendale, AZ- After celebrating their seniors before the game, ACU Football held on at the end of the game to beat Texas College 24-20 on Saturday night.  The Firestorm defense came up with interceptions on two of the final three Steer drives to lock up the win.

Four turnovers in all forced by the ACU defense played a big role in the Firestorm win.  Senior Jaron Green was a difference maker with seven tackles, two half sacks, and a forced fumble.  Freshman Riley Tucker pushed his SAC leading interceptions up to six. 

Offensively, Freshman Tyler Duncan topped ACU in passing (197 yards) and rushing (107 yards).  Sophomore Greg Tremble hauled in seven catches for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Game Info

• Game score: Arizona Christian 24, Texas College 20
• Records: Arizona Christian- 6-4, 6-2 SAC, Texas College - 1-9, 1-7 SAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian- not ranked, Texas College - not ranked
• Location: Cactus High School, Glendale, AZ

Offensive Stars

• Tyler Duncan - 24-37, 197 passing yards, two touchdowns, 107 rushing yards
• Aidan Quinn - 90 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
• Greg Tremble - 7 catches, 86 receiving yards, touchdown, 21 return yards
• Alias Sturges - 7 catches, 55 receiving yards

Defensive Stars

• Jaron Green - 7 tackles, sack, forced fumble
• Joel Zurita - 6 tackles, fumble recovery
• Ryan Simpson - 5 tackles, interception
• Ceedee Blair - 5 tackles
• Riley Tucker - 4 tackles, interception
• Micah Wierenga - 4 tackles, half sack
• Stephaun Peters - 4 tackles
• Clay Branton- interception

Inside The Numbers

• Down 7-0, ACU used a 40 yard field goal by Nestor Higuera and a Quinn touchdown run to take a 10-7 edge
• On the final play of the first half, Texas scored on 46 yard TD pass
• Duncan connected with Jon Cole and then Tremble on TD passes to move up 24-14
• On the last five TC drives, ACU allowed results of field goal, field goal, interception, turnover on downs, interception
• Branton iced the win with an interception in the end zone and 1:20 left

Thoughts from Coach Bowen

"Our guys finished up strong.  To win our last three games just to get to 6-4 was an impressive accomplishment.  I am proud of the guys in the way they fought the last several weeks.  It shows a lot of character. I am proud of our seniors, and I am excited about the underclassmen and their potential."

Up Next

The Firestorm season comes to an end.