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Tarleton wins 40-27 and improves to 10-0 on the season as ACU falls to 5-5. ACU will take on No. 7 Austin Peay on the road next week.

Wildcats score on a eight yard run from Brandon Johnson. Texans lead 40-27 with 1:59 left in the game.

Jayden York fumbles on the first play of ACU's drive, Tarleton recovers. Hines runs in for a 13-yard touchdown on Tarleton's first play of the drive. Extra point is missed again but Texans still leads 40-20 with 7:15 left in the game.

Tarleton scores on six yard run from Hines that was set up by a 50-yard catch and pass between Anderson and Willis. Texans miss the extra point but still lead 34-20.

Brandon Perez's 34-yard field goal attempt is blocked by the Texans. The attempt after the Wildcats' drive stalled out after Parks took a sack and ACU was called for holding. Tarleton takes over at its own 20-yard line with 9:45 left in the game.

Wildcats get a stop on third down and force a punt and it's nearly blocked after the snap is bobbled by the punter and is hit as he kicks. Refs throw a flag but pick it up and ACU will get the ball at the Texans' 46-yard line.

At the end of the third quarter Tarleton leads 28-20. Wildcats held the Texans to zero points in the quarter, but Tarleton will still have the ball to start the fourth quarter at its own 16-yard line.

ACU's drive ends in a punt after it stalled out after an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Wildcats put them behind the chains.

Wildcats get a big stop on and force a three and out on Tarleton's first drive of the second half. The punt is fair caught by Driver the at the Wildcats' 28-yard line.

On their first drive of the second half the Wildcats score on a seven yard pass to Dallas Dudley. Texans lead 28-20 with 6:56 left in the third quarter.

After a six yard catch and run Alex Broome is shaken up and is attended to by training staff but jogs off the field.

The second half kickoff is a touchback. ACU will start its first drive of the second half at its own 25-yard line.

At the half Texans lead ACU 28-13. Tarleton 1st half stats: 283 total yds, Anderson 5-6, 159 yds, 2 TD. ACU 1st half stats: 199 total yds, Parks 10-12 85 yds.

After Parks takes a sack on third down putting the Wildcats out of field goal range they punt to the Texans' 11-yard line where they will take over with 55 seconds left in the half.

Tarleton scores on a 1-yard rush by RB James Paige out of the Wildcat formation. Texans lead 28-13 with 3:07 left in the first half.

An ACU intercption is called back after a holding call on Wildcat DB Christian Oku.

ACU goes three and out and punt to the Texans and it's fair caught at the Texans' 43-yard line with 7:00 left in the first half.

ACU stops the Texans for the first time tonight on third down and force a punt. The punt is fair caught by Cristian Driver at the Wildcats' 23-yard line where ACU will start its fourth drive of the night with 9:14 left in the first half.

Brandon Perez's 33-yard field goal attempt is good. Texans lead 21-13 with 10:55 left in the first half.

At the end of the first quarter Tarleton leads 21-10 despite only running six plays in comparison to ACU's 23 plays. It's the Wildcats' ball at the 50-yard line 2nd and 10.