A record-breaking performance was in the cards for the UTPB football team in its final nonconference game of the season, against Lincoln (Calif.) Saturday at Ratliff Stadium.
The Falcons set a new single-game scoring mark after defeating the Oaklanders 75-0, moving their undefeated streak against Division II opponents to 10 games.
The previous single-game mark for UTPB was 70 against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Nov. 16, 2019.
UTPB head coach Justin Carrigan said despite the record, he knows his team has things to fix before facing the rest of its schedule.
“The biggest thing is getting focused on what we could control,” Carrigan said. “We’ve got to get better, there’s a lot of things we didn’t do well tonight.”
UTPB would score early and often against Lincoln, a program based out of Oakland, Calif., that is playing its first collegiate football season.
Jayvon Davis put the Falcons on the board almost as soon as the game kicked off, returning the opening kick 99 yards to the end zone to put UTPB up 7-0.
Just as quick as the special teams play, the Falcon defense showed off its speed in getting to the opposing quarterback when a JT Walker sack on Isaiah Rios resulted in a safety benefitting UTPB.
The Falcons closed out the productive first quarter by scoring 14 more points, with Clayton Roberts connecting on a 44-yard touchdown pass to MJ Link before Davis found the end zone again with a 28-yard rushing score.
The only score in the second quarter came when Roberts found Kobe Robinson with a 14-yard touchdown pass to put the Falcons up 30-0 by the intermission.
After the break, the Falcons would score 45 points to tune up before heading into some tough conference tilts.
“The most important thing for us is to figure out where we can get better at,” Carrigan said.
UTPB turns its attention to Lone Star Conference play starting with a matchup against Angelo State at 6 p.m. next Saturday in San Angelo.
Davis led the Falcons with 98 rushing yards, while Roberts threw for 116 yards and two scores.
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UTPB 75, Lincoln 0
Lincoln…………………. 0…. 0 0 0 — 0
UTPB………………….. 23…. 7 24 21 — 75
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
UTPB: Jayvon Davis 99 kick return (Carson Roberts kick) 14:46.
UTPB: Safety: Quarterback sacked in the end zone. 11:57. Key play: A false start penalty would put the Oaklanders in front of their end zone.
UTPB: MJ Link 44 pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick) 10:39. Drive: 3 plays 53 yards, 1:07. Key plays: Two runs from Jayvon Davis for nine yards set Roberts up for the deep pass to Link.
UTPB: Jayvon Davis 28 run (Carson Roberts kick) 0:44. Drive: 9 plays 80 yards, 3:00. Key play: Davis broke off a 23-yard run before finishing off the drive with the score.
Second Quarter
UTPB: Kobe Robinson 14 pass from Clayton Roberts (Carson Roberts kick) 3:36. Drive: 6 plays 42 yards, 1:52. Key plays: Nathan Tilford ran for 17 yards on two carries to set the scoring pass up.
Third Quarter
UTPB: Trent Ward 47 interception return (Carson Roberts kick) 14:40.
UTPB: Carson Roberts 34 field goal, 13:23.
UTPB: Jayvon Davis 24 run (Carson Roberts kick) 6:04. Drive: 9 plays 72 yards, 3:02.
UTPB: Suddin Sapien 25 run (Carson Roberts kick) 1:53. Drive: 6 plays 58 yards, 1:43.
Fourth Quarter
UTPB: Kevin Young 1 run (Carson Roberts kick) 7:09. Drive: 7 plays 32 yards, 2:54.
UTPB: Dorian Anderson 11 interception return (Carson Roberts kick) 6:51.
UTPB: Nathan Tilford 5 run (Hayden Decossas kick) 3:33. Drive: 6 plays 15 yards, 3:09.
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TEAM STATISTICS
Lincoln UTPB
First Downs…………………….. 8……………….. 25
Total Yards…………………. 141……………… 456
Rushes-Yards………….. 26-28…………. 53-302
Passing……………………… 113……………… 154
Comp-Att-Int…………. 10-32-3……….. 11-29-2
Fumbles-Lost………………. 5-3………………. 1-1
Punts-Avg……………… 11-38.8………….. 5-46.4
Penalties-Yards……….. 16-97…………….. 3-15
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Lincoln: Terence Robertson 8-25, David Walker 2-9, Sonny Sowles 1-7, Damone Drew 5-3, Trey Hoskins 5-(-2), Isaiah Rios 2-(-14).
UTPB: Jayvon Davis 12-98, Nathan Tilford 17-94, Suddin Sapien 5-47, Kevin Young 12-43, Clayton Roberts 6-20.
Passing
Lincoln: Isaiah Rios 10-29—113, Terence Robertson 0-3.
UTPB: Clayton Roberts 8-18—116, Suddin Sapien 3-11—38.
Receiving
Lincoln: Frank Hall 2-32, Zalman Scherer 1-25, Rashaun Ramsey 2-23, Faizon Knight 1-12, Lamar Housely 2-8, PJ Reichert 1-8, Tommy Ologundudu 1-5.
UTPB: MJ Link 3-60, Jordan Smart 2-33, Kobe Robinson 1-14, Marcus Molina 1-13, Gunnar Abseck 2-12, Donta Hayes 1-12, Jayvon Davis 1-10.
Interceptions
Lincoln: Jourdan Hopkins 1-11, Deon White 1-0.
UTPB: Trent Ward 1-47, Dorian Anderson 1-11, D’Ondre Robinson 1-0.
