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Austin Peay claims OVC crown with 35-7 win over E. Illinois
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- JaVaughn Craig threw three touchdowns and ran for two more and Austin Peay beat Eastern Illinois 35-7 for the Ohio Valley Conference championship on Saturday.
Austin Peay (9-3, 7-1) owns the tiebreaker over Southeast Missouri State (9-3, 7-1) by virtue of its 28-24 win over the Redhawks on Oct. 12. Its only their second conference title, the last coming in 1977. The Governors -- ranked No. 19 in FCS -- set a single-season record for wins.
Craig threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Baniko Harley with 4:51 left in the first quarter for the game's first score. Darshon McCullough's 47-yard TD run eight seconds into the second tied it up. Craig followed up with a 5-yard scoring run after a 5-play, 76-yard drive less than two minutes later. Then, his 19-yard touchdown run 68 seconds before halftime made it 21-7.
McCullough ran for 110 yards on 20 carries for the Panthers' (1-11, 1-7) lone score.
Game Information
2024 Big South-OVC Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Southeast Missouri State | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Charleston Southern | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Tennessee State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Western Illinois | 0-0 | 0-2 |
UT Martin | 0-1 | 0-2 |
2024 United Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Abilene Christian | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Central Arkansas | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Southern Utah | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Austin Peay | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | 0-2 |
North Alabama | 0-0 | 0-3 |
West Georgia | 0-1 | 1-1 |