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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lindsey Scott Jr. threw 4 touchdown passes to interruption a Football Championship Subdivision grounds and ran for 2 scores arsenic seventh-seeded Incarnate Word rallied to bushed second-seeded Sacramento State 66-63 successful the quarterfinal circular of the playoffs connected Friday night.
It was the highest-scoring FCS playoff crippled successful history, and Scott, who acceptable a FCS grounds with his 59th touchdown walk of the season, was the quality arsenic the Cardinals (12-1) handed the Hornets (12-1) their archetypal loss. Incarnate Word volition instrumentality a nine-game winning streak connected its roadworthy travel to play No. 3 effect North Dakota State successful the semifinals adjacent weekend.
Scott, successful his seventh play of assemblage shot with 5 teams, surpassed the 57 touchdowns that Jeremiah Briscoe threw for Sam Houston State successful 2016. Scott has astatine slightest 1 much crippled to drawback NCAA all-time person Bailey Zappe of Western Kentucky who threw 62 successful 2021. LSU's Joe Burrow had 60 TD passes successful 2019.
Scott scored connected a 64-yard tally connected the archetypal play of the 4th fourth and UIW upped its pb to 45-34. Sac State utilized a instrumentality play -- moving backmost Cameron Skattebo's 19-yard touchdown flip to Marshel Martin -- to propulsion wrong 4 points with 12:08 near to play. Sac State recovered an onside kick, Jake Dunniway connected with Martin for a 14-yard touchdown connected third-and-10 and the Hornets grabbed a 48-45 pb with 10:12 remaining.
The pb lasted 41 seconds earlier Marcus Cooper scored connected a 67-yard tally for UIW. The Cardinals sacked Asher O'Hara, the different fractional of Sac State's QB combo, forcing a fumble that Kelechi Anyalebechi scooped up and returned 55 yards to the extremity portion for a 59-48 pb with 8:24 to go.
Sac State answered with Dunniway's 10-yard touchdown walk to Pierre Williams and a two-point tally by Marcus Fulcher to get wrong 59-56 with 4:57 left. Another palmy onside footwear gave the Hornets the shot astatine their ain 43-yard line. Fulcher's 10-yard tally gave Sac State a first-and-goal astatine the Cardinals' 2. After a 2-yard nonaccomplishment by O'Hara, Martin scored connected a 4-yard choky extremity astir and Sac State led 63-59 with 1:43 left.
That was capable clip for Scott to link with Taylor Grimes for a 21-yard touchdown and a 66-63 pb with 27 seconds left. Dunniway's Hail Mary walk to the extremity portion was incomplete connected the last play.
Incarnate Word dominated the 2nd quarter, turning 2 turnovers into touchdown drives for a 28-17 pb astatine halftime.
Scott finished 19-of 31 for 219 yards with 4 touchdowns and nary interceptions. He besides rushed for 166 yards and 2 scores, becoming conscionable the 2nd FCS subordinate implicit the past 25 seasons to walk for 200 yards and 4 touchdowns and besides unreserved for implicit 150 yards and 2 touchdowns successful 1 game, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Prairie View A&M's Jalen Morton pulled the feat successful 2018 against Alabama State.
Dunniway completed 19 of 32 passses for 228 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for Sac State, which was playing successful its archetypal quarterfinal. O'Hara completed 14 of 23 passes for 158 yards and a score.
Sac State ran 109 plays and piled up 738 yards of offense. UIW ran 73 plays and gained 579 yards. The Hornets won clip of possession by 17:02.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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