By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Northwest Missouri State held Fort Hays State without a first down for much of the second half and blow open a tight game by scoring 22 unanswered second half points to beat the Tigers 29-10 Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field. The defending national champions improve to 7-1 while the Tigers fall to 4-4.

Coach Chris Brown Postgame Interview

 

Brock Long / Ed Williams Postgame Interview

Northwest scored on their opening possession to grab a 7-0 lead. The Tigers used a 46-yard pass to Ed Williams to set up a 41-yard Drew O’Brien field goal for a 7-3 score at halftime.

Game Highlights

The Tigers were held without a first down on their first four second half possessions and trailed 29-3 before a 32-yard touchdown run by quarterback Treveon Albert with 3:20 to play.

The Tigers finish with just 186 yards of offense, 96 of them coming on their scoring drive. Northwest had 449 yards.

Treveon Albert completed 8-of-18 passes for 98 yards. Six of the passes were to Ed Williams for 83 yards. Albert rushed for 56 yards and scored the Tigers only touchdown.