No. 21 Tigers Secure Win at Cumberlands Behind 15 Points in Fourth Quarter

WILLIAMBURG, Ky. – The No. 21 Georgetown College football team (6-3, 3-2 MSC) picked up a huge 35-28 win over the (RV) University of the Cumberlands (4-6, 1-5 MSC) at James H. Taylor Stadium on Saturday afternoon.  

The Tigers lead the all-time series against the Patriots, 33-8, having won five of the past six matchups.

THE BASICS
Final | Georgetown 35, Cumberlands 28
Records | Georgetown (6-3, 3-2 MSC), Cumberlands (4-6, 1-5 MSC)
Location | Williamsburg, Ky. (James H. Taylor Stadium)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Gehrig Slunaker completed 17 of his 30 passes for 219 yards.
• Georgetown ran for 188 yards on the ground, led by 181 yards from Guy Bailey.
• Clayton Davis led the receiving charge with 94 yards on six catches with one touchdown.
• Nate Craft scored nine points on the day with two field goals and three PATs.
• The Georgetown defense held Cumberlands to 390 total yards on 64 plays, led by a game-high 12 tackles from TJ Buckman.

SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter:

• The Tigers started the game with the ball and were quickly stopped after gaining one first down.
• Cumberland's first drive went for negative yardage before the Tigers took over and went on another 3-and-out.
• After the Patriots' offense also stalled, Georgetown took the ball over again with 6:11 to play in the first and got the scoring started.
• Clayton Davis caught a 30-yard pass from Gehrig Slunaker for the first touchdown of the day.
• The Patriots quickly had the answer, though, scoring on a 61-yard toss on their next drive to tie things at 7-7 before the end of the first.

Second Quarter:

• The Tigers' first drive of the second quarter ended in a 41-yard Nate Craft field goal after a slew of incomplete passes stopped things at the 24-yard line.
• Cumberland scored on their first possession of the second quarter behind four big chunk plays. In the end, a 17-yard reception gave the hosts a 14-10 lead.
• Nothing came from Georgetown's next series before Cumberlands went on a lengthy 93-play drive, which ended in a 16-yard touchdown.
• Having just 45 seconds to play in the half did not stop the Tigers, though.
• After a penalty on the Tigers, Guy Bailey took the ball 84 yards to the house to answer and make it a 21-17 game at the half. 

Third Quarter:

• The third quarter featured only a Nate Craft 26-yard field goal to make it a 21-20 game.
• Both teams had a 3-and-out, and the Patriots turned the ball over once on downs in the frame.

Fourth Quarter:

• To start the fourth quarter, Cumberlands pounded the ball down the field for an 11-play 49-yard drive, which ended in a three-yard rush to give the hosts a 28-20 lead.
• With just under nine minutes to play, the Tigers had their work cut out for them.
• Consecutive complete passes followed by a four-yard rush put the ball on the 44-yard line.
• From there, a run for 18 yards and a 23-yard pass brought Georgetown down to the three-yard line.
• Guy Bailey punched in a three-yard rush, and Slunaker found Clayton Davis on the conversion attempt to tie things up at 28-28.
• On the very first play of the next Patriots drive, John Carter Myers picked off Patriots QB Drew Gregg for a 34-yard return. The interception was Carter Myers' first of the season and, more importantly, helped the Tigers to a 35-28 lead when Guy Bailey completed a 27-yard rush for the go-ahead score.
• The final five minutes saw the Patriots go 3-and-out and Georgetown bleed the clock out for the crucial 35-28 road victory.

UP NEXT
The Tigers take on Campbellsville University (8-1, 4-1 MSC) on Saturday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m.

The Tigers picked up a 38-9 win at home over Bethel. Georgetown leads the all-time series 30-5, having not lost to Campbellsville since 2014.