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Blackshear and Scianna each have a pick-6 to lead Furman past Tennessee Tech 45-10 in opener
Travis Blackshear returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown on the fifth play from scrimmage and Dan Scianna had a 67-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter to help Furman beat Tennessee Tech 45-10 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
Dominic Roberto scored on a pair of 9-yard runs for Furman. Kyndel Dean added five receptions for 56 yards and scored on an end around from the 6 midway through the second quarter. Jayquan Smith's 6-yard TD run capped the scoring with 2:41 to play.
The Paladins defense - which led the FCS in takeaways (29) and interceptions (18) last season - forced six Tennessee Tech turnovers (four interceptions and two fumble recoveries) and got a fourth-down stop in its own territory late in the third quarter with a 24-10 lead.
Ethan Roberts made his first start for Tennessee Tech and completed 25 of 38 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions. True freshman Jordyn Potts was 1-of-3 passing for 8 yards with an interception.
Furman - ranked No. 6 in the preseason FCS coaches’ poll, the Paladins’ highest preseason ranking since 2006 - returns 20 starters and 38 of the 44 players on the final two-deep depth chart from last season, when they advanced to the second round of the playoffs and finished ranked No. 10.
Blackshear, a two-time all-Southern Conference selection, had two interceptions in the last meeting between the teams, a 26-0 Furman win on Sept. 11, 2021.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Potts
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J. Potts | 108/204 | 1132 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Roberts
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E. Roberts | 49/84 | 437 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Richey
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M. Richey | 4/9 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Potts
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J. Potts | 56 | 91 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Baker
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T. Baker | 17 | 71 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Roberts
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E. Roberts | 17 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harris
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J. Harris | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Richey
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M. Richey | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
H. Barnhart
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H. Barnhart | 0 | 13 | 172 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Baker
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T. Baker | 0 | 6 | 115 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Perkins
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R. Perkins | 0 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Maples
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A. Maples | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
H. Olsen
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H. Olsen | 7/11 | 0 | 24/24 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Jones
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C. Jones | 57/101 | 542 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harris
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J. Harris | 1/2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Garcia
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N. Garcia | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Hicks
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M. Hicks | 36 | 229 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Smith
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J. Smith | 28 | 123 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Robinson
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G. Robinson | 32 | 110 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Croasdale
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B. Croasdale | 3 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Garvin-Mingo
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J. Garvin-Mingo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Hughes
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B. Hughes | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jones
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C. Jones | 7 | -23 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Hinton
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C. Hinton | 0 | 34 | 404 | 2 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harris
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J. Harris | 0 | 42 | 380 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Ferguson
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B. Ferguson | 0 | 27 | 335 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Hughes
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B. Hughes | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Harris
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E. Harris | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Robinson
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G. Robinson | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Chappell
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B. Chappell | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Hicks
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M. Hicks | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Smith
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J. Smith | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
I. Williams
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I. Williams | 18/24 | 0 | 21/21 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |