Conway, Ark.- Central Arkansas (3-7, 1-4) scored 28 unanswered points to defeat West Georgia (1-9, 0-5) 35-14 on Saturday. The Bear offense paired 262 rushing yards with 250 passing yards, finished with 29 first downs to West Georgia's 13 and held the ball for 37:07. Defensively, Central Arkansas limited West Georgia to 1-for-13 on third down and no points on its lone red-zone opportunity.
Central Arkansas answered a 7-0 deficit with a 10-play, 69-yard drive, converting fourth-and-9 at the UWG 36 when
Donovyn Omolo hit
Tyrell Pollard for a 36-yard touchdown with 2:00 left in the first quarter.
Caleb Jones' PAT tied the score at 7-7, and the defense followed by keeping West Georgia from a first down before the quarter ended.
After West Georgia opened the second quarter with a 70-yard touchdown on a fake punt to move ahead 14-7, Central Arkansas answered with a 10-play, 78-yard drive, with
Jalen Washington scoring from the 1 and adding the two-point conversion run for a 15-14 lead. Central Arkansas's defense protected that margin when
Kyle Vocque forced a fumble at the 1 and
Tae Bulock recovered with 1:40 left. Omolo and Washington then helped Central Arkansas drive 90 yards from its own 1, and
Caleb Jones made a 32-yard field goal as time expired to send Central Arkansas into halftime ahead 18-14.
Central Arkansas scored twice in the third quarter, with
Joseph Washington recovering a West Georgia fumble in the end zone at 10:46 and Omolo adding a 28-yard rushing touchdown. The defense added a fourth-down stop at the UCA 44 with 3:36 left, and Central Arkansas carried a 32-14 lead into the fourth quarter.
Central Arkansas opened the fourth quarter with
Caleb Jones' 22-yard field goal at 14:17, moving the score to 35-14, and the defense kept West Georgia off the board from there.
Bryson Adamoh stopped West Georgia for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-1 at the Central Arkansas 31, turning away the visitors' deepest fourth-quarter push. Central Arkansas later used a 12-play, 56-yard drive to drain more than seven minutes before closing out a 35-14 win.
Donovyn Omolo
- 24-for-34 passing for 250 yards
- 1 passing touchdown
- 90 rushing yards on 11 carries
- 1 rushing touchdown
Jalen Washington
- 100 rushing yards on 21 carries
- 1 rushing touchdown
- 1 rushing two-point conversion
Dakarai Anderson
- 10 receptions
- 113 receiving yards
Jakobe Shell
- 3 tackles
- 2 sacks
- 1 forced fumble
Joseph Washington
- 1 fumble recovery
- 1 fumble recovery touchdown
Up next, the Bears travel to Richmond, Ky., to face Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1:00 p.m.
