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Undefeated ACU scores 93 points en route to playoff win
(photo courtesy of ACU)
Wildcats shatter records - Senior Bernard Scott rushes for one of his seven touchdowns in the Wildcats' 93-68 playoff win. Undefeated ACU now faces a rematch Saturday at noon with Northwest Missouri State.
ABILENE, TEXAS - Abilene Christian University's Wildcat football team set a record Saturday for points in an NCAA playoff game, beating West Texas A&M 93-68 in the second round of the Division II playoffs.

Bernard Scott, a senior from Vernon, Texas, rushed for 292 yards and scored seven touchdowns, both playoff records.

The combined 161 points was an NCAA Division II record.



The Wildcats posted a school-record 810 yards of total offense and scored touchdowns on 13 of 15 possessions on their way to a remarkable 93-68 win over the Buffaloes in front of 11,797 fans at Shotwell Stadium.  The win sends the second-ranked Wildcats (11-0) into the NCAA Division II quarterfinals for the first time in program history.  ACU will host Northwest Missouri State at noon Saturday in a rematch of the season-opener that the Wildcats won, 44-27, in Maryville, Mo.

"I've never been a part of anything like that; it was phenomenal," ACU head coach Chris Thomsen said of his team's offensive effort against the Buffs. "Every one of those guys sold out (today) to make it happen for us. Everyone told us how hard it was going to be to beat a good team twice in one season, and it was. But our guys never lost faith or stopped believing in themselves."

The only time the Wildcats didn’t come away with points was on their second possession, when they missed a field goal attempt.

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