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You are here: Home / Features / Chasing their Chance: Playoff shot caps tumultuous season

Chasing their Chance: Playoff shot caps tumultuous season

November 11, 2009 by Optimist Staff

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Running back Daryl Richardson shrugs off a Tarleton State defender while running the ball downfield in the game Oct 24. ACU fell for the second time in as many weeks, this time at the hands of the Texans with a final score of 13-6. HEATHER LEIPHART Staff Photographer

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Red-shirt freshman quarterback Mitchell Gale passes the ball to a fellow Wildcat in the game against Angelo State on Oct. 10. He threw for 218 yards and one touchdown and completed 18 out of 24 passes. The Wildcats blew past the No. 23-ranked Rams 38-14 in San Angelo. The win improved ACU to 7-0 on the season. HEATHER LEIPHART Staff Photographer

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Daryl Richardson leaps over a Southeastern Oklahoma State University player to complete a play. The Wildcats stomped SE Oklahoma in a 33-14 victory in Shotwell Stadium Sept. 19 - the Wildcats' third game of the season. ACU improved to 4-0 with the win, while the Savage Storm fell to 2-2. JOZIE SANDS Chief Photographer

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Nick Jones pushes through the Texas A&M-Commerce defense. The Wildcats beat the Lions 20-14 in overtime Sept. 12, in spite of the rain. With the win at the Cotton Bowl, the Wildcats improved to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the LSC. JOZIE SANDS Chief Photographer

Filed Under: Features, Sports Tagged With: Football

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  • A colorful start: Chalking returns to campus concrete

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