Villanova Wildcats

FCS Championship · Quarterfinals

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Villanova Wildcats beat the Tarleton State Texans

12-2 26 – 21

12-2

Final · Sat, Dec 13

Game Details

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Highlights

McQuaide's 4th-quarter TD pass to Reed lifts Villanova to 26-21 FCS quarterfinal win

Pat McQuaide threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Braden Reed for Villanova's first lead and the Wildcats escaped with a 26-21 win over Tarleton State in an FCS quarterfinal Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:31 Tarleton State's Peyton Kramer hauls in an 80-yard TD

0:27 Villanova QB flicks a brutal INT into the end zone

0:11 Jack Barnum kicks 31-yard field goal

0:28 End Zone! Daniel Greek scores 1-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
VILL	0	12	7	7	26
TAR	14	0	7	0	21

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Game Leaders

Villanova Wildcats

Pat McQuaide · 16/33, 180 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Ja'briel Mace · 18 CAR, 151 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Luke Colella · 5 REC, 71 YDSReceiving Yards
Jason Hall Jr. · 1Sacks
Shane Hartzell · 7Tackles

Tarleton State Texans

Victor Gabalis · 12/23, 210 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Tylan Hines · 19 CAR, 75 YDSRushing Yards
Peyton Kramer · 4 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Josh Griffis · 1Sacks
Blake Smith · 6Tackles

2026 Patriot League Standings

Team
Lehigh
Richmond
Colgate
Holy Cross
Villanova
Fordham
William & Mary
Bucknell
Lafayette
Georgetown

2026 United Athletic Conference Standings

Team
Austin Peay
North Alabama
Abilene Christian
West Florida
Tarleton State
West Georgia
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 12:49

TD Braden Reed 11 Yd pass from Pat McQuaide (Jack Barnum Kick)26–21

Q3 11:46

TD Ja'briel Mace 47 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick)19–21

Q3 12:35

TD Trevon West 15 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson Kick)12–21

Q2 1:40

FG Jack Barnum 42 Yd Field Goal 12–14

Q2 11:20

TD Lucas Kopecky 27 Yd pass from Braden Reed (Jack Barnum PAT blocked)9–14

Q2 12:52

FG Jack Barnum 31 Yd Field Goal 3–14

Q1 7:30

TD Daniel Greek 1 Yd Run (Brad Larson Kick)0–14

Q1 11:32

TD Peyton Kramer 80 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Brad Larson Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Villanova WildcatsTarleton State Texans

Offense

426 Total Yards 266

207 Passing Yards 210

219 Rushing Yards 56

23 First Downs 17

Efficiency

7-15 3rd Down 3-11

1-1 4th Down 1-3

17/34 Completions 12/23

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

9-84 Penalties 4-30

33:33 Possession 26:27

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Pat McQuaide	16/33	180	5.5	1	1
Braden Reed	1/1	27	27.0	1	0
Team	17/34	207	6.1	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ja'briel Mace	18	151	8.4	1	47
Isaiah Ragland	9	49	5.4	0	16
Pat McQuaide	7	22	3.1	0	12
Braden Reed	1	1	1.0	0	1
Isaiah Wright	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Team	38	219	5.8	1	47

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Luke Colella	5	71	14.2	0	34
Chris Colby	3	48	16.0	0	19
Braden Reed	5	42	8.4	1	11
Lucas Kopecky	1	27	27.0	1	27
Ja'briel Mace	3	19	6.3	0	15
Team	17	207	12.2	2	34

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Shane Hartzell	7	5	0.5	2.5	0
Christian Sapp	6	4	0	0	0
Jason Hall Jr.	6	2	1	1.5	0
Omari Bursey	5	4	1	3	0
Richie Kimmel	5	2	0.5	0.5	0
Ayden Howard	4	2	0	0.5	0
Ratu Delano Navoti	3	2	0	0	0
Anthony Hawkins	3	1	0	0	0
Jayvont Williams	2	0	0	0	0
Newton Essiem	2	0	0	0	1
Capri Martin	1	1	1	1	0
Obinna Nwobodo	1	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Moody	1	1	0	0	0
Julian Talley	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Dobrydney	1	1	0	0	0
Dale Law	1	1	0	0	0
Ivan Murray Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Damill Bostic Jr.	1	1	0	0	1
Josh Oluremi	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Wright	1	0	0	0	0
Jamie Tyson	1	0	0	0	0
Team	54	30	4	9	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Anthony Hawkins	1	6	0
Team	1	6	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Isaiah Wright	2	16	8.0	12
Dale Law	1	8	8.0	8
Jason Hall Jr.	1	6	6.0	6
Team	4	30	7.5	12

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Braden Reed	2	20	10.0	15	0
Team	2	20	10.0	15	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack Barnum	2/2	100.0	42	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	42	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Luke Larsen	4	141	35.3	41
Team	1	0	0.0	0
Team	5	141	28.2	41

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Victor Gabalis	12/23	210	9.1	2	1
Team	12/23	210	9.1	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tylan Hines	19	75	3.9	0	20
Daniel Greek	3	5	1.7	1	2
Caleb Lewis	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Victor Gabalis	8	-23	-2.9	0	4
Team	31	56	1.8	1	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Peyton Kramer	4	104	26.0	1	80
Marquis Willis	3	56	18.7	0	39
Trevon West	3	36	12.0	1	17
Danny Joiner	2	14	7.0	0	8
Team	12	210	17.5	2	80

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Blake Smith	6	5	0	0.5	0	0
Jadan Aubert	6	4	0	0	1	0
Ty Rawls	5	5	0	0	0	0
Devin Sterling	5	4	0	0.5	1	0
AJ Owens	4	4	0	1	0	0
Bam Smith	4	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon Tolvert	4	1	0	0	0	0
Omar Emmons	3	2	0	0.5	1	0
Kasyus Kurns	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Griffis	2	2	1	1	0	0
Angelo Anderson	2	2	0	0	0	1
Dabari Hawkins	2	2	0	0	1	0
Yasir Holmes	2	2	0	0	0	0
Reginald Harden Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Hagan Stephenson	2	1	0	0	0	0
James Turrentine	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Pius Njenge	1	1	1	1	0	0
Trevon West	1	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Rios	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Mullen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deaubry Hood	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marquis Willis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tramaine Chism	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Woods Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	62	46	2	5	4	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Blake Smith	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Deangelo Rosemond	4	74	18.5	22	0
Team	4	74	18.5	22	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Omar Emmons	1	12	12.0	12
Caleb Lewis	2	5	2.5	5
Team	3	17	5.7	12

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brad Larson	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Charlie Mullen	5	212	42.4	0	0	56
Team	5	212	42.4	0	0	56

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