Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
Charleston Southern's Tekac hits last second FG for 10-9 win
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Tyler Tekac booted a 43-yard field goal with no time left to give Charleston Southern a surprising 10-9 win over Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference action on Saturday.
Paul Schumacher had just kicked a 37-yard field goal to give the Bulldogs a 9-7 advantage with just 18 seconds left.
Robert Mitchell threw an incomplete pass, then hit Kenny Dinkins with a 49-yard strike and Tekac kicked the game winner.
Noah Shuler's six-yard scoring run gave the Buccaneers (5-4, 2-1) a 7-3 lead with 4:58 left in the first quarter. Schumacher kicked field goals of 36 and 41 yards to trail 7-6 at the half and then took the short-lived lead with his kick with seconds left.
The Charleston Southern defense limited Gardner-Webb's quarterback Tyler Maxwell to 141 total yards and no scores. Maxwell accounted for 360 total yards and two touchdowns in Gardner-Webb's (1-8, 0-3) 17-10 win last season.
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Game Information
Boiling Springs, NC
2025 Standings
| OVC-Big South AssociationOVC-Big South Association | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 8-0 | 11-2 |
| UT Martin | 6-2 | 6-6 |
| Gardner-Webb | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Lindenwood | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Charleston Southern | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Western Illinois | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Tennessee State | 0-8 | 2-10 |
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