HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Virignia -- The Ferrum College football team found themselves in the first ever Old Dominion Athletic Conference 3rd place game, but fell to the Hampden-Sydney College Tigers 49-21 at Everett Stadium Saturday evening to take fourth place.

RECORDS
Ferrum (2-3, 2-3 ODAC - 4th place)
Hampden-Sydney (4-1, 4-1 ODAC - 3rd place)

THE BASICS
The Tigers got things started early as they capitalized on an early Ferrum miscue. Ferrum's Zeb Dyer took the opening snap and lost the ball before he could get in the throwing motion, allowing Hampden-Sydney to jump on it and be in Ferrum territory right away. Two plays later, the Tigers would find pay dirt with a Cole Becker rush from eight yards out and take a 7-0 lead.

Kaleb Smith would then put the Tigers up two scores as he found the endzone for the first of three times from one yard out with 4:08 to play in the opening stanza. The second quarter would prove to be Smith's show, as the junior running back would add two more touchdowns, the first from three yards out and the latter from 20 yards out as the Tigers would take a 28-0 lead into the midway break.

Hampden-Sydney would only need :59 to score to start the second half, as Blake Page hauled in a 33-yard pass from Tanner Bernard. The Panthers would respond as senior back Joey Lama found the end zone from a yard out as the lead was cut to 35-7. Page capped out the scoring in the third frame with another touchdown reception from 20 yards out and the Tigers led 42-7 through three complete

Ferrum would not go away quiet, as a Titus Jones bomb to Tmahdae Penn from 44 yards out opened the fourth quarter scoring but that was as close as the Panthers would get. The Tigers would answer with 6-yard touchdown rush from Justin Pollard and make the advantage 49-14. Ferrum would record the last score of the game as Penn added another score to his impressive line as it would end with a 49-21 scoreline.

The Tiger offense was lead by Smith and Becker, as Becker recorded 108 yards on the ground with a touchdown and Smith 82 yards and three scores. Bernard was 14-22 through the air for two touchdowns and a pick. Receiving, Page led the way with four catches for 121 yards and two scores. On defense for the Tigers, Stephen Cash recorded a team-high nine tackles and Will Pickren had seven with three tackles for loss. For Ferrum, J'Sean Dupay and Lama both had a score on the ground, Penn hauled in eight catches for 120 yards and two scores and Titus Jones was the leading passer as he completed 18 passes of 24 attempts, good enough for 207 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, Billy Higgins led the way with an astounding 20 tackles, including the Panthers' only sack on the day and a fumble recovery. Brandon Scott recorded an interception as the only other forced turnover.

UP NEXT
Coach Adam's team saw their season come to an end with a fourth-place finish on the season, as Hampden-Sydney took third place. Randolph-Macon College topped Emory & Henry College in the championship game with a 13-10 victory in overtime in the first ever ODAC Championship game.