Abilene Christian holds off Idaho in wild road victory

MOSCOW, Idaho (Interstat) — Abilene Christian defeated Idaho 41-39 on Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. The Wildcats improved to 1-3, while the Vandals fell to 0-4. Tucker Parks paced Abilene Christian, completing 14 of 21 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown while rushing 13 times for 74 yards and another score. Joshua Wood led Idaho, passing for 326 yards and a touchdown and rushing for four scores. Tony Harste caught six passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. Abilene Christian used two fourth-quarter Brandon Perez field goals and Parks’ late touchdown pass to Deonte Dean to take control before Idaho scored twice in the final minutes. Javeon Wilcox made 10 tackles for Abilene Christian, and Kortlin Rausaw and Dillon Williams each added eight tackles and a quarterback hurry. For Idaho, Cruz Hepburn and Mitchel Jaskowiak each recorded 10 tackles, while Nikko Speer and Zach Wusstig had nine tackles and a sack apiece.