SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — Jax Leatherwood threw five touchdown passes and Tennessee Tech held off Wofford for a 42-38 victory on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Gibbs Stadium. Leatherwood, a 6-foot-8, 253-pound quarterback from San Diego, completed 38 of 48 passes for 427 yards for the visiting Golden Eagles, who improved to 4-0. Wofford dropped to 2-3. Tennessee Tech scored seven points in the first, second and fourth quarters and 21 in the third. Wofford scored 21 in the first, seven in the second, three in the third and seven in the fourth.

Wofford quarterback Ethan Drumm, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound passer from Jacksonville, Fla., completed 19 of 31 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns. Drumm helped the Terriers build an early lead before Tennessee Tech rallied.

Tennessee Tech opened the scoring in the first quarter when Leatherwood connected with Qua Ashley on a 4-yard touchdown pass with 1:51 remaining. Wofford responded in the second quarter as Drumm found Isaiah Scott for a 10-yard score with 9:29 left. Drumm then hit Jack Ewell for a 76-yard touchdown with 5:01 remaining and Terrence Honeywood for an 11-yard score with 0:48 left. Carter Brown missed a 52-yard field goal attempt for Tennessee Tech just before halftime.

In the third quarter, Qua Ashley returned a kickoff 100 yards for a Tennessee Tech touchdown with 14:48 remaining. Wofford answered when Gerald Modest Jr. rushed 14 yards for a touchdown with 10:42 left. In the fourth, Leatherwood found M.J. Flowers for an 8-yard touchdown with 3:23 remaining. Wofford’s Sam Spence made a 53-yard field goal with 1:46 left, but Leatherwood connected with Eric Weatherly for a 15-yard touchdown with 1:06 remaining. Carter Brown’s extra point provided the final margin.

Wofford’s defense was led by Wyatt Ward and Logan McCloud. Ward, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker from Greenville, S.C., and McCloud, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker from Newberry, Fla., each made 11 tackles. Jacobi Hatter and Eli Campbell each had eight tackles, with Hatter adding an interception. Hatter is a 5-foot-10, 188-pound defensive back from Columbus, Ga., while Campbell is a 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back from Sanford, Fla. Aiden Morris and Ky’Ree Murphy each had six tackles. Zayd Rogan and Mark Arthur each had five tackles. Rogan is a 5-foot-10, 180-pound defensive back from Marietta, Ga., and Arthur is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound linebacker from Waxhaw, N.C. Tyree Myrick and Nicholas Mathious each had four tackles, with Mathious adding two quarterback hurries. Jake Thorner, Jordan Johnson and Alijah Williams each had three tackles, with Johnson adding a quarterback hurry. Javario Tinch had two tackles and half a sack. J’vion Luster, Mike Jones, Jeremiah Shelby, Tyce Donnelly, Tyler Morgan, Cole Walker and Corey Williams each had one tackle. Dh’King Brown had one tackle and half a sack, and Joseph Polite had one tackle and a quarterback hurry. Cillian Bonner punted three times for 103 yards.

Drumm’s top targets included Colby Alexander, who caught four passes for 100 yards, returned a kickoff 22 yards and scored a touchdown. Jack Ewell had two receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Scott added three catches for 48 yards and a score. Terrence Honeywood had four catches for 42 yards and a touchdown. Ivory Aikens caught four passes for 26 yards and returned a kickoff 19 yards. Gerald Modest Jr. rushed 17 times for 84 yards, caught one pass for 3 yards and scored a touchdown. Jaden Fowler had one reception for 5 yards.

For Tennessee Tech, Ivan Hoyt caught three passes for 33 yards and a touchdown. Tre’ Holloway had four receptions for 89 yards, ran once for 2 yards and returned a kickoff 66 yards. Maury Sullivan had four catches for 28 yards. Gabe Nunez had three receptions for 36 yards. Amari Mcarthur had two catches for 27 yards. Lazaro Rodriguez had two receptions for 28 yards. Tyrese Whitaker had two receptions for 22 yards, two tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Gerard Grewe had one catch for 5 yards, and Marcus Harris II had one reception for 11 yards. Defensively, Kaleb Brown made six tackles. Greg Turner III and Omari Philyaw each had five tackles. Hudson Tucker had four tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Chase Lanham punted twice for 72 yards.

Tennessee Tech previously beat Samford 45-19, won at Chattanooga 24-9 and beat Monmouth 38-14. Wofford lost at Chattanooga 41-7, lost at Kent State 36-15, beat Gardner-Webb 17-13 and beat Citadel 42-14. Tennessee Tech is scheduled to visit Western Carolina, Citadel, East Tennessee State and Mississippi State, while hosting Furman, Eastern Kentucky, Virginia Military Institute and Mercer. Wofford is scheduled to visit Furman, Elon, Samford, Western Carolina and Ole Miss, while hosting Virginia Military Institute and East Tennessee State.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Wofford 39, Tennessee Tech 25. Interstat’s ELO system projected Tennessee Tech with a 67 percent probability to win. Wofford had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -14. The total score of 80 went under the over/under line of 47.5.