MARSHALL, Texas – As the countdown moves to #9 for the East Texas Baptist University Top 10 from the 2020-21 season, the individual moment belongs to Troy Yowman and the Tiger Football Team. Yowman had a career day against Texas Lutheran in the final spring game of the COVID-19 season.

After nearly pulling off a come from behind win over Mary Hardin-Baylor in his first start at ETBU, Yowman produced a career game in the American Southwest Conference third place playoff game. He completed 26-of-38 passes for 470 yards and five touchdown passes as ETBU clobbered the Bulldogs 51-20. His first touchdown pass was 61-yards  to Kaleb O'Bryant in the first quarter that tied the game at seven.

Trailing 10-7 in the second quarter, Yowman guided ETBU to five touchdowns in the second quarter including three more passing touchdowns to DeCarlos Frazier (13 yards), O'Bryant (24 yards), and Cornelius Merchant (22 yards). His fifth touchdown pass would be O'Bryant's third touchdown reception of the game for eight yards putting ETBU up, 42-13, in the third quarter.
Yowman's efforts gave him the ASC Offensive Player of the Week award and on the D3football.com Team of the Week. He also would earn All-ASC Honorable Mention for his two and half games played in the short season throwing for 873 yards and nine touchdown passes.
 
ETBU finished 3-2 overall for their sixth straight winning season.