LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama football team tallied 478 yards of total offense in a 33-0 win over the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The shutout was the first over a Gulf South Conference opponent since UWA (5-3, 3-2 GSC) blanked Delta State 10-0 in 1979. The shutout is the first for the Tigers since a 65-0 blanking of Concordia in 2006, the first game under Head Coach Bobby Wallace.

It marks the first time UAM (3-5, 2-3 GSC) has been shutout since falling 53-0 to Delta State in 2006.

UWA struck first marching 68 yards in its first drive to take a 7-0 lead. The drive was capped by a four yard pass play from Deon Williams to Jason Hawkins. A 24-yard field goal by Brock Sharp lifted the Tigers to a 10-0 lead with 5:25 remaining in the first half. The field goal was Sharp’s third of the season and capped a nine play, 60 yard drive that took 2:47 off the clock.

Sharp placed the Red and White up 13-0 with 8:46 remaining in the third quarter with a 44 yard field. The 44 yard field goal, a career-long for the Okemos, Mich.-native, completed a seven play, 62 yard drive that took 2:09 off the clock. Dameon Baylor, who rushed for 100 yards on the night, capped a 14 play, 95 yard drive with a four yard run, putting UWA up 19-0 with 11:23 remaining in the game.

UWA pushed the lead out to 26-0 as Shontral Ford returned an interception 99 yards for a TD. Williams added his second score of the game, this time on the ground, as he carried the ball in from two yards out. The score was set up by a 38 yard rush by Baylor.

DeAntuan Matthews led the Red and White defense with 7.5 tackles, including a sack and four tackles for loss. Brandon Walker and J. D. Douglas added 6.5 stops each in the game.