MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team played its home opener of the 2025 season at Willis "Convoy" Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium on Saturday evening. The Boll Weevils hosted Great American Conference member East Central University. UAM came out of the contest with a 38-13 loss.

Quarterback Tavion Faulk gave a 16-29 performance with 203 passing yards. Stran Smith was the leading receiver in the game, grabbing two receptions for 35 total yards, with the longest being 21 yards. Michael Lott was right behind with three receptions and 33 yards. On the ground, Glen Cage led the Boll Weevils with 11 carries for 46 yards.

Defensively, Terrell Taylor stood above the rest with eight total tackles and five solo stops on the night.

Dylan Duhon led the day on special teams, going 1-2 on PATs.

Post Game
Boll Weevil Head Coach Hud Jackson had this to say after the game: "Really frustrating. Going at halftime we felt like we've got a chance and got some momentum. Really needed to get some points in that first drive and think that would've helped us to maintain momentum and pushes forward in the second half. Few guys did some really positive things but we have to have both sides of the ball and special teams playing with consistency because being consistent is what leads to giving yourself a chance to win the game at the end. We are gonna have to get ourselves ready for a good Henderson State team next week. Process starts tomorrow we will have our guys ready to go. We'll have a productive week of practice and we will be ready to compete so we give our self a chance to win next week. Eat 'em up!"
 

How it Happened
First Quarter

• 09:14 – ECU | The Tigers scored the first touchdown of the game on a 6-yard rush. 
• 01:16 – ECU | East Central pushed their lead to 14-0 on a 10-yard passing touchdown.

Second Quarter

• 10:09 – UAM | Tavion Faulk pushed one yard through the defensive line to put the Weevils on the board.
• 03:31 – ECU | ECU saw a 46-yard field goal made to extend their lead to 17-7.
• 01:08 – UAM | Ahmari Cox pulled in a 23-yard pass from Tavion Faulk to make it a 17-13 game.

Fourth Quarter

• 07:28 – ECU | East Central scored their third touchdown of the night on a 56-yard rush.
• 05:36 – ECU | A goalline rush for the Tigers gave ECU a 31-13 advantage.
• 00:07 – ECU | The Tigers scored their final touchdown of the game on a 40-yard rush into the endzone, resulting in a 38-13 loss for UAM.

Up Next 
Arkansas-Monticello will host Henderson State University on Saturday, Sept. 20, for Family & Staff Appreciation Day, sponsored by Mainline Health Systems. The Boll Weevils and Reddies are scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. CT kickoff.

You can find links to the official live streams, live stats, tickets, and more as tabs on the 2025 Weevil Football schedule page at uamsports.com.

GAME DAY SPONSOR
UAM Athletics would like to give a massive shout-out to this year's season opener game day sponsor, Union Bank! Thank you for your continued support of UAM Athletics!

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