TSU’s skid endures in loss to Southern

DALLAS — Glendon McDaniel threw three touchdown passes, two of them in a decisive third quarter, and Southern defeated Texas Southern 28-21 in the State Fair Showdown on Saturday.

After the score was tied at 7 at halftime, McDaniel connected with Jamar Washington for 35 yards and Hunter Register for 31 yards and a 21-7 Jaguars lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Texas Southern’s Devin Williams scored on a 14-yard run before McDaniel’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Davis put Southern ahead by 14 again, 28-14. A 4-yard run by Williams closed out the scoring with 5:57 to go. The Tigers (0-7, 0-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) fumbled at the Jaguars’ 26 on their only remaining possession, and Jordan Williams recovered for Southern (4-3, 3-0).

MCNEESE ST. 42 HOUSTON BAPTIST 27

Cody Orgeron passed for 303 yards, two touchdowns and an interception and ran for 80 yards and a score to help the Cowboys beat the Huskies in Lake Charles, La.

Houston Baptist (4-4, 1-3 Southland Conference) cut the deficit to within one touchdown at 14-7, 21-14 and 28-20, but the Cowboys scored back-to-back touchdowns to push the lead to 42-20 with 2:56 left in the game.

Elijah Mack gave the Cowboys (4-4, 2-3) the lead for good with a 1-yard scoring run that capped the opening drive of the game.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 51 VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG 0

Jared Scott caught four passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns to help the Panthers rout the Dragons at Prairie View.

Jalen Morton started at quarterback for Prairie View (3-4) and played 1½ quarters before Tyriek Starks entered in relief. Morton passed for 144 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and Starks passed for 194 yards and a touchdown.

Virginia Lynchburg is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association.

SAM HOUSTON ST. 17, NICHOLLS 0

Ryan Humphries threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Ife Adeyi, and the Bearkats forced a pair of turnovers, all in the second half, as Sam Houston State (5-3, 4-1 Southland) shut out the Colonels in Huntsville.

ABILENE CHRISTIAN 31 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 24

Luke Anthony hit Kobe Clark with a 22-yard scoring pass in the second overtime period to lift the host Wildcats (4-4, 3-3) to a Southland Conference win over the Lumberjacks (1-6, 1-3).

NORTH TEXAS 33 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 30

Mason Fine led the gamewinning drive capped by Ethan Mooney’s 22-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Mean Green (3-4, 2-1 Conference USA) over the Blue Raiders in Denton.

INCARNATE WORD 35, LAMAR 17

Jon Copeland passed for a season-best 376 yards with four touchdowns as Incarnate Word (5-2, 4-1 Southland Conference) pushed its win streak to four games with a defeat of Lamar (4-3, 2-3) in San Antonio.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 32 UTEP 17

Anthony Jones ran 15 times for 102 yards and a touchdown to help the Panthers beat the Miners (1-5, 0-3 C-USA) in Miami.