New Mexico State Beats Sam Houston 30-24 on the Ground
Sam Houston ran 19 times for 13 yards. New Mexico State ran 42 times for 203. That is most of this game.
Sam Houston actually scored first, on Railyn Adams's blocked-punt return touchdown, a play that needed no offense at all. New Mexico State tied it on a one-yard James Jones run, Sam Carpenter kicked a 38-yard field goal to put Sam Houston back up 10-7, and then AJ Williams caught a 27-yard touchdown from Adam Damante with 24 seconds left in the half to make it 14-10. The lead changed hands three times, all of it within the first three quarters.
The third quarter was the busy one. Tim Burns Jr. caught an 81-yard touchdown from Landyn Locke on the first scoring play of the second half to put Sam Houston up 17-14. Williams answered with a five-yard touchdown catch to flip it 21-17, Kyah Francone kicked a 25-yard field goal, and Washington Jr. ran in from seven yards with 33 seconds left in the quarter for 30-17 (the extra point failed, so it was 13 and not 14). MJ Dowdy got one back with a one-yard run with 4:00 left in the fourth, and that was the last score.
Sam Houston outgained New Mexico State through the air, 235 to 160, but Sam Houston was stuck at 248 total yards to 363. Each team threw one interception, and New Mexico State also lost a fumble. New Mexico State is 3-4. Sam Houston falls to 1-6.
Fantasy owners got a good week from Jones, who carried 27 times for 178 yards.