Stephen F. Austin Scores Three Touchdowns in Four Minutes, Stays Unbeaten
Stephen F. Austin scored three touchdowns in the last 3:53 of the third quarter, and a game that was 21-17 turned into 42-17. Stephen F. Austin won 45-24 over SE Louisiana and is now 7-0. SE Louisiana fell to 3-3.
The first half was close enough. Jaylen Jenkins ran in from eight yards and Gavin Rutherford from eight more to make it 14-0, SE Louisiana's Kyle Lowe answered with a 7-yard pass to Landon Ibieta in the last seconds of the first quarter, and Rutherford threw a 13-yard score to Clayton Wayland to make it 21-7. Chad Elzy Jr. ran in from two yards, and after Drew Talley's 23-yard field goal it was 21-17 in the third.
Then it fell apart. Rutherford hit Cameron Kelley for an 81-yard touchdown, A'Amear Walton returned an interception 20 yards for a score (take that one away and it is 38-24 at the end), and JT Kitna ran in from four yards. Three touchdowns, 21 points, and it was 42-17. Carlos Alvarado kicked a 28-yard field goal and Lowe threw a 73-yard touchdown to Blake Smith with 3:17 left, which made the final look a little closer than it was.
The yardage tells you how Stephen F. Austin did it: 279 rushing yards on 41 carries and 432 total. The home team lost two fumbles, but SE Louisiana threw two interceptions and could not make that matter. Stephen F. Austin led from the first score to the last, which is a nice way to be 7-0.