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Texas Southern Tigers at Southern Jaguars

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35 - 30
1-10, 0-5 Home

Cooper's 3 TDs helps Texas Southern to 35-30 comeback win over Southern

Cam’Ron McCoy ended an eight-play, 64-yard drive with a 5-yard scoring run with 3:10 remaining to get Southern within the final score.

The Jaguars forced Texas Southern (5-5, 4-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) to punt after close to three minutes, but with just seconds remaining the Jaguars' offense ran out of time.

Southern led 24-14 before the Tigers staged their comeback. Lawrence Butler ran it in from the 2 to reduce the deficit to 24-21. On the following kickoff, Texas Southern recovered a Southern fumble to take possession.

That led to an eight-play, 57-yard drive that ended with Cooper throwing a 3-yard touchdown to Kordell Rodgers for a 28-24 margin. With 7:43 left, Cooper threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Williams for an 11-point lead.

Ashton Strother threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns and Barry Remo ran for 120 yards on 24 carries for Southern (1-10, 0-7).

How To Watch

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  • TV Channel: Tigers at Jaguars 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on SWAC TV.
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Scoring Summary

SOU TD 1st Period 9:49 Cam Jefferson 51 Yd pass from Ashton Strother (Nathan Zimmer Kick)
TXSO TD 1st Period 7:41 Trenton Leary 9 Yd pass from KJ Cooper (Christian Avelar Kick)
SOU TD 1st Period 2:55 Dupree Fuller 54 Yd pass from Ashton Strother (Nathan Zimmer Kick)
SOU TD 2nd Period 8:24 Ashton Strother 1 Yd Run (Nathan Zimmer Kick)
TXSO TD 2nd Period 2:02 Lawrence Butler 12 Yd Run (Christian Avelar Kick)
SOU FG 3rd Period 1:46 Nathan Zimmer 26 Yd Field Goal
TXSO TD 3rd Period 0:00 Lawrence Butler 2 Yd Run (Christian Avelar Kick)
TXSO TD 4th Period 10:37 Kordell Rodgers 3 Yd pass from KJ Cooper (Christian Avelar Kick)
TXSO TD 4th Period 7:43 Jalen Williams 12 Yd pass from KJ Cooper (Christian Avelar Kick)
SOU TD 4th Period 3:10 Cam'Ron McCoy 5 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Statistics

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19 1st Downs 23
6-11 3rd down efficiency 8-12
0-0 4th down efficiency 1-1
369 Total Yards 437
210 Passing 213
17/20 Comp/Att 12/23
10.5 Yards per pass 9.3
159 Rushing 224
39 Rushing Attempts 41
4.1 Yards per rush 5.5
1-15 Penalties 4-45
0 Turnovers 3
0 Fumbles lost 2
0 Interceptions thrown 1
31:17 Possession 28:43

Game Information

Venue: A.W. Mumford Stadium

Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 24,679 · Capacity:

Southwestern Athletic - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Alabama State 10-2 7-1
Jackson State 9-3 7-1
Bethune-Cookman 6-6 5-3
Florida A&M 5-7 4-4
Alabama A&M 4-8 1-7
Mississippi Valley State 2-10 1-7

Southwestern Athletic - West

TEAM OVER CONF
Prairie View A&M 10-4 7-1
Texas Southern 6-5 5-3
Alcorn State 5-7 4-4
Grambling 7-5 4-4
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-8 2-6
Southern 2-10 1-7
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