McNeese Cowboys at East Texas A&M Lions
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Strong and Hamm each account for 2 TDs, McNeese beats East Texas A&M 35-20
Strong was 10-of-18 passing for 171 yards with a touchdown and an interception and added 17 carries for 136 yards, which included a 48-yard TD run that capped a 95-yard drive and made it 28-10 with 6:45 left in the third quarter. Hamm finished with 127 yards rushing.
The 6-foot-6, 280-pound Bradford deflected a pass by Ron Peace to himself for an interception and returned it 12 yards for a TD that gave McNeese (4-6, 3-3 Southland Conference) a 21-10 lead with about two minutes left in the first half.
Allijah Harrison returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a TD and Ozlo Rigby kicked field goals of 29 and 28 yards for East Texas A&M (2-8, 2-4).
Eric Rodriguez replaced starter Ron Peace to begin the second half completed 11 of 16 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown — a 22-yarder to Jaden Proctor that made it 28-20 with 6:43 to play. Peace was 9-of-20 passing for 94 yards and threw two interceptions.
The Cowboys answered with a six-play, 75-yard drive that culminated when Hamm, who ran for a 2-yard TD late in the first quarter, scored on a 29-yard run about four minutes later.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:45 | Allijah Harrison 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Ozlo Rigby Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:42 | Kameran Senegal 39 Yd pass from Jake Strong (Fabrizio Pinton Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:12 | Coleby Hamm 2 Yd Run (Fabrizio Pinton Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:58 | Ozlo Rigby 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:04 | Phillip Bradford 12 Yd Interception Return (Fabrizio Pinton Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:45 | Jake Strong 48 Yd Run (Fabrizio Pinton Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 12:43 | Ozlo Rigby 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 6:43 | Jaden Proctor 22 Yd pass from Eric Rodriguez (Ozlo Rigby Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:46 | Coleby Hamm 29 Yd Run (Deaglan Camron Kick) |
Statistics
 MCN |
 ETAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 8-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-10 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 481 | Total Yards | 383 |
| 171 | Passing | 234 |
| 10/18 | Comp/Att | 20/36 |
| 9.5 | Yards per pass | 6.5 |
| 310 | Rushing | 149 |
| 53 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 5.8 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 8-55 | Penalties | 6-65 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 3 |
| 35:26 | Possession | 24:34 |
Game Information
Location: Commerce, TX
Attendance: 2,534 · Capacity:
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