Houston Christian Huskies at SE Louisiana Lions
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Cutter Stewart returns from junior college ranks, leads Houston Christian past SE Louisiana 34-28
Stewart, a redshirt junior who spent last season at a junior college, threw for 173 yards and ran for 95. His 66-yard touchdown pass to Jamaal Hall II gave the Huskies a 31-14 lead with about two minutes left in the third quarter.
In the fourth, SE Louisiana, ranked No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS top 25 poll, rallied with two touchdown passes from Kyle Lowe to Lawson Dixon. The second score, on an 18-yard pass, made it 34-28 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Houston Christian then ran out the clock.
Held without a first down in the first quarter, the Huskies put up 17 points in the second quarter. Stewart's 39-yard pass to Ja'Ryan Wallace set up one touchdown and Stewart hit Keith Wheeler with a 12-yard scoring pass to make it 17-7 at halftime.
Lowe had 150 yards passing and the Lions had a 398-361 advantage in total offense.
SE Louisiana was riding a Southland Conference-best 13-2 mark over the past two seasons of league play and was voted the favorite to repeat as conference champion.
The Lions, who defeated the Huskies 38-14 last season, lead the series 9-2.
Southeast Louisiana: at South Alabama on Sept. 5.
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- TV Channel: Huskies at Lions 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 0:09 | Calvin Smith Jr. 10 Yd Run (Drew Talley Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:43 | Lukasz Smolen 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:42 | Champ Dozier 4 Yd Run (Lukasz Smolen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:02 | Keith Wheeler 12 Yd pass from Cutter Stewart (Lukasz Smolen Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:24 | Jaylen Middleton 1 Yd Run (Lukasz Smolen Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:41 | Kyle Lowe 55 Yd Run (Drew Talley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:55 | Jamaal Hall II 66 Yd pass from Cutter Stewart (Lukasz Smolen Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 14:20 | Lukasz Smolen 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 8:35 | Lawson Dixon 2 Yd pass from Kyle Lowe (Drew Talley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:29 | Lawson Dixon 18 Yd pass from Kyle Lowe (Drew Talley Kick) |
Statistics
 HCU |
 SELA |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 8-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-16 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 4-5 |
| 361 | Total Yards | 398 |
| 200 | Passing | 150 |
| 11/19 | Comp/Att | 17/27 |
| 10.5 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
| 161 | Rushing | 248 |
| 41 | Rushing Attempts | 51 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 4.9 |
| 6-60 | Penalties | 4-34 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:28 | Possession | 35:32 |
Game Information
Location: Hammond, LA
Attendance: 4,199 · Capacity:
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