Southern scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to break a 14-14 third quarter tie as Prairie View A&M fell to the Jaguars 28-14 on Saturday afternoon at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field.
The Jaguars improved to 3-4 on the year and 1-2 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Panthers fell to 2-5 overall and 2-2 in conference matchups.
Jahbari Kuykendall paced the Panthers rushing attack by accumulating 86 yards over the course of the game, averaging 7.8 yards per carry. Tevin Carter also added 50 yards on the ground.
Damien McDaniel hauled in seven catches for 101 yards and one score. Rodny Ojo made his presence felt in the passing game, recording five receptions for 53 yards.
Team showed out for the Prairie View A&M defense, collecting . Kuykendall added and Chase Bingmon had in the loss.
Prairie View A&M's defense held up fairly well against the run, limiting Southern to 182 yards on the ground. Prairie View A&M out-rushed Southern by one yards.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M responded to a 7-0 lead from Southern with a score to tie the game at 7-7 with 10:33 left in the second quarter.The Panthers proceeded to bust up the 7-7 tie with a 48-yard touchdown reception from to McDaniel, making the score 14-7. Prairie View A&M didn't score again in the game and Southern tacked on 21 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Southern outgained Prairie View A&M 389-362 in the contest.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up seven points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 3 of 12 third downs while Southern was successful on 8 of 19.
» The Panthers had four players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Kerry North, who had 11.
» Prairie View A&M allowed zero points in one Southern trip to the red zone.
» Christian Johnson led the Jaguars passing attack, completing nine of his 22 attempts for 207 yards and two touchdowns.
» Trey Holly led the Southern rushing attack with 121 yards and one touchdown.
