NCAAF Game Recap - Tennessee State at Jackson State
Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

Clem
41
Syr
6
F
Bama
47
SCar
23
F
ArkSt
0
UGA
55
F
NWSt
14
LSU
65
F
Okla
48
UCLA
14
F
OSU
51
Ind
10
F
NM
14
ND
66
F
Kent
16
Aub
55
F
Fla
29
KY
21
F
IdSt
0
Utah
31
F
Tex
48
Rice
13
F
Pitt
10
PSU
17
F
Mont
3
Oreg
35
F
Lamar
3
TxAM
62
F
Stan
27
UCF
45
F
AzSt
10
MSU
7
F
Iowa
18
IASt
17
F
WaSt
31
Hou
24
F
MD
17
Temp
20
F
PorSt
10
Boise
45
F
Hawaii
20
Wash
52
F
USC
27
BYU
30
F OT
FlaSt
24
UVA
31
F
UNC
18
Wake
24
F
Kans
48
BC
24
F
K St
31
MissSt
24
F
E Mi
34
Ill
31
F
NCSt
27
WVU
44
F
Furm
17
VaTec
24
F
Chat
0
Tenn
45
F
MiaOH
13
Cin
35
F
Cit
27
GATec
24
F OT
AF
30
Colo
23
F OT
Norf
7
CoCar
46
F
FlAtl
41
Ball
31
F
Akr
24
C Mi
45
F
ECU
10
Navy
42
F
Army
31
UTSA
13
F
OkSt
40
Tuls
21
F
Mem
42
SoAl
6
F
UNLV
14
NW
30
F
GaSo
32
MIN
35
F
Mor
12
JMU
63
F
SouLA
29
Miss
40
F
Lou
38
W Ky
21
F
EWa
45
JacSt
49
F
ColSt
34
Ark
55
F
B-C
0
MiaFL
63
F
CAPly
7
OreSt
45
F
NorTx
17
Cal
23
F
SamHu
23
UND
27
F
Idaho
16
Wyo
21
F
LT
35
BGSU
7
F
SMiss
47
Troy
42
F
SCSt
16
SoFL
55
F
Buff
17
Lib
35
F
UMass
17
UNCC
52
F
Ohio
31
Marsh
33
F
GASt
10
WestMI
57
F
Murr
0
Toled
45
F
Web
13
NEV
19
F
TxSt
17
SMU
47
F
Duke
41
MidTN
18
F
UNH
17
FLInt
30
F
SEMO
0
MIZ
50
F
TxSo
6
ULLaf
77
F
TCU
34
Purd
13
F
MoStU
6
Tul
58
F
SDSU
31
NMS
10
F
NIU
8
Neb
44
F
TxTch
14
Ariz
28
F

Jackson State 49, Tennessee State 44

Sep 14, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Tennessee State (1-2)

7

7

9

21

44

Jackson State (1-2)

21

7

14

7

49

Jackson State holds off Tennessee State 49-44
Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:55 PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Josh Littles returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a score, Derrick Ponder threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score and Jackson State held off Tennessee State 49-44 on Saturday in a game that featured back-to-back kickoff returns for touchdowns.

After Littles' score, Tennessee State's Chris Rowland returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.

Ponder's 23-yard TD run put Jackson State (1-2) up 14-7 and Tyson Alexander scored on a 52-yard run on the next possession. Jordan Johnson's 4-yard run capped an 11-play, 96-yard drive for a 28-14 halftime lead and D.D. Bowie ran a reverse and scored from 6 yards out in the third quarter.

Johnson gained 134 yards on 22 carries. Tennessee State (1-1) outgained Jackson State 530-455 in total yards, but was outgained on the ground 338-141.

Ponder, 7 of 13 for 87 yards, hit Kyland Richey on a 16-yard fourth quarter TD pass before Tennessee State scored two straight TDs and tried an on-side kick with 1:09 left but failed to recover.

Cameron Rosendahl, 22 of 32 for 384 yards, threw two TD passes to Steven Newbold, an 18-yarder and a 19-yarder in the fourth quarter. He also threw a 56-yard scoring pass to Chris Rowland. DeMarco Corbin scored on a 14-yard run and Seth Rowland ran it in from the 1.

Newbold gained 196 yards on 10 catches and Chris Rowland had 118 on six.

Passing

TnSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Rosendahl 32 22 68.8 3 384 56 0 140.6
O. Battle 6 2 33.3 0 5 3 0 42.4
JacSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Ponder 14 8 57.1 1 102 16 0 103.9
J. Jones 3 1 33.3 0 30 30 0 71.5

Rushing

TnSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Roberson 12 70 5.8 23 0
D. Corbin 4 36 9.0 19 1
JacSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Johnson 22 134 6.1 26 1
T. Alexander 7 87 12.4 52 1

Receiving

TnSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Newbold 10 196 19.6 40 2
C. Rowland 7 139 19.9 56 1
JacSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
W. Newman 2 37 18.5 30 0
D. Bowie 2 30 15.0 15 0

Fumbles

Returning

TnSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Rowland 2 62.0 1 96 0 0 0
S. Newbold 1 34.0 0 34 0 0 0
JacSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Littles 2 62.0 1 100 0 0 0
K. Clarke 1 52.0 0 52 0 0 0

Punting

TnSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. Mosley 3 136 45.3 50
JacSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Gleaton 2 75 37.5 38

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

TnSt JacSt
Points For 44 49
Total Yards 530 470
Rushing Yards 141 338
Passing Yards 389 132
Passing Completions / Attempts 24/38 9/17
Turnovers 0 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 28 25
Penalties - Yards 6/55 6/60
Time Of Possession 09:09 51:51
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/12 10/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 3/45 2/38

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter TnSt JacSt
JacSt 00:13 TD Josh Littles 100 yd kick return (Adrian Salazar kick) 0 7
TnSt 00:25 TD Chris Rowland 96 yd kick return (Antonio Zita kick) 7 7
JacSt 08:16 TD Derrick Ponder 23 yd run (Adrian Salazar kick) 7 14
JacSt 13:52 TD Tyson Alexander 52 yd run (Adrian Salazar kick) 7 21
2nd Quarter TnSt JacSt
JacSt 13:42 TD Jordan Johnson 4 yd run (Adrian Salazar kick) 7 28
TnSt 14:42 TD Steven Newbold 18 yd pass from Cameron Rosendahl (Antonio Zita kick) 14 28
3rd Quarter TnSt JacSt
TnSt 03:27 FG Antonio Zita 49 yd FG 17 28
JacSt 06:15 TD DD Bowie 6 yd run (Adrian Salazar kick) 17 35
TnSt 09:51 TD DeMarco Corbin 14 yd run (failed 2pt pass) 23 35
JacSt 13:25 TD DD Bowie 6 yd run (Adrian Salazar kick) 23 42
4th Quarter TnSt JacSt
TnSt 00:03 TD Seth Rowland 1 yd run (Antonio Zita kick) 30 42
JacSt 10:51 TD Kyland Richey 16 yd pass from Derrick Ponder (Adrian Salazar kick) 30 49
TnSt 11:21 TD Chris Rowland 56 yd pass from Cameron Rosendahl (Antonio Zita kick) 37 49
TnSt 13:51 TD Steven Newbold 19 yd pass from Cameron Rosendahl (Antonio Zita kick) 44 49

Game Information

Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 48,347
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