NCAAF Game Recap - Southern University at Jackson State
Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:00 PM EST

LSU
58
Miss
37
F
OSU
56
Rut
21
F
Wake
3
Clem
52
F
Bama
38
MissSt
7
F
UGA
21
Aub
14
F
Ariz
6
Oreg
34
F
MIN
19
Iowa
23
F
UCLA
3
Utah
49
F
Ind
27
PSU
34
F
Okla
34
Bayl
31
F
Fla
23
MIZ
6
F
MSU
10
Mich
44
F
Wisc
37
Neb
21
F
Navy
20
ND
52
F
Cin
20
SoFL
17
F
Mem
45
Hou
27
F
NM
9
Boise
42
F
Tex
21
IASt
23
F
Kans
13
OkSt
31
F
E Mi
42
Akr
14
F
WestMI
37
Ohio
34
F OT
NIU
31
Toled
28
F
BGSU
3
MiaOH
44
F
Buff
27
Kent
30
F
UNC
27
Pitt
34
F OT
LT
10
Marsh
31
F
Fres
7
SDSU
17
F
Tul
21
Temp
29
F
TCU
33
TxTch
31
F
UMass
6
NW
45
F
AlaSt
12
FlaSt
49
F
VMI
6
Army
47
F
NWSt
31
SamHu
28
F
UTEP
10
UAB
37
F
Troy
63
TxSt
27
F
CoCar
27
ArkSt
28
F
ULMon
29
GaSo
51
F
IdSt
10
BYU
42
F
C Mi
45
Ball
44
F
Rich
6
JMU
48
F
KY
38
Vand
14
F
WVU
24
K St
20
F
VaTec
45
GATec
0
F
(N/A)
28
NMS
41
F
Hawaii
21
UNLV
7
F
Wyo
21
UtSt
26
F
Syr
49
Duke
6
F
Stan
22
WaSt
49
F
Rice
31
MidTN
28
F
ULLaf
37
SoAl
27
F
SMiss
36
UTSA
17
F
AF
38
ColSt
21
F
App
56
GASt
27
F
AzSt
34
OreSt
35
F
SCar
6
TxAM
30
F
Lou
34
NCSt
20
F
USC
41
Cal
17
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F

Southern University 40, Jackson State 34

Nov 16, 2019, 3:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Southern University (7-4)

7

10

16

7

40

Jackson State (4-7)

10

14

3

7

34

Skelton’s 4 TDs helps Southern beat Jackson State 40-34
Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:08 PM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Ladarius Skelton ran for three touchdowns and threw for another score, and Southern held off Jackson State for a 40-34 victory on Saturday.

Southern (7-4, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) has won six of its last seven games while Jackson State (4-7, 3-3) has lost its last two games following a three-game win streak.

Skelton completed 12 of 23 passes for 133 yards that included a 6-yard TD pass to Hunter Register. Skelton added 182 yards rushing on 21 carries.

Jalon Jones threw for 224 yards and four touchdown passes and had 131 yards rushing to lead Jackson State. Keshawn Harper ran for 214 yards on 22 carries.

Jackson State led 24-17 at halftime, but a safety and Skelton's 22-yard scoring run gave Southern a 26-24 lead. Zach Gleaton kicked a 25-yard field goal for Jackson State, but Southern returned the ensuing kickoff into the endzone for a 33-27 lead.

Skelton's 7-yard touchdown run with 6:24 remaining stretched Southern's lead to 40-27.

Passing

Sou Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
L. Skelton 23 12 52.2 1 133 43 1 66.0
G. McDaniel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6
JacSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Jones 30 16 53.3 4 224 34 1 103.3

Rushing

Sou Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. Skelton 21 171 8.1 29 3
D. Benn 9 51 5.7 9 0
JacSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Harper 22 208 9.5 70 0
J. Jones 19 105 5.5 55 0

Receiving

Sou Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
H. Register 3 66 22.0 43 1
T. Bedford 3 25 8.3 11 0
JacSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Bowie 6 89 14.8 30 1
D. Crowell 4 50 12.5 31 0

Fumbles

Sou F FL
L. Skelton 1 0
C. Chaney 1 0
JacSt F FL
J. Jones 1 0

Returning

Sou KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Hinton 2 54.0 1 87 1 20.0 0 20
B. Jordan Jr. 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
JacSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Littles 2 8.5 0 18 0 0 0
W. Newman 0 0 0 1 7.0 0 7

Punting

Sou Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Barajas 5 189 37.8 43
JacSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Gleaton 5 164 32.8 43

Takeaways

Sou Int Yds InTD
D. Brumfield 1 0 0
JacSt Int Yds InTD
R. Jenkins 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Sou JacSt
Points For 40 34
Total Yards 397 532
Rushing Yards 264 308
Passing Yards 133 224
Passing Completions / Attempts 12/24 16/30
Turnovers 2 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 3/1 1/0
First Downs 19 22
Penalties - Yards 8/66 10/65
Time Of Possession 21:21 39:39
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/12 7/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 5/38 5/33

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Sou JacSt
JacSt 01:50 FG Adrian Salazar 26 yd FG 0 3
Sou 05:36 TD Hunter Register 6 yd pass from Ladarius Skelton (Martell Fontenot kick) 7 3
JacSt 12:05 TD DD Bowie 2 yd pass from Jalon Jones (Adrian Salazar kick) 7 10
2nd Quarter Sou JacSt
Sou 05:03 FG Cesar Barajas 40 yd FG 10 10
Sou 11:19 TD Ladarius Skelton 29 yd run (Martell Fontenot kick) 17 10
JacSt 13:16 TD Terrell Kennedy III 23 yd pass from Jalon Jones (Adrian Salazar kick) 17 17
JacSt 14:15 TD Ra'Meik Wallace 34 yd pass from Jalon Jones (Adrian Salazar kick) 17 24
3rd Quarter Sou JacSt
Sou 08:27 SF Team safety 19 24
Sou 10:19 TD Ladarius Skelton 22 yd run (Martell Fontenot kick) 26 24
JacSt 13:22 FG Zach Gleaton 25 yd FG 26 27
Sou 13:36 TD Brandon Hinton 87 yd kick return (Martell Fontenot kick) 33 27
4th Quarter Sou JacSt
Sou 08:36 TD Ladarius Skelton 7 yd run (Martell Fontenot kick) 40 27
JacSt 14:10 TD Ra'Meik Wallace 4 yd pass from Jalon Jones (Adrian Salazar kick) 40 34

Game Information

Stadium: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi
Attendance: 40,085
Game Time:
Weather: