Jaguars improve to 1-2 this season
South Alabama had six touchdowns called back by penalty, two by instant replay and also gave up a 75-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.The Jaguars set a Sun Belt Conference record for points in an 87-10 victory over Northwestern State on Thursday night at Hancock Whitney Stadium. It was South Alabama’s first win of the season and of the Major Applewhite era.
South Alabama scored two touchdowns in the first 4:02 of game time despite possessing the ball for only one play. Jamaal Pritchett returned Northwestern State’s first punt 62 yards for a touchdown, then Lopez hit Jeremiah Webb for a 39-yard score and a 14-0 lead just after Jaden Voisin’s long interception return.
The Jaguars scored four touchdowns in the second quarter: Bullock’s 1-yard run, Bothwell’s 7-yard run, Lopez’s 4-yard pass to Thomas-Jones and Bothwell’s 5-yard run. South Alabama led 52-10 at halftime, a school record for points in a half. The fourth quarter was shortened to six minutes by mutual agreement of both coaches. South Alabama got another turnover deep in NSU territory and cashed it in for Jarvis Durr’s 4-yard touchdown run, an 87-10 lead and the Sun Belt scoring record.South Alabama’s 87 points exceed the 83 scored by Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern in 2008 and Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State in 2014. The Jaguars’ previous record in any game was 64 three times vs.
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