Jackson St. 18 at Texas Southern 21
Texas Southern gets past Jackson State 21-18
Saturday, Oct 23, 2010HOUSTON (AP)—Marcus Wright ran for 139 yards and a touchdown and Arvell Nelson added 115 rushing yards and two scores as Texas Southern held off Jackson State 21-18 Saturday.
Wright rushed 26 times while Nelson scored on a 12-yard run and a 1-yarder and passed for 62 yards.
Texas Southern (4-3, 4-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) finished with 295 yards on the ground while holding Jackson State (5-2, 3-2) to minus-6.
Jackson State’s Casey Therriault threw for 256 yards and connected with Marcellos Wilder on an 10-yard TD pass. Kerry Hoskins had a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Updated Saturday, Oct 23, 2010
Head to Head - Week 8
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 250 | 256 | -6 | 17 | 31.3% | 11/147 | 2 | 00:00 |
| Texas Southern | 357 | 62 | 295 | 19 | 40.0% | 15/153 | 4 | 21:23 |
