The South Alabama Jaguars didn’t come near scoring 222 factors as Georgia Tech did early in faculty soccer historical past, however they did depart an enduring mark.
South Alabama scored 24 factors within the first quarter, 28 factors within the second, 28 factors within the third and 7 within the fourth. The Jaguars tallied 87 factors within the workforce’s 87-10 victory over the Northwestern State Demons.
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A shelf with Southern Alabama Jaguars helmets sits on the sidelines previous to the Solar Belt Convention sport that includes the College of Southern Alabama Jaguars and the Texas State Bobcats on Nov. 25, 2023 at Jim Wacker Discipline at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
It was the primary win for brand new head coach Main Applewhite, and the workforce set the college’s scoring file.
Jamaal Pritchett put South Alabama on the board first when he returned a punt 62 yards for a landing. The Jaguars and Demons weren’t even two minutes into the sport. It solely received worse from there for Northwestern State.
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South Alabama quarterback Gio Lopez was 15-of-19 with 257 passing yards and 4 landing passes. Fluff Bothwell ran for 143 yards on seven carries and scored two touchdowns. Kentrel Bullock had 102 dashing yards on eight carries and scored two touchdowns as nicely.
P.J. Martin and Jarvis Durr additionally added touchdowns for the Jaguars.
For the Demons, quarterback JT Fyard had 165 passing yards, a landing go and two interceptions. Fyard’s landing go went to Myles Kitt-Denton, who completed with three catches for 80 yards.
South Alabama’s earlier scoring highs got here in back-to-back weeks final season.
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The Jaguars defeated Louisiana Monroe 55-7 and Southern Mississippi 55-3. Their 87 factors have been essentially the most scored by a college within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision since 1991.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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