COMMERCE, Texas - Tennessee State scored first and never looked back on the way to a 22-14 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce Saturday afternoon on the road at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium.
TSU closes its season with a 4-7 record after picking up the win.
Jordan Gant led all TSU rushers with 54 yards in the contest, picking up 4.9 yards per carry. Devon Starling also added 49 yards on the ground, averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
Draylen Ellis' most prolific target in the ballgame was Karate Brenson, who caught three passes for 69 yards.
Darius Harper showed out for the Tennessee State defense, collecting five tackles, two interceptions, and one recovered fumble. Davion Nash added three tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack in the win.
TSU won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing three turnovers while avoiding any giveaways, with Tennessee State turning those takeaways into 16 points.
Defensively, Tennessee State held up fairly well against the Texas A&M-Commerce passing attack, holding the AMC to 168 yards through the air. The TSU defense disrupted the Texas A&M-Commerce passing attack on the way to pulling down two interceptions and breaking up two AMC passes.
How It Happened
Texas A&M-Commerce scored first to take a 7-7 lead, but Tennessee State fired back with 11:11 left in the second quarter to go up 10-7.The TSU then extended the lead to 16-7 with another score.
Tennessee State continued to extend its lead, scoring again with :21 left in the second quarter to go on top 19-7.The TSU kept building their lead, scoring again to go ahead 22-7. Tennessee State didn't score again in the game and Texas A&M-Commerce tacked on seven more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Texas A&M-Commerce outgained Tennessee State 400-240 in the contest.
» Tennessee State won the turnover battle 3-0 after intercepting two passes and recovering one fumble.
» TSU scored first with 11:11 left in the second quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Tennessee State had their highest scoring quarter in the second period when they put up 12 points.
» Tennessee State converted 3 of 15 third downs while Texas A&M-Commerce was successful on 4 of 15.
» TSU had four players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Jalen McClendon, who had 15.
» Kaleb Mosley knocked through three field goals for the TSU with a long of 47 yards.
» The TSU took potential points off the board by forcing two turnovers on their own half of the field.
» Cameron Nellor led the AMC passing attack, completing 15 of his 24 attempts for 163 yards with two interceptions.
» Reggie Branch led the Texas A&M-Commerce rushing attack with 148 yards and two touchdowns.
