JACKSON, Miss. | After giving up the first points of the game, No. 23 Jackson State did not trail for the remaining 50 minutes as it pulled away from UAPB 41-3 on Homecoming inside Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Jackson State (7-2, 5-0 SWAC), winners of five consecutive games, used 141 yards from
Irv Mulligan on the ground, a pair of touchdowns from
Ja'Naylon Dupree, and four touchdowns accounted for by
Jacobian Morgan to cruise to the conference win. Mulligan reached the 100-yard mark for the third consecutive game, averaging 7.1 yards per carry on 19 carries with a touchdown. He led a rushing attack that ended the night with 247 yards on 48 carries.
Meanwhile, Dupree finished the night with three receptions for 57 yards with a pair of those going for touchdowns.
Isaiah Spencer finished with a team-high four receptions for 46 yards, while
Marvin Landy finished with three receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Morgan finished the night 14-of-22 for 187 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 26 yards on eight carries and a touchdown.
Jackson State outgained UAPB 434-217 with the Tigers holding the visitors to just 67 yards on 27 carries.
Shamar Hawkins led the team with eight tackles with a pair of those going as sacks. The Tigers finished with six tackles for loss and four sacks with
Joshua Nobles and
Phillip Webb finished with a sack each.
Gerardo Baeza finished the day 2-for-4 on field goals, missing from 52 and 36 yards. He also hit from 48 yards and connected on all five of his extra points.
How It Happened
1st Quarter (11:52) – Trey Glymph 28-yd field goal
1st Quarter (10:05) – Dupree 19-yd pass from Morgan (Baeza kick)
1st Quarter (2:00) – Morgan 2-yd rush (Baeza kick)
2nd Quarter (10:46) – Mulligan 1-yd rush (Baeza kick)
2nd Quarter (0:35) – Landy 22-yd pass from Morgan (Baeza kick)
2nd Quarter (0:00) – Baeza 36-yd field goal
3rd Quarter (5:32) – Dupree 35-yd pass from Morgan (Baeza kick)
4th Quarter (10:27) – Baeza 48-yd field goal
Up Next
Jackson State closes out the home portion of its schedule at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, hosting Mississippi Valley State on Saturday with a 2 p.m. kickoff.
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