Sept. 13, 2009
Final Stats
The SWAC's Preseason Offensive Play of the Year, Bryant Lee, accounted for 257 total yards and four touchdowns, in leading the Southern Jaguars (1-1) to a 68-0 victory over Central State on monsoon rainy Saturday night at AW Mumford Stadium.
The night also marked the first time the Jags opened the new digs of the AW "Ace" Mumford Fieldhouse. And ran out of the tunnel marking a new era in Southern football history.
Bryant Lee, who passed for 220 yards and two touchdowns, led a Southern offensive outburst totaling 592 yards. The Jaguars scored at least two touchdowns in every quarter.
Eight different players carried the ball on the rain soaked night, as the Jags rushed for a season high 349 yards on the ground. Brian Threat rushed for a career-high 122 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries (also a career high) to lead the Southern rushing attack. Freshman Brandon Rice, seeing his first collegiate action, rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, and Gary Hollimon, quarterback turned running back, added 69 yards and a score on nine carries.
Lee was 16 of 26 with touchdown passes of 15 yards to Warren Matthews (first career receiving TD) and 24 yards to Jeremy Paul (first career).
Juamorris Stewart led Southern with five catches for 81 yards, as seven different Jags caught passes on the night.SU finished with 243 passing/receiving yards on the night.
But on a night where the Race Horse Offense ran roughshod over the Marauders, it was the SU Dog Day Defense that stole the show. The Jags defense held Central State (0-3) to 44 total yards (-11 rushing, 55 passing).
Southern also picked off four passes and had three sacks.
Defensively for SU, sophomore, Justin Fletcher, led the Jags with six tackles, including one tackle for loss yards. Junior, Marcus Clark; sophomore, Demetrius Bentley and freshman Brandon Turner each had four tackles, with Turner also making his first career sack.
Linebacker, Allen Baugh; defensive linemen, Kennon Gilliard each had sacks.
Defensive backs: freshman, Austin Thomas; sophomore, Marlon Smith and junior, Jason House each picked off their first career passes, with Thomas also making a fumble recovery.
Southern's 68-0 win is the largest margin of victory in the PETE RICHARDSON's era, and is the most points scored since SU's 65-0 win over Allen University in 2003.
Also, with his 81 yards on five catches, Juamorris Stewart moves into third place on Southern's All-Time Leading Receiving Yards list with 1,900 career yards.
Southern returns to AW Mumford Stadium next week, to host the Tigers of Tennessee State University at 6:00 pm.
