Box Score

MURRAY, Ky. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team earned a 45-24 nonconference road victory over Murray State Saturday night in Roy Stewart Stadium.
 
Southeastern (1-1) outscored the Racers, 21-3, in the second quarter to break open the game and never looked back. The Lions held a 28-10 advantage at halftime and Murray State (0-2) could never get closer than 14 in the final half.
 
"I'm really proud of the way we fought tonight," Southeastern head coach Frank Scelfo said. "We still have to clean up the turnovers, but we were able to limit our penalties which was a big emphasis this week for us and a huge factor in our success tonight."
 
With Carson Camp (18-for-25, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) and Kyle Lowe (6-for-8, 45 yards, 0 TD) splitting time under center, SLU racked up 480 total yards and 31 first downs in the win. Lowe led Southeastern with 13 carries for 97 yards and three touchdowns, as the Lions finished with 262 yards on the ground.
 
Defensively, KK Reno led SLU with eight tackles. Khamron Ford and Shakespeare Louis each intercepted passes for Southeastern, while Peyton Anderson forced a fumble that Khalid Moore returned for a touchdown.
 
Murray State quarterback Jim Ogle threw for 254 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions on the night, while Jawaun Washington led the Racers with 19 carries for 59 yards and a score.
 
SLU jumped out to an early lead with a 12-play, 68-yard scoring drive on the opening possession. Camp found Cade Collier from four yards out to give the Lions a 7-0 lead with 9:56 left in the opening quarter.
 
After a Murray State three-and-out, Southeastern looked poised to pad its lead. However, Murray's Bryan Pulley intercepted a Camp pass in the end zone to end the threat. The Racers answered with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive, as Jordan Washington raced in from 21 yards out to tie the score at 7-7 with 3:31 left in the first quarter.
 
On the ensuing possession, the Lions were on the march again. Lowe led a nine-play, 76-yard drive that took the game into the second quarter. Rodeo Graham Jr. put SLU back on top with a 12-yard scoring run to give SLU a 14-7 lead less than a minute into the second quarter.
 
Murray State answered right back, driving into the Southeastern red zone. The Lion defense stiffened, however, and the Racers had to settle for a 29-yard field goal by Jack Tannehill to cut the deficit to 14-10 with 10:26 left in the opening half.
 
Lowe led the Lions on a 11-play, 79-yard drive to increase the Southeastern advantage. He finished the drive himself, racing in from 26 yards out to put SLU up, 21-10, with 5:26 left in the second quarter.
 
On the next play from scrimmage, Anderson stripped Washington. Moore picked up the loose ball and cruised in from 18 yards out to put SLU up, 28-10, with 5:10 left in the first half.
 
After a Murray State punt, SLU was driving again late in the half, but Camp was stripped near midfield by Michael Tilmon and Murray's Conlee Crossno pounced on the loose ball. The Southeastern defense held, however, as a break up by Zach Johnson forced the Racers to turn the ball over on downs.
 
A 19-yard Camp strike to Lonnie Shinn into Murray State territory set up a 53-yard field goal try by Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez, but the long try fell just short to keep the deficit at 28-10 heading into the break.
 
Southeastern forced a Murray State punt on the opening drive of the third quarter and Kentrell Prejean returned the punt 35 yards to set SLU up near midfield. SLU went three-and-out and was forced to punt for the first time in the game.
 
The Racers went three-and-out on their next drive and the Lions added to their lead. Garcia Rodriguez capped a nine-play, 53-yard drive with a 21-yard field goal to extend the SLU advantage to 31-10 with 4:27 left in the third quarter.
 
Murray cut the lead to 31-17 early in the fourth quarter on a 37-yard pass from Ogle to Cam Bulluck. After a SLU punt, Ford intercepted Ogle and returned the pick 52 yards down to the Murray State nine-yard line. Two plays later, Lowe scored from five yards out to give Southeastern a 38-17 advantage with 10:20 remaining.
 
Murray State cut the lead back to 14 on the ensuing drive. Northington plunged in from a yard out to pull the Racers within, 38-24, with 8:49 remaining. A SLU punt gave Murray the ball back with just under five minutes left, but a diving interception by Louis ended the Racer threat with just under four minutes remaining.
 
Lowe iced the game in the final minute with a 26-yard touchdown run to provide the final 45-24 margin.
 
Southeastern will return home to open its 2025 home schedule, welcoming Mississippi Valley State for a 6 p.m. contest next Saturday in Strawberry Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, The Boss 97.7/WFPR 1400 AM).
 
Next Saturday will also be the annual Hall of Fame game, at the 2025 SLU Athletics Hall of Fame class of Mack Boatner, Courtney Donald Sweeney, Cqulin Hubert, Ed Nodhturft, Hope Sabadash and Sarah Williams will be recognized at halftime. The 2025 Hall of Fame class will be inducted the night before at the North Oaks Health System Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet at the Student Union Ballroom, where the 2024-25 SLU Athletes of the Year and the 1975 Southeastern baseball team that advanced to the College World Series will also be honored.  
 
SLU –  7 21 3 14 – 45 (1-1)
MSU – 7 3 0 14 – 24 (0-2)
 
1^st Quarter
SLU – Collier 4 pass from Camp (Garcia Rodriguez kick), 9:56
MSU – Washington 21 run (Tannehill kick), 3:31
2^nd Quarter
SLU – Graham Jr. 12 run (Garcia Rodriguez kick), 14:11
MSU – Tannehill 30 FG, 10:26
SLU – Lowe 26 run (Garcia Rodriguez kick), 5:26
SLU – Moore 18 fumble return (Garcia Rodriguez kick), 5:10
3^rd Quarter
SLU – Garcia Rodriguez 21 FG, 4:27
4^th Quarter
MSU – Bulluck 37 pass from Ogle (Tannehill kick), 14:16
SLU – Lowe 5 run (Garcia Rodriguez kick), 10:20
MSU – Worthington 1 run (Tannehill kick), 8:49
SLU – Lowe 26 run (Garcia Rodriguez kick), 0:33
 
                                                                             SLU        MSU
FIRST DOWNS                                                  31           22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)                                  45-262    29-121                                                                                                       
PASSING YDS (NET)                                        218         259  
Passes Att-Comp-Int                                          33-24-1   40-26-2                                       
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS                78-480    69-380                                                                     
Fumble Returns-Yards                                        1-18        0-0                                                                                                        
Kickoff Returns-Yards                                        5-90        5-95                                                                          
Punt Returns-Yards                                             2-44        2-21       
Interception Returns-Yards                                2-52        1-0                            
Punts (Number-Avg)                                          3-41.3     4-45.8                                                                                      
Fumbles-Lost                                                      2-1          1-1                                                                                                                                       
Penalties-Yards                                                   5-43        1-15       
Possession Time.                                                34:13      25:47                       
Third-Down Conversions                                   8-of-13   8-of-15                                                                                                                  
Fourth-Down Conversions                                  0-of-0     1-of-2                                                                                                   
Red Zone Scores-Chances                                  4-4          2-2                                                                                        
 
RUSHING: SLU – Lowe 13-97, Henry 13-78, Graham Jr. 7-33, Smith 4-21, Camp 7-13, Hayes 1-10. Totals – 45-254. MSU – Northington 19-59, Washington 8-47 Ogle 2-15. Totals – 29-121.
 
PASSING: SLU – Camp 18-25-173-1-1, Lowe 6-8-45-0-0. Totals – 24-33-218-1-1. MSU – Ogle 25-39-254-1-2, Sanford 1-1-5-0-0. Totals – 26-40-259-1-2.
 
RECEIVING: SLU – Henry 4-36, T. Goodly 4-36, Domingeaux 3-29, Collier 3-20, Shinn 2-27, Hayes 2-23, Williams 2-15, Prejean 2-9, Booker 1-16, Wilkinson 1-7. Totals – 24-218. MSU – Cannon 9-73, Desjardins 5-64, Bulluk 4-76, Washington 2-9, Richmond 2-6, FOmby 1-15, Kleinpeter 1-6, Ponds 1-5, Brown 1-5. Totals – 26-259.
 
A – 15,027.
 
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