Houston Christian rides big second quarter to 17-13 win over Texas A&M-Commerce | |
HOUSTON (AP) Colby Suits and AJ Wilson each threw touchdown passes in the second quarter and Houston Christian made them hold up for a 17-13 win over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday. The Huskies scored all 17 of their points and the Lions got their lone offensive touchdown in the second quarter. Texas A&M-Commerce got the lone score of the second half when Jaden Rios picked off a Suits pass and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. Texas A&M-Commerce had a better statistical day, picking up one more first down than the Huskies (19-18) and had the edge in time of possession (31:56 to 28:04). The teams were essentially even in total yards gained (Houston Christian gained 316 to the Lions 312). MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | C. Suits | 1919 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Suits | 13 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Valenzuela | 542 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Valenzuela | 5 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | K. Reynolds | 661 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | K. Reynolds | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | vs. Arkansas Baptist | W 66 - 0 | ||
| 9/9 | at Western Kentucky | L 22 - 52 | ||
| 9/16 | at UT Martin | L 7 - 66 | ||
| 9/23 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 34 - 19 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. Lamar | L 19 - 21 | ||
| 10/7 | at Nicholls | L 7 - 38 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 30 - 0 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. Texas A&M-Commerce | W 17 - 13 | ||
| 11/4 | at Northwestern State | Cancelled | ||
| 11/11 | at McNeese | W 35 - 24 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. UIW | L 24 - 45 | ||
| Southland | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 6-0 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| 19 UIW | 5-1 | 8-2 | ||||||||||
| Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-5 | 1-9 | ||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0-2 | 0-6 | ||||||||||
| McNeese State | 0-6 | 0-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3677 (73) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2093 (69) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1584 (62) | ||||
| Points per game: | 26.1 (53) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 367.7 (47) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 30 (75) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (51) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3855 (49) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2571 (85) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1284 (23) | ||||
| Points per game: | 27.8 (72) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 385.5 (82) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 35 (64) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 5 (9) | ||||
