GRAMBLING, La. – Texas Southern lost a 50-24 decision to Grambling State on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.
GSU drove 68 yards on its opening drive ending with a 9-yard touchdown pass to give Grambling State a 7-0 lead with 11:26 left in the first quarter.
Grambling State extended the advantage to 14-0 on its next drive as GSUÂ scored on a 9-yard quarterback keeper with 7:28 left in the first.
Texas Southern capitalized on a Grambling State turnover and went 39 yards in seven plays as Aaron Cuevas booted a 27-yard field to close the gap to 14-3 with 2:11 in the opening quarter.
Grambling State quickly answered and capped off a 5-play, 65-yard drive as GSU extended the lead to 20-3 after the point after attempt was blocked with 14:48 left in the first half.
After a Texas Southern punt, Grambling State used an 8-play, 77 yard drive capped with a 1-yard run to push the advantage to 27-3 with 8:50 left in the second quarter.
Texas Southern answered and took advantage of a GSU fumble in the endzone as Demontairo Anderson pounced on the loose ball to give TSU the score and cut the deficit to 27-10 with 48 seconds remaining in the first half.
Grambling State got the lone score in the third quarter on a 19-yard strike to extend the advantage to 34-10 with 1:38 remaining.
After another GSU score Texas Southern closed the gap to 41-17 as Mario Smalls caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Odom with 7:47 left.
Grambling State would later score on a safety and another touchdown to reach 50 points for the game.
Texas Southern added one more score as Odom scored on a 9-yard run with 52 seconds remaining moving the score to 50-24 which would be the final tally for the game.
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