Texas State 77, Jackson State 34
Associated Press
SAN MARCOS, Texas - TJ Finley accounted for five touchdowns, including two of Texas State's eight rushing touchdowns, and the Bobcats beat Jackson State 77-34.
Finley was 17-of-21 passing for 251 yards and connected on touchdown throws of 14 yards to Drew Donley, 27 yards to Ashtyn Hawkins and 20 yards to Kole Wilson, the last of which capped a 35-point second quarter by the Bobcats and made it 56-20 going into halftime.
Texas State’s 77 points were its most since it registered a program-record 78 against Meridian College in 1920 and its 684 total yards were also its most since it had a program-record 696 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2014.
Malik Hornsby had 10 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns for Texas State (2-1) and Damarius Good added 105 yards rushing on 11 carries. Ismail Mahdi opened the scoring with a 56-yard run less than a minute into the game, Donerio Davenport ran for a 9-yard touchdown and Jahmyl Jeter added two rushing TDs.
Zy McDonald threw touchdown passes to Isaiah Spencer from 9-yards out and Hayden Hagler from 28 yards in the second half for Jackson State (2-2).
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
JkSt | TxSt |
| TxSt |
TD |
14:18 |
Ismail Mahdi 56 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
0 |
7 |
| TxSt |
TD |
8:37 |
Drew Donley 14 yd pass from TJ Finley (Mason Shipley kick) |
0 |
14 |
| JkSt |
TD |
4:35 |
Jason Brown 7 yd run (blocked XP) |
6 |
14 |
| TxSt |
TD |
2:46 |
Jahmyl Jeter 15 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
6 |
21 |
| Second Quarter |
JkSt | TxSt |
| JkSt |
TD |
13:47 |
Irv Mulligan 9 yd run (Matt Noll kick) |
13 |
21 |
| TxSt |
TD |
13:01 |
Donerio Davenport 9 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
13 |
28 |
| JkSt |
TD |
11:11 |
Irv Mulligan 4 yd run (Matt Noll kick) |
20 |
28 |
| TxSt |
TD |
9:48 |
TJ Finley 3 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
20 |
35 |
| TxSt |
TD |
8:15 |
TJ Finley 6 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
20 |
42 |
| TxSt |
TD |
6:15 |
Ashtyn Hawkins 27 yd pass from TJ Finley (Mason Shipley kick) |
20 |
49 |
| TxSt |
TD |
0:24 |
Kole Wilson 20 yd pass from TJ Finley (Mason Shipley kick) |
20 |
56 |
| Third Quarter |
JkSt | TxSt |
| TxSt |
TD |
8:05 |
Jahmyl Jeter 3 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
20 |
63 |
| JkSt |
TD |
2:48 |
Isaiah Spencer 9 yd pass from Zy McDonald (Matt Noll kick) |
27 |
63 |
| Fourth Quarter |
JkSt | TxSt |
| TxSt |
TD |
14:52 |
Malik Hornsby 24 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
27 |
70 |
| JkSt |
TD |
10:02 |
Hayden Hagler 28 yd pass from Zy McDonald (Matt Noll kick) |
34 |
70 |
| TxSt |
TD |
6:48 |
Malik Hornsby 8 yd run (Mason Shipley kick) |
34 |
77 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Jackson State |
Texas State |
| First downs |
23 |
34 |
| Rushing |
6 |
17 |
| Passing |
14 |
14 |
| Penalty |
3 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
8-17, 47% |
4-6, 67% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
2-2, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
39-118 |
41-399 |
| Passing Yards |
282 |
285 |
| Return Yards |
110 |
219 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
23-36-1 |
19-25-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
6--48 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
5 |
0 |
| Punts-Average |
42.4 |
� |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-0 |
2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-86 |
10-100 |
| Time of Possession |
34:46 |
25:14 |
| Jackson State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Brown |
16 |
26 |
209 |
0 |
1 |
| Z. McDonald |
7 |
10 |
73 |
2 |
0 |
| Texas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Finley |
17 |
21 |
251 |
3 |
0 |
| M. Hornsby |
2 |
4 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
| Jackson State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Miller |
13 |
98 |
7.5 |
0 |
| I. Mulligan |
12 |
44 |
3.7 |
2 |
| Z. McDonald |
5 |
2 |
0.4 |
0 |
| D. Moultrie |
2 |
-5 |
-2.5 |
0 |
| J. Brown |
6 |
-20 |
-3.3 |
1 |
| Texas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Hornsby |
10 |
133 |
13.3 |
2 |
| D. Good |
11 |
105 |
9.5 |
0 |
| I. Mahdi |
3 |
77 |
25.7 |
1 |
| D. Davenport |
8 |
40 |
5.0 |
1 |
| J. Jeter |
4 |
25 |
6.3 |
2 |
| T. Finley |
4 |
20 |
5.0 |
2 |
| Jackson State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Paul |
2 |
54 |
27.0 |
0 |
| D. Miller |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
0 |
| F. McCray |
3 |
42 |
14.0 |
0 |
| H. Hagler |
2 |
39 |
19.5 |
1 |
| I. Spencer |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
1 |
| J. Riley |
3 |
24 |
8.0 |
0 |
| R. Powers |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| S. McGee |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| A. Miller |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| J. Fortilien |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| G. McCorley |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| D. Moultrie |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Texas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Donley |
3 |
83 |
27.7 |
1 |
| K. Wilson |
4 |
50 |
12.5 |
1 |
| J. Hobert |
4 |
43 |
10.8 |
0 |
| A. Hawkins |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
1 |
| I. Mahdi |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
| L. Anderson |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| C. Dawn Jr. |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| D. Davenport |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| S. Shaw Jr. |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Jackson State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Steward |
1 |
0 |
| Texas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Spears |
1 |
0 |
| Jackson State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Noll |
5 |
212 |
42.4 |
| Texas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| Jackson State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Texas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Hobert |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
| C. Dawn Jr. |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
| Jackson State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Powers |
3 |
49 |
16.3 |
| I. Spencer |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
| A. Hunt |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| J. Hazel |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Texas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Wilson |
3 |
142 |
47.3 |
| I. Mahdi |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
| C. Dawn Jr. |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
| Jackson State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Texas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
