1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MCN | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 44 |
HBU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chambers rattles home folks, McNeese dumps Houston Baptist
HOUSTON -- — McNeese defensive lineman and Houston native Isaiah Chambers forced a fumble early that led to the first touchdown of the game and the Cowboys crushed Houston Baptist 44-3 on Saturday.
Chambers went on to record two sacks and three tackles for a loss, forced two fumbles, broke up a pass and hurried the quarterback four times.
Defensively, McNeese (4-6, 3-4 Southland Conference) held the Huskies (0-10, 0-7) to 182 total offensive yards and seven net yards rushing.
McNeese quarterback Cody Orgeron finished with 205 yards passing and two touchdowns; increasing his career total to 50. He threw his first career TD pass three years ago in Husky Stadium.
Offensively, McNeese rolled up a season-high 505 total yards with a season best 293 on the ground. Deonta McMahon had a career-hight 124 yards on 23 carries.
Huskies' freshman quarterback Orion Olivas threw for 175 yards and was intercepted three times.
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Game Information
2024 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Incarnate Word | 4-0 | 7-2 |
SE Louisiana | 4-1 | 5-5 |
Stephen F. Austin | 4-2 | 6-3 |
Lamar | 2-2 | 5-4 |
Nicholls | 2-2 | 4-5 |
McNeese | 2-3 | 5-5 |
Houston Christian | 1-3 | 3-6 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-3 | 1-8 |
Northwestern State | 0-4 | 0-9 |