Colbert accounts for 2 TDs; Lamar beats McNeese 21-17
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Darrel Colbert accounted for two scores, including a 1-yard touchdown run with two minutes left in the game, and Lamar beat McNeese 21-17 on Saturday.
Lamar (7-4, 6-3 Southland Conference) has won six straight games while McNeese (6-5, 5-4) has lost four of its last five.
Colbert completed 9 of 14 passes for 148 yards and threw a touchdown pass. He added 110 yards rushing on 19 carries.
David Hamm ran for a career-high 166 yards on 15 carries to lead McNeese.
Hamm's 63-yard touchdown run gave McNeese a 17-14 lead early in the fourth quarter.
With 3:23 remaining, Lamar marched down the field and scored in just four plays. Colbert had an 18-yard run and Myles Wanza a 28-yarder. Colbert tossed a 39-yard pass to Zae Giles to the McNeese 1-yard line before running in the game-winning score.
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2023 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7-0 | 6-5 |
| Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 8-2 |
| Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Houston Christian | 4-3 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-5 | 1-9 |
| McNeese | 1-6 | 0-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-6 |
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