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Lincoln (CA) vs. Texas Southern

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Texas Southern beat Lincoln (CA) 52–⁠7. It was their second meeting; Texas Southern leads the series 2–⁠0.

Neutral siteLincoln (CA)0–⁠11 in 2023
7
Neutral siteTexas Southern3–⁠8 in 2023
52

Final at Alexander Durley Sports Complex, HoustonAttendance 6,352

At kickoff
90°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Eric Bluntson; umpire Jason Parker; head linesman Phillip Eubanks; line judge Kevin Morris; side judge David Boone; field judge Lawrence Goss; back judge Jared VeniaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Lincoln (CA)07007
Texas Southern147211052

Standouts

  • RushingLadarius Owens13 carries, 139 yards, 1 TDTexas Southern

Player stats

Lincoln (CA)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tj Goodwin10/2013900
Brandon Cannella1/3300
Kory Barnes1/2-600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Otis Weah1398023
Khibo Norfleet518110
Kory Barnes1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Shamon Gennes252041
Teriq Phillips344040
Khibo Norfleet127027
Otis Weah31507

Texas Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jace Wilson14/2313000
Jordan Davis2/36210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ladarius Owens13139131
Jacorey Howard1094336
Kerien Charlo132032
Jace Wilson330125
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tavaris Achane151151
Ladarius Owens236033
Trenton Leary130030
Jyrin Johnson527013

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Lincoln (CA)Texas Southern
238Total yards568
136Passing yards192
102Rushing yards376
5.4Yards per pass7.4
2.9Yards per rush9.0
12First downs26
4–⁠16Third downs6–⁠10
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
10–⁠65Penalties7–⁠85
31:31Possession28:29

Efficiency

Lincoln (CA)Texas Southern
23%Success rate43%
−0.08EPA per play0.42
1.96Explosiveness1.77
0.08Rushing EPA0.76
−0.20Passing EPA−0.15
21%Passing-down success39%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas Southern 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Texas Southern end zoneLincoln (CA) end zoneQ1 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 6 playsQ1 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 playsQ1 Texas SouthernPunt, 4 playsQ1 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 8 playsQ2 Texas SouthernPunt, 6 playsQ2 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Lincoln (CA)Touchdown, 9 playsQ2 Texas SouthernEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 playsQ3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Lincoln (CA)Turnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 playsQ3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Lincoln (CA)Turnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 playsQ4 Texas SouthernField goal, 5 playsQ4 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 playsQ4 Texas SouthernPunt, 4 playsQ4 Lincoln (CA)End of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Texas Southern drives left to right, Lincoln (CA) right to left.
  1. Q1 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  2. Q1 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  3. Q1 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 9 plays, 98 yards
  4. Q1 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  5. Q1 Texas SouthernPunt, 4 plays, 4 yards
  6. Q1 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 8 plays, 11 yards
  7. Q2 Texas SouthernPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  8. Q2 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 6 plays, 69 yards
  9. Q2 Lincoln (CA)Touchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 Texas SouthernEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  11. Q3 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  12. Q3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 8 plays, 49 yards
  13. Q3 Lincoln (CA)Turnover on downs, 5 plays, 43 yards
  14. Q3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 10 plays, 52 yards
  15. Q3 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 4 plays, 40 yards
  17. Q3 Lincoln (CA)Turnover on downs, 11 plays, 70 yards
  18. Q4 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q4 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  20. Q4 Texas SouthernField goal, 5 plays, 36 yards
  21. Q4 Lincoln (CA)Punt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  22. Q4 Texas SouthernPunt, 4 plays, 0 yards
  23. Q4 Lincoln (CA)End of game, 3 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Texas Southern 14, Lincoln (CA) 0
Texas Southern Touchdown, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Steven Ernest kickoff for 54 yds , Trenton Leary return for 23 yds to the TXSO 34
14:511st & 10 at own 34Jace Wilson pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 1 yd to the TXSO 35
14:512nd & 9 at own 35Jace Wilson run for 12 yds to the TXSO 47 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at own 47LaDarius Owens run for 28 yds to the Lin 25 for a 1ST down Texas Southern Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Lin 35 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 35Jace Wilson pass incomplete
14:512nd & 10 at opp 35LaDarius Owens run for 4 yds to the Lin 31
14:513rd & 6 at opp 31Jace Wilson pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 13 yds to the Lin 18 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 18Jace Wilson pass incomplete, PENALTY LU offside defense (Chris Nelson) 5 yards to the LU13, NO PLAY.
14:511st & 5 at opp 13Jace Wilson pass incomplete
12:162nd & 5 at opp 13LaDarius Owens run for 13 yds for a TD (Curtis Falkenburg KICK)Texas Southern 7, Lincoln (CA) 0
12:161st & 0 at own 35Gustavo Romero kickoff for 57 yds , Kishawn Berry return for 17 yds to the Lin 25
12:161st & 10 at own 25LINCOLN drive start at 12:10 (1st), PENALTY LU false start 5 yards to the LU20, NO PLAY.
Texas Southern Touchdown, 9 plays
5:032nd & goal at opp 4Jacorey Howard run for 4 yds for a TD (Curtis Falkenburg KICK)Texas Southern 14, Lincoln (CA) 0
5:031st & 0 at own 35Gustavo Romero kickoff for 51 yds , Shamon Gennes return for 12 yds to the Lin 26
Texas Southern Punt, 4 plays
2:093rd & 4 at opp 49Timeout Lincoln (CA), clock 02:09
2:093rd & 4 at opp 49Texas Southern Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the TXSO 46
2:093rd & 9 at own 46Jace Wilson sacked by Marquise Lawson-Greenwood for a loss of 7 yards to the TXSO 39
2:094th & 16 at own 39Patrick Hellen punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Shamon Gennes at the Lin 20
2nd quarter5 drives, then Texas Southern 21, Lincoln (CA) 7
Lincoln (CA) Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 33TJ Goodwin pass complete to Teriq Phillips for 4 yds to the Lin 37
15:002nd & 6 at own 37Otis Weah run for 4 yds to the Lin 41
15:003rd & 2 at own 41TJ Goodwin pass incomplete to Teriq Phillips
15:004th & 2 at own 41Steven Ernest punt 39 yards to the TSU20, LaDarius Owens return to the LU22 (Brandon Cannell), PENALTY TSU roughing the kicker 5 yards to the LU46, 1ST DOWN LU, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at own 46Lincoln (CA) Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Lin 41
15:001st & 15 at own 41TJ Goodwin run for 7 yds to the Lin 48
15:002nd & 8 at own 48TJ Goodwin sacked by Jacob Williams for a loss of 3 yards to the Lin 45
15:003rd & 11 at own 45TJ Goodwin sacked by Jacob Williams for a loss of 9 yards to the Lin 36
15:004th & 20 at own 36Lincoln (CA) Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Lin 31
15:004th & 25 at own 31Steven Ernest punt for 45 yds, downed at the TXSO 24
Texas Southern Punt, 6 plays
10:531st & 10 at own 24Timeout Lincoln (CA), clock 10:53
10:531st & 10 at own 24LaDarius Owens run for 5 yds to the TXSO 29
10:532nd & 5 at own 29LaDarius Owens run for 9 yds to the TXSO 38 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at own 38Jace Wilson pass incomplete
10:532nd & 10 at own 38Lincoln (CA) Penalty, Defensive offside (Marquise Lawson-Greenwood) to the TXSO 43
10:532nd & 5 at own 43Da’Veon Ford run for 6 yds to the TXSO 49 Texas Southern Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the TXSO 39
10:532nd & 9 at own 39Jace Wilson pass incomplete to Kerien Charlo
10:533rd & 9 at own 39Jace Wilson pass incomplete
10:534th & 9 at own 39Patrick Hellen punt for 40 yds, downed at the Lin 21
Texas Southern Touchdown, 6 plays
4:052nd & 5 at opp 36Jacorey Howard run for 36 yds for a TD (Curtis Falkenburg KICK)Texas Southern 21, Lincoln (CA) 0
Lincoln (CA) Touchdown, 9 plays
4:051st & 0 at own 35Gustavo Romero kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:013rd & 5 at own 30Timeout Texas Southern, clock 03:01
3:013rd & 5 at own 30TJ Goodwin pass complete to Otis Weah for 6 yds to the Lin 36 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 36Otis Weah run for 23 yds to the TXSO 41 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 41Otis Weah run for a loss of 3 yards to the TXSO 44
3:012nd & 13 at opp 44TJ Goodwin sacked by Quinton Cook for a loss of 8 yards to the Lin 48
1:253rd & 21 at own 48Timeout Texas Southern, clock 01:25
1:253rd & 21 at own 48TJ Goodwin pass complete to Teriq Phillips for 40 yds to the TXSO 12 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 12TJ Goodwin run for 2 yds to the TXSO 10
0:162nd & 8 at opp 10Khibo Norfleet 10 Yd Run (Steven Earnest Kick)Texas Southern 21, Lincoln (CA) 7
Texas Southern End of half, 1 play
0:161st & 0 at own 35Steven Ernest kickoff for 57 yds , LaDarius Owens return for 25 yds to the TXSO 33
0:161st & 10 at own 33Jace Wilson pass complete to C’ing Blanton for 4 yds to the TXSO 37
3rd quarter6 drives, then Texas Southern 42, Lincoln (CA) 7
Lincoln (CA) Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 6 at own 35Gustavo Romero kickoff for 60 yds , Deven Hooper return for 15 yds to the Lin 20
15:001st & 10 at own 20Eric Brice run for no gain to the Lin 20
15:002nd & 10 at own 20Khibo Norfleet run for a loss of 1 yard to the Lin 19
15:003rd & 11 at own 19TJ Goodwin run for 4 yds to the Lin 23
15:004th & 7 at own 23Steven Ernest punt for 26 yds, downed at the Lin 49
Texas Southern Touchdown, 8 plays
14:521st & 10 at opp 49Jace Wilson pass complete to LaDarius Owens for 3 yds to the Lin 46
14:522nd & 7 at opp 46Jace Wilson pass complete to Quay Davis for 1 yd to the Lin 45
14:523rd & 6 at opp 45Lincoln (CA) Penalty, Defensive offside (Eric Brice) to the Lin 40
14:523rd & 1 at opp 40LaDarius Owens run for 3 yds to the Lin 37 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 37Jace Wilson pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 2 yds to the Lin 35
14:522nd & 8 at opp 35Jacorey Howard run for 13 yds to the Lin 22 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 22Quay Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the Lin 25
14:522nd & 13 at opp 25Jace Wilson pass complete to Eyan Means for 10 yds to the Lin 15
14:523rd & 3 at opp 15Texas Southern Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Lin 25
9:083rd & 13 at opp 25Jace Wilson run for 25 yds for a TD (Curtis Falkenburg KICK)Texas Southern 28, Lincoln (CA) 7
9:081st & 0 at own 35Lincoln (CA) Penalty, player disqualification (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
9:081st & 0 at the 50Gustavo Romero kickoff for 49 yds , Shamon Gennes return for 8 yds to the Lin 9
Texas Southern Touchdown, 10 plays
3:452nd & goal at opp 1Jacorey Howard run for 1 yd for a TD (Curtis Falkenburg KICK)Texas Southern 35, Lincoln (CA) 7
Lincoln (CA) Punt, 3 plays
3:451st & 0 at own 35Gustavo Romero kickoff for 54 yds , Shamon Gennes return for 9 yds to the Lin 44 Lincoln (CA) Penalty, Offensive holding (Eric Brice) to the Lin 10
3:451st & 10 at own 10TJ Goodwin pass complete to Teriq Phillips for no gain to the Lin 10
3:452nd & 10 at own 10TJ Goodwin pass incomplete to Teriq Phillips
3:453rd & 10 at own 10TJ Goodwin run for 5 yds to the Lin 15
Texas Southern Touchdown, 4 plays
3:361st & 10 at opp 40Da’Veon Ford run for 4 yds to the Lin 36
3:361st & 10 at opp 29Da’Veon Ford run for 6 yds to the Lin 23
0:122nd & 4 at opp 23Jonathan Lewis run for 23 yds for a TD (Curtis Falkenburg KICK)Texas Southern 42, Lincoln (CA) 7
Lincoln (CA) Turnover on downs, 11 plays
0:121st & 0 at own 35Gustavo Romero kickoff for 61 yds , Deven Hooper return for 1 yd to the Lin 5
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 20Otis Weah run for 14 yds to the Lin 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 34Otis Weah run for 2 yds to the Lin 36
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 36TJ Goodwin pass incomplete to Teriq Phillips
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at own 36TJ Goodwin pass complete to Shamon Gennes for 11 yds to the Lin 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 47Khibo Norfleet run for 6 yds to the TXSO 47
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 47TJ Goodwin pass complete to Khibo Norfleet for 27 yds to the TXSO 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 20TJ Goodwin pass incomplete
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 20TJ Goodwin pass incomplete
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at opp 20TJ Goodwin pass incomplete
Q4 15:004th & 10 at opp 20TJ Goodwin sacked by Ethan Cox and Walteze Champ for a loss of 5 yards to the TXSO 25
4th quarter5 drives, then Texas Southern 52, Lincoln (CA) 7
Texas Southern Touchdown, 4 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Da’Veon Ford run for 3 yds to the TXSO 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Lincoln (CA) Penalty, (5 Yards) to the TXSO 38 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at own 49Jordan Davis pass complete to Tavaris Achane for 51 yds for a TD (Gustavo Romero KICK)Texas Southern 49, Lincoln (CA) 7
9:211st & 0 at own 35Kevin Granados kickoff for 50 yds , Shamon Gennes return for 15 yds to the Lin 30
9:214th & 15 at own 25Tyrell Sturgis-Cofer punt for 32 yds , Kerien Charlo returns for no gain to the TXSO 43
Texas Southern Field goal, 5 plays
9:121st & 10 at own 43Kerien Charlo run for 32 yds to the Lin 25 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 25Jordan Davis run for no gain to the Lin 25
9:122nd & 10 at opp 25Jacob Washington run for 4 yds to the Lin 21
9:123rd & 6 at opp 21Jordan Davis pass incomplete
5:574th & 6 at opp 21Christian Avelar 38 yd FG GOODTexas Southern 52, Lincoln (CA) 7
Lincoln (CA) Punt, 3 plays
5:571st & 0 at own 35Kevin Granados kickoff for 37 yds , Deven Hooper return for no gain to the Lin 28
5:571st & 10 at own 28Brandon Cannella pass incomplete
5:572nd & 10 at own 28Brandon Cannella pass complete to D.J. Turner for 3 yds to the Lin 31
5:573rd & 7 at own 31Brandon Cannella sacked by Umar Yaro for a loss of 1 yard to the Lin 30
5:574th & 8 at own 30Steven Ernest punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Kerien Charlo at the TXSO 30
Texas Southern Punt, 4 plays
5:571st & 10 at own 30Jacob Washington run for 22 yds to the Lin 48 Texas Southern Penalty, Offensive holding (-28 Yards) to the TXSO 24
5:571st & 16 at own 24Mikeviun Titus run for 2 yds to the TXSO 26
5:572nd & 14 at own 26Jonathan Lewis run for 4 yds to the TXSO 30
5:573rd & 10 at own 30Jordan Davis run for no gain to the TXSO 30
5:574th & 10 at own 30Christian Avelar punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Lin 40
Lincoln (CA) End of game, 3 plays
4:101st & 10 at own 40D.J. Turner run for 2 yds to the Lin 42
4:102nd & 8 at own 42D.J. Turner run for a loss of 4 yards to the Lin 38
4:103rd & 12 at own 38Brandon Cannella pass incomplete, broken up by Marques Neal

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Lincoln (CA)–Texas Southern game

Texas Southern leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Texas Southern 52, Lincoln (CA) 7
2022Texas Southern 37, Lincoln (CA) 2

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