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Texas Southern at Grambling

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Texas Southern beat Grambling 21–⁠20. It was their 18th meeting; Grambling leads the series 13–⁠5.

AwayTexas Southern6–⁠5 in 2025
21
HomeGrambling7–⁠5 in 2025
20

Final at Eddie Robinson Stadium, GramblingTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,763

At kickoff
81°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Ruston Regional Airport, 12 km from the stadium
Official
Eric BlunstonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texas Southern0147021
Grambling677020

Standouts

Player stats

Texas Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
K.J. Cooper11/208911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Athean Renfro18152160
Jacob Washington1169029
Kerien Charlo1808
Daveon Ford1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kerien Charlo548015
Trenton Leary218015
Kordell Rodgers21307
Xavier Phipps21017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Edric Whitley0001

Grambling

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ashton Frye9/118100
Czavian Teasett4/46200
Amyne Darensburg0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tre Bradford11120076
Ashton Frye543125
Andre Crews629012
Byron Eaton Jr.616113
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyson George246035
Keith Jones341018
Andrew Frazier232024
Nae’Saan Dickerson112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Markell Linzer0001

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

Team stats

Texas SouthernGrambling
317Total yards358
89Passing yards143
228Rushing yards215
4.5Yards per pass8.9
5.7Yards per rush6.1
16First downs16
7–⁠13Third downs4–⁠9
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers4
3–⁠17Penalties4–⁠38
29:07Possession30:53

Efficiency

Texas SouthernGrambling
41%Success rate45%
0.05EPA per play−0.06
1.26Explosiveness1.10
0.34Rushing EPA−0.28
−0.40Passing EPA0.43
44%Passing-down success45%
9%Havoc by its defense2%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Grambling 59% to win. Texas Southern won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Grambling −3.5, over/under 49.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Grambling end zoneTexas Southern end zoneQ1 Texas SouthernInterception, 2 playsQ1 Texas SouthernResult not recorded, 16 playsQ1 GramblingTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Texas SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ1 GramblingDefensive TD, 8 plays (Texas Southern scores)Q2 GramblingFumble, 2 playsQ2 Texas SouthernPunt, 5 playsQ2 GramblingDefensive TD, 6 plays (Texas Southern scores)Q2 Texas SouthernResult not recorded, 1 playQ2 GramblingTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Texas SouthernDefensive TD, 4 plays (Grambling scores)Q3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 GramblingPunt, 5 playsQ3 Texas SouthernPunt, 7 playsQ3 GramblingPunt, 5 playsQ3 Texas SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ4 GramblingInterception, 3 playsQ4 Texas SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ4 GramblingFumble, 11 playsQ4 Texas SouthernResult not recorded, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Grambling drives left to right, Texas Southern right to left.
  1. Q1 Texas SouthernInterception, 2 plays, 6 yards
  2. Q1 Texas SouthernResult not recorded, 16 plays, 89 yards
  3. Q1 GramblingTouchdown, 11 plays, 46 yards
  4. Q1 Texas SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 GramblingDefensive TD, 8 plays (Texas Southern scores), 28 yards
  6. Q2 GramblingFumble, 2 plays, 76 yards
  7. Q2 Texas SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  8. Q2 GramblingDefensive TD, 6 plays (Texas Southern scores), 30 yards
  9. Q2 Texas SouthernResult not recorded, 1 play, 57 yards
  10. Q2 GramblingTouchdown, 3 plays, 32 yards
  11. Q2 Texas SouthernDefensive TD, 4 plays (Grambling scores), 26 yards
  12. Q3 Texas SouthernTouchdown, 6 plays, 47 yards
  13. Q3 GramblingPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q3 Texas SouthernPunt, 7 plays, 20 yards
  15. Q3 GramblingPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  16. Q3 Texas SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  17. Q4 GramblingInterception, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q4 Texas SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  19. Q4 GramblingFumble, 11 plays, 85 yards
  20. Q4 Texas SouthernResult not recorded, 10 plays, 15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Grambling 6, Texas Southern 0
Texas Southern Interception, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 25Athean Renfro run for 6 yds to the TXSO 31
Texas Southern Result not recorded, 16 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 31Athean Renfro run for 15 yds to the TXSO 46 for a 1ST down
Texas Southern Interception, 2 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Theodore Caballero kickoff for 61 yds , Chaunzavia Lewis return for 21 yds to the TXSO 25
14:052nd & 4 at own 31KJ Cooper pass intercepted Markel Linzer return for no gain to the TXSO 49
Grambling Touchdown, 11 plays
14:051st & 10 at opp 49Tre Bradford run for 3 yds to the TXSO 46
14:052nd & 7 at opp 46Tre Bradford run for 8 yds to the TXSO 38 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 38Ashton Frye pass incomplete to Tyson George
14:052nd & 10 at opp 38Ashton Frye pass incomplete to Nae’Saan Dickerson
14:053rd & 10 at opp 38Ashton Frye pass complete to Nae’Saan Dickerson for 12 yds to the TXSO 26 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 26Tre Bradford run for 1 yd to the TXSO 25
14:052nd & 9 at opp 25Ashton Frye pass complete to Jordan Bride for a loss of 8 yards to the TXSO 33
14:053rd & 17 at opp 33Ashton Frye pass complete to Keith Jones Jr. for 18 yds to the TXSO 15 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 15Tre Bradford run for no gain to the TXSO 15
8:492nd & 10 at opp 15A. Frye run for 15 yds for a TDGrambling 6, Texas Southern 0
8:491st & goal at opp 3Johnny Schifano pass intercepted Justice Ugo return for no gain to the GRAM 35
Texas Southern Punt, 3 plays
8:421st & 10 at own 35Theodore Caballero kickoff for 62 yds , Chaunzavia Lewis return for 18 yds to the TXSO 21
8:421st & 10 at own 21Athean Renfro run for 1 yd to the TXSO 22
8:422nd & 9 at own 22Texas Southern Penalty, false start (Trenton Leary) to the TXSO 17
8:422nd & 14 at own 17KJ Cooper sacked by Isaac Washington for a loss of 4 yards to the TXSO 13
8:423rd & 18 at own 13KJ Cooper pass complete to Kerien Charlo for 15 yds to the TXSO 28
6:194th & 3 at own 28Jeremy Ramirez punt for 33 yds
Grambling Defensive TD, 8 plays (Texas Southern scores)
6:191st & 10 at own 39Tre Bradford run for 1 yd to the GRAM 40
6:192nd & 9 at own 40Ashton Frye run for 4 yds to the GRAM 44
6:193rd & 5 at own 44Ashton Frye pass complete to Tyson George for 11 yds to the TXSO 45 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 45Byron Eaton Jr. run for 2 yds to the TXSO 43
6:192nd & 8 at opp 43Ashton Frye pass complete to Andrew Frazier for 8 yds to the TXSO 35 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 35Clyde McClendon Jr. run for 3 yds to the TXSO 32
6:192nd & 7 at opp 32Ashton Frye pass complete to Covadis Knighten for a loss of 1 yard to the TXSO 33
1:223rd & 8 at opp 33Ashton Frye run for 25 yds to the TXSO 8 Ashton Frye fumbled, recovered by TXSO Edric Whitley
Texas Southern Result not recorded, 16 plays
1:221st & 10 at own 8Athean Renfro run for 12 yds to the TXSO 20 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at own 20KJ Cooper pass complete to Kerien Charlo for 11 yds to the TXSO 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 46Athean Renfro run for 2 yds to the TXSO 48
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 48KJ Cooper pass complete to Kordell Rodgers for 7 yds to the GRAM 45
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 45Athean Renfro run for 3 yds to the GRAM 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 42KJ Cooper pass complete to Xavier Phipps for 3 yds to the GRAM 39
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 39KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Xavier Phipps
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 39KJ Cooper pass complete to Kerien Charlo for 7 yds to the GRAM 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 32KJ Cooper run for 10 yds to the GRAM 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Athean Renfro run for 1 yd to the GRAM 21
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 21Jacob Washington run for 4 yds to the GRAM 17
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 17KJ Cooper run for 9 yds to the GRAM 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 8Jacob Washington run for 1 yd to the GRAM 7
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 7KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Trenton Leary
Q2 9:163rd & goal at opp 7KJ Cooper pass complete to Xavier Phipps for 7 yds for a TD (Christian Avelar KICK)Texas Southern 7, Grambling 6
2nd quarter6 drives, then Texas Southern 14, Grambling 13
Grambling Fumble, 2 plays
9:031st & 10 at own 35Brian Mays kickoff , Tony Phillips return for no gain to the GRAM 35 Grambling Penalty, Offensive holding (Kyran McConnell) to the GRAM 8
9:031st & 10 at own 8Tre Bradford run for 76 yds to the TXSO 16 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 16Ashton Frye run for a loss of 4 yards to the TXSO 20 Ashton Frye fumbled, recovered by TXSO Michael Akins
Texas Southern Punt, 5 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 20Jacob Washington run for 3 yds to the TXSO 23
8:002nd & 7 at own 23KJ Cooper pass complete to Kerien Charlo for 11 yds to the TXSO 34 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at own 34Jacob Washington run for 2 yds to the TXSO 36
8:002nd & 8 at own 36KJ Cooper pass complete to Kerien Charlo for 4 yds to the TXSO 40
8:003rd & 4 at own 40KJ Cooper pass complete to Trenton Leary for 3 yds to the TXSO 43
5:114th & 1 at own 43Jeremy Ramirez punt for 53 yds
Grambling Defensive TD, 6 plays (Texas Southern scores)
5:111st & 10 at own 4Andre Crews run for 8 yds to the GRAM 12
5:112nd & 2 at own 12Andre Crews run for 8 yds to the GRAM 20 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 20Andre Crews run for 12 yds to the GRAM 32 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 32Andre Crews run for a loss of 3 yards to the GRAM 29
5:112nd & 13 at own 29Ashton Frye pass complete to Keith Jones Jr. for 7 yds to the GRAM 36
5:113rd & 6 at own 36Ashton Frye run for 3 yds to the GRAM 39
2:004th & 3 at own 39Grambling Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the GRAM 34
1:534th & 8 at own 34Johnny Schifano punt for 26 yds
Texas Southern Result not recorded, 1 play
1:421st & 10 at own 40Athean Renfro run for 60 yds for a TD (Christian Avelar KICK)Texas Southern 14, Grambling 6
Grambling Touchdown, 3 plays
1:301st & 10 at own 35Brian Mays kickoff for 56 yds , Tony Phillips return for 56 yds to the TXSO 35
1:301st & 10 at opp 35Ashton Frye pass complete to Byron Eaton Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the TXSO 36
1:302nd & 11 at opp 36Ashton Frye pass complete to Tyson George for 35 yds to the TXSO 1 for a 1ST down
0:281st & goal at opp 1Byron Eaton Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Theodore Caballero KICK)Texas Southern 14, Grambling 13
Texas Southern Defensive TD, 4 plays (Grambling scores)
0:211st & 10 at own 35Theodore Caballero kickoff for 45 yds , Jacob Washington return for 15 yds to the TXSO 35
0:211st & 10 at own 35KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Jacob Washington
0:212nd & 10 at own 35Jacob Washington run for 18 yds to the GRAM 47 for a 1ST down
0:081st & 10 at opp 47Jacob Washington run for 8 yds to the GRAM 39
0:022nd & 2 at opp 39KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Kerien Charlo, broken up by Cisco Caston
3rd quarter5 drives, then Texas Southern 21, Grambling 20
Texas Southern Touchdown, 6 plays
14:381st & 10 at own 35Theodore Caballero kickoff for 53 yds , Chaunzavia Lewis return for 38 yds to the 50 yard line
14:381st & 10 at the 50Athean Renfro run for 3 yds to the GRAM 47
14:382nd & 7 at opp 47Athean Renfro run for 16 yds to the GRAM 31 for a 1ST down
14:381st & 10 at opp 31Jacob Washington run for 29 yds to the GRAM 2 for a 1ST down
14:381st & goal at opp 2Jacob Washington run for no gain to the GRAM 2
14:382nd & goal at opp 2Jacob Washington run for 1 yd to the GRAM 1
11:543rd & goal at opp 1KJ Cooper 1 Yd Run (Christian Avelar Kick)
Grambling Punt, 5 plays
11:531st & 10 at own 35Brian Mays kickoff for 35 yds , Charles Bernard return for no gain to the GRAM 30
11:531st & 10 at own 30Tre Bradford run for 9 yds to the GRAM 39
11:532nd & 1 at own 39Tre Bradford run for 2 yds to the GRAM 41 for a 1ST down
11:531st & 10 at own 41Byron Eaton Jr. run for a loss of 6 yards to the GRAM 35 Byron Eaton Jr. fumbled, recovered by GRAM Ashton Frye
10:022nd & 16 at own 35Amyne Darensburg run for 1 yd to the GRAM 36
10:023rd & 15 at own 36Amyne Darensburg run for 1 yd to the GRAM 37
8:354th & 14 at own 37Johnny Schifano punt for 31 yds
Texas Southern Punt, 7 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 32Athean Renfro run for 5 yds to the TXSO 37
8:352nd & 5 at own 37Athean Renfro run for 6 yds to the TXSO 43 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 43Jacob Washington run for 1 yd to the TXSO 44
8:352nd & 9 at own 44KJ Cooper pass complete to Trenton Leary for 15 yds to the GRAM 41 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 41Da’Veon Ford run for 6 yds to the GRAM 35
8:352nd & 4 at opp 35KJ Cooper sacked by Marcellius Johnson for a loss of 6 yards to the GRAM 41
5:083rd & 10 at opp 41KJ Cooper sacked by Kilas Francis for a loss of 7 yards to the GRAM 48
4:204th & 17 at opp 48Jeremy Ramirez punt for 33 yds
Grambling Punt, 5 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 15Tre Bradford run for 8 yds to the GRAM 23
4:202nd & 2 at own 23Tre Bradford run for 3 yds to the GRAM 26 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at own 26Amyne Darensburg run for a loss of 3 yards to the GRAM 23
4:202nd & 13 at own 23Amyne Darensburg run for 5 yds to the GRAM 28
1:323rd & 8 at own 28Amyne Darensburg run for no gain to the GRAM 28
0:404th & 8 at own 28Johnny Schifano punt for 36 yds Grambling Penalty, kick catching interference (Jordan McWain) to the GRAM 49
Texas Southern Punt, 3 plays
0:401st & 10 at opp 49KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Kerien Charlo
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 47KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Kordell Rodgers
Q4 14:474th & 8 at opp 47Jeremy Ramirez punt for 47 yds
4th quarter4 drives, then Texas Southern 21, Grambling 20
Grambling Interception, 3 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 20Andre Crews run for 2 yds to the GRAM 22
14:472nd & 8 at own 22Andre Crews run for 2 yds to the GRAM 24
13:193rd & 6 at own 24Amyne Darensburg pass intercepted Edric Whitley return for no gain to the TXSO 46
Texas Southern Punt, 3 plays
13:191st & 10 at own 46Athean Renfro run for 5 yds to the GRAM 49
13:192nd & 5 at opp 49Athean Renfro run for 2 yds to the GRAM 47
13:193rd & 3 at opp 47KJ Cooper pass incomplete to Kordell Rodgers
11:524th & 3 at opp 47Jeremy Ramirez punt for 36 yds
Grambling Fumble, 11 plays
11:521st & 10 at own 11Byron Eaton Jr. run for 2 yds to the GRAM 13
11:522nd & 8 at own 13C’zavian Teasett pass complete to Andrew Frazier for 24 yds to the GRAM 37 for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at own 37Byron Eaton Jr. run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at the 50Byron Eaton Jr. run for 4 yds to the TXSO 46
11:522nd & 6 at opp 46C’zavian Teasett pass complete to Byron Eaton Jr. for 5 yds to the TXSO 41
11:523rd & 1 at opp 41C’zavian Teasett pass complete to Jordan Bride for 17 yds to the TXSO 24 for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at opp 24Tre Bradford run for 9 yds to the TXSO 15
11:522nd & 1 at opp 15Tre Bradford run for no gain to the TXSO 15 Grambling Penalty, Offensive holding (Alexander Vigil) to the TXSO 25
11:522nd & 11 at opp 25C’zavian Teasett pass complete to Keith Jones Jr. for 16 yds to the TXSO 9 for a 1ST down
11:521st & goal at opp 9Clyde McClendon Jr. run for no gain to the TXSO 9 Texas Southern Penalty, off-side (Michael Akins) to the TXSO 4
5:401st & goal at opp 4Mcclendon Jr,Clyde rush middle , fumble by Mcclendon Jr,Clyde recovered by TXS Thompson,Darmarcus, Thompson,Darmarcus rush. Clyde McClendon Jr. fumbled, recovered by TXSO Damarcus Thompson
Texas Southern Result not recorded, 10 plays
5:401st & 10 at own 4Athean Renfro run for 10 yds to the TXSO 14 Texas Southern Penalty, Offensive holding (Roriyon Richardson) to the TXSO 7
5:401st & 7 at own 7Athean Renfro run for 2 yds to the TXSO 9
5:402nd & 5 at own 9Athean Renfro run for 1 yd to the TXSO 10
5:403rd & 4 at own 10KJ Cooper pass complete to Kordell Rodgers for 6 yds to the TXSO 16 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at own 16Jacob Washington run for 2 yds to the TXSO 18
5:402nd & 8 at own 18KJ Cooper pass incomplete
2:323rd & 8 at own 18Kerien Charlo run for 8 yds to the TXSO 26 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 26KJ Cooper run for a loss of 3 yards to the TXSO 23
2:002nd & 13 at own 23KJ Cooper run for a loss of 4 yards to the TXSO 19
2:003rd & 17 at own 19KJ Cooper run for a loss of 3 yards to the TXSO 19

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 Texas Southern–Grambling game

Grambling leads 13–⁠5 in 18 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Texas Southern 21, Grambling 20
2024Texas Southern 24, Grambling 17
2023Grambling 35, Texas Southern 23
2022Texas Southern 41, Grambling 7
2021Grambling 34, Texas Southern 20
2019Grambling 55, Texas Southern 20

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