Alcorn State routs Southern

LORMAN, Mississippi -- Alcorn State was the last team to beat Southern before the Jaguars began their run to the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship last season.

The Braves beat Southern again Saturday, 56-16 at Spinks-Casem Stadium, and they looked like a team capable a making a run at a SWAC title of their own.

Alcorn overcame four turnovers by accumulating 682 yards, including 410 rushing, as it posted three times as many third downs as the Jaguars (39-13). It held the Jaguars scoreless in the second half and improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the SWAC.

“I told the players, ‘Hey, we got beat tonight. We admit that,’ ” Southern coach Dawson Odums said. “Does the score indicate they were much better than us? That’s what the score says. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

Alcorn’s John Gibbs Jr. led the way by passing for 224 yards and a touchdown and running for 34 yards and a touchdown.

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