Southern rolls over Alabama State, 45-34

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- For five consecutive seasons, Southern and Alabama State played close football games that were mostly decided at the very end.

All five games were decided by seven or fewer points and all but one was decided in the final 20 seconds.

But on Saturday night in the ASU Stadium, the Jaguars put an end to that trend by putting an early end to the Hornets, though the final score might not reflect how lopsided the game was.

Southern methodically took a 17-0 halftime lead, then withstood two touchdowns by ASU in the third quarter and three in the fourth quarter and held on for a 45-34 victory.

The Hornets fought until the end as backup quarterback Daniel Duhart threw three touchdown passes in the final seven-plus minutes, but ASU never got within a single score.

The Jaguars, 3-2 overall, improved to 3-0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference heading into their homecoming game against Prairie View next Saturday in A.W. Mumford Stadium.

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