Austin Howard shines in his final home game as Southern holds on for 37-31 win

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Austin Howard thumped his chest and pointed toward the stands after giving the home crowd a performance to remember him by in his final performance at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

“That’s what we’ve been saying all week,” Howard said. “The last game in the backyard, let’s go make it memorable.”

With Howard leading the charge, Southern scored 20 straight second-half points and rallied from a seven-point third-quarter deficit to secure an important 37-31 win against Prairie View on Saturday afternoon.

“He made some throws tonight that…” said Southern coach Dawson Odums, his voice trailing off. “You could see his talent.”

Howard threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in the win, the fifth straight for Southern (6-3, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). In the process, he broke a pair of school records held by Dray Joseph.

“I was just out there playing ball," Howard said. "… At the end of the day, we’ve just got to have fun, and that’s what I was doing.”



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