TYLER, Texas -- Senior quarterback Jaylen Lowe threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns and ran for another as the No. 12 Langston Lions knocked off Texas College 71-48 Saturday night.
Offensively, the Lions (7-1, 7-0 SAC) eclipsed the 700 yards of total offense for the first time this season with 728 and won their 20th straight conference game dating back to the 2016 season. Isaiah Shaputis hauled in 10 receptions for a season-high 176 yards and three touchdowns and Daylon Person snapped two receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
This is Lowe's third game this season with at least six touchdowns, he previously hit the six-touchdown mark against Lyon College on Oct. 20 in a 48-21 victory and Texas Wesleyan on Oct. 6 in a 55-31 win.
BOX SCORECameron Booty led the Lions ground attack with seven carries for 74 yards, Lowe was right behind him with 69 yards and one touchdown on seven carries.
Defensively, Charles Harvin III led all tacklers with 17 total tackles include 11 solo and two sacks on the night. Terrance Grimsley finished with eight total tackles, four solo and 2.5 sacks.
Langston surged to a 57-24 halftime advantage after Lowe completed 13-of-19 passes for 350 yards and four touchdowns. The Steers opened the second half with back-to-back touchdowns when Vontyne Williams hit Chris Henry on a 73-yard touchdown and Malik Guillory returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown to make it 57-38 in Langston's favor.
The final two scores of the game came in the fourth courtesy of the air attack when Lowe hit Shaputis for a 24-yard and five-yard touchdown.
The 71 points is the highest point total posted for Langston in the Quinton Morgan era.
Langston (7-1, 7-0) is on a bye week and returns to action on Nov. 10 versus Panhandle State in the annual Battle for the Bell.
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