Lindsey Scott Jr. threw for 382 yards and five touchdowns and Marcus Cooper rushed for a...
University of Incarnate Word Marcus Cooper rushed for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Saturday’s win over Northwestern State.NATCHITOCHES, La.— Lindsey Scott Jr. passed for 382 yards and five touchdowns, Marcus Cooper ran for a career-high 254 yards and two scores and Incarnate Word steamrolled Northwestern State 66-7 on Saturday.
Scott and Incarnate Word , ranked 7th in the FCS coaches poll, spotted Northwestern State a 7-0 lead before scoring 66 straight. Scott had two touchdown passes in the first quarter, including a 10-yard scoring toss to Darion Chafin. Scott added an 18-yard scoring run and a short scoring toss to Jaelin Campbell in the second quarter as the Cardinals took a 31-7 halftime lead.
Scott threw touchdown passes to Chafin covering 51 and 48 yards around Cooper's 67-yard scoring run and Incarnate Word led 52-7 after three quarters. Cooper had a 78-yard touchdown run in the fourth. Chafin had six catches for 143 yards. Incarnate Word tied Southeast Louisiana with a 5-1 record in conference play, but the Lions were the lone team to beat the Cardinals — 41-35 in late September.
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