Texas Southern Tigers @ Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TXSO | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
MVSU | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Odom leads Texas Southern over MVSU 38-21
ITTA BENA, Miss. -- Elijah Odom ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns and Texas Southern picked up its first win, beating Mississippi Valley State 38-21 on Saturday.
Odom also threw for 64 yards and a score. Brad Woodard ran for 84 yards and a touchdown. The TSU defense held MVSU to -15 rushing yards and sacked Christopher Fowler four times.
Odom hit Darvin Kidsy for a 15-yard score midway through the first quarter then followed with a 20-yard TD run early in the second. Mario Smalls picked up teammate Woodward's fumble at the goal line for a score with 6:52 left in the half and the Tigers (1-7, 1-4 SWAC) led 21-7 at the break.
Fowler threw two touchdown passes to Quinn McElfresh in the second half to tie it 21-all with 11:35 remaining but Texas Southern roared back on scoring runs by Woodard and Odom and a field goal by Aaron Cuevas for the final.
Fowler finished with 313 yards and three touchdowns for the Delta Devils (2-7, 1-4).
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2025 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 7-1 | 10-2 |
| Jackson State | 7-1 | 9-3 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Florida A&M | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Alabama A&M | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Southwestern Athletic - West | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Texas Southern | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Alcorn State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Grambling | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-6 | 3-8 |
| Southern | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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