McNeese Cowboys @ Lamar Cardinals
Coleman throws 3 TD passes; Griffin, Harris combine for 204 yards and Lamar beats McNeese 52-27
BEAUMONT, Texas -- — Robert Coleman threw three touchdown passes, Khalan Griffin and Damashja Harris combined for 204 yards rushing as Lamar beat McNeese 52-27 on Saturday.
Coleman was 12-of-17 passing for 132 yards and hit three receivers for scores. Griffin led the ground game with 123 yards rushing on 22 carries with a touchdown and Harris ran 16 times for 81 yards and two scores.
Kamden Sixkiller threw a 30-yard touchdown pass Tyronne Hayes for McNeese that opened the scoring. Lamar (6-5, 5-2 Southland Conference) scored on Griffin's 32 yard touchdown run and Harris' 2-yarder, bookended between a pair of Coleman touchdown passes, put the Cardinals up 28-7 at the break.
Sixkiller threw two TD passes to Jihad Marks in the third quarter, yet the Cowboys still trailed 42-21 heading into the fourth. Sixkiller was 16-of-29 passing for 206 yards and finished with three touchdown passes and two interceptions for McNeese (0-10, 1-6).
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Game Information
Beaumont, TX
2025 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| SE Louisiana | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Lamar | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5-3 | 9-3 |
| Nicholls | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| McNeese | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Houston Christian | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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