Alabama St. 45, Texas Southern 0

Alabama St. 45, Texas Southern 0

Published Oct. 6, 2012 7:01 p.m. ET

Isaiah Crowell ran for two touchdowns and Alabama State forced two turnovers in the second quarter as the Hornets routed Texas Southern 45-0 Saturday in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.

Crowell, a transfer from Georgia, finished with 149 yards on 17 carries and opened scoring with a 63-yard run midway through the second quarter.

After Brandon Slater recovered a Kendall Denson fumble on Texas Southern's next possession, Crowell scored again, this time with a 34-yard run.

Texas Southern (1-5, 1-4) turned the ball over for the second time in the quarter when Jeff Anderson was intercepted by Darius Knox. Greg Jenkins connected with Landon Jones from 32 yards two plays later to make it 21-0.

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Alabama State (4-2, 4-1) outgained Texas Southern 432 to 133, including just 29 rushing yards for the Tigers.

Justice Jones completed 13-of-25 passes for the Tigers but was held to 52 yards and threw two interceptions.

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