Jacksonville St. 30, Tenn.-Martin 20

Jacksonville St. 30, Tenn.-Martin 20

Published Oct. 9, 2010 6:49 p.m. ET

Calvin Middleton ran for a game-high 97 yards and a touchdown as Jacksonville State remained undefeated after a 30-20 victory over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday.

The Gamecocks (6-0, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference) took a 10-0 lead in the opening quarter after a 12-yard touchdown pass from Marques Ivory to James Shaw and a 22-yard field goal by James Esco.

Cody Sandlin kicked field goals of 42 and 21 yards in the second quarter to pull the Skyhawks (2-4, 2-2) to within four points, but short touchdown receptions from Denzel Cheeks and Jamal Young extended Jacksonville State's lead to 23-6 at halftime.

Middleton gave the Gamecocks a 30-6 lead early in the third after a 31-yard touchdown run.

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Derek Carr threw a 42-yard TD pass to Bryant Milligan and a 6-yard scoring pass to Daniel Chamberlain, pulling Tennessee-Martin to within 10 points with 5:39 left.

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