Southern loses 24-21 at Texas Southern on field goal as time expires

HOUSTON - Texas Southern beat Southern 24-21 on a 46-yard field goal by Miguel Arana as time ran out Saturday at Reliant Stadium, according to the official box score posted by Southern University Athletics.

Southern led 7-0 after one quarter but trailed 21-7 after three Texas Southern touchdown runs. Christian Johnson's 24-yard pass to Wydell Clark Jr. and a 2-yard Trey Holly run with 4:24 left tied it 21-21, and Texas Southern then drove 36 yards in 10 plays for the winning kick.

Johnson completed 11 of 18 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Holly carried 35 times for 156 net yards. Southern outgained Texas Southern 317 yards to 260 and had four sacks. Attendance was 21,523.

The Jaguars (3-5, 1-3 SWAC) play at Florida A&M at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Tallahassee, then host Bethune-Cookman Nov. 7 at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

Source: Southern University Athletics, official box score, Southern at Texas Southern, Oct. 24, 2026 (gojagsports.com); 2026 football schedule (gojagsports.com).