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The South Alabama Jaguars scored the most points by an FBS team in over 33 years on Thursday as they crushed the Northwestern State Demons 87-10.

Remarkably, the Jaguars accomplished this in just 51 minutes, as both head coaches agreed to shorten the fourth quarter to six minutes.

South Alabama’s point total is the most by an FBS team in a single game since Fresno State defeated New Mexico 94-17 in October 1991. It is also the all-time school record for the Jaguars and the all-time record for the Sun Belt Conference.

South Alabama dominated the running game with 363 yards rushing and six touchdowns from four different players. Both Fluff Bothwell and Kentrell Bullock rushed for over 100 yards and scored two touchdowns each.

On a difficult night for the Demons, the Jaguars scored on all but two of their possessions – once on a missed 50-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter and once when they put the ball on their knees and accepted that the game was probably over at 87-10.

This is head coach Major Applewhite’s first win after losing his first two games to North Texas and Ohio. Although he had hoped for a win before the game, he probably couldn’t have imagined it would be this clear.

“I’m proud of how our guys played and how they responded after a loss,” he said after the game, according to AL.com. “In a short week, the team did an outstanding job. I know people say that a lot, it sounds trite, but they did it.”

Jaguars quarterback Gio Lopez played a key role in the action after returning from injury, completing 15 of 19 passes for four touchdowns and 257 yards in the two and a half quarters he spent on the field.

“It was a blast,” Lopez said, according to AL.com. “Last week was tough just watching… It was just fun to be back out there.”

South Alabama got off to a flying start, scoring two touchdowns in just over four minutes despite running only one offensive play: Jamaal Pritchett scored a 62-yard punt return touchdown and Lopez found Jeremiah Webb in the end zone.

The teams traded blows for the remainder of the first quarter, which ended 24-10, but what followed was a second quarter that dashed any remaining hopes the Demons had.

Four touchdowns from South Alabama pushed the halftime lead to an impressive 52-10, but the Jaguars didn’t let up. Four more uncontested touchdowns meant the third quarter ended 80-10.

Both coaches agreed to shorten the fourth quarter to six minutes, but South Alabama still had time to cap it off by forcing another turnover in Demons territory and making the most of it with a four-yard touchdown run by Jarvis Durr.