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Kyle Lowe's two touchdown runs help Southeastern Louisiana upset Lamar 34-31

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 18). Kyle Lowe's two touchdown runs help Southeastern Louisiana upset Lamar 34-31. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/kyle-lowe-s-two-touchdown-runs-help-southeastern-louisiana-upset-lamar-34-31/article_9bc9aa55-3657-5250-8f51-d045b7714966.html

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In a surprising turn of events, Southeastern Louisiana upset Lamar in college football with a score of 34-31. Kyle Lowe contributed significantly to the Lions’ victory by rushing for two touchdowns and completing 8 out of 13 passes for 81 yards. Despite Lamar’s strong performance, including Aiden McCown’s 297 passing yards, Southeastern Louisiana managed to secure their win with a late-game field goal strategy.

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On October 18, 2026, Southeastern Louisiana upset Lamar in a thrilling game ending with a score of 34-31. Quarterback Kyle Lowe contributed significantly with two touchdown runs and crucial plays, including an 81-yard pass completion and 80 rushing yards on 12 carries. The Lions led throughout most of the match but faced pressure from Lamar's Aiden McCown, who threw a decisive 20-yard touchdown pass to Blake Thomas in the final minute. Despite Lamar narrowing the lead to three points, Southeastern Louisiana recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock for the victory.

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HAMMOND La. Lamar Lions Southeastern Louisiana’s

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Lamar ORG · 4× Lowe PERSON · 3× Lions ORG · 2× McCown PERSON · 2× Thomas PERSON · 2× HAMMOND GPE · 1× Kyle Lowe PERSON · 1× La. GPE · 1× Southeastern Louisiana’s ORG · 1× Southland Conference ORG · 1×

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McCown fired a 20-yard touchdown pass to Thomas with 56 seconds left then added the two-point conversion to get within three, but the Lions recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. Lowe completed 8 of 13 passes for 81 yards, while adding 80 yards on 12 rushes.

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Kyle Lowe's two touchdown runs help Southeastern Louisiana upset Lamar 34-31 · assertive framing

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HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Quarterback Kyle Lowe had two of Southeastern Louisiana’s four touchdown runs and the Lions held on for a 34-31 upset victory over Lamar on Saturday night. asserted

Lions → have → night

Lamar (5-2, 3-1 Southland Conference), ranked 10th in the Stats Perform FCS poll, took a 6-0 lead on 42- and 28-yard field goals by Andres Sandoval on its first two possessions. asserted

Lamar → rank → possessions

Southeastern Louisiana (4-3, 2-2) answered with receiver Kyree Paul’s 60-yard touchdown run on his only carry of the game for a 7-6 lead after one quarter. asserted

Louisiana → answer → quarter

Lowe broke loose for a 25-yard touchdown run and an eight-point advantage, and Calvin Smith Jr. added a 2-yard scoring run to make it 21-6. asserted

it → break → run

Lamar cut it to 21-13 at the half when Jojo Uga scored on a 2-yard run with 49 seconds left. asserted

Uga → cut → seconds

Lowe scored on a 1-yard plunge to up SE Louisiana’s lead to 28-13 in the third quarter, but Aiden McCown threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Blake Thomas to get the Cardinals within 28-20 heading to the fourth. asserted

McCown → score → fourth

Drew Talley had 37- and 39-yard field goals on both sides of a 36-yarder by Sandoval for a 34-23 advantage. asserted

Talley → have → advantage

Lowe → fire → rushes

McCown had 297 yards on 27-for-46 passing. asserted

McCown → have → passing

Thomas had seven receptions for 109 yards. asserted

Thomas → have → yards

Up next Lamar: Hosts Houston Christian on Saturday. asserted

Lamar → host → Saturday