BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Aiden McCown threw for three touchdowns, Parker Jenkins ran for three touchdowns and Lamar never trailed as it beat Football Championship Subdivision second-ranked Stephen F. Austin 45-28 on Saturday.

McCown threw for 307 yards and Jenkins ran for 138 yards. Blake Thomas had 120 receiving yards and caught a touchdown.

Gavin Rutherford threw for 315 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Lumberjacks. Clayton Wayland had 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Bugs Mortimer had 124 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Lamar (8-2, 6-1) entered ranked 13th in the Stats Perform FCS Poll and now sits atop the Southland Conference standings.

Stephen F. Austin (9-1, 6-1) entered ranked second in the Stats Perform poll.

The Cardinals built a 17-0 lead and led by 10 at halftime.

Andres Sandoval kicked a 27-yard field goal near the midway point of the first quarter. McCown led a nine-play, 65-yard drive that ended with his 7-yard scoring pass to Davin Driskell with 2:03 left in the first.

Midway threw the second, Jenkins ran it in from the 3 to end a nine-play, 60-yard drive for the 17-point advantage.

Gavin Rutherford threw a 22-yard scoring pass to Clayton Wayland with 25 seconds before halftime for the Lumberjacks' first score.

Stephen F. Austin: Plays at UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday.

Lamar: Hosts East Texas A&M on Saturday.

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