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RIO GRANDE VALLEY <\/strong>\u2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros football team won its first-ever Southland Conference home game, beating the Houston Christian University Huskies 27-7 on Saturday at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 12,903.
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\nAt 5-1, the Vaqueros are off to one of the best 6-game starts by a brand new Division I FCS program since 2008, matching Kennesaw State (5-1 in 2015) and one game behind South Alabama (6-0 in 2009), who did not play any Division I competition that season.
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\nSenior Sharyland Pioneer alum Eddie Lee Marburger<\/a><\/strong> led the Vaqueros (5-1, 1-1 SLC) offensively by scoring a career-high two rushing touchdowns while rushing for a career-high 80 yards on a career-high 13 rushes. He also passed for 131 yards while going 11-for-22.
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\nDefensively, freshman Jaiden Haygood<\/a><\/strong> posted a career-high tying 11 tackles (three solo), including one tackle for a loss plus a broken-up pass. Junior Ian Box<\/a><\/strong> recorded a career-high 1.5 sacks and a career-high four tackles (one solo), including a career-high 1.5 tackles for a loss.
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\nAfter a missed Huskies (1-4, 0-1 SLC) field goal late in the first quarter, Marburger opened the ensuring drive with a 46-yard pass to freshman Xayvion Noland<\/a><\/strong>. Two plays later, Marburger scrambled left and ran 30 yards into the end zone to put the Vaqueros up 7-0.
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\nThe Huskies responded with a 17-play, 75-yard drive over the next 7:51, capped by a Xai’Shaun Edwards<\/strong> 1-yard rush up the middle for a touchdown, to tie the game at 7.
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\nThe Vaqueros opened the third quarter with a 9-play, 75-yard drive that included six Marburger rushes over the final seven plays, the last of which was a 1-yard rush for a touchdown to make the score 14-7. In the middle of Marburger’s rushes, freshman San Benito alum Fabian Garcia<\/a><\/strong> recorded a career-long 33-yard rush to advance the Vaqueros to the 11-yard line.
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\nGarcia finished with a career-high 53 rushing yards on six carries.
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\nSophomore Brysen Gardner<\/a><\/strong> kicked a 25-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to put the Vaqueros up 17-7.
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\nMarburger found sophomore Ismael Smith Flores<\/a><\/strong> for a 4-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to put the Vaqueros up 24-7.
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\nGardner split the uprights on a 43-yard field goal to extend the lead to 27-7.
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\nRedshirt freshman Jaiden Haygood<\/a> <\/strong>led with 11 tackles. Redshirt freshman Abdon Mata<\/a> <\/strong>had a game-high two sacks and redshirt junior Ian Box<\/a> <\/strong>recorded 1.5 sacks as the Vaqueros totaled six sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Redshirt senior Logic Hudgens<\/a> <\/strong>had an interception and six tackles. Redshirt freshman Alijah Prosser<\/a> <\/strong>and redshirt sophomore Nicholas Fernandez<\/a> <\/strong>forced fumbles, with one recovered by graduate student Spencer Rich<\/a>, <\/strong>who finished with eight tackles. \u00a0
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\nNow midway through the season, UTRGV has a bye during week 7 before resuming action on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. at No. 25 Lamar. Fans can watch online domestically on ESPN+<\/a> and internationally on Southland International<\/a>. Fans can also listen locally on Ultra 90.1 FM, in Laredo on Pure Country 95.7 FM, and online via the Radio Para Mi app<\/a>.
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\nWeek 6 Southland Conference Scoreboard<\/strong>
\nNicholls 17 @ #25 Lamar 24<\/strong>
\n(RV) Southeastern 38<\/strong> @ McNeese 0
\nEast Texas A&M 40<\/strong> @ Northwestern State 10
\n(RV) Stephen F. Austin 31<\/strong> @ #20 Incarnate Word 17
\nHouston Christian University 7 @ UTRGV 27<\/strong>
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\nSouthland Conference Standings<\/strong>
\nTeam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLC Record\u00a0\u00a0 Overall Record<\/strong>
\n(RV) Southeastern\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-2
\n(RV) Stephen F. Austin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-2

\nEast Texas A&M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-4
\n#25 Lamar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1
\nNicholls\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-5
\nUTRGV\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1<\/strong>
\nHouston Christian University\u00a0 0-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-4
\nNorthwestern State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-4
\n#20 Incarnate Word\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-4
\nMcNeese\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-5<\/p>\n

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