TYLER, Texas - HBU could not have been more balanced on offense, getting 217 yards on the ground and 217 yards passing in a 72-6 romp over Texas College for the Huskies' first official victory as a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) program Saturday afternoon at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.

Sophomore quarterback Jonathan Fleming completed 12-of-16 passes for 206 yards and five touchdowns. Senior tight end Kenneth Bibbins led the Huskies (1-2) with three catches for 81 yards and a pair of TDs, while sophomore Davis Iheanacho and freshmen Ethan Fry and Wesley Lewis each had a receiving TD. Freshman running back B.J. Kelly rushed 12 times for 69 yards and a TD and freshman Steven Thompson had four carries for 46 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Freshman Larry Day added the Huskies' other TD on the ground.

On defense, HBU held Texas College (0-4) to 135 yards of total offense, with 86 on the ground and only 49 yards passing. Freshman cornerback Jonathan Buffin returned an interception for a TD, and freshman linebacker Victor Martinez led the Huskies with five tackles.

Cory Sherman had 15 carries for 100 yards, which included a 60-yard run in the second quarter, for the Steers. Quarterback Milton Harper was 2-for-17 with a TD and an interception. Ja'Marius Allen made one catch for 33 yards, and Bradford Lewis had a 24-yard reception for Texas College's lone score.

The Huskies struck first quickly as Fleming hit Iheanacho for a 12-yard TD three minutes into the game. Fleming then added a 33-yard strike to Fry and a 13-yard score to Lewis to put HBU ahead 21-0 through the first quarter. In the second quarter, Day and Kelly each capped drives with 1-yard TD runs, then Fleming's 25-yard TD to Bibbins gave the Huskies a 42-0 lead heading into halftime.

Texas College went 80 yards on seven plays on their second drive of the half, which was capped by Harper's 24-yard TD pass to Lewis, as the Steers got on the board to make the score 42-6 with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter.

HBU quickly struck back 1:57 later as Bibbins scored on a 48-yard pass from Fleming. The Huskies added a safety when Harper was called for intentional grounding in the endzone and HBU led 51-6 after three.

Buffin intercepted Harper at the 10-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown with 13:31 to go. HBU has had a defensive score in all three games, with a safety against McMurry, a fumble return for a touchdown at Northern Colorado, and a safety and interception return in today's game.

Thompson scored on a 10-yard run with 7:35 left, then had a 33-yard run with 2:18 remaining to cap the scoring for the HBU.

The Huskies had 25 first downs to eight for the Steers, while HBU outgained Texas College, 434-135, in total yards. Freshman punter Christian Guzman averaged 50.0 yards on three punts with a long of 58 and junior Travis Shinn made all 10 extra point attempts.
 
HBU returns home to host its Southland Conference opener against Abilene Christian for Family Weekend Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at Husky Stadium. The game will be streamed live and shown later on tape delay by FOX Sports Southwest and the Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast can be heard on HBUHuskies.com.