COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Demontez Terry caught a career-high eight passes for 160 yards and Roc Thomas ran for 102 as fifth-ranked Jacksonville State dominated Tennessee Tech 34-7 Saturday night at Tucker Stadium.
 
Backup quarterback Kendrick Doss threw touchdown passes to Terry and Krenwic Sanders and also ran for a score as the Gamecocks won their 25th consecutive Ohio Valley Conference game. Jacksonville State (3-1, 1-0) can tie the OVC record next week for longest league win streak (26) set by Eastern Kentucky from 1992-95.
 
The Gamecock offense rolled up a season-high 523 yards in beating the Golden Eagles for the sixth straight time, despite committing three turnovers in the first 23 minutes.
 
Doss, who entered on the game's third series, completed 11 of 13 passes for 196 yards in his most extensive playing time as a collegian.
 
"I thought we played well other than the turnovers in the first half," said Jacksonville State head coach John Grass. "We've got to clean that up.
 
"But it's always good to get a win on the road, especially in the OVC."
 
Thomas led Jacksonville State's rushing attack with 102 yards on 18 carries. Quarterbacks Bryant Horn (88) and Doss (63) combined for 151 while Tramel Terry and Tyus Flakes added short runs for touchdowns.
 
Demontez Terry's eight receptions surpassed his previous high of five at Murray State on Nov. 11, 2016. They were the most receptions in a game by a Gamecock receiver since Josh Barge had eight catches against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 5, 2015.
 
Jacksonville State took the opening kickoff and wasted no time getting to the end zone.
 
Horn ran 40 yards on a quarterback option on first down and then threw an 18-yard pass to Tramel Terry to TTU's 17 on the game's second play.
 
Tramel Terry, making his first career start at running back, did the rest of the damage, carrying three straight times, the last a 3-yard touchdown run with 12:45 remaining in the first quarter. Cade Stinnett's extra point put the Gamecocks in front 7-0.
 
Horn and Doss threw an interception each in the first half and Doss also lost a fumble. Despite the three first-half turnovers, Jacksonville State rolled up 264 yards on its way to a 14-0 lead.
 
Doss finished off a key 70-yard, eight-play scoring drive just before intermission, sneaking in from the 1 with 18 seconds left. The big play came on his 51-yard connection with Demontez Terry on third down.
 
The Golden Eagles (0-5, 0-2), who came in averaging 273 passing yards per game, managed only nine through the air in the first two quarters.
 
Jacksonville State's defense was credited with three sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Safety Traco Williams led the effort with a season-best seven stops.
 
The Gamecocks make the trip to Tennessee again next week when they visit resurgent Austin Peay (3-2, 2-0). Kickoff at Governors Stadium is at 4 p.m.
 
Jacksonville State returns to Burgess-Snow Field on Oct. 14 to face Eastern Kentucky for Preview/Family Day.
 

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— Jax State Athletics (@JSUGamecocks) October 1, 2017

 
 Jacksonville State Postgame Notes – Tennessee Tech
September 30, 2017 • Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tenn.

• JSU Captains: sophomore safety Marlon Bridges, senior offensive lineman Dylan Cline, junior linebacker Quan Stoudemire, junior WR Demontez Terry.
• Tennessee Tech won the toss and deferred to the second half.
• Two Gamecocks made their first career start on Saturday – running back Tramel Terry and cornerback Jacquez Payton.
• The Gamecocks are now 15-6 all-time against Tennessee Tech and are now 8-3 in Cookeville. JSU has now won the last six meetings and four-straight in Cookeville.
• The Gamecocks extend their winning streak in OVC games to 25 games, the longest conference win streak in Division I football. JSU is one away from the OVC record of 26, set by Eastern Kentucky from 1992-95.
• John Grass is now 35-7 in his career at JSU and is 33-0 against non-FBS opponents in the regular season. He has four regular-season losses in four years, all to FBS schools (Michigan State, Auburn, LSU and Ga. Tech).
• JSU's 299 rushing yards in the game extends its streak of consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards to 42 games. JSU's last game with less than 100 yards on the ground was at Michigan State in the 2014 season opener.
• JSU has now run for at least 100 yards in 47-straight games vs. FCS foes, with the last time it failed to do so coming against Tennessee State on Oct. 12, 2013.
• JSU's 523 yards of total offense were a season high and the Gamecocks' first game with over 400 yards this season.
• Junior Demontez Terry's 160 receiving yards in the game gave him his first career 100-yard receiving game and accounts for JSU's first 100-yard game of the season. The last time JSU had a 100-yard receiver was at Murray State on Nov. 12, 2016m when Jamari Hester had 102 yards.
• Demontez Terry's eight receptions in the game are a new career high, passing his previous high of five at Murray State on Nov. 11, 2016. They were the most receptions in a game by a Gamecock since Josh Barge had eight vs. Southeast Missouri on Nov. 5, 2015.
• Demontez Terry's 38-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter was the first scoring catch of the season for the junior and the fourth of his career.
• Demontez Terry's 160 receiving yards are the ninth-most in a game in JSU's Division I history and the most by a Gamecock since Alan Bonner's 235 at UT Martin on Nov. 3, 2010.
• Roc Thomas' 102 rushing yards in the game put him over the 100-yard rushing mark for the second time this season and the sixth time in his career at JSU.
• Bryant Horn's 40-yard run on the first play of the game was the longest of his career, surpassing his previous long of 25 yards at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 5, 2016.
• Tramel Terry's three-yard touchdown run to cap the first drive of the game was the first touchdown of his career.
• Kendrick Doss' one-yard touchdown run at the end of the second quarter was the second scoring drive of his career and his second in as many weeks. He had a 15-yard touchdown run last week vs. Liberty.
• With his 4.0 tackles for a loss in the game, senior defensive end Darius Jackson has now recorded at least one tackle for a loss in seven-straight games and in 16 of his last 18 games.
• Kendrick Doss connected with Krenwick Sanders on a 34-yard touchdown pass, Doss' first career scoring strike. It was Sanders' second touchdown catch of the season and the third of his career.
• Kendrick Doss' 196 passing yards in the game gave him his first career 100-yard passing game.
• Kendrick Doss' 84.6 completion percentage (11-for-13) is the fifth-highest in school history, and his 246.6 pass efficiency rating is the third-highest in school history.
• Darius Jackson's 4.0 tackles for loss are tied for the second-most in a game in school history, just behind Chris Landrum's school record of 4.5.