NORTHERN ARIZONA

Jenkins scores four touchdowns as Cal Poly beats Northern Arizona

Oct 27, 2018, 7:38 PM

Northern Arizona running back Joe Logan (22) rushes for yardage against Montana in an NCAA college ...

Northern Arizona running back Joe Logan (22) rushes for yardage against Montana in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Khaleel Jenkins threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and Cal Poly beat Northern Arizona 38-28 on Saturday night.

Jenkins threw for 98 yards and ran for another 103 yards for the Mustangs (3-5, 2-3 Big Sky Conference). Joe Protheroe matched his career-high 217 yards rushing with a score.

Cal Poly was scoreless in the first quarter then notched four unanswered touchdowns before halftime, starting with a 12-yard Jenkins run to open the second half. Jenkins threw two 38-yard touchdowns after that, one to Quentin Harrison and another to J.J. Koski, and Protheroe took one in from short yardage with 11 seconds left to boost the Mustangs to a 28-7 lead at the break.

Alex Vega capped the first drive of the second half with a 37-yard field goal and Jenkins ran for another score for Cal Poly’s biggest lead, 38-7, with 8:15 to play in the third.

Joe Logan ran for 103 yards and a score for the Lumberjacks (3-5, 2-3).

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