Jacksonville State spoiled UTM’s Homecoming celebra-tion Saturday afternoon at Hardy M. Graham Stadium, 59-12.

With the loss the Skyhawks fall to 0-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference and 1-5 overall. Jacksonville State moves to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league race.

The Skyhawks will travel to Birmingham Oct. 16 to meet OVC foe Samford.

Jacksonville jumped out to a 35-6 lead at the half and never looked back en route to the win.

The Skyhawks put their first points on the board with 1:18 to play before the half.

Seanrick Trimiar caught a 4-yard pass from junior quarterback Brady Wahlberg for the Skyhawks’ first score. The conversion run failed.

Wahlberg scored the Sky-hawks‘ second touchdown of the game with 5:50 to play in the third quarter on a 1-yard run.

The Skyhawks put up 243 total offensive yards, 165 yards passing and 78 yards rushing.

Freshman tailback Donald Chapman did not play in the game. Sophomore Justin Glover led the Skyhawks’ running attack with 13 carries for 65 yards.

Sophomore Taurean Stephens led the Skyhawks in the receiving department with six catches for 81 yards. He picked up 60 of those 81 yards on one pass.

The most impressive Skyhawk numbers came from Glover and Jason Coleman who returned kickoffs. Glover returned three kicks for 92 yards, while Coleman returned five kicks for 82 yards.

Jacksonville State’s Oscar Bonds and Clay Green scored two touchdowns each against the Skyhawks. Bonds scored on a 4-yard run and a 1-yard run, while Green scored on runs of seven yards and 47 yards.

Jacksonville State rushed for 266 yards on 49 carries. Green led the way with seven carries for 96 yards.