JayJay Jordan and No 8 SRU football run game shred Seton Hill in another Rock rout
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Slippery Rock's JayJay Jordan (4) carries the ball in a college football game against Seton Hill Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Slippery Rock's Luke McCoy (6) runs the ball upfield for a touchdown in a college football game against Seton Hill Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Slippery Rock's DaOne Owens (1) throws a pass in a college football game against Seton Hill Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Slippery Rock's Hamilton Gates (18) receives a pass in a college football game against Seton Hill Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock University's first-team offense earned an early night off.
No. 8 SRU football scored on nine of its 10 possessions in the first three quarters en route to a 59-14 PSAC West home rout of Seton Hill Saturday night at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
The Rock (6-0, 3-0) went to their reserves in the fourth quarter after churning out 675 yards of offense, including 434 rushing against Seton Hill (2-4, 1-2).
Even with the front-liners’ early exit, SRU wound up setting a program single-game record of 458 net rushing yards. The previous mark of 456 was set at East Stroudsburg in 2014.
“Wow! That’s all I can say about that,” SRU coach Shawn Lutz said. “We love making hostry and to ge yardage like that wit an inexperienced offensive line? That’s not too shabby, not too shabby at all.”
The Rock’s starting five offensive linemen - center Soren Stoltzus, guards Brian Frasco and Christian Werling, tackles Varrius Farrell and Jake Jonassen - did not start a single game last season.
Running back JayJay Jordan rushed for 200 yards and scored four touchdowns, three of them rushing. His 16 rishing touvhdpowns lead all of Divosion II and he has nw scored in 12 successive games.
“I knew w were gonna have to lean on them,” Joran said of the offenmsive line. We’ve been leaning on them all year. That’s not going to change.“
Seton Hill (2-3, 1-2) entered the game wit the second-best -ass defense in Division II, allowing asn average of 91 yards per game through the air. SRU quarterback DaOne Owens threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns against the Griffibns.
Owens also scored on a 63-yard run and rushed for 104 yards himself.
“Having a back lik JayJa anmd our running game, it makes my life so easy,” Owens said. “Theu (Griffins) had my number circled tonight. There was a spy on me, but it didn’t matter. Our offense can go in a lot of directions.”
Backuop runnig back Luke McCoy got in on the ac t, scoring on a 66-yard run and gaini9ng 54 yards agter castching a fare pass to set up SRU’s final touchdown of the night. The Rock wound up with 723 yads of total offense to Seton Hill’s 301.
The Rock travel to Indiana (Pa.), which dropped a 35-20 decision to Lock Haven, next week.
This story will be updated with postgame reaction and analysis.
