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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lewis Washington tied an NCAA record 99-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but Southeast Missouri (0-5, 0-2) lost to Tennessee State (5-1, 2-0), 40-16, Saturday night in Ohio Valley Conference action at LP Field.
 
Washington's first touchdown of the season came after TSU scored 17 unanswered points. His 99-yard run surpassed Kelvin Anderson's 96-yard touchdown run (vs. Murray State on Sept. 3, 1992) for the longest rush in school history.
 
Southeast trailed, 16-9, at halftime, but was outscored 17-0 in the decisive third quarter.
 
“We started out well and made some good plays on defense,” said Southeast head coach Tony Samuel. “The third quarter was the difference in the game. I thought we played hard.”
 
Cantrell Andrews returned his first career kickoff for 39 yards to set up a nice opening drive for Southeast.
 
DeMichael Jackson then carried the ball five times for 21 yards to help get the Redhawks to the TSU 23-yardline. After two incompletions, Ryan McCrum kicked a 38-yard field goal to give Southeast a 3-0 edge with 9:51 left to play in the first quarter.
 
McCrum's kick gave the Redhawks their first lead of the season and marked Southeast's first points on an opening drive in seven games.
 
After going scoreless in the first quarter, TSU got on the board less than a minute into the second period when Ronald Butler completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to A.C. Leonard. That play capped an 11-play, 71-yard march to give the Tigers a 7-3 advantage with 14:08 remaining.
 
A wild series of events resulted in a combined eight points between the two teams.
 
TSU faced a 2^nd-and-6 at the Southeast 30-yardline when Travis Sanders sacked Butler. Butler fumbled on the play and Andrews scooped up the ball and dashed 68 yards for a touchdown.
 
The Redhawks then botched the snap on their ensuing point after attempt and Antonio Harper recovered the ball and ran 85 yards to Southeast's end zone for a defensive PAT. The score stood deadlocked at 9-9 with 9:24 in the second quarter as a result of those plays.
 
After Southeast went three-and-out on two-straight possessions, TSU covered 49 yards in eight plays to take the lead with 1:07 on the clock. Michael German's 16-yard touchdown pass to Weldon Garlington put the Tigers ahead, 16-9, at the intermission.
 
Southeast's defense scored a touchdown, recorded a sack, forced two fumbles and had one takeaway during a big first half. The Redhawks also held the Tigers scoreless in the game's first 15 minutes.
 
Meanwhile, Southeast's offense had just 71 yards of total offense in the first half, including 39 on its only scoring drive.
 
TSU moved to Southeast's 2-yardline on its first drive of the second half, but settled for a 21-yard field goal by Jamin Godfrey after the Redhawks defense stopped the Tigers on three-straight plays.
 
Kyle Fitzpatrick then intercepted Kyle Snyder's pass and ran seven yards to set up TSU's next score. Eight plays later, Tim Broughton hit paydirt on a 4-yard run to give the Tigers a 26-9 lead with 5:16 left in the third quarter.
 
On the second play of TSU's next possession after a Southeast punt, German threw a screen pass to Ryan Mitchell. Mitchell broke free down the far sideline and sprinted 75 yards to the end zone, pushing the Tigers lead to 33-9 at the 1:25 mark.
 
After TSU downed Leo Holderhead's punt at the Southeast 1-yardline, Washington took the handoff and busted up the middle for his record touchdown run with 4:38 left in the fourth quarter.
 
TSU added one final touchdown on a 28-yard run by Telvin Hooks to polish off its 40-16 win.
 
Hooks ran for 159 yards and one touchdown, while German completed 12-of-21 passes for 202 yards and two TDs to lead TSU. The Tigers had 544 total yards and averaged seven yards per play.
 
Washington led all Southeast rushers with his lone carry on the night.
 
Snyder completed 6-of-15 passes for 33 yards and threw two interceptions, as Southeast finished with 229 yards of total offense.
 
Defensively, Austin Black led Southeast with eight tackles, while Roper Garrett and Andrews followed close behind with seven apiece. Garrett made his first career start at middle linebacker.
 
Additionally, Southeast had two sacks, and as a result, tied their season total of eight sacks a year ago.

Southeast, which is winless in its first five games of a season for the first time since 2005, returns home to host Murray State on Oct. 12.