The No. 5 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys remained undefeated on the season and completed an American Southwest Conference sweep of the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets in a 47-24 decision Saturday at Gordon Wood Stadium.

Howard Payne (3-5, 1-3) also dropped the first meeting against Hardin-Simmons (8-0, 4-0) this season in Abilene by a 69-14 on Oct. 4.

The Yellow Jackets fell behind 22-0 after one quarter and were unable to catch up as the Cowboys finished with 517 yards of total offense – 292 rushing and 225 passing – to the 366 yards of HPU, with 292 coming through the air.

HPU quarterback Bryce Still completed 18 of 30 passes for 192 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while Glendon Casas-Willis was 3 of 3 for 78 yards with a scoring toss. Jamal Toney-Black grabbed a team-high 10 receptions for 183 yards and scored twice. Blessing Ngene rushed for a 41 yards to lead the Jackets, while Still added 34 yards.

For HSU, Noah Garcia rushed for 124 yards and four touchdowns and caught three passes for 86 yards and another score. Kyle Brown connected on 19 of 26 passes for 225 yards with two scoring tosses. Bangs graduate Guy Powell tacked on 48 rushing yards and the final Cowboy touchdown of the contest.

Ryan Campbell led the Howard Payne defense with seven tackles followed by six each from Cade Rochinski, Kadarius Carr, and Justin Kay.

The Yellow Jackets are back in action next week, as they attempt to complete an American Southwest Conference sweep of East Texas Baptist (4-4, 0-4), who they defeated in Brownwood, 36-18, on Oct. 11. The Tigers fell to Mary Hardin-Baylor (5-3, 3-1) by a 62-14 count Saturday.