CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College football team tied a school record with seven rushing touchdowns in a 61-6 win over Texas College on Saturday night at Robinson-Hale Stadium.

On a warm and humid evening, the Choctaws (1-0) and Steers (0-1) saw the kickoff pushed back 45 minutes due to lightning in the area.

The weather was about the only thing that slowed down the MC offense, as they put up 61 points for the first time since a 61-14 win over McMurry on September 19, 2009.

The Choctaws scored seven rushing touchdowns, one from seven different players, for the first time since completing the feat twice in 1975 (Arkansas-Monticello and Mexico Polytechnico) and once in 1974 (Baptist Christian).

Sophomore quarterback Kyle Smith led the MC offense, going 8-for-13 through the air with 138 passing yards and two scores. He also had a team-high 67 rushing yards with one score.

Freshman Colt Freeman rushed the ball three times for 61 yards and a score, while senior Darius Youngblood had two carries for 34 yards and a touchdown. Junior Josh Dixon was efficient with one carry for 32 yards and a score.

Junior Marcel Newson led the Choctaw receivers with four catches for 89 yards and two scores, including a 55-yard reception to open the scoring in the first quarter.

With the Choctaws leading 26-6 in the final seconds of the first half, Smith would run the ball in from a yard out as time expired to give MC a 33-6 lead going into the break.

The MC defense would take over from there, pitching a shutout in the second half. The Steers only picked up 11 first downs and 179 yards of total offense.

Sophomore Chris Manning picked off his third career pass, while freshman Da'Quan Lewis had an interception in the end zone, returning it for 29 yards.

Junior Alexander Greer had a team-high six tackles, while junior JaQarius Scott had 2.0 TFL and senior Lazarus Shelby and junior Nathan Stevens each recorded a sack.

Quarterback Curtez Griffin had 102 passing yards and 44 rushing yards for the Steers. Tyrone Bibby caught the touchdown pass for Texas College in the second quarter.

The Choctaws will be back in action next Saturday when they travel to Florence, Ala. to face #15 North Alabama at Braly Municipal Stadium. The game will the first GSC-TV Game of the Week, broadcast live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.