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SEGUIN, Texas â€" The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs broke in Bulldog Stadium Saturday night with a 61-15 season-opening victory over Sul Ross State that included a 44-0 domination of the Lobos in the second half.
 
The Bulldogs (1-0) celebrated each score Saturday with fireworks, and the fireworks crew was put to use often at the first-ever regular-season game at Bulldog Stadium.
 
With TLU alumnus Verne Lundquist and a host of university dignitaries and alumni on hand, the Bulldogs shrugged off a slow first half that had TLU clinging to a 17-15 lead at the break.
 
At one point in the second half, TLU scored on five straight possessions and scored six total touchdowns and a field goal on 10 second-half possessions.
 
Sul Ross (0-1) turned the ball over five times in the second half (once on downs, three on fumbles, and once by interception).
 
TLU out-scored Sul Ross 24-0 in the third quarter and 20-0 in the fourth.
 
TLU junior Trenton White threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns, and four different Bulldogs caught TD passes.
 
Lewis Williams II led all TLU receivers with six catches for 86 yards and a touchdown.
 
Marquis Barrolle rushed 17 times for 91 yards and one score.
 
Bulldog safety Drake Dowling recorded 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and intercepted a pass. He returned the pass 23 yards into Sul Ross territory to set up a three-play, 29-yard scoring drive.
 
Darian Candler, a sophomore linebacker, added 10 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss.
 
The Bulldogs collected 15 total tackles for loss, for 42 yards in losses.
 
The defense recovered three fumbles and sacked Sul Ross quarterbacks six times. Six different Bulldogs had sacks.
 
TLU hits the road Saturday for a rematch with Hardin-Simmons University. The Bulldogs suffered a road loss last season against the Cowboys, and that loss kept the Bulldogs out of the NCAA playoffs.
 
Kickoff from Shelton Stadium on the HSU campus is set for 1 p.m. in Abilene, Texas.
 
TLU will have a live video webcast on tlubulldogs.com with audio provided by KWED 1580 AM. An audio-only webcast will be available on seguintoday.com.