BLACKWATER DRAW, N.M. - Zack Eskridge passed for a career-high 356 yards and a touchdown to lead 13th-ranked Midwestern State to a 50-17 win over Eastern New Mexico Saturday night at Greyhound Stadium.

The Mustangs, who improved to 8-2 on the season and to 3-2 in the Lone Star Conference's South Division, scored on seven of their last eight possessions to turn a 10-10 contest into a 33-point blowout.

"It was one of those games that we had a ton of mistakes," MSU coach Bill Maskill said. "We somehow found a way to overcome them. For that, I'm excited for our football team."

The Mustangs play host to Abilene Christian in the regular season finale Saturday night at Memorial Stadium with a likely berth in the NCAA Division II postseason on the line. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Midwestern committed 15 penalties for 173 yards and turned the ball over on two fumbles including once inside the red zone early in the second half.

Eastern New Mexico managed 458 yards of total offense as sophomore quarterback J.J. Harp passed for 403 yards and two touchdowns including a 2-yard connection with Chase Keyser 3:55 before halftime to knot the game at 10-10.

It was all Midwestern after that as junior running back Neal Carr gave the Mustangs a 17-10 halftime lead after linebacker Matt Ellerbrock sacked Harp and forced a fumble with 1:22 remaining.

The Mustangs kept momentum as Eskridge connected with Sheldon Galloway on a 16-yard scoring strike to cap a six-play, 67-yard drive to start the second half and push the advantage to 24-10.

Midwestern was on the way into the end zone again on its next, but ENMU's Tillman Stevens forced Eskridge to fumble on the 4-yard line giving the Greyhounds life.

But the Mustangs forced the 'Hounds into a three-and-out and MSU score on the next six possessions.

Junior Jose Martinez connected on a 34-yard field in the first half, and then connected on field goals from 40 and 32 yards out in the second half.

Carr added his second TD run of the game with a 2-yard score with 12:46 remaining in the fourth quarter before Eskridge dove in from 2 yards out with 10:29 go after senior cornerback Micah Hill intercepted Harp and returned the ball 65 yards to the ENMU 5-yard line.

Brandon Kelsey close out scoring with a 73-yard burst as time expired.

MSU pounded out 300 rushing yards to help the Mustangs control a 38:13 to 21:47 advantage in time of possession as Midwestern limited the Greyhounds to just 10 points despite surrendering 458 total offense yards.

Senior BeeJay Mathis paced the ground game with 100 yards on 14 carries and added 65 more on five receptions, while Kelsey added 69 more on two carries and Eskridge had 50 yards on eight attempts.

It was the first time MSU eclipsed 300 rushing yards since running for 467 yards against Abilene Christian in the 2007 season finale.

The Mustangs also rolled up a season high 656 yards of total offense which were the most since the 2007 squad went for 666 yards against East Central on Sep. 22, 2007. The offensive explosion rates as the sixth-best in program history.

Senior wideout Andy Tanner turned in his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with 105 yards on six receptions, while Galloway finished with 85 yards on seven receptions.

Safeties Antwon Dixon, Ryan Craven and Danny Jackson led the defense with eight tackles each, while senior defensive end Stephen Turner had a pair of sacks and pass breakup.

The loss extended Eastern New Mexico's skid to six games as the Greyhounds fell to 2-8 on the season and 0-6 in the LSC South.