Although it wasn't the prettiest of victories, the Sul Ross State football team found a way to win its first game of the season.

The contest featured just about everything from a pick-six, a 56-yard field goal and a record-breaking 80-yard punt return for a touchdown.

In the end, it took one overtime period for the Lobos to claw their way back to a 52-51 victory over the Wayland Baptist Pioneers on Saturday afternoon at Jackson Field.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Lobos got on the board with 11:35 in the first quarter as Andrew Martinez connected with Vicente Luevano for a 33-yard touchdown.

As Wayland Baptist punted away on fourth-and-three, Luevano made the score 14-0 with an 80-yard touchdown return with 10:19 on the clock.

The Pioneers stalled on their next drive which allowed the Lobos to get three points on a 36-yard field goal by Carlos Arreola.

Wayland Baptist erased the shutout with two seconds to go in the first quarter when Davian Guajardo threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Dequan Green.

Martinez threw his second touchdown pass of the game with 12 minutes in the second quarter as he hooked up with Yamil Oaxaca for a 21-yard score.

Later on, with 8:58 to go in the opening half, Martinez tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Parks to give the Lobos a commanding 31-7 lead.

The Pioneers went on to score on their next two possessions.

With 4:19 on the clock, Guajardo connected with Marques Hall for a 29-yard touchdown strike while Damon Ford ran into the endzone from two yards out to cut the deficit to 10 points.

The Lobo defense then got in on the scoring action as Brendon Martin returned an interception for a 32-yard touchdown with 10:28 in the third quarter.

Wayland Baptist answered back with a 33-yard touchdown run by Keomodre Horace.

Using a six-play, 67-yard drive, Kendrick Jefferson scored from one-yard out to put the Lobos ahead by 18 points with 5:37 in the third quarter.

Wayland Baptist kicker Leo Marini got his team three points on its next drive as he made a 56-yard field goal.

The Pioneers scored on their next two possessions to tie the game with 2:04 to go in the contest.

Sul Ross State was forced to punt away on fourth-and-six as Wayland Baptist took over with 36 seconds to go in regulation.

The Pioneers settled for overtime as they kneeled to run out the clock.

Wayland Baptist got the ball to start the overtime period. On four plays and 25 yards, the Pioneers found the endzone on a one-yard run by Horace.

The extra point attempt was blocked by Brayden Durocher.

After two incomplete passes and a short five-yard reception by Jefferson, the Lobos were down to their last opportunity from the 20-yard line on fourth-and-five.

Martinez stepped up and threw a 20-yard strike to the back of the endzone to Oaxaca who tied the score up at 51-all.

Arreola then came in and made a chip shot to seal the victory.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (1-2); Wayland Baptist (1-2)

>> GAME NOTES:

• Martinez completed 18 of 31 passes for a career-best 343 yards and four touchdowns.
• Martinez also rushed for 48 yards on 10 carries.
• Martinez ranks second in the Lone Star Conference in passing yards (680) and touchdowns thrown (8).
• Martinez ranks second in the LSC in total offense with 778 yards.
• Luevano led the receiving corps with six catches for 95 yards and one touchdown.
• Luevano has 2,185 career receiving yards to a long with 27 career touchdowns
• Oaxaca had five catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
• Oaxaca ranks second in the LSC with 209 receiving yards while Luevano is third with 174 yards.
• Oaxaca is also second in the LSC with 381 all-purpose yards.
• Luevano is tied atop the LSC leaderboard in scoring with five touchdowns and 30 points.
• Austin Ogunmakin had 79 yards on three catches.
• Martin led the defense with 10 total tackles, two tackles for loss and an interception.
• Quincy Blair had 10 total tackles and one pass breakup.
• Blair now has 207 career tackles.
• The last time the Lobos combined to score 100 or more points with their opponent and also pick up a win was Sept. 26, 2015. Ironically, SRSU and Wayland Baptist combined for 100 points as the Lobos won, 54-46, in Plainview, Texas.
• This was SRSU's first overtime game at home since Sept. 17, 2016 against Arizona Christian.
• SRSU's last overtime win at home was on Oct. 29, 2011. Quarterback Scotty Walden threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to lift the Lobos to a 49-42 victory on homecoming.
• Luevano recorded the longest punt return for a touchdown (80 yards) since 1996. He beats the 78-yard punt return by Wesley Moss in 2016.

>> WHAT THE COACH SAID:

"These guys got the first dub of the year and it was a hard-fought battle. Great job to Wayland Baptist fighting as hard as they did. Very proud of our guys. They were able to battle through and finish a tough win. Not every win is going to be pretty. Our guys are probably more ticked off than I am, which is great to see because they're not happy with the result." — Barry Derickson on the win

"Drew had a heck of a game throwing the ball. Can't speak enough about our receivers. It's one of the cool parts about learning in football is that you got to give the quarterback an opportunity to play the course more than once. He saw the defense, he learned it and he was off and running." — Derickson on the performance by Andrew Martinez

"I think our guys are pretty determined. I think they'll be extremely motivated to play very well against Western Oregon. They want their first D-II win and that's what we're aiming for." — Derickson on next week's home game against Western Oregon

>> PLAYER INTERVIEW:

"No one on the team is satisfied. I think we all know what the score could have been, should have been. We didn't execute to the best of our abilities and I'm looking forward to getting to practice and fixing it. I'm proud of our guys. I'm proud of the fight." — Andrew Martinez

>> SCORE FROM AROUND THE LSC:

• Texas A&M Kingsville 27, Mississippi College 7
• Central Washington 28, Colorado Mesa 12
• UT Permian Basin 67, Adams State 14
• Angelo State 26, Eastern New Mexico 20
• Western Colorado 26, West Texas A&M 17
• Western New Mexico 36, New Mexico Highlands 33
• Cal Poly 31, Western Oregon 14

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos take on Western Oregon at 1 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Jackson Field in Alpine, Texas.