No. 8 Hardin Simmons left Gordon Wood Stadium with a 38-14 victory over the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets.  Howard Payne drops to 5-2 and conference play while Hardin Simmons improved to 6-1 in conference.    Howard Payne was plagued by the five turnovers and limited to 348 yards of total offense – 255 passing and 93 rushing. Since leading the nation in total yards at 614 per game and ranking fourth in scoring at 52 points per contest, over their next three outings the Yellow Jackets have produced a total of 45 points and 917 yards – 15 points and 306 yards on average.  Next week, the Yellow Jackets visit No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-0, 6-0), which collected a 30-0 victory over Belhaven (5-3, 4-3) Saturday.