September 7 MEAC Football

Visit the MEAC Scoreboard HEREYoungstown State 54, Howard 28South Carolina State 34, Lane 0Norfolk State 44, Virginia State 21Duke 45, North Carolina A&T State 13Towson 42, NC Central 3 Youngstown State 54, Howard 28 YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — It was a tale of big plays in the second half as the Howard University Bison fall to Youngstown State University Penguins 54-28, Saturday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium.   The Bison falls to (0-2), Youngstown improves to (2-0).  Howard took the opening drive 42 yards in nine plays when a sack and an ensuing holding…

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Houston too much for Prairie View

From pvpanthers: LIVE STATS WATCH LIVE FULL SCHEDULE ROSTER MATCHUP HISTORY HOUSTON – An early first-quarter deficit was too much to overcome for the Prairie View A&M football team, who fell 37-17 to Houston Saturday evening at TDECU Stadium. Though the Panthers (1-1) limited Houston to a field goal on its opening possession, their first crack at the Cougars’ defense resulted in a three-and-out. An off-target punt ultimately gifted Houston prime starting field position in the form of the Panthers’ 28-yard line. Two plays later, Kyle Porter scored from 20…

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‘Buddy Bowl’ ends in defeat for Grambling

By: Candice Dixson, Sports Information Staff  Story Links RUSTON, La. l J’Mar Smith threw for 220 yards, including one touchdown, as Louisiana Tech’s football team delivered a 20-14 victory over Grambling State on Saturday afternoon at Joe Aillet Stadium.  “I thought we did some good things, but we got to play better,” said Grambling State Head Coach Broderick Fobbs.  “We have to finish. We had an opportunity, several opportunities, but we didn’t take advantage of them today.” Saturday afternoon’s game paid homage to Orville Kince (O.K. “Buddy”) Davis, a native of Ruston who…

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Texas Southern comes up short at Incarnate Word

Via TSU Sports Information: Box Score  STATS SAN ANTONIO – It was a tale of two halves as Texas Southern fought back from an early deficit with a furious third quarter rally but fell short at the end as Incarnate Word won a wild shootout by a 63-44 margin at Benson Stadium Saturday night. The Cardinals claimed an early 14-0 lead after two early touchdowns in the first quarter. TSU would find the scoreboard for the first time on its second possession as Chris Long caught a 15-yard reception from DeAndre…

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff opens SWAC play with 52-34 win over Alabama A&M

From uapblionsroar.com : HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff football team opened conference play with a 52-34 win at Alabama A&M in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Keshawn Williams rushed for 206 yards on 21 carries, and Taeyler Porter rushed 18 times for 117 yards and one touchdown. Harry Ballard caught four passes for 132 yards and three touchdowns as quarterbacks Skyler Perry (11-15, 109 yards, 3 TDs) and Shannon Patrick (9-14, 196 yards, 3 TDs) combined to throw for six touchdown passes. It’s just a sense of accomplishment for these kids,”…

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Morehouse gets by Edward Waters 26-20

Via morehouseathletics.com : JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coming in on a short week and a loss to Alabama A&M, the defense propeled Morehouse to their first victory on the season in a tight contest against Mid-South Conference member Edward Waters, 26-20, in humid Jacksonville, Florida. The Maroon Tigers start the season (1-1, 0-0 SIAC) while the Tigers drop their first game on the 2019 season (0-1, 0-0). The first points in the second half for the Maroon Tigers came off a recovered fumble by Tigers punter Angel Sevier. Linebacker Jonathan Mathis (Stone Mountain, Ga.)…

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Alabama State takes Labor Day Classic 38-31

From bamastatesports: STORY LINKS FINAL STATS (.PDF) POST GAME NOTES (.PDF) PHOTO GALLERY 1  PHOTO GALLERY 2 Box Score  MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State claimed their second consecutive victory over their rival Tuskegee Saturday night in the 2019 Labor Day Classic, 38-31 in front of 27,838 at ASU Stadium. The attendance mark is the largest in stadium history, topping the mark of 27.500 set back in 2012 – the first game inside the stadium. The attendance mark was the only new mark set on the night however in the win. KHA’Darris…

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