Courtesy of Bowie State Athletics
7 LC
53 BSU
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVING~1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| BSU | 6 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 53 |
Graduate senior Dion “DJ” Golatt, Jr. set a new program record for most yards in a single game with 439 on the day as the Bowie State Bulldogs football team upended the Blue Bears of Livingstone College, 53-7 for its annual Homecoming game Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium.
Golatt, Jr. passed former Bowie State standout Amir Hall who previously held the record for most yards in a game at 433 yards.
The Largo, Md., native completed 32-of-40 passes, four TDs and two interceptions on the afternoon while redshirt sophomore Sam Doku (Silver Springs, MD) rushed for 77-yards on 13 carries and a touchdown and redshirt junior Kwincy Hall (Washington, D.C.) caught 10 passes for 120-yards and a TD.
The Bulldogs combined for 666 total yards – the most this season and fourth all-time including 465 through the air (now second all-time in program history) and 201 on the ground. Six different Bulldogs scored a touchdown in today’s game.
Redshirt sophomore Sadiq Salawu (Upper Marlboro, MD) led the defense with six tackles and a tackle for loss while redshirt sophomore Mekhi Williams (Springdale, MD) redshirt junior Uvel Paul, Jr. (Severn, MD) both contributed five tackles apiece as Paul, Jr. recorded two sacks (15-yards) and 2.5 tackle for loss.
Bowie State took an early 6-0 lead in the opening quarter on a 15-play 82-yard drive capped by a two-yard scamper for junior Elisha McDonald (Greenbelt, MD). In the second, redshirt senior Morgan Scroggins(Baltimore, MD) caught a 32-yard pass from Golatt, Jr. to give the Bulldogs a 12-0 lead at the 14:51 mark of the second quarter.
It would be all Bowie State for the remainder of the second quarter as BSU tacked on an eight-yard reception TD for Hall at the 10:35 mark, followed by a blocked punt from redshirt junior Raymond Boone (Landover, MD) that led to a Bowie State safety at the 7:25 mark. Redshirt sophomore Quron Winder (Baltimore, MD) scored on a 33-yard reception with 4:32 left and then redshirt sophomore Kyle Parker (Bowie, MD) scored on a 21-yard reception that provided Bowie State with a big 35-0 lead at intermission.
Bowie State never took its feet off the gas in the second half. The Bulldogs outscored the Blue Bears 15-7 including six-yard rushing TD for Doku, another BSU safety and a nine-yard rushing TD for backup quarterback and junior Larry Williams (Baltimore, MD) in the third quarter. LC’s lone touchdown came from an 83-yard interception for Kevin Larkins.
In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs added one more score when redshirt sophomore Justin Zavala (Bowie, MD) hit a 29-yard field goal – his longest of the year that stamped the homecoming victory.
Bowie State improves to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the CIAA while Livingstone falls to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in league action. The Bulldogs return to action Saturday, Oct. 8 with a road trip to Ettrick, Va., to take on the Trojans of Virginia State. Game time set for 4 p.m. at Rogers Stadium.
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Next Game: at Virginia State University 10/8/2022 | 4:00 PM
Team Statistics
| Game Stats | LIVING~1 | BSU |
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 108 | 666 |
| Pass Yards | 100 | 465 |
| Rushing Yards | 8 | 201 |
| Penalty Yards | 10-60 | 14-149 |
| 1st Downs | 9 | 36 |
| 3rd Downs | 1-9 | 11-16 |
| 4th Downs | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| TOP | 18:13 | 41:47 |
| 1ST QUARTER | ||
|---|---|---|
 01:46 – BSU – Elisha McDonald 2 yd run (Justin Zavala kick failed), 15 plays, 82 yards, TOP 6:39 | 0 | 6 |
| 2ND QUARTER | ||
| 14:51 – BSU – M. Scroggins 32 yd pass from Dion Golatt Jr. (Dion Golatt Jr. pass failed) 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:47 | 0 | 12 |
| 10:30 – BSU – Kwincy Hall 8 yd pass from Dion Golatt Jr. (Justin Zavala kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:13 | 0 | 19 |
| 07:25 – BSU – BSU BULLDOGS 21 yd safety | 0 | 21 |
| 04:32 – BSU – Quron Winder 33 yd pass from Dion Golatt Jr. (Justin Zavala kick) 6 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:45 | 0 | 28 |
| 00:47 – BSU – Kyle Parker 21 yd pass from Dion Golatt Jr. (Justin Zavala kick) 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 1:44 | 0 | 35 |
| 3RD QUARTER | ||
| 08:03 – BSU – Samuel Doku 6 yd run (Justin Zavala kick), 13 plays, 62 yards, TOP 6:56 | 0 | 42 |
| 07:59 – BSU – BSU BULLDOGS 6 yd safety | 0 | 44 |
 04:28 – LIVING~1 – KevinLarkins Jr 83 yd interception (Joseph Weiers kick) | 7 | 44 |
| 01:35 – BSU – Larry Williams 9 yd run (Darious Bowman rush failed), 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:45 | 7 | 50 |
| 4TH QUARTER | ||
| 04:29 – BSU – Justin Zavala 29 yd field goal 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 6:06 | 7 | 53 |
