Category: Black College Football

Late touchdown lifts N.C. Central to 28-21 win over Delaware State

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 28  NCC 21 DSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NCC 7 6 7 8 28 DSU 3 6 12 0 21 DOVER, Del. – Senior receiver E.J. Hicks broke away from two defenders and raced to the end zone for the game-winning 25-yard touchdown with 56 second left, as the Eagles defeated Delaware State University, 28-21, on Saturday inside Alumni Stadium. NCCU (6-2, 2-1 MEAC) amassed 453 yards of total offense, powered by junior quarterback Davius Richard, who threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns and…

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Fayetteville State takes CIAA South with 28-20 win over Shaw

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Courtesy of Fayetteville State Athletics FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Led by an impressive defensive effort that held the Shaw offense to 189 total yards, Fayetteville State took down the Bears 28-20 at home Saturday afternoon to win the CIAA South Division and punch their ticket to the conference championship game. “I thought we came out in the first quarter and jumped on them,” said head Coach Richard Hayes. “We held them to no first downs in the first half and I thought the defense played really well. Offense put 14 points on the…

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Morgan State shocks S.C. State with 41-14 donkey-kicking

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Courtesy of MSU Athletic Communications 14 SCSU 41  MSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCSU 0 14 0 0 14 MSU 7 10 0 24 41 BALTIMORE, Md. (Oct. 29, 2022) — Alfonzo Graham ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, the defense added three TDs and Morgan scored the final 24 points on their way to a historic 41-14 win over South Carolina State on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Hughes Stadium. With the win, the Bears snapped a 3-game losing streak and defeated the Bulldogs…

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Winston-Salem State defeats Johnson C. Smith for the 27th straight time

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Courtesy of Winston-Salem State Athletics 7 JCSU 28  WSSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JCSU 0 0 0 7 7 WSSU 0 0 14 14 28 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –Winston-Salem State University defeated Johnson C. Smith 28-7, Saturday afternoon at Bowman Gray Stadium. The Rams move to (3-5, 3-3 CIAA), while the Golden Bulls fall to (2-6, 2-5 CIAA). WSSU has now beaten JCSU 27 times in a row. The Rams’ defense was huge for WSSU keeping Johnson C. Smith scoreless through the first half. With 4:38 remaining in the…

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Penalty takes away go ahead score in Central City Classic

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Courtesy of Fort Valley State Athletics 24 FVU 28  SSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FVU 0 7 10 7 24 SSU 0 7 0 21 28 MACON, Ga. – In one of the toughest endings in recent seasons, the Wildcats celebrated and moments later had it taken away. With 18 seconds left in the game from the Savannah State 32-yard line, Fort Valley State quarterback Kelvin Durham connected with Fralon Warren in the back right of the end zone and moments later had the play overturned. Following a defensive pass interference…

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Benedict clinches SIAC East crown with 42-20 thumping of Clark Atlanta

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 20 CAU 49  BCFB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CAU 0 0 7 13 20 BCFB 7 14 14 14 49 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 15th-ranked Benedict College Tigers celebrated their Homecoming with a dominating 49-20 victory over Clark Atlanta University, clinching the top seed in the SIAC East Division and a berth in the 2022 SIAC Football Championship presented by Cricket. Deondra Duehart scored four touchdowns, three on runs over 50 yards long, as Benedict built a 35-0 lead. Duehart finished the game with a career-high…

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Tuskegee secures SIAC West with 28-7 win over Kentucky State

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 28  TUSK 7 KSUFB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TUSK 0 7 7 14 28 KSUFB 0 0 7 0 7 FRANKFORT, Ky. – In their final road game of the regular season, Tuskegee (7-2, 6-0 SIAC) took down Kentucky State 28-7 on the road in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference actin to clinch a berth to the SIAC Championship later this year. After a scoreless first quarter that included multiple punts from both teams, Donte Edwards (Mobile, Ala.) got Tuskegee on the board first with a 12-yard run in…

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Virginia Union extends head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker through 2025

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Courtesy of Virginia Union University [RICHMOND – October 28, 2022] — Virginia Union University renewed head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker’s contract for another three years extending through the 2025 season. The announcement comes as the VUU Panthers are currently 8-0 and ranked #10 in the nation by the American Football Coaches Association. Named the 27th head football coach at Virginia Union University on Dec. 18, 2017, Alvin Parker Ph.D. a native of Washington, DC, and alumnus of Virginia Union, is in his fifth season at the helm of the program in…

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Langston’s Xzavion Florence and Latty Harrington named SAC Players of the Week

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor, Langston Sports Information The Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference football players of the week sparked their teams to homecoming victories Saturday.  Larry Harrington (SAC offensive player of the week) and Xzavion Florence (defensive player of the week) powering Langston to a come-from-behind win Saturday in the Oklahoma Ford Dealers SAC game of the week, while SAC special teams player of the week Andre Reed fueled Louisiana Christian to victory.  Offensive player of the week: Larry Harrington | QB | Sr. | Raleigh, N.C.  Larry Harrington engineered a 21-point comeback in the…

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Miles goes down at home 22-16 to Edward Waters

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Courtesy of Miles Athletics 22  EWU 16 MC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F EWU 6 16 0 0 22 MC 3 0 0 13 16 Miles scored 13 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night but it was not enough to escape some early-game miscues in a 22-16 loss to Edward Waters at Sloan-Alumni Stadium. The Golden Bears (1-8) have now lost five straight games and finish the 2022 home campaign without a victory.  Down 19 points entering the fourth quarter, Miles staged a comeback. Following a great 22-yard…

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