From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference:
Albany 41, Morgan State 14
Delaware State 28, Norfolk State 26
North Carolina Central 45, Howard 27
North Carolina A&T State 27, South Carolina State 17
Albany 41, Morgan State 14
ALBANY, N.Y. — On a rainy, soggy Saturday in Albany, the Bears struggled to get into any sort of offensive rhythm.
Meanwhile, it was the exact opposite for the Great Danes.
Jeff Undercuffler threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns and Karl Mofor ran for 90 yards and three scores as Albany rolled to a 41-14 victory over Morgan State in nonconference play on Saturday in a game that was delayed by lightning.
Romello Kimbrough had two carries for the Bears (1-9), but he made them count — scoring on a 17-yard run in the third quarter and a 4-yarder in the fourth.
Duce Taylor completed 10 of 17 passes for 85 yards for Morgan State, which managed only 183 yards of offense.
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Delaware State 28, Norfolk State 26
DOVER, Del. — Trey Gross couldn’t have written a better script for his final home game. The Delaware State senior wideout was on the receiving end of a 30-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lewis on fourth down-and-five with 1:53 left to play to complete a 26-point comeback, propelling the Hornets to a stunning 28-26 victory over Norfolk State in a MEAC thriller at Alumni Stadium on Saturday.
Delaware State trailed 26-0 before scoring 28 points in the last 24 minutes to complete the second biggest comeback in modern team history. The Hornets erased a 28-point fourth quarter deficit in a 39-38 victory at Liberty in 1990 for the biggest come-from-behind win in team history.
Gross had three catches for 64s yards in the game, giving him 143 receptions for 1,995 yards in his career. The touchdown catch was his career-best ninth of the season and 25th overall at DSU.
The Hornets improved to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the MEAC with the win. A victory in their season finale at North Carolina Central next Sat. (Nov. 20) would give DSU its first winning season since 2013 (6-5).
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North Carolina Central 45, Howard 27
WASHINGTON, D.C. – North Carolina Central University amassed 530 yards of total offense, including 293 yards and six touchdowns rushing, to power the Eagles past Howard University, 45-27, on Saturday afternoon inside Greene Stadium.
NCCU’s 530 total yards are the Eagles’ most yards of total offense against a MEAC opponent since tallying 545 yards at Savannah State on Sept. 22, 2012. The six rushing touchdowns are the most by the Eagles in more than 20 years, while the 45 points are the most scored by NCCU against a conference foe since a 47-13 win over Hampton on Nov. 8, 2014.
Sophomore running back Latrell Collier achieved NCCU’s top rushing performance this season with 115 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, averaging 8.8 yards per carry. Isaiah Totten moved to fourth on NCCU’s career rushing list with 63 yards and a score on Saturday, increasing his total to 2,413 career rushing yards.
Quarterback Davius Richard, who passed for 237 yards, contributed 42 yards and two touchdowns rushing, Jorden Freeman registered 35 rushing yards with a trip to the end zone, and Josh Pullen added 33 yards.
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North Carolina A&T State 27, South Carolina State 17
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – South Carolina State fell 27-17 to North Carolina A&T State on Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
SC State (5-5) led 17-7 early in the third quarter, but N.C. A&T (5-5) scored back-to-back touchdowns to take a 20-17 lead. The Aggies tacked on another score after an interception with 1:49 left in the game.
Kendrell Flowers led all players with 160 rushing yards on 15 attempts with one touchdown. Shaquan Davis had five receptions for 96 yards.
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