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Morgan State 22, North Carolina A&T State 16
South Carolina State 62, Howard 21
Delaware State 16, Bethune-Cookman 13
Norfolk State 28, North Carolina Central 21
Morgan State 22, North Carolina A&T State 16
BALTIMORE — DeAndre Harris passed for 218 yards and one touchdown and scored the game-winner on a keeper from the 1 as Morgan State upset North Carolina A&T for the second year in a row, 22-16 on Saturday.
North Carolina A&T, No. 14 in the STATS FCS Top 25, never led during the game, but trailed just 16-13 through much of the fourth quarter. The loss put the Aggies (6-3, 4-2) in a three-team cluster with Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Florida A&M is unbeaten in league play, but ineligible for the title.
Harris guided Morgan State (2-8, 2-5) 91 yards in 13 plays, scoring from the 1 for the insurance TD with 3:27 left to play.
N.C. A&T answered with a Noel Ruiz field goal and then recovered an onside kick at its own 46 with 1:20 remaining. But Kylil Carter threw three incompletions and was sacked by Rico Kennedy for a 7-yard loss, turning final possession over to the Bears.
Manasseh Bailey caught a touchdown pass and had 118 yards, moving him into a fifth-place tie on Morgan State’s career receiving list 1,802 yards.
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South Carolina State 62, Howard 21
ORANGEBURG, SC—Redshirt freshman quarterback Corey Fields had a career-setting day throwing 18-of-29-1 for 333-yards and seven (7) touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to an, 62-21, victory over Howard Saturday (Nov. 9th) at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium/Willie Jeffries Field.
Fields set a new school record with touchdown passes thrown in a game with seven (7). The previous record was held by Chris Burgess in 2005 (Bethune-Cookman) with three (3).
Senior wide receiver De’Montrez Burroughs also set a school record with touchdown receptions with five (5) in game. Burroughs finished with seven (7) catches for 140-yards, while redshirt freshman Shaquan Davis grabbed five (5) catches for 113-yards and two touchdowns.
Graduate student punter Cliff Benjamin, ,Jr. had a solid day on special teams with an average of 44.0 yards per punt (3-132 yards), with the longest 51-yards and three punts inside the 20-yard line.
Senior linebacker Chad Gilchrist spearheaded the defense with six (6) tackles and 2 TFL, while sophomore defensive back Duane Nichols and senior linebacker Cornelius Walker added five (5) each in the win.
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Delaware State 16, Bethune-Cookman 13
Dover, Del. (Nov. 9, 2019) — Delaware State’s defense turned in its best performance of the season and Thomas Bertrand-Hudon rushed for a career-best 133 yards and a touchdown to lead the Hornets to a 16-13 upset of MEAC co-leader Bethune-Cookman at Alumni Stadium this afternoon.
DSU led 16-0 before holding off a late Wildcat charge to snap a seven-game losing streak and improved to 2-28 overall and 1-6 in the MEAC. Bethune-Cookman, which entered the game tied with defending champ North Carolina A&T for first place in the conference standings, dropped its second straight game to fall to 6-3 and 4-2.
Delaware State also snapped a six-game skid against the Wildcats, defeating BCU for the first time since 2008.
The Hornet defense held the Wildcats to 257 total yards, 73 below their season average entering the game. The defensive performance was highlighted by three fourth-down stops, including two in the fourth quarter.
Bertrand-Hudon tied a school-record with 36 carries in the contest. He also became the first Hornet with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Jaashawn Jones ran for 144 yards vs. North Carolina A&T and 114 against Morgan State in 2010.
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Norfolk State 28, North Carolina Central 21
DURHAM, N.C. – Visiting Norfolk State registered eight sacks, one leading to a momentum-swinging touchdown in the third quarter, as the Spartans came away with a 38-21 win over North Carolina Central on Saturday afternoon at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium.
Juwan Carter passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score in another efficient performance for NSU (4-6, 3-3 MEAC), which won its second straight game and for the third time in the last four games. It was also the Spartans’ second straight win over NCCU (4-6, 3-3) in Durham.
Coming off their first shutout since 2012 in last week’s win over Morgan State, the Spartan defense harassed NCCU quarterback Davius Richards to the tune of eight sacks – a feat which no Spartan team had accomplished since that same 2012 season, in a win over Morgan State. One sack, by senior end Ricky Thomas Jr., resulted in a fumble by Richard that De’Shaan Dixon returned 5 yards for a touchdown and a 31-14 Spartan lead with 5:48 left in the third quarter.
NSU led by at least 17 the rest of the way.
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