from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Wake Forest 41, Norfolk State 16
Georgetown 20, Delaware State 14 (OT)
Tulane 69, Morgan State 20
Clemson 49, South Carolina State 3
Marshall 44, North Carolina Central 10
Maryland 62, Howard 0
Wake Forest 41, Norfolk State 16
NORFOLK, Va. – Host Wake Forest scored the first seven times it had the ball Saturday en route to a 41-16 win over Norfolk State at Truist Field.
In their first-ever matchup with an ACC team, the Spartans (0-2) racked up 336 yards of total offense and posted their second-highest point total in 15 games against FBS teams. Juwan Carter led the way with 195 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air, but a quick-strike and balanced Demon Deacon offense proved too much for the Spartans.
NSU held the ball for more than 13 minutes of the first quarter, piecing together two long drives that reached Wake Forest (2-0) territory. Josh Nardone capped the game’s first possession with a 41-yard field goal, the 12th play of the march, to give NSU a 3-0 lead.
The Demon Deacons answered quickly with a 4-yard TD run by quarterback Sam Hartman to cap a six-play, 65-yard drive and give Wake a 7-3 lead.
Carter completed 19 of 31 passes for 195 yards. Redshirt freshman Da’Quan Felton led NSU with a career-highs six receptions for 66 yards, while Justin Smith caught five balls for 66 yards as well.
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Georgetown 20, Delaware State 14 (OT)
Dover, Del. (Sep. 11, 2021) — Delaware State led by two touchdowns late in the first half, but failed to score the rest of the way in a frustrating 20-14 overtime loss to Georgetown at Alumni Stadium on Saturday.
The score was 14-14 at the end of regulation.
Joshua Staley rushed for a five-yard touchdown on the Hoyas’ lone overtime possession to end the game. Delaware State had the ball first in overtime, but failed to score when Joseph Delgado’s 37-yard field goal attempt was blocked by the Hoyas.
The contest was the season opener for Georgetown, which had gone 658 days since its last game in 2019. Georgetown, a member of the FCS Patriot League, did not compete in 2020 and elected not to schedule any spring 2021 contests due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Delaware State (1-1) gained 294 yards in the contest, 136 on the ground and 158 by the pass. Wilkerson rushed for a game-high 98 yards on 19 carries and the touchdown. Bethea, making his second straight start, completed 15 of 24 throws for 158 yards and the one interception.
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Tulane 69, Morgan State 20
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sept. 11, 2021) — Michael Pratt passed for two touchdowns and ran for a TD, all in the first half of the Green Wave’s 69-20 victory over Morgan State Saturday at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
Even though they weren’t in their friendly confines of Yulman Stadium for a second straight week, Tulane (1-1) wasted little time lighting up the scoreboard.
Jairus Grissom, received his first action as the Bears (0-2) starting quarterback today, but struggled to get the offense into a rhythm. By the time Neil Boudreau was inserted under center, the Bears were already trailing 17-0.
Boudreau (17-of-26 passing for 184 yards) tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to wideout Wesley Wolfolk to give the Bears its first score of the season. The Bears trailed 45-7.
Wolfolk finished the day with a game-high six catches for 110 yards, including two touchdowns. Defensively, Kalen Jennings led the Bears with nine tackles, while Jayden Wooden and Jae’Veyon Morton finished with eight tackles apiece. Morton and Lawrence Richardson each recorded interceptions for the day.
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Clemson 49, South Carolina State 3
CLEMSON, S.C.—Playing in front a roaring stadium of 78,609 Tiger fans, South Carolina State dropped their second-straight contest to ACC power No. 6 Clemson, 49-3, Saturday evening inside Memorial Stadium.
Despite the loss, the Bulldogs put together a solid effort with the offensive line playing lights out not giving up a sack on the day. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Corey Fields, Jr. finished 10-of-24-1 for 132-yards.
Senior Will Vereen proven to be Fields, Jr.’s favorite target on the day finished with four catches for 96-yards. Redshirt freshman running back Kendrell Flowers provided a steady effort on the ground with 11 carries for 53-yards.
All-American defensive back Decobie Durant was the spark on defense with two interceptions against a high-powered Tiger offense. Durant also added three tackles and two pass breakups in the loss.
Marshall 44, North Carolina Central 10
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Playing in his home state of West Virginia for the first time since transferring from Saturday night’s opponent, Marshall University, North Carolina Central University sophomore running back Latrell Collier scored NCCU’s lone touchdown in a 44-10 loss to the Thundering Herd.
A native of Bluefield, West Virginia, located about 2.5 hours away from Marshall, Collier found the end zone on a 4-yard pass from quarterback Davius Richard with 3:23 left in the first half, pulling the Eagles to within 13 points, 20-7. That score was set up by a muffed punt return by Marshall, which was recovered by NCCU long snapper Alex Harper at the Thundering Herd 10-yard line.
Marshall responded with 10 unanswered points to go into intermission with a 30-7 cushion.
NCCU linebacker Cole Williams registered a game-high 16 tackles, while linebacker Matt Stevens contributed 10 stops, and cornerback Justin Nicholson added nine takedowns and an interception at the goal line. Safety Marvin Reed also grabbed an interception in the end zone and returned the pick 94 yards, tying the sixth-longest interception return in school history.
Quarterback Richard threw for 106 yards and a touchdown on 14-for-32 passing. Wide receiver Treveyon Pratt had a team-best four catches for 26 yards, while Tyler Barnes had three receptions for a team-high 40 yards.
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Maryland 62, Howard 0
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Howard suffered a 62-0 shutout at Maryland on Saturday. The Bison (0-2) managed just 146 yards of total offense, while the Terrapins (2-0) tallied 574.
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