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Howard 20, Morgan State 15
South Carolina State 20, Norfolk State 17 (OT)
North Carolina A&T State 54, North Carolina Central 0
Saint Francis 35, Delaware State 21
Bethune-Cookman 31, Florida A&M 27
Howard 20, Morgan State 15
WASHINGTON --
Quinton Williams hit
Michael Cornwell on an 8-yard touchdown toss in the final seconds of the game and Howard then held off a Morgan State charge to claim a 20-15 victory on Saturday.
Cornwell scored with 39 seconds remaining in the game. The Bears then drove to Howard's 30 with three seconds left.
DeAndre Harris threw into the end zone where the ball was batted down on the final play of the game, allowing Howard to escape with just its second victory of the season.
Williams threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns and
Dedrick Parson rushed for 170 yards and another score for Howard (2-10, 2-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The Bison had lost seven straight coming into the season finale for both teams.
Howard took its first lead when Williams hit
Kyle Anthony from the 6 for a 14-8 advantage with 7:24 left in the third. The Bears answered to retake the lead 15-14 when
E'Munn Parker ran it from the 7 with 3:16 remaining in the game.
The Bears (3-9, 2-6) were led by Harris who threw for 245 yards and one touchdown.
Wesley Wolfolk hauled in four passes for 116 yards and a score.
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South Carolina State 20, Norfolk State 17 (OT)
NORFOLK, Va. – Dillon Bredsen kicked the tying 29-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter, then won it with a 27-yarder in overtime as South Carolina State squeezed out a 20-17 win over Norfolk State in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Dick Price Stadium.
After Bredsen's go-ahead field goal started the overtime, NSU (5-7, 4-4 MEAC) had possession with a chance to win it. But Chad Gilchrist deflected
Josh Nardone's 35-yard field goal to end the game as the Bulldogs (8-3, 6-2) escaped and earned a tie of the MEAC regular-season title with North Carolina A&T.
A cold, steady rain began to fall in the second half and with NSU starting quarterback
Juwan Carter knocked out of the game, things appeared to be going the Bulldogs' way as they opened up a 14-3 lead. The second of LaBron Morris' 1-yard TD runs came with 13:25 left in the third quarter to give SCSU an 11-point edge.
But NSU battled back.
Gerald Hulett scored on a 14-yard run to cap a 14-play, 74-yard drive to answer the Bulldogs' score. Nardone PAT brought NSU within 14-10 with 6:26 left in the third quarter.
The Spartan defense kept the score that way, forcing three Bulldog punts in the fourth quarter. The last of those was a short one, allowing NSU to take possession at the SCSU 47 with 2:01 left to play. A 15-yard run by
Rayquan Smith and facemask penalty moved the Spartans into the Bulldog red zone. Two plays later, Hulett dove across the goal line on an 8-yard run to give NSU a 17-14 lead with just 58 seconds left.
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North Carolina A&T State 54, North Carolina Central 0
EAST GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T fans have grown accustomed to spending a weekend in Atlanta watching Aggies football in an NFL stadium. Why change things now?
The Aggies are headed back to the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl and they have secured another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship.
On a historic but dreary and rainy Saturday afternoon at BB&T Stadium, the Aggies made things much worse than the weather did for their archrivals N.C. Central by manhandling the Eagles to the tune of a 54-0 drubbing.
It was the most lopsided win in the 91-game series history. It also marked the most points the Aggies have ever scored against the Eagles and it was the first time either team reached or exceeded 50 points in the series.
The win puts the Aggies (8-3, 6-2 MEAC) in the Celebration Bowl for the third straight season and for the fourth time in five years. The bowl game itself is 5 years old. In addition, the Aggies claimed their 11th overall MEAC championship. It is their fifth conference title in six years and their third straight overall. They will have to share the title with S.C. State (8-3, 6-2) who defeated Norfolk State in overtime on Saturday to claim a stake.
N.C. A&T is on the best run of any MEAC school since S.C. State won six out of seven MEAC titles from 1977-83. The Aggies will not know their Celebration Bowl opponent until Dec. 7 when the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship game is decided. The Aggies will head into the Celebration Bowl to be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 21 at noon as the defending two-time HBCU national champions.
As if the postgame excitement on Saturday wasn’t enough, the Aggies honored 18 seniors before the game as a part of Senior Day. One of those seniors, wide receiver Elijah Bell, had another stellar game against the Eagles (4-8, 3-5 MEAC). Bell finished with three receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns. In the four games he played against NCCU, Bell caught a combined 20 passes for 417 yards and six touchdowns.
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Saint Francis 35, Delaware State 21
Dover, Del. (Nov. 23, 2019 --- Quarterback Jason Brown completed 22-of-29 passes for 316 yards and a school-record five touchdowns to lead St. Francis (Pa.) to a 35-21 victory over Delaware State in the season finale for both teams at Alumni Stadium today.
The Red Flash closed out their season with back-to-back wins to finish 2019 with a 6-6 overall record. The Hornets lost their second straight to end the year with a 2-10 mark.
St. Francis led 35-0 after a touchdown early in the third quarter and held off a DSU comeback attempt.
The Hornets scored the last 21 points in the game, and outscored the Red Flash 14-0 in the fourth quarter.
Delaware State pulled to within 14 points after a 17-yard touchdown run by Thomas Bertrand-Hudon and extra point kick with 4:15 left to play. The Hornets nearly pulled off an onside kick following the score, but St. Francis recovered the ball, ending DSU’s comeback hopes.
Bertrand-Hudon led all players with 82 yards rushing on 15 carries, although he came up short in his bid to become the first Hornet in 26 seasons with 100-or-more yards rushing in four straight games.
St. Francis scored touchdowns on its first four possessions, each on touchdown passes by Brown, to open up a 28-0 led.
Ra’Shaun Henry had 12 receptions for 193 yards and three touchdowns, while fellow receiver EJ Jenkins hauled in four passes for 90 yards and two scores for the Red Flash.
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Bethune-Cookman 31, Florida A&M 27
ORLANDO, Fla. | A late interception by Ryan Stanley sealed the game as the Bethune-Cookman University football team scored the game-winning touchdown with two minutes remaining to defeat No. 12 Florida A&M in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game, 31-27, during the 40th Annual Florida Blue Florida Classic on Saturday at Camping World Stadium.
Florida A&M (9-2 overall, 7-1 MEAC) trailed nearly all night, but took its only lead of the night with 11 minutes remaining. However, a 15-yard touchdown run by Isaac Washington with 2:14 left put Bethune-Cookman (7-4, 5-3) ahead for good.
The Rattlers forced a defensive stop on the Wildcats’ opening drive, by Stanley, named FAMU’s Florida Classic MVP, was picked off by Trevor Merritt and returned 23 yards for the score, giving Bethune-Cookman a 7-0 lead with 7:18 left in the first quarter.
Florida A&M tied the game at 7 with 4:15 remaining in the opening period as Marcus Williams caught a 12-yard pass from Stanley, completing a 9-play, 76-yard drive.
Akevious Williams gave Bethune-Cookman a 14-7 lead on a 14-yard run with 12:11 left in the third and Steffon Francois scored on a 28-yard reception to increase the Wildcats advantage to 21-7 with 6:30 remaining in the half.
The two-score deficit was the first time Florida A&M had been behind by two scores since the season-opener at UCF.
On the ensuing FAMU drive, Stanley connected with David Manigo for a 28-yard scoring strike, but the PAT was no good as the Rattlers cut the deficit to 21-13 with 5:45 left.
Florida A&M took advantage of an interception and cashed the turnover into points as Azende Rey scored on a 2-yard run to trim the margin to 21-20 with 10:33 remaining in the third.
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