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Saint Francis (Pa.) 27, Morgan State 14

BALTIMORE, Md. (Oct. 2, 2021) – Morgan State (0-4) entered the second half tied 7-7 before Saint Francis (2-3) scored 17 unanswered points in the third quarter as they rallied to a 27-14 victory on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Hughes Stadium.  
 
Neil Boudreau finished 16-of-31 for a season-high 206 yards and a touchdown with two of those completions going to junior wideout Devon Mondy for 52 yards.  Juniors Marcus Thomas (34 yds) and Alfonzo Graham (26 yds) had three catches apiece.
 
Morgan's rushing attack finished with 174 yards — 106 coming from sophomore Jabriel Johnson on 12 attempts.

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Howard 22, Sacred Heart 17

WASHINGTON (October 2, 2021) – Third-year quarterback Quinton Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) threw for three touchdowns--including the game winner--and the defense turned in its best performance of the season as the Howard University football team came from behind to defeat Sacred Heart University, 22-17, in a nonconference game before 5,235 at William H. Greene Stadium.
 
It was the first victory of the season for the Bison (1-4, 0-0 in the MEAC) while the Pioneers dropped to 2-3 (0-1 in the NEC).

"We talked all week about this being a four-quarter game," said Howard head coach Larry Scott, who earned his first victory with the Bison. "We had to grind it out. We have been competing but have not been able to close out games. The defense played well, the offense capitalized when they had to, and the special teams all contributed to this team victory."
 
In addition to his passing success, Williams was able to make some timely plays with 35 yards on the ground. 

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South Carolina State 42, Bethune-Cookman 35

ORANGEBURG, S.C.—Sophomore quarterback Corey Fields, Jr., had another exciting day throwing 20-of-30 for a game-high 314-yards and a touchdown to topple Bethune-Cookman's late rally, 42-35, Saturday  inside Oliver C. Dawson Stadium/Willie Jeffries Field.

The Bulldogs offense racked on 577-yards total offense on the day.

Sophomore Shaquan Davis finished with five catches for 117-yards, while senior Will Vereen added 101-yards on five catches in the win.  SC State controlled the ground attack with Donte Anthony on nine carries for 67-yards and two touchdowns along with freshman Kendrell Flowers 64-yards on 13 carries and two scores.

Junior linebacker Jablonski Green, along with Patrick Godbolt and Zafir Kelly finished with four tackles each.

Freshman punter Dyson Roberts led the way on special teams with four kicks for 188-yards with an average of 47.0 yards per punt with a long of 53-yards and three inside the 20-yard line.

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Norfolk State 47, Hampton 44 (OT)

HAMPTON, Va. – Quarterback Juwan Carter jumped over the goal line for a 1-yard TD sneak in overtime to lift Norfolk State to a 47-44 win over Hampton in the highest-scoring game in rivalry history on Saturday afternoon at Armstrong Stadium.

Carter rushed for career highs of 92 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 294 yards and two more TDs, helping NSU (3-2) rally from a 10-point halftime deficit to win its third game in a row.

The Spartans forced the Pirates (2-2) to turn the ball over four times, three on interceptions. NSU had three takeaways in the second half, leading to 17 Spartan points.
Carter completed 17-of-31 passes for 294 yards. He also ran 17 times for 92 yards. In doing so, he passed Aaron Sparrow's previous school record for career total offensive yards.

J.J. Davis carried the ball six times for 74 yards and one touchdown, while Smith hauled in five passes for a career-high 144 yards and a TD.

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Mississippi Valley State 17, North Carolina Central 16

ITTA BENA, Miss. – North Carolina Central University broke a 10-10 tie with a 1-yard rushing touchdown by sophomore quarterback Davius Richard with just 25 seconds left in the contest, but Mississippi Valley State University responded with a game-tying touchdown pass from Jason Eason to Caleb Johnson with no time on the clock, followed by the game-winning extra-point kick by Orlando Fernandez to give the Delta Devils a 17-16 homecoming victory inside Rice-Totten Stadium on Saturday.

NCCU (2-3) jumped out to a 10-0 lead courtesy of a 20-yard field goal by Adrian Olivo and a diving 26-yard touchdown catch by Ryan McDaniel with 59 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Richard completed 14 of 25 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 30 yards and a score. McDaniel collected four receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, NCCU was topped by Brandon Codrington with eight tackles and a forced fumble, while Cole Williams contributed seven stops, two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery.

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Delaware State 33, Wagner 27 (2OT)

Staten Island, N.Y. (Oct. 2, 2021) --- Delaware State overcame an early 14-point deficit and some late game frustrations to rally for a 33-27 double-overtime victory at Wagner on Saturday. 

The Hornets scored the game-winning points on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lewis to Trey Gross on DSU’s second overtime possession. Delaware State failed to connect on the required two-point attempt after the touchdown. 

On Wagner’s second overtime possession, the Hornets were slapped with a pass interference penalty on a second-and-19 play for the Seahawks, giving the home team a first down at the DSU 14. The Delaware State defense overcame the penalty by holding Wagner to minus-two yards on the next four plays, including a fourth down sack by defensive back Andrew Reese, setting off a celebration on the DSU sideline. 

The score was 27-27 at the end of regulation. 

The Hornet defense also came up big on the first overtime possession when Esaias Guthrie intercepted his fourth pass of the season to keep Wagner off the board.  

Lewis completed 16 of 26 passes for 169 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.  

Delaware State snapped a three-game skid to improve to 2-2 this season, while Wagner fell to 0-5. The Hornets also defeated a non-conference FCS opponent for the first time since a 2011 win at VMI, a string of 15 games.  

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