#11 N.C. Central 34, #25 Elon 23
 
In a clash of top-25 NCAA Division I-FCS programs, No. 11 North Carolina Central amassed 14 tackles behind the line of scrimmage with eight sacks and senior quarterback Davius Richard accounted for four touchdowns to defeat No. 25 Elon University, 34-23, at Rhodes Stadium.
 
Entering the contest, Elon (3-3) was riding an eight-game win streak at home and the Phoenix had not allowed a touchdown inside Rhodes Stadium for 15 quarters. NCCU made five visits to the end zone to snap both streaks.
 
Richard rushed for a season-best 114 yards and three touchdowns, while completing 21-of-35 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown. Senior running back Latrell Collier ran for 95 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown scamper, to become the ninth Eagle in NCCU history to amass 2,000 career rushing yards (currently 2,050 yards). The dynamic duo of Richard (10) and Collier (6) have now combined for 16 rushing touchdowns this season.
 
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Howard 20, Northwestern 23
 
Howard put together an outstanding defensive performance and the offense rode the efforts of Eden James in the second half, but in the end, the Bison fell short against Northwestern, 23-20. The Bison got off to a slow start, allowing the Wildcats to march 75 yards on six plays to take a 7-0 lead at the 11:31 mark. However, Howard’s defense stood tall all day and shut down Northwestern’s offense, coming up with several negative plays.
 
The Wildcats put together a 14-play drive that covered 77 yards and used 5:31 off the clock to take a 16-0 lead to the locker room.
 
Howard came out of the locker room and proceeded to put together a 74-yard drive that took 17 plays and used up almost 8 minutes off the clock,  Reserve red-shirt freshman quarterback Ja'Shawn Scroggins capped off the drive with a one-yard plunge to make it 16-7 with 7:05 on the clock.
 
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Delaware State 44, Central Connecticut State 51

Delaware State got touchdowns from six different players, but it wasn't enough as the Hornets were outscored 51-44 by Central Connecticut State on Saturday afternoon at Arute Field.

The Blue Devils improved to 2-3 on the season while the Hornets dropped to 1-5.

Marqui Adams led Delaware State's passing attack with 301 yards through the air, tossing three touchdowns and two interceptions. The signal caller also added 46 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Marquis Gillis led all Hornets rushers with 79 yards in the contest, picking up 4.6 yards per carry. Gillis also added 48 receiving yards. NyGhee Lolley reeled in four catches for 92 yards and one score. Ej Core got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in four balls for 85 yards and one touchdown. 

Eric Montes paced the Delaware State defensive effort, totaling eight tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack. Team added and Aaron Angelos had in the loss.

Defensively, Delaware State did an impressive job neutralizing the Cent. Conn. St. passing attack, holding the Blue Devils to 86 yards through the air.

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Virginia Lynchburg 6, S.C. State 56

After a 0-3 start, South Carolina State is fighting to get back to .500 before opening Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play in two weeks.

The Bulldogs took a big step toward that goal Saturday with a 56-6 victory over Virginia University-Lynchburg at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium and Willie Jeffries Field.

South Carolina State rushed for 273 yards as a team Saturday with four different players scoring rushing touchdowns. The Bulldogs were led by Jawarn Howell who had 76 yards on six carries. Nine different players had at least one carry in the victory.

The Bulldogs were dominant in all three phases (offense, defense and special teams) including getting a special teams touchdown to open the game.

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