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MEAC Football Recap, Sept. 23

Norfolk State 21, Towson 14
No. 18/19 North Carolina Central 45, Mississippi Valley State 3
South Carolina State 31, The Citadel 10
Miami (OH) 62, Delaware State 20
Albany 23, Morgan State 17 (2OT)

Norfolk State 21, Towson 14

TOWSON, Md. -- 
Norfolk State (2-2) rushed for 350 yards on Saturday, its second-most in program history, on its way to a 21-14 road victory at Towson (1-3). It marked the Spartans' second victory against a CAA opponent this season.

Norfolk State recorded the second-most single-game rushing yatrds in program history on Saturday, the most since tallying 471 yards on the ground against Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 24, 2005.

Kevon King led the Spartans with 97 rushing yards, while quarterback Otto Kuhns accounted for 70 yards and one touchdown.

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No. 18/19 North Carolina Central 45, Mississippi Valley State 3

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- 
Walker Harris passed for 263 yards and five touchdowns, the most by a North Carolina Central quarterback in 18 years, as No. 18 NCCU soared to a 45-3 victory over Mississippi Valley State in the Circle City Classic inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

Harris completed 17 of 28 passes and rushed for 32 yards, averaging 8.0 yards per carry. His five touchdowns through the air are the most by an Eagle since Aug. 27, 2005, when Adrian Warren set the NCCU game record with seven touchdown passes versus Edward Waters.

Harris spread the wealth with five Eagles catching at least two passes.

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South Carolina State 31, The Citadel 10

ORANGEBURG, S.C. --
Graduate quarterback Corey Fields, Jr. threw for a season-high 301 yards, connecting on 19 of 25 passes for three touchdowns to lead South Carolina State an impressive 31-10 victory over intrastate rival The Citadel Saturday at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium on Willie Jefferies.

South Carolina State improves to 1-3 on the season, while The Citadel falls to 0-4.

Fields, Jr. also added six carries for 55-yards, while freshman Kacy Fields added 44 yards on 10 carries. The receiving corps was led by Justin Smith-Brown with three catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns.

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Miami (OH) 62, Delaware State 20

OXFORD, Ohio -- 
Delaware State fell 62-20 to Miami (OH) on the road Saturday afternoon.

Marqui Adams led Delaware State's passing attack with 274 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added 60 yards on the ground.

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Albany 23, Morgan State 17 (2OT)

BALTIMORE, Md. --
Albany scored twice in extra time on Saturday evening at Hughes Stadium, as the Great Danes defeated Morgan State 23-17 in double overtime.

Dominique Anthony threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another score for the Bears.

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