SCORES SEPTEMBER 26 Tennessee State 30, Florida A&M 14 Georgia 48, Southern 6 CIAA SIAC Grambling State 70, Prairie View 54 Bowie State 45, Livingstone 17 Delta State 40, Albany State 0 Jackson State 34, Texas Southern 30 Chowan 49, St. Augustine’s 0 Fort Valley State 33, Benedict 3 INDEPENDENTS Fayetteville State 33, Virginia State 20 Kentucky State 21, Central State 17 Charleston 54, W. Va, State 13 Lincoln (Pa.) 20, Shaw 10 Miles 13, Morehouse 10 Kutztown 34, Cheyney 0 Virginia Union 33, J. C. Smith 3 Tuskegee 41, Lane 14 Langston 32, McMurry 29 Xtra W-Salem State 17, Eliz. City State 10 West Georgia 56, Clark Atlanta 0 Point 56, Edward Waters 14 MEAC SWAC Tennessee State 30, Florida A&M 14 by Lut Williams Bethune-Cookman 42, Savannah State 12 Alabama A&M 28, Ark.-Pine Bluff 9 Truman State 31, Lincoln (Mo.) 14 Morgan State 21, Howard 13 Alabama State 45, Miss. Valley State 15 Norfolk State 24, Hampton 14 Alcorn State 40, Concordia-Selma 7 For Games of Sept. 26, 2015 BCSPX II, 4 • Grambling State • Chowan • Norfolk State BIG WINNERS! • Virginia Union • Fort Valley State • Tuskegee • Bowie State • GAME OF THE WEEK - BCSP No. 5 GrAMBling State scored at least two touchdowns in all four quarters in outscoring Prairie View A&M 70-54 in record breaking performances for both teams at the annual State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Saturday evening. In addition to the series record 124 combined points, the teams put up a combined 1,136 total yards with both quarterbacks, Grambling’s Johnathan Williams and Prairie View’s Trey Green both topping 400 yards in passings and combining for ten passing TDs. Grambling WR/KR Martez Carter brought back two kickoffs for TDs (88, 100) and also scored on a run and a pass. The fireworks began on the game’s first play from scrimmage when Williams hit wideout Chad Williams with an 83-yard bomb to open the scoring. Prairie View responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive capped by Green’s scoring pass to Nick Pitre from eight yards out. Carter returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for the next score, part of 42 points the G-Men scored in the first half. Grambling built leads of 28-7, 35-13 and 42-20 in the half before Prairie View scored the final two TDs to trail just 42-34 at the break. 6-2, 193, Jr., Grambling WR Grambling (2-2, 2-0 SWAC W) scored twice in the third quarter to enter the final stanza up 56- Chad Williams 34. Prairie View responded with two scoring drives to open the period to pull within 56-48 before Carter added his second kickoff return TD, this one from 100 yards out followed by his 10-yard scoring run to allow the Tigers to pull away again. Prairie View (2-2, 2-1 SWAC W) scored the final TD with less than a half-minute left for the final margin. For the day, Williams completed 20 of 33 passes for 429 yards and six TDs with two picks. He also ran for one score. In addition to Carter’s two kickoff return TDs and his scoring run, he had a 29- yard TD catch for his only reception. He also had a punt return for 37 yards giving him 285 all-purpose yards on the day. WR Williams had seven receptions for 193 yards including scoring catches of 83 and 36 yards. Fellow wideout Chester rogers had three grabs for 114 yards including TDs of 51 and 25 yards. For Prairie View, Green (29-55-1) totalled 414 passing yards including four TD tosses to differ- 6-1, 180, Sr., Grambling WR ent receivers. He had just one interception. Johnta Hebert hauled in nine passes for 74 yards while Pitre Chester Rogers finished with six grabs for 115 yards and one TD. Back-up QB DeAuntre Smiley came in for three short TD runs. - CHOWAN - Running back Tyree lee, an ODU transfer, ran for 223 yards on 36 carries and three scores and the Chowan defense picked off five passes, held Saint Augustine’s to just 117 yards of offense and kept the Falcons out of the end zone in a 49-0 shutout win for the Hawks (3-1, 0-0 CIAA N). Lee scored on runs of 43, 2 and 6 yards and also snared a 14-yard scoring pass from QB ran- dall Dixon (10-17-0), who threw for 149 yards and three TDs. roderick lindsey had two of the picks while Ahmond Gomez returned one 35 yards to paydirt. Chowan, under veteran coach Tim Place, looks like it will be a force in the CIAA North. - NOrFOlK STATE - The Spartans, pegged as ‘perhaps the best 0-3 team in FCS football’ prior to the game by Hampton head coach Connell Maynor, came through on the prediction by knocking off Maynor’s Pirates 24-14 in the annual Battle of the Bay Classic at Dick Price Stadium in Norfolk Saturday 6-2, Jr., Chowan QB evening. Randall Dixon NSU RB Gerard Johnson ran for 125 yards on 20 carries and scored the Spartan’s only first-half TD while transfer QB Greg Hankerson completed 13 of 28 passes for 176 yards and one score. The bigger story may have been the Spartan defense that picked off Hampton QB David Watford three times and also recovered his lone fumble. Deon King had the first pick of Watford in the first period leading to Johnson’s 23-yard scoring run two plays later. Hampton led 14-7 at the break after scoring on a 7-yard TD run from Christopher Dukes and a 10-yard Watford pass to rayshad riddick in the second quarter. NSU (1-3, 1-0 MEAC) shut out the Pirates (2-2, 1-1 MEAC) in the second half while scoring 17 unanswered points. 5-9, 200, Jr., NSU, RB Placekicker Cameron Marouf kicked thru a 17-yard field goal on NSU’s initial possession of the Gerard Johnson third quarter. Hankerson hit isaac White with a 12-yard scoring pass at the end of a 9-play, 69-yard drive and Quintrell Chung had a two-yard scoring run following Watford’s second pick. Watford’s fumble and final pick came in a scoreless fourth quarter. - VirGiNiA UNiON - The Panthers (3-1) racked up 428 yards of total offense while holding Johson C. Smith to just 58 in a dominating 33-3 win over the Golden Bulls (1-3). QB Shaheem Dowdy threw for 263 yards (17-25-0) and two TDs in the win. The Panthers also had six sacks. - BCSP NO. 1 AlCOrN STATE - The Braves (3-1, 2-0 SWAC E) had an easy time with Concor- dia-Selma prevailing 40-7. RB Darryan ragsdale ran nine times for 137 yards and scored on an 85-yard run. TE Jordan Payne totalled 102 yards on two scoring receptions including one from 69 yards from QB John Gibbs Jr. (8-17-0, 198 yards). He also caught a 43-yarder from back-up QB lenorris Footman. Marquis Warford caught four passes for 112 yards including a 62-yarder for a score from Gibbs. - FOrT VAllEY STATE - QB Malcolm Eady threw two TD passes (70, 11) and ran for one 5-11, 190, Sr, Alcorn State RB as the Wildcats (3-1) shut down Benedict 33-3. Juan Serna added field goals of 46 and 32 yards while Darryan Ragsdale George Maxey had a five-yard interception return for a score. - BCSP No. 9 TUSKEGEE - QB Kevin lacey (10-18-2) threw for two TDs (63, 23) and ran for two scores (7, 17) as the Golden Tigers (4-0, 1-0 SIAC W) downed lane 41-14 (1-3, 0-1 W) in a SIAC West showdown. RB Branden Wilson ran for one score and had a scoring reception. Lane QB Marcus reynolds (11-29-1) threw for both Dragon TDs and rushed 19 times for 73 yards. - BOWiE STATE - In a CIAA showdown of prolific passers, Bowie State QB Matthew Goggans had his fourth straight 300-yard passing game, completing just 19 of 43 passes but racking up 345 yards and four scores in a 45- 17 win over livingstone and passer Drew Powell. Kerrick Pollack had two the scoring catches from 47 and 56 yards and finished with four receptions for 146 yards for the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0 CIAA N). Powell (22-49-0) threw for 224 yards without a score and rushed for 130 yards on 20 carries with one TD. BSU held prolific Livingstone WR Jalen Hendricks to seven receptions for 97 yards but out of the end zone. Bowie State QB Matthew Goggans • Alabama A&M • Winston-Salem State OFF THE SCHNEiD! • Alabama State • Morgan State • Jackson State - AlABAMA A&M - QB Angelo “Tootie” Ballard (20-23-0) had his second straight big game, throwing for 353 yards and three TDs as the Bulldogs got their first win and kept Arkansas-Pine Bluff winless, 28-9. Junior WR Tevin McKenzie had two of the scoring recepttons (29, 14), had six receptions for 91 yards, and scored on a 29-yard run. - WiNSTON-SAlEM STATE - The Rams (1-3) got their first win behind two TD passes (40, 33) from QB rashad Cooper (10-23, 199 yards). WSSU overcame three Cooper interceptions to claim their first win, 17-10 over Elizabeth City State (2-1). - AlABAMA STATE - The Hornets (1-3) got three rushing TDs (2, 41, 4) and two passing TDs (9, 28) from QB Elliot richardson in posting the first win of the Brian Jenkins era, 45-15 over Mis- ALABAMA A&M, 6-0, 200, Jr., QB sissippi Valley State.