Davius Richard leads North Carolina Central with 4 TDs in 38-24 win over Norfolk State | |
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Davius Richard accounted for four touchdowns and North Carolina Central won its sixth straight game with a 38-24 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday. Richard threw for three scores in the first half to help stake North Carolina Central (8-1, 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) to a 28-3 lead early in the second quarter. Cameron Sapp threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to X’Zavion Evans that cut the Norfolk State deficit to 28-10 heading into halftime. Kevon King ran for a 1-yard touchdown and Sapp and King connected again with a 19-yard score to pull the Spartans to 28-24 with 2:39 remaining in the third quarter. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | O. Kuhns | 1244 | |||
| Passing TDs: | O. Kuhns | 12 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | X. Evans | 477 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | K. King | 5 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | A. Pegues | 474 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | A. Moore | 3 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | vs. Virginia State | L 24 - 33 | ||
| 9/9 | at Hampton | W 31 - 23 | ||
| 9/16 | at Temple | L 9 - 41 | ||
| 9/23 | at Towson | W 21 - 14 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. North Carolina A&T | L 26 - 28 | ||
| 10/14 | at Tennessee State | L 17 - 24 | ||
| 10/21 | at Howard | L 23 - 27 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. Morgan State | L 28 - 32 | ||
| 11/4 | at North Carolina Central | L 24 - 38 | ||
| 11/11 | at Delaware State | W 44 - 21 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. South Carolina State | L 17 - 44 | ||
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Howard | 4-1 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| 16 North Carolina Central | 4-1 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| Morgan State | 3-2 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 3-2 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 1-4 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0-5 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3764 (67) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1852 (87) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1912 (29) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.0 (70) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 342.2 (68) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 32 (66) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (29) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4150 (71) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1879 (13) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2271 (110) | ||||
| Points per game: | 29.5 (83) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 377.3 (75) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 40 (83) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (56) | ||||
