HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • PODCASTS
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • PODCASTS
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
No Result
View All Result

Home Football

17 straight conference wins and counting, North Carolina Central tops FAMU 21-14

HBCU Sports by HBCU Sports
September 29, 2017
0
137
VIEWS

You might also like

Florida A&M releases 2023 football schedule heavy on neutral site, road games

Aubrey Miller, Isaiah Land shine in Reese’s Senior Bowl

SWAC football stars Land, Miller are HBCU players to watch at Senior Bowl

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The North Carolina Central University Eagles secured their 17th consecutive conference victory with a late touchdown for a 21-14 win against fellow MEAC contender Florida A&M University on Thursday night in Tallahassee, Florida. This was the second NCCU’s second straight nationally-televised game on ESPNU.

NCCU (3-1, 2-0 MEAC) collected 130 rushing yards in the game and held Florida A&M to only 73 yards on the ground. NCCU also had a total of 110 passing yards, while the Rattlers posted 185 yards through the air.

The Eagles began with great momentum, scoring two touchdowns rapidly in the first quarter. True freshman quarterback Chauncey Caldwell, who stepped into a bigger role on Thursday as the starting quarterback after a solid performance in the last game against S.C. State, showed potential with an athletic 18-yard rush to score the first touchdown for NCCU.

Junior safety Davanta Reynolds, who finished with four tackles, also put points on the board after he registered an impressive 31-yard pick-six to score the second touchdown for NCCU.

The Eagles’ balanced defensive effort was led by senior linebacker Reggie Hunter with 10 tackles, including a hit for a loss and a pass break-up. Fellow senior linebacker Kenneth “Tank” O’Neal, who enjoyed a breakout performance last week against S.C. State with a career-high 11 stops, ended Thursday night with eight tackles. Defensive ends Kawuan Cox and Antonio Brown led the Eagles in sacks with 1.5 each.

The Rattlers and the Eagles were tied 14-14 at halftime after FAMU running back Devin Bowers rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and then threw a 3-yard touchdown to Kevin Newman.

Sophomore quarterback Naiil Ramadan entered the game in the fourth quarter and completed his first pass for 18 yards to senior wide receiver David Miller. Ramadan completed 4-of-7 passes for 32 yards in relief. Miller was the Eagles’ leading receiver with five catches for 69 yards.

Caldwell reentered the contest with 6:11 remaining and engineered an 8-play, 47-yard drive that was capped by a 9-yard game-winning touchdown run by redshirt freshman running back Isaiah Totten, who rushed for 61 yards on 15 carries in the victory. Caldwell completed 10-of-18 passes for 79 yards and rushed for 51 yards and a score.

FAMU (2-3, 1-1 MEAC) received a standout defensive effort from defensive lineman Elijah Price with six tackles, including 3.5 hits for a loss and 2.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles. Rattlers quarterback Ryan Stanley was successful on 19-of-33 passes for 182 yards.

NCCU will travel to Howard University to compete next Saturday (Oct. 7) in hopes of remaining undefeated in the MEAC.

Courtesy: NCCU Athletics



Tags: Florida A&MNorth Carolina Central
HBCU Sports

HBCU Sports

Next Post
Morehouse AD robbed at gunpoint by woman he met on Craigslist

Morehouse AD robbed at gunpoint by woman he met on Craigslist

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending

  • Fisk gymnastics team member leaves squad amid allegations of bullying and hazing
  • Arkansas-Pine Bluff coaches, players involved in confrontation with Jackson State fans
  • Aubrey Miller, Isaiah Land shine in Reese’s Senior Bowl
  • SWAC football stars Land, Miller are HBCU players to watch at Senior Bowl
  • Jackson State beats out SEC, Big Ten schools for 3-star recruit on National Signing Day
  • Prayer answered: Alabama State to be Jackson State 2023 homecoming opponent
  • Bethune-Cookman targeting Raymond Woodie as head football coach
  • Eddie George talks how he’s building Tennessee State, HBCU outlook with Shannon Sharpe
  • Report: Morehouse to hire Gerard Wilcher as head football coach
  • Jackson State releases first schedule of new-look T.C. Taylor era

RSS HBCU Sports Forums

  • NFL Legend Deion Sanders Targeted by Atheists: The Attack is on
  • After Shouts of 'Liar' and Worse, Biden Takes on His Detractors in Real Time
  • What's the update with the New JSU Stadium??
  • HBCU Basketball Thread: Feb 2023
  • The most prosperous cities in America and worst- Huntsville, AL raked in top five
  • Anybody Remember the Second Time they Got Some Puddin
  • Four Supreme Court justices absent from Biden's State of the Union
  • JSU Football, the TC TAYLOR era!
  • 2023 Football Schedules
  • 10mm Handguns & More
  • TERMS & CONDITIONS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • COMMENT POLICY
  • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
 CONTACT US

© 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

No Result
View All Result
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • PODCASTS
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE

© 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

X