BOWIE, Md. – The Bulldogs of Bowie State University got the job done on Homecoming, knocking off the Virginia State University Trojans 20-15 on Saturday afternoon before a nationally televised audience. The victory sets Bowie State’s overall mark at 5-2, 3-1 in CIAA play and 1-1 in the North.
Senior Amir Hall (Bowie, Md.) threw for a season-low 171 yards, completing 16-of-24 passes and two touchdowns. Senior Maurice Williams (Baltimore, Md.) rushed for a team-best 66 yards and redshirt sophomore Montez Clay (Baltimore, Md.) recorded a team-high 55 reception yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, senior Roger Richardson paced the Bulldogs with seven tackles, forced one fumble and was credited with one pass breakup.
Virginia State (3-3, 3-1 CIAA, 1-1 North) was led offensively by versatile quarterback Cordelral Cook, leading the Trojans in passing yards (215) and rushing yards (83). Cook completed 16-of-28 passes with one interception and was sacked three times. Joshua Harris was the games’ leading receiver with a game-high six receptions and a game-high 79 yards. Patrick Prosser and Kurtis Brooks led the VSU with nine and eight tackles respectively.
Bowie State junior kicker Gene Carson, II put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard first at the 3:49 mark of the first quarter, booting a 29-yard field for the 3-0 lead.
Virginia State scored on safety early in the second quarter following a high snap over the head of the Bowie State punter that ended up rolling out the back of the end zone to set the score at 3-2. Carson knocked through his second field goal of the game with 2:59 remaining before halftime and sent Bowie State into intermission leading 6-2.
BSU’s Clay was responsible for the Bulldogs next two scores, scoring on a 2-yard pass from Hall at the 10:11 mark of the third quarter and again five minutes later, this time from 22-yards away, providing a 20-2 cushion for the home team.
Virginia State’s Cook ran it in for six from 11-yards out and Nicholas Woolfolk’s extra point trimmed the Trojans deficit to 20-9 heading into the final quarter.
The Trojans put together a pretty lengthy drive to start the fourth quarter but came up empty. Virginia State attempted fake punt combined with a personal foul penalty, keeping their drive alive. Fortunately, the Bowie State defense held deep in Bulldogs territory.
Virginia State was able to cut the Bowie State lead to five (20-15) with exactly three minutes remaining in the contest following a 1-yard touchdown run by Daniel Reid.
The Bulldogs head south next Saturday (October 20) to face the division leading Panthers of Virginia Union for another nationally televised broadcast (Aspire Network) form Hovey Field. Kickoff is slated for 1:05 p.m.
BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University Bulldogs trailed the entire game, but senior Amir Hall (Baltimore, Md.) connected with fellow senior Lansana Sesay (Bowie, Md.) for 34-yard touchdown with 1:14 remaining in the game to pull out a dramatic 20-17 home debut victory over Winston-Salem State University on Saturday afternoon. The 20 points was Bowie State’s lowest point production since falling (17-14) to Winston-Salem State in the 2015 CIAA Championship.
Bowie State (4-1, 2-0 CIAA) accumulated 394 yards in total offense compared to 251 for Winston-Salem State (1-3, 0-2 CIAA). The Bulldogs also held advantages in first downs 21-15 and total plays 81-69.
Hall had an off afternoon, completing just 28-of-52 passes for a game-high 281 yards but was intercepted twice. Hall also led the Bulldogs with 59 rushing yards on 11 carries. Sesay led all receivers with 107 reception yards on nine catches and redshirt junior Geordan Clark (White Plains, Md.) was the games’ second leading receiver with 44 yards on four receptions. Redshirt Joshua Pryor (Baltimore, Md.) and senior Roger Richardson (Glenn Dale, Md.) paced the Bowie State defense with seven total tackles apiece. Senior DeVonta’ High (Upper Marlboro, Md.) tallied a half dozen tackles each.
The Winston-Salem State Rams scored the first points of the contest at the 6:42 mark of the opening quarter following a 3-yard touchdown run by Kerrion Moore (Gastonia, N.C.). Riley Robbins (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) added the extra point for the 7-0 lead. The score was setup by a blocked punt by WSSU’s Cameron Williams (Greensboro, N.C.).
The Bulldogs put together a 21-play, 82-yard drive to start the second quarter but the Rams defense snuffed out Bowie State at the goal line and took over on downs at the 7:32 mark. However, Bowie State’s defense forced a Winston-Salem State fumble in the end zone that resulted in a safety and two points for the Bulldogs as BSU’s Richardson tackled WSSU’s Moore in the endzone.
Bowie State trimmed the deficit to 7-5 with 2:28 remaining before halftime following a 22-yard field goal by junior Gene Carson, II (Accokeek, Md.).
Winston-Salem State quarterback Emiere Scaife (Charlotte, N.C.) hooked up with Darren Dowdell (Atlanta, Ga.) for an 8-yard pass, catch and score to give the Rams a 14-5 advantage, capping off a 9-play, 72-yard drive.
Redshirt junior Brandon Abrams (Baltimore, Md.) notched his fifth rushing touchdown of the season, pounded up the gut for 2-yard score. Carson added the PAT, cutting the Rams lead to 14-12 with 7:39 on the third quarter clock.
Winston-Salem State’s Riley booted a 28-yard field at the 1:41 mark to give the Rams a slight edge at 17-12 heading into the final quarter.
The teams traded the first seven possessions of the fourth quarter, setting up Hall’s clutch drive with 2:39 remaining in the game. The Bulldogs went 80-yards in seven plays to snatch the thrilling 20-17 victory for Bowie State.
Scaife completed 14-of-25 passes for 142 yards to pace the Rams on offense while Moore toted the ball 22 times for a game-high 85 yards. Moore was Winston-Salem State’s top receiver as well, with 28 yards.
The Bulldogs hit the road for the fifth time this season next Saturday (October 6th) traveling to Murfreesboro (N.C.) to tangle with the Chowan Hawks. Kickoff time in Garrison Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
Scoring Summary (Final) BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2018 Winston-Salem State vs Bowie State (Sep 29, 2018 at Bowie, MD)
Winston-Salem State (1-3,0-2) vs. Bowie State (4-1,2-0)
DOWDELL,Darren 8 yd pass from SCAIFE,Emiere (ROBBINS,Riley kick)
9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:36
14 - 5
07:39
BSU
ABRAMS,Brandon 2 yd run (CARSON,Gene kick)
8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:37
14 - 12
01:41
WSSU
ROBBINS,Riley 28 yd field goal
11 plays, 64 yards, TOP 5:58
17 - 12
4th
01:14
BSU
SESAY,Lansana 34 yd pass from HALL,Amir (ABRAMS,Brandon pass from HALL,Amir)
7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:25
17 - 20
Kickoff time: 4:00 pm • End of Game: 7:15 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:15 Referee: Jay Walker • Umpire: Kevin Hill • Linesman: Charles Giles • Line judge: Ronald Williams • Back judge: Chris Agers • Field judge: Anthony Manz • Side judge: Bryan Hill • Temperature: 76 • Wind: WNW-4mph • Weather: Sunny * * * HOME OPENER FOR BOWIE STATE * * *
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (Final) BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2018 Winston-Salem State vs Bowie State (Sep 29, 2018 at Bowie, MD)
Team Totals
WSSU
BSU
FIRST DOWNS
15
21
Rushing
7
7
Passing
7
14
Penalty
1
0
NET YARDS RUSHING
97
118
Rushing Attempts
38
31
Average Per Rush
2.6
3.8
Rushing Touchdowns
1
1
Yards Gained Rushing
131
126
Yards Lost Rushing
34
8
NET YARDS PASSING
159
281
Completions-Attempts-Int
16-29-1
28-52-2
Average Per Attempt
5.5
5.4
Average Per Completion
9.9
10.0
Passing Touchdowns
1
1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
256
399
Total offense plays
67
83
Average Gain Per Play
3.8
4.8
Fumbles: Number-Lost
2-0
0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards
5-55
9-75
PUNTS-YARDS
9-347
8-279
Average Yards Per Punt
38.6
34.9
Net Yards Per Punt
35.9
29.2
Inside 20
1
1
50+ Yards
1
1
Touchbacks
1
1
Fair catch
1
2
KICKOFFS-YARDS
5-203
4-225
Average Yards Per Kickoff
40.6
56.2
Net Yards Per Kickoff
32.4
31.8
Touchbacks
0
1
Fair Catch Yards
0
0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD
3-25-0
2-4-0
Average Per Return
8.3
2.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD
3-73-0
4-41-0
Average Per Return
24.3
10.2
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD
2-23-0
1-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD
0-0-0
0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards
0
0
Possession Time
31:34
28:26
1st Quarter
9:29
5:31
2nd Quarter
1:58
13:02
3rd Quarter
11:05
3:55
4th Quarter
9:02
5:58
Third-Down Conversions
4 of 16
6 of 18
Fourth-Down Conversions
2 of 2
2 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
3-3
2-3
Touchdowns
2-3
1-3
Field goals
1-3
1-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards
0-0
2-15
PAT Kicks
2-2
1-1
Field Goals
1-1
1-1
Points off turnovers
0
0
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (Final) BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2018 Winston-Salem State vs Bowie State (Sep 29, 2018 at Bowie, MD)
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