Howard at North Carolina Central

Saturday, November 12, 2016

North Carolina Central beat Howard 30–⁠21. It was their fourth meeting; after it, North Carolina Central led the series 4–⁠0.

AwayHoward2–⁠9 in 2016
21
HomeNorth Carolina Central9–⁠3 in 2016
30

Final at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, DurhamAttendance 6,897

At kickoff
54°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 14 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Justin Elliott; umpire Dwayne Marcus; head linesman Eric Bluntson; line judge Ryan Dillard; side judge Thad. Foster; field judge Terrell Turner; back judge Harlan Bizzell; center judge Mark CornerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Howard7001421
North Carolina Central6371430

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina Central 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Carolina Central leads 11–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2025North Carolina Central 35, Howard 14
2024North Carolina Central 26, Howard 3
2023Howard 50, North Carolina Central 20
2022North Carolina Central 50, Howard 21
2021North Carolina Central 45, Howard 27
2019North Carolina Central 28, Howard 6

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