Howard at North Carolina Central

Saturday, October 6, 2018

North Carolina Central beat Howard 40–⁠35. It was their sixth meeting; after it, North Carolina Central led the series 6–⁠0.

AwayHoward4–⁠6 in 2018
35
HomeNorth Carolina Central5–⁠6 in 2018
40

Final at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, DurhamTV: ESPN3Attendance 6,702

At kickoff
76°F, overcast, wind 3 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 14 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Rick Warne; umpire Keith Anders II; head linesman Chris Pierro; line judge Don Guidry; side judge Quinton Paye; field judge Roy Dowdy; back judge Harlan Bizzell; center judge ClementQuinonesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Howard5147935
North Carolina Central7177940

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina Central 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Carolina Central leads 11–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the six 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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