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Howard at Norfolk State

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Howard beat Norfolk State 49–⁠21. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Norfolk State led the series 9–⁠8.

AwayHoward5–⁠6 in 2022
49
HomeNorfolk State2–⁠9 in 2022
21

Final at William Dick”” Price Stadium””, NorfolkTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,149

At kickoff
62°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Norfolk International Airport (KORF), 9 km from the stadium
Official
JASON SOISTMANGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Howard014142149
Norfolk State707721

Standouts

Player stats

Howard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Quinton Williams17/2217131
Jaylon Tolbert1/11100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eden James10114166
Jarett Hunter1248013
Quinton Williams939123
Kasey Hawthorne735112
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nah’Shawn Hezekiah763015
Antoine Murray431114
Kasey Hawthorne331028
Matthew McDonald128128

Norfolk State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Otto Kuhns12/228310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordin Lennon7114167
Otto Kuhns527122
Kevon King4904
Jaylan Adams2305
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tremayne Talbert433017
Da’Quan Felton220011
Ademola Faleye217114
Kevon King2908
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joseph White0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

HowardNorfolk State
456Total yards229
182Passing yards83
274Rushing yards146
7.9Yards per pass3.8
5.7Yards per rush6.6
25First downs9
12–⁠15Third downs3–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
3–⁠25Penalties5–⁠60
37:26Possession22:34

Efficiency

HowardNorfolk State
57%Success rate41%
0.35EPA per play0.33
1.29Explosiveness1.47
0.36Rushing EPA0.56
0.73Passing EPA0.13
47%Passing-down success15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Norfolk State 56% to win. Howard won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Howard −7, over/under 52.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Howard 68%, Norfolk State 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Norfolk State end zoneHoward end zoneQ1 Norfolk StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 HowardPunt, 13 playsQ1 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 HowardInterception, 3 playsQ2 Norfolk StateResult not recorded, 3 playsQ2 HowardTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 HowardTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 HowardTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 HowardTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 HowardPunt, 4 playsQ3 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 HowardTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Norfolk StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ4 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 HowardTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 HowardTouchdown, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Norfolk State drives left to right, Howard right to left.
  1. Q1 Norfolk StatePunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  2. Q1 HowardPunt, 13 plays, 61 yards
  3. Q1 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  4. Q2 HowardInterception, 3 plays, 27 yards
  5. Q2 Norfolk StateResult not recorded, 3 plays, −1 yard
  6. Q2 HowardTouchdown, 7 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q2 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q2 HowardTouchdown, 14 plays, 61 yards
  9. Q3 HowardTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  10. Q3 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q3 HowardTouchdown, 2 plays, −63 yards
  12. Q3 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q3 HowardPunt, 4 plays, −2 yards
  14. Q3 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q3 HowardTouchdown, 8 plays, 70 yards
  16. Q4 Norfolk StatePunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  17. Q4 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q4 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q4 HowardTouchdown, 4 plays, 40 yards
  20. Q4 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 15 yards
  21. Q4 HowardTouchdown, 7 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Norfolk State 7, Howard 0
Norfolk State Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Jordin Lennon run for 6 yds to the NflkS 33
0:002nd & 4 at own 33Jordin Lennon run for 3 yds to the NflkS 36
0:003rd & 1 at own 36Jordin Lennon run for 19 yds to the Howrd 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 45pass incomplete to Da’Quan Felton
0:002nd & 10 at opp 45Otto Kuhns pass complete to Tremayne Talbert for 4 yds to the Howrd 41
0:003rd & 6 at opp 41Otto Kuhns sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the Howrd 49
Howard Punt, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 1Quinton Williams run for 2 yds to the Howrd 3
0:002nd & 8 at own 3
0:003rd & 8 at own 3Quinton Williams run for 10 yds to the Howrd 13 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 13Jarett Hunter run for 6 yds to the Howrd 19
0:002nd & 4 at own 19Jarett Hunter run for 5 yds to the Howrd 24 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 24Quinton Williams pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for 9 yds to the Howrd 33
0:002nd & 1 at own 33Ian Wheeler run for 9 yds to the Howrd 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Quinton Williams pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for 9 yds to the NflkS 49
0:002nd & 1 at opp 49Quinton Williams pass complete to Antoine Murray for 5 yds to the NflkS 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 44Quinton Williams pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for 3 yds to the NflkS 41 for a 1ST down NORFOLK ST Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Pierre Royster) to the NflkS 26 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 26
0:002nd & 10 at opp 26pass incomplete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah
0:003rd & 10 at opp 26Quinton Williams sacked for a loss of 12 yards to the NflkS 38
Norfolk State Touchdown, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Jordin Lennon run for 6 yds to the NflkS 26
0:002nd & 4 at own 26Otto Kuhns pass complete to Jaylen White for a loss of 1 yard to the NflkS 25
0:003rd & 5 at own 25Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Da’Quan Felton for a 1ST down HOWARD Penalty, Defensive holding (Robert Jones III) to the NflkS 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 35Otto Kuhns pass complete to Da’Quan Felton for 9 yds to the NflkS 44
0:002nd & 1 at own 44Otto Kuhns pass complete to Tremayne Talbert for 17 yds to the Howrd 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 39Jordin Lennon run for 11 yds to the Howrd 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Jordin Lennon run for 2 yds to the Howrd 26
0:002nd & 8 at opp 26Kevon King run for 4 yds to the Howrd 22
14:551st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 47 yds , Jaylen White return for 9 yds to the NflkS 27
11:244th & 14 at opp 49Grandin Willcox punt for 48 yds
4:364th & 22 at opp 38Phillip Richards punt for 38 yds
Norfolk State Touchdown, 9 plays
0:023rd & 4 at opp 22Otto Kuhns run for 22 yds for a TD, (Grandin Willcox KICK)Norfolk State 7, Howard 0
0:021st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 40 yds , Brennan Brown return for 9 yds to the Howrd 34
2nd quarter11 drives, then Howard 14, Norfolk State 7
Howard Interception, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 34Eden James run for 20 yds to the NflkS 46 for a 1ST down
Howard Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 21Kasey Hawthorne run for 6 yds to the NflkS 15
0:002nd & 4 at opp 15Kasey Hawthorne run for 3 yds to the NflkS 12
0:003rd & 1 at opp 12Ian Wheeler run for 2 yds to the NflkS 10 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 10Quinton Williams run for 7 yds to the NflkS 3
0:002nd & goal at opp 3Ian Wheeler run for 2 yds to the NflkS 1
0:003rd & goal at opp 1HOWARD Penalty, encroachment (Anim Dankwah) to the NflkS 6
0:001st & 10 at own 25NORFOLK ST Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the NflkS 20
Norfolk State Result not recorded, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 7Kevon King run for 1 yd to the NflkS 8
Norfolk State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 15 at own 20Jaylen White run for 1 yd to the NflkS 21
0:002nd & 14 at own 21pass incomplete to Da’Quan Felton
0:003rd & 14 at own 21Otto Kuhns pass complete to Da’Quan Felton for 11 yds to the NflkS 32
Howard Touchdown, 14 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 36pass incomplete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah
0:002nd & 10 at own 36Quinton Williams pass complete to Richie Ilarraza for 6 yds to the Howrd 42
0:003rd & 4 at own 42Quinton Williams pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for 6 yds to the Howrd 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48pass incomplete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah
0:002nd & 10 at own 48
0:003rd & 10 at own 48Quinton Williams pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for 12 yds to the NflkS 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 40Jarett Hunter run for 5 yds to the NflkS 35
0:002nd & 5 at opp 35Kasey Hawthorne run for 12 yds to the NflkS 23 for a 1ST down
Howard Interception, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Ian Wheeler run for 7 yds to the NflkS 39
Norfolk State Result not recorded, 3 plays
15:003rd & 8 at own 9Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Tremayne Talbert, broken up by Carson Hinton
15:003rd & 8 at own 9Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Tremayne Talbert, broken up by Carson Hinton
12:154th & 8 at own 9Grandin Willcox punt for 12 yds
Howard Touchdown, 7 plays
9:013rd & goal at opp 6Antoine Murray 6 Yd pass from Quinton Williams (Aaron Bickerton Kick)Tied at 7
9:011st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:012nd & 3 at opp 39Quinton Williams pass intercepted
9:012nd & 3 at opp 39Quinton Williams pass intercepted
7:264th & 3 at own 32Grandin Willcox punt for 32 yds
Howard Touchdown, 14 plays
3:341st & 10 at opp 23Quinton Williams pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for a loss of 3 yards to the NflkS 26
Norfolk State Result not recorded, 3 plays
3:342nd & 9 at own 8Kevon King run for 1 yd to the NflkS 9
Howard Touchdown, 14 plays
3:342nd & 13 at opp 26Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the NflkS 25
3:343rd & 12 at opp 25Quinton Williams pass complete to Jarett Hunter for 20 yds to the NflkS 5 for a 1ST down
3:341st & goal at opp 5Quinton Williams run for 2 yds to the NflkS 3
3:342nd & goal at opp 3
0:253rd & goal at opp 3K. Hawthorne run for 3 yds for a TD, (A. Bickerton KICK)Howard 8, Norfolk State 7
0:171st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 50 yds , Lex Henry return for 13 yds to the NflkS 28
3rd quarter12 drives, then Howard 28, Norfolk State 14
Howard Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 32Jarett Hunter run for 13 yds to the Howrd 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45Quinton Williams pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for 15 yds to the NflkS 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 40Kasey Hawthorne run for 5 yds to the NflkS 35
0:002nd & 5 at opp 35Quinton Williams pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for 28 yds to the NflkS 7 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 7Quinton Williams run for 2 yds to the NflkS 5
0:002nd & goal at opp 5Kasey Hawthorne run for 2 yds to the NflkS 3
Norfolk State Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 22Otto Kuhns pass complete to Tremayne Talbert for 6 yds to the NflkS 28
0:002nd & 4 at own 28Otto Kuhns pass incomplete to Tremayne Talbert, broken up by Christian Brown
0:003rd & 4 at own 28Otto Kuhns pass complete to Jordin Lennon for 5 yds to the NflkS 33 for a 1ST down
Norfolk State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Otto Kuhns pass complete to Kevon King for 1 yd to the NflkS 26
Howard Touchdown, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Eden James run for a loss of 1 yard to the Howrd 34
Norfolk State Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 9 at own 26Kevon King run for 3 yds to the NflkS 29
0:003rd & 6 at own 29pass incomplete to Tremayne Talbert
Howard Punt, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 38Jarett Hunter run for 6 yds to the Howrd 44
Howard Touchdown, 2 plays
8:392nd & 11 at own 34Eden James 66 Yd Run (Aaron Bickerton Kick)
Howard Punt, 4 plays
0:002nd & 12 at own 36Quinton Williams pass complete to Antoine Murray for 6 yds to the Howrd 42
0:002nd & 4 at own 44Jarett Hunter run for 2 yds to the Howrd 46 HOWARD Penalty, Offensive holding (Kenny Gallop Jr.) to the Howrd 36
0:003rd & 6 at own 42Quinton Williams sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the Howrd 36
Norfolk State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 22Jaylan Adams run for 5 yds to the NflkS 27
0:002nd & 5 at own 27pass incomplete to Collis Pride
0:003rd & 5 at own 27Otto Kuhns run for 3 yds to the NflkS 30
Howard Touchdown, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Kasey Hawthorne run for 4 yds to the Howrd 31
0:002nd & 6 at own 31Jarett Hunter run for 3 yds to the Howrd 34
0:003rd & 3 at own 34Quinton Williams pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for 8 yds to the Howrd 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Quinton Williams pass complete to Antoine Murray for 14 yds to the NflkS 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 44Quinton Williams run for 23 yds to the NflkS 21 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 21Eden James run for 1 yd to the NflkS 20
14:561st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 42 yds , Brennan Brown return for 9 yds to the Howrd 32
10:471st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 49 yds , Jaylen White return for 16 yds to the NORFOLKST 49 NORFOLK ST Penalty, Offensive holding (Stuart Anderson Jr.) to the NflkS 22
Howard Touchdown, 7 plays
10:543rd & goal at opp 3Brennan Brown 3 Yd pass from Quinton Williams (Aaron Bickerton Kick)Howard 15, Norfolk State 7
Norfolk State Touchdown, 4 plays
9:211st & 10 at own 33Jordin Lennon 67 Yd Run (Grandin Willcox Kick)
8:391st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:391st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 30 yds , Brennan Brown return for no gain to the Howrd 35
7:164th & 6 at own 29Grandin Willcox punt for 33 yds
5:034th & 12 at own 36Phillip Richards punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NflkS 22 , Tremayne Talbert returns for 10 yds to the NflkS 22
3:274th & 2 at own 30Grandin Willcox punt for 43 yds
3:274th & 2 at own 30Grandin Willcox punt for 43 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then Howard 49, Norfolk State 21
Norfolk State Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 32Jason Wonodi run for a loss of 4 yards to the NflkS 28
Howard Touchdown, 8 plays
15:002nd & 9 at opp 20Eden James run for 9 yds to the NflkS 11 for a 1ST down
14:171st & 10 at opp 11Quinton Williams 11 Yd Run (Aaron Bickerton Kick)
14:121st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 49 yds , Jaylen White return for 14 yds to the NflkS 49 NORFOLK ST Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Kaleb Broadbent) to the NflkS 15
12:274th & 14 at own 28Grandin Willcox punt for 37 yds , Richie Ilarraza returns for 3 yds to the Howrd 38
10:514th & 3 at own 45Phillip Richards punt for 38 yds
8:324th & 6 at own 21Grandin Willcox punt for 22 yds
Howard Touchdown, 4 plays
6:201st & 10 at opp 28Matthew McDonald 28 Yd pass from Quinton Williams (Aaron Bickerton Kick)
6:091st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 48 yds , Jaylen White return for 65 yds to the Howrd 18
Norfolk State Touchdown, 4 plays
4:384th & 6 at opp 14Ademola Faleye 14 Yd pass from Otto Kuhns (Grandin Willcox Kick)
4:281st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 13 yds NORFOLK ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-15 Yards) to the NflkS 33
Howard Touchdown, 7 plays
0:333rd & goal at opp 5Jaylon Tolbert 5 Yd Run (Aaron Bickerton Kick)
0:281st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 50 yds , Jaylen White return for 17 yds to the NflkS 32

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Howard–Norfolk State game

Tied 10–⁠10 in 20 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Howard 44, Norfolk State 15
2024Norfolk State 21, Howard 20
2023Howard 27, Norfolk State 23
2022Howard 49, Norfolk State 21
2021Norfolk State 45, Howard 31
2019Norfolk State 49, Howard 21

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