Norfolk State at South Carolina State

Saturday, November 19, 2022

Norfolk State beat South Carolina State 42–⁠38. It was their 18th meeting; after it, South Carolina State led the series 13–⁠5.

AwayNorfolk State2–⁠9 in 2022
42
HomeSouth Carolina State3–⁠8 in 2022
38

Final at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, OrangeburgTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,500

At kickoff
62°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Orangeburg Municipal Airport (KOGB), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jason Soistman; umpire Davantae Finger; head linesman Lyndell Shelton; line judge Jared Williams; side judge Bobby Gallagher; field judge Corey Berry; back judge Bilal Abdullah; center judge Solomon RichsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Norfolk State141401442
South Carolina State14147338

Standouts

  • PassingOtto Kuhns16 of 28, 242 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTNorfolk State
  • RushingKevon King10 carries, 86 yardsNorfolk State
  • ReceivingDa’Quan Felton9 catches, 163 yards, 3 TDNorfolk State
  • DefenseR.J. Coles1 INTNorfolk State

Player stats

Norfolk State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Otto Kuhns16/2824251
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kevon King1086057
Jordin Lennon738024
Otto Kuhns835115
Lex Henry31207
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Da’Quan Felton9163355
Collis Pride335123
Ikeem Wright130130
Tavian Morris1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
R.J. Coles0001

South Carolina State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyrece Nick8/1513721
Andre Washington5/88400
Carus Epps1/14610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dhani Dixon461158
Jacory Benson1853013
Tyrece Nick1233124
Demetri Simmons4906
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jordan Smith4114144
Shaquan Davis6109246
Rakim White343019
Jakari Williams1101
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
B.J. Davis0001

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

Team stats

Norfolk StateSouth Carolina State
415Total yards405
242Passing yards267
173Rushing yards138
8.6Yards per pass11.1
5.4Yards per rush3.4
22First downs21
6–⁠13Third downs6–⁠13
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers1
11–⁠113Penalties6–⁠55
30:38Possession29:22

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Carolina State 73% to win. Norfolk State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

South Carolina State −15.5, over/under 50.

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

South Carolina State leads 16–⁠5 in 21 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025South Carolina State 51, Norfolk State 20
2024South Carolina State 53, Norfolk State 21
2023South Carolina State 44, Norfolk State 17
2022Norfolk State 42, South Carolina State 38
2021South Carolina State 31, Norfolk State 21
2019South Carolina State 20, Norfolk State 17

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