North Carolina Central at South Carolina State

Saturday, October 22, 2022

South Carolina State beat North Carolina Central 26–⁠24. It was their eighth meeting; after it, South Carolina State led the series 5–⁠3.

AwayNorth Carolina Central10–⁠2 in 2022
24
HomeSouth Carolina State3–⁠8 in 2022
26

Final at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, OrangeburgTV: ESPN+, ESPN3Attendance 9,479

At kickoff
71°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Orangeburg Municipal Airport (KOGB), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jason Soistman; umpire Dauntae Finger; head linesman Lyndell Shelton; line judge Andrew Scotchla; side judge Bobby Gallagher; field judge Corey Berry; back judge Bilal Abdullah; center judge Solmon RicksGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina Central7710024
South Carolina State0200626

Standouts

  • PassingCory Fields21 of 31, 264 yards, 3 TDSouth Carolina State
  • RushingLatrell Collier16 carries, 140 yards, 1 TDNorth Carolina Central
  • ReceivingShaquan Davis6 catches, 116 yards, 2 TDSouth Carolina State
  • DefenseDuane Nichols1 INTSouth Carolina State

Player stats

North Carolina Central

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Davius Richard11/2417721
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Latrell Collier16140160
Davius Richard1480016
J’mari Taylor317013
Omari Smith1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Quentin McCall258148
Andrew Smith343027
Tyler Barnes124024
E.J. Hicks117117

South Carolina State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cory Fields21/3126430
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kendrell Flowers2379114
Cory Fields720010
Tyrece Nick21709
Alex James3608
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Shaquan Davis6116235
Kendrell Flowers458024
Richard Bailey130030
Alex James218015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Duane Nichols0001

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

Team stats

North Carolina CentralSouth Carolina State
420Total yards386
177Passing yards264
243Rushing yards122
7.4Yards per pass8.5
7.1Yards per rush3.5
19First downs21
2–⁠11Third downs5–⁠11
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
7–⁠88Penalties8–⁠60
28:35Possession31:25

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Carolina State 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Carolina State −1, over/under 58.5.

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 South Carolina State 53%, North Carolina Central 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

South Carolina State leads 7–⁠4 in 11 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025South Carolina State 34, North Carolina Central 27
2024South Carolina State 24, North Carolina Central 21
2023North Carolina Central 62, South Carolina State 28
2022South Carolina State 26, North Carolina Central 24
2021South Carolina State 27, North Carolina Central 24
2019South Carolina State 24, North Carolina Central 0

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