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North Carolina Central at Delaware State

Saturday, October 29, 2022

North Carolina Central beat Delaware State 28–⁠21. It was their 12th meeting; after it, North Carolina Central led the series 10–⁠2.

AwayNorth Carolina Central10–⁠2 in 2022
28
HomeDelaware State5–⁠6 in 2022
21

Final at Alumni Stadium, DoverTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,500

At kickoff
59°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dover AFB Airport (KDOV), 9 km from the stadium
Official
Derek HattenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina Central767828
Delaware State3612021

Standouts

Player stats

North Carolina Central

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Davius Richard19/2727222
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Latrell Collier1589033
Davius Richard1477126
J’mari Taylor110010
E.J. Hicks1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Quentin McCall479136
E.J. Hicks474125
Andrew Smith136036
Latrell Collier733012

Delaware State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
C.J. Henry19/2825520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rahkeem Smith247148
Marquis Gillis942022
Wade Inge1028012
Thomas Bertrand-Hudon51108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rahkeem Smith355244
Marquis Gillis238019
Devin Curry137037
NyGhee Lolley232017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Romell Harris-Freeman0002

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

Team stats

North Carolina CentralDelaware State
453Total yards390
272Passing yards255
181Rushing yards135
9.7Yards per pass9.1
5.8Yards per rush4.7
22First downs20
8–⁠12Third downs4–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
7–⁠83Penalties6–⁠40
29:54Possession30:06

Efficiency

North Carolina CentralDelaware State
42%Success rate39%
0.24EPA per play0.24
1.86Explosiveness1.55
0.15Rushing EPA−0.02
0.89Passing EPA0.47
60%Passing-down success28%

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)

North Carolina Central 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Carolina Central −13, over/under 48.

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

Every drive

Delaware State end zoneNorth Carolina Central end zoneQ1 Delaware StateResult not recorded, 1 playQ1 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Delaware StateField goal, 12 playsQ1 North Carolina CentralPunt, 4 playsQ1 Delaware StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 North Carolina CentralField goal, 9 playsQ2 Delaware StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 North Carolina CentralField goal, 11 playsQ3 North Carolina CentralInterception, 1 playQ3 North Carolina CentralPunt, 3 playsQ3 Delaware StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Delaware StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Delaware StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 North Carolina CentralInterception, 9 playsQ4 Delaware StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 North Carolina CentralPunt, 6 playsQ4 Delaware StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Delaware StateResult not recorded, 11 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Delaware State drives left to right, North Carolina Central right to left.
  1. Q1 Delaware StateResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards
  2. Q1 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
  3. Q1 Delaware StateField goal, 12 plays, 63 yards
  4. Q1 North Carolina CentralPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  5. Q1 Delaware StatePunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  6. Q2 North Carolina CentralField goal, 9 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q2 Delaware StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 63 yards
  8. Q2 North Carolina CentralField goal, 11 plays, 77 yards
  9. Q3 North Carolina CentralInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  10. Q3 North Carolina CentralPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q3 Delaware StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 67 yards
  12. Q3 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  13. Q3 Delaware StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 62 yards
  14. Q3 Delaware StatePunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  15. Q3 North Carolina CentralInterception, 9 plays, 72 yards
  16. Q4 Delaware StatePunt, 6 plays, 26 yards
  17. Q4 North Carolina CentralPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  18. Q4 Delaware StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q4 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 5 plays, 57 yards
  20. Q4 Delaware StateResult not recorded, 11 plays, 34 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then North Carolina Central 7, Delaware State 3
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 6 plays
0:002nd & 2 at opp 27Davius Richard pass complete to Latrell Collier
0:003rd & 2 at opp 27Davius Richard run for 10 yds to the DelSt 17 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 17Latrell Collier run for 2 yds to the DelSt 15
0:002nd & 8 at opp 15Davius Richard run for 2 yds to the DelSt 13
Delaware State Field goal, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Marquis Gillis run for 1 yd to the DelSt 26
0:002nd & 9 at own 26C.J. Henry pass complete to Marquis Gillis for 8 yds to the DelSt 34
0:003rd & 1 at own 34Wade Inge run for 1 yd to the DelSt 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 35Wade Inge run for a loss of 1 yard to the DelSt 34
0:002nd & 11 at own 34C.J. Henry pass complete to NyGhee Lolley for 15 yds to the DelSt 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 49DELAWARE ST Penalty, false start (Derrico Poston) to the DelSt 44
0:001st & 15 at own 44C.J. Henry pass complete to Tahmir Ellis for 26 yds to the NCCtl 30 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 30Wade Inge run for 4 yds to the NCCtl 26
0:002nd & 6 at opp 26Wade Inge run for 12 yds to the NCCtl 14 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 14C.J. Henry pass incomplete to Devin Curry, broken up by Khalil Baker
0:002nd & 10 at opp 14Wade Inge run for 2 yds to the NCCtl 12
0:003rd & 8 at opp 12C.J. Henry pass complete to Wade Inge
North Carolina Central Punt, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25E.J. Hicks run for 5 yds to the NCCtl 30 NC CENTRAL Penalty, Offensive holding (Robert Mitchell) to the NCCtl 20
0:002nd & 15 at own 20Davius Richard run for 26 yds to the NCCtl 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 46DELAWARE ST Penalty, off-side (Omakus Langley II) to the NCCtl 46
0:001st & 10 at own 46pass incomplete to Devin Smith
0:002nd & 10 at own 46Davius Richard run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCCtl 45
Delaware State Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 6Thomas Bertrand-Hudon run for 8 yds to the DelSt 14
0:002nd & 2 at own 14Thomas Bertrand-Hudon run for a loss of 3 yards to the DelSt 11
Delaware State Result not recorded, 1 play
14:541st & 10 at own 35Juan Velarde kickoff for 60 yds , Wade Inge return for 30 yds to the DelSt 35
14:491st & 10 at own 35C.J. Henry sacked by Manny Smith for 0 yards to the DelSt 35
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 6 plays
11:333rd & 6 at opp 13D. Richard run for 13 yds for a TD, (A. Olivo KICK), (A. Olivo KICK)North Carolina Central 7, Delaware State 0
11:281st & 10 at own 35Juan Velarde kickoff for 59 yds , Wade Inge return for 19 yds to the DelSt 25
4:234th & 8 at opp 12Jonathan Cardoza-Chicas 39 Yd Field GoalNorth Carolina Central 7, Delaware State 3
4:151st & 10 at own 35Nathan Wilson kickoff , Devin Smith return for no gain to the DelSt 35 DELAWARE ST Penalty, illegal block (Quantez Mansfield) to the DelSt 35
4:151st & 10 at own 35Nathan Wilson kickoff for 63 yds
1:273rd & 11 at own 45Juan Velarde punt for 49 yds , Charles Peeler returns for no gain to the DelSt 6
2nd quarter3 drives, then North Carolina Central 13, Delaware State 9
Delaware State Punt, 6 plays
15:003rd & 5 at own 11C.J. Henry pass complete to Marquis Gillis for 11 yds to the DelSt 22 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 22Marquis Gillis run for 1 yd to the DelSt 23
15:002nd & 9 at own 23DELAWARE ST Penalty, encroachment (NyGhee Lolley) to the DelSt 18
15:002nd & 14 at own 18pass incomplete to Nico Stout
15:003rd & 14 at own 18C.J. Henry pass complete to Thomas Bertrand-Hudon for 8 yds to the DelSt 26
12:174th & 6 at own 26Matt Noll punt for 44 yds , Brandon Codrington returns for no gain to the NCCtl 30
7:434th & goal at opp 5Adrian Olivo 22 Yd Field GoalNorth Carolina Central 10, Delaware State 3
7:431st & 10 at own 35Juan Velarde kickoff for 38 yds
Delaware State Touchdown, 9 plays
6:103rd & 1 at own 36Thomas Bertrand-Hudon run for 2 yds to the DelSt 38 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at own 38Wade Inge run for a loss of 2 yards to the DelSt 36
6:102nd & 12 at own 36C.J. Henry pass complete to Wade Inge for a loss of 2 yards to the DelSt 34
6:103rd & 14 at own 34pass incomplete to Rahkeem Smith
6:104th & 14 at own 34Matt Noll punt for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at own 49Wade Inge run for 4 yds to the NCCtl 47
6:102nd & 6 at opp 47C.J. Henry pass complete to Devin Curry for 37 yds to the NCCtl 10 for a 1ST down
2:351st & goal at opp 10C.J. Henry pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 10 yds for a TDNorth Carolina Central 10, Delaware State 9
2:291st & 10 at own 35Nathan Wilson kickoff for 61 yds , Brandon Codrington return for 6 yds to the NCCtl 10
North Carolina Central Field goal, 11 plays
1:172nd & 9 at own 22Davius Richard pass complete to Andrew Smith for 36 yds to the DelSt 42 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at opp 42Davius Richard pass complete to Latrell Collier for 10 yds to the DelSt 32 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at opp 32Davius Richard pass complete to E.J. Hicks for 6 yds to the DelSt 26
0:292nd & 4 at opp 26Davius Richard sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the DelSt 28
0:233rd & 6 at opp 28Davius Richard pass complete to Quentin McCall for 15 yds to the DelSt 13 for a 1ST down
0:092nd & 10 at opp 13Adrian Olivo 30 Yd Field GoalNorth Carolina Central 13, Delaware State 9
0:071st & 10 at own 35Juan Velarde kickoff for 20 yds , Charles Brown Jr. return for no gain to the DelSt 45
3rd quarter8 drives, then Delaware State 21, North Carolina Central 20
Delaware State Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Marquis Gillis run for 6 yds to the DelSt 41
North Carolina Central Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 26
0:002nd & 10 at own 26Davius Richard pass incomplete to Quentin McCall, broken up by Charles Peeler
0:003rd & 10 at own 26Davius Richard pass complete to Latrell Collier for 4 yds to the NCCtl 30
Delaware State Touchdown, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30Marquis Gillis run for 22 yds to the NCCtl 48 for a 1ST down
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Davius Richard pass complete to Latrell Collier for a loss of 6 yards to the NCCtl 19
0:002nd & 16 at own 19Davius Richard pass complete to E.J. Hicks for 21 yds to the NCCtl 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40Davius Richard pass complete to Devin Smith for 24 yds to the DelSt 36 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 36J’mari Taylor run for 10 yds to the DelSt 26 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 26Latrell Collier run for 3 yds to the DelSt 23
0:002nd & 7 at opp 23pass incomplete to E.J. Hicks
0:003rd & 7 at opp 23Davius Richard run for 11 yds to the DelSt 12 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 12NC CENTRAL Penalty, illegal block (Corey Bullock) to the DelSt 27
0:001st & 25 at opp 27NC CENTRAL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Matthew Brown) to the DelSt 42
0:001st & 40 at opp 42Davius Richard pass complete to Latrell Collier for 12 yds to the DelSt 30
0:002nd & 28 at opp 30Davius Richard pass complete to Devin Smith for 5 yds to the DelSt 25
Delaware State Touchdown, 6 plays
0:002nd & 4 at own 41Marquis Gillis run for 4 yds to the DelSt 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45C.J. Henry run for 3 yds to the DelSt 48
0:002nd & 7 at own 48Marquis Gillis run for 8 yds to the NCCtl 44 for a 1ST down
14:461st & 10 at own 35Nathan Wilson kickoff for 48 yds , Devin Smith return for 9 yds to the NCCtl 26
13:094th & 6 at own 30Juan Velarde punt for 50 yds , Charles Peeler returns for 10 yds to the DelSt 30
Delaware State Touchdown, 2 plays
12:181st & 10 at opp 48Rahkeem Smith 48 Yd Run (Jonathan Cardoza-Chicas PAT failed)Delaware State 15, North Carolina Central 13
12:181st & 10 at own 35Nathan Wilson kickoff for 40 yds
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 11 plays
6:463rd & 23 at opp 25Quentin McCall 25 Yd pass from Davius Richard (Adrian Olivo Kick)North Carolina Central 20, Delaware State 15
6:461st & 10 at own 35Juan Velarde kickoff for 45 yds
Delaware State Touchdown, 6 plays
3:541st & goal at opp 3C.J. Henry pass intercepted
3:541st & 10 at opp 44Rahkeem Smith 44 Yd pass from C.J. Henry (Jonathan Cardoza-Chicas Kick)Delaware State 21, North Carolina Central 20
3:441st & 10 at own 35Davius Richard pass intercepted
1:233rd & 9 at opp 40Matt Noll punt for 40 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then North Carolina Central 28, Delaware State 21
Delaware State Result not recorded, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 43pass incomplete to Devin Curry
0:002nd & 10 at opp 43C.J. Henry pass complete to NyGhee Lolley for 17 yds to the NCCtl 26 for a 1ST down
North Carolina Central Interception, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 44Davius Richard pass complete to Joaquin Davis for 21 yds to the DelSt 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35Latrell Collier run for 2 yds to the DelSt 33
15:002nd & 8 at opp 33Davius Richard run for 10 yds to the DelSt 23 for a 1ST down DELAWARE ST Penalty, Defensive holding (Charles Brown Jr.) to the DelSt 13 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 13Latrell Collier run for 4 yds to the DelSt 9
15:002nd & 6 at opp 9Latrell Collier run for 1 yd to the DelSt 8
Delaware State Punt, 6 plays
12:111st & 10 at own 20Thomas Bertrand-Hudon run for 4 yds to the DelSt 24
12:112nd & 6 at own 24
10:453rd & 6 at own 24C.J. Henry pass complete to Wade Inge for 26 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at the 50Wade Inge run for a loss of 1 yard to the DelSt 49
10:452nd & 11 at own 49Rahkeem Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the DelSt 48
10:453rd & 12 at own 48C.J. Henry pass complete to Wade Inge for a loss of 2 yards to the DelSt 46
7:504th & 14 at own 46Matt Noll punt for 40 yds
4:444th & 7 at own 29Juan Velarde punt for 40 yds , Charles Peeler returns for no gain to the DelSt 31
2:474th & 10 at own 31Matt Noll punt for 51 yds , Brandon Codrington returns for 22 yds to the NCCtl 40
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 5 plays
0:563rd & 8 at opp 25E.J. Hicks 25 Yd pass from Davius Richard (Davius Richard Pass to Devin Smith for Two-Point Conversion)North Carolina Central 28, Delaware State 21
0:561st & goal at opp 3Davius Richard pass complete to Devin Smith
0:501st & 10 at own 35Juan Velarde kickoff for 52 yds , Rahkeem Smith return for 29 yds to the DELAWAREST 36 NC CENTRAL Penalty, tripping (Quantez Mansfield) to the NCCtl 43
Delaware State Result not recorded, 11 plays
0:391st & 10 at opp 26pass incomplete to Devin Curry
0:392nd & 10 at opp 26DELAWARE ST Penalty, false start (Derrico Poston) to the NCCtl 31
0:392nd & 15 at opp 31DELAWARE ST Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the NCCtl 41
0:392nd & 25 at opp 41pass incomplete to Rahkeem Smith
0:393rd & 25 at opp 41C.J. Henry pass incomplete to Rahkeem Smith, broken up by Manny Smith
0:394th & 25 at opp 41C.J. Henry pass incomplete to Rahkeem Smith for a 1ST down NC CENTRAL Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Manny Smith) to the NCCtl 33 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at opp 33C.J. Henry pass complete to Nico Stout for 20 yds to the NCCtl 13 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at opp 13C.J. Henry pass complete to Nico Stout for 4 yds to the NCCtl 9
0:392nd & 6 at opp 9C.J. Henry pass complete to Nico Stout
0:393rd & 6 at opp 9C.J. Henry pass incomplete to Bizzet Woodley, broken up by Manny Smith
0:393rd & 5 at opp 8Davius Richard pass intercepted

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 North Carolina Central–Delaware State game

North Carolina Central leads 12–⁠3 in 15 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Delaware State 35, North Carolina Central 26
2024North Carolina Central 52, Delaware State 10
2023North Carolina Central 55, Delaware State 14
2022North Carolina Central 28, Delaware State 21
2021North Carolina Central 34, Delaware State 28
2019North Carolina Central 30, Delaware State 23

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