William & Mary at North Carolina A&T

Saturday, November 2, 2024

William & Mary beat North Carolina A&T 45–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, William & Mary led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayWilliam & Mary7–⁠5 in 2024
45
HomeNorth Carolina A&T1–⁠11 in 2024
7

Final at Aggie Stadium, GreensboroTV: FloSportsAttendance 7,355

At kickoff
70°F, partly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO), 16 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Alexander RandolphGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
William & Mary21771045
North Carolina A&T00707

Standouts

Player stats

William & Mary

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Darius Wilson15/2021720
Tyler Hughes3/43400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darius Wilson974120
Bronson Yoder1873111
Malachi Imoh771221
Hollis Mathis115015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hollis Mathis996019
Sean McElwain396158
Trey McDonald227015
Malachi Imoh21419
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Marcus Barnes0001

North Carolina A&T

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Justin Fomby9/136200
Braxton Thomas5/82800
Laquan Veney0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shimique Blizzard20132134
Michael Godette620012
Cameren Dalrymple31207
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Laquan Veney428011
Shimique Blizzard326016
Thomas Brown31708
Anthony Rucker1707

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

Team stats

William & MaryNorth Carolina A&T
489Total yards246
251Passing yards90
238Rushing yards156
10.5Yards per pass4.1
5.8Yards per rush4.7
27First downs16
7–⁠10Third downs5–⁠12
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers1
8–⁠62Penalties3–⁠29
34:17Possession25:43

Efficiency

William & MaryNorth Carolina A&T
65%Success rate45%
0.44EPA per play0.08
1.09Explosiveness0.92
0.41Rushing EPA0.08
0.49Passing EPA0.07
57%Passing-down success25%

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)

William & Mary 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

William & Mary −16.5, over/under 55.5.

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

Every drive

North Carolina A&T end zoneWilliam & Mary end zoneQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 William & MaryTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ1 William & MaryTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 William & MaryTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 William & MaryTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TInterception, 7 playsQ2 William & MaryTouchdown, 16 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TEnd of half, 14 playsQ3 William & MaryTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 William & MaryTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ4 William & MaryField goal, 8 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ4 William & MaryPunt, 3 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina A&T drives left to right, William & Mary right to left.
  1. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  2. Q1 William & MaryTouchdown, 5 plays, 45 yards
  3. Q1 North Carolina A&TTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 38 yards
  4. Q1 William & MaryTouchdown, 2 plays, 63 yards
  5. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  6. Q1 William & MaryTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q1 William & MaryTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 34 yards
  9. Q1 North Carolina A&TInterception, 7 plays, 63 yards
  10. Q2 William & MaryTouchdown, 16 plays, 90 yards
  11. Q2 North Carolina A&TEnd of half, 14 plays, 63 yards
  12. Q3 William & MaryTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
  13. Q3 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 9 plays, 71 yards
  14. Q3 William & MaryTouchdown, 12 plays, 74 yards
  15. Q4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  16. Q4 William & MaryField goal, 8 plays, 23 yards
  17. Q4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  18. Q4 William & MaryPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  19. Q4 North Carolina A&TEnd of game, 5 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then William & Mary 21, North Carolina A&T 0
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
14:51Josh McCormick kickoff for 62 yds , Aaron Harris return for 16 yds to the NCAT 9
14:511st & 10 at own 10Cameren Dalrymple run for 2 yds to the NCAT 12
14:512nd & 8 at own 12Justin Fomby pass incomplete
14:513rd & 8 at own 12Justin Fomby pass incomplete
13:594th & 8 at own 12DJ Page punt for 33 yds
William & Mary Touchdown, 5 plays
13:591st & 10 at opp 45Bronson Yoder run for 4 yds to the NCAT 41
13:592nd & 6 at opp 41Darius Wilson pass complete to Trey McDonald for 15 yds to the NCAT 26 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 26Bronson Yoder run for 11 yds to the NCAT 15 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 15Bronson Yoder run for 5 yds to the NCAT 10
11:392nd & 5 at opp 10Darius Wilson run for 10 yds for a TD (Eric Bernstein KICK)William & Mary 7, North Carolina A&T 0
11:39William & Mary Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NCAT 8
North Carolina A&T Turnover on downs, 5 plays
11:39Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:391st & 10 at own 25Shimique Blizzard run for 34 yds to the W&M 41 for a 1ST down
11:391st & 10 at opp 41Shimique Blizzard run for 3 yds to the W&M 38
11:392nd & 7 at opp 38Justin Fomby pass complete to Thomas Brown for 5 yds to the W&M 33
11:393rd & 2 at opp 33Justin Fomby pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 1 yd to the W&M 32
8:534th & 1 at opp 32Shimique Blizzard run for a loss of 5 yards to the W&M 37
William & Mary Touchdown, 2 plays
8:531st & 10 at own 37Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 5 yds to the W&M 42
8:132nd & 5 at own 42Darius Wilson pass complete to Sean McElwain for 58 yds for a TD (Eric Bernstein KICK)William & Mary 14, North Carolina A&T 0
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
8:13Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:131st & 10 at own 25Shimique Blizzard run for 6 yds to the NCAT 31
8:132nd & 4 at own 31Shimique Blizzard run for 1 yd to the NCAT 32
8:133rd & 3 at own 32Shimique Blizzard run for 1 yd to the NCAT 33
6:344th & 2 at own 33DJ Page punt for 32 yds
William & Mary Touchdown, 9 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 35Bronson Yoder run for 5 yds to the W&M 40
6:342nd & 5 at own 40Darius Wilson pass complete to Josh Guilford for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at the 50Bronson Yoder run for 9 yds to the NCAT 41
6:342nd & 1 at opp 41Bronson Yoder run for no gain to the NCAT 41
6:343rd & 1 at opp 41Bronson Yoder run for 4 yds to the NCAT 37 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 37Malachi Imoh run for 9 yds to the NCAT 28
6:342nd & 1 at opp 28Malachi Imoh run for 2 yds to the NCAT 26 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 26Darius Wilson pass complete to Malachi Imoh for 5 yds to the NCAT 21
2:282nd & 5 at opp 21Malachi Imoh run for 21 yds for a TD (Eric Bernstein KICK)William & Mary 21, North Carolina A&T 0
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
2:28Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:281st & 10 at own 25Braxton Thomas pass incomplete
2:282nd & 10 at own 25Braxton Thomas pass incomplete
2:283rd & 10 at own 25Braxton Thomas pass incomplete
1:574th & 10 at own 25DJ Page punt for 32 yds, downed at the W&M 43
William & Mary Turnover on downs, 5 plays
1:571st & 10 at own 43Darius Wilson pass complete to Sean McElwain for 27 yds to the NCAT 30 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at opp 30Bronson Yoder run for 4 yds to the NCAT 26
1:572nd & 6 at opp 26Bronson Yoder run for 3 yds to the NCAT 23
1:573rd & 3 at opp 23Darius Wilson pass incomplete
0:164th & 3 at opp 23Darius Wilson pass incomplete
North Carolina A&T Interception, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 23Cameren Dalrymple run for 7 yds to the NCAT 30
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 30Justin Fomby run for no gain to the NCAT 30
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 30Justin Fomby pass complete to Anthony Rucker for 7 yds to the NCAT 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 37Shimique Blizzard run for 20 yds to the W&M 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 43Shimique Blizzard run for 5 yds to the W&M 38
Q2 12:061st & 10 at opp 14Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 12:06
Q2 12:062nd & 5 at opp 38North Carolina A&T Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the W&M 14 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:551st & 10 at opp 14William & Mary Penalty, personal foul (20 Yards) to the W&M 0 for a 1ST down
2nd quarter2 drives, then William & Mary 28, North Carolina A&T 0
William & Mary Touchdown, 16 plays
11:551st & 10 at own 10Darius Wilson run for 2 yds to the W&M 12
11:552nd & 8 at own 12Darius Wilson pass incomplete
11:553rd & 8 at own 12Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 15 yds to the W&M 27 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at own 27Bronson Yoder run for 2 yds to the W&M 29
11:552nd & 8 at own 29Bronson Yoder run for no gain to the W&M 29
11:553rd & 8 at own 29Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 14 yds to the W&M 43 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at own 43Darius Wilson run for 4 yds to the W&M 47
11:552nd & 6 at own 47Darius Wilson pass incomplete
11:553rd & 6 at own 47Darius Wilson run for 14 yds to the NCAT 39 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at opp 39Darius Wilson pass incomplete
11:552nd & 10 at opp 39Darius Wilson run for 9 yds to the NCAT 30
11:553rd & 1 at opp 30Bronson Yoder run for 6 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at opp 24Bronson Yoder run for 8 yds to the NCAT 16
11:552nd & 2 at opp 16William & Mary Penalty, False Start (Quinn Osborne) to the NCAT 21
11:552nd & 7 at opp 21Malachi Imoh run for 10 yds to the NCAT 11 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at opp 11Bronson Yoder run for 2 yds to the NCAT 9
3:122nd & 8 at opp 9Darius Wilson pass complete to Malachi Imoh for 9 yds for a TD (Eric Bernstein KICK)William & Mary 28, North Carolina A&T 0
North Carolina A&T End of half, 14 plays
3:12Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:121st & 10 at own 25Shimique Blizzard run for 2 yds to the NCAT 27
3:122nd & 8 at own 27Justin Fomby pass incomplete
3:123rd & 8 at own 27Justin Fomby pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 9 yds to the NCAT 36 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at own 36Justin Fomby pass complete to Thomas Brown for 4 yds to the NCAT 40
3:122nd & 6 at own 40Justin Fomby pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 16 yds to the W&M 44 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at opp 44Justin Fomby pass incomplete
3:122nd & 10 at opp 44Justin Fomby pass complete to Thomas Brown for 8 yds to the W&M 36
1:241st & 10 at opp 33Timeout William & Mary, clock 01:24
1:243rd & 2 at opp 36Cameren Dalrymple run for 3 yds to the W&M 33 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 33Shimique Blizzard run for 5 yds to the W&M 28
1:242nd & 5 at opp 28Shimique Blizzard run for 4 yds to the W&M 24
1:243rd & 1 at opp 24Shimique Blizzard run for 3 yds to the W&M 21 for a 1ST down
0:242nd & 2 at opp 13Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 00:24
0:241st & 10 at opp 21Justin Fomby pass complete to Laquan Veney for 8 yds to the W&M 13
0:112nd & 2 at opp 13Justin Fomby pass complete to Laquan Veney for 4 yds to the W&M 9 for a 1ST down
0:111st & goal at opp 9Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 00:11
0:111st & goal at opp 9FOMBY, Justin pass short to the right incomplete intended for RUCKER, Anthony thrown to the TRIBE5. PENALTY TRIBE Personal Foul on GORDON, Ty enforced half the distance from the goal, 5 yards from the TRIBE9 to the TRIBE4 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:001st & goal at opp 4Justin Fomby sacked by Ty Gordon for a loss of 8 yards to the W&M 12
3rd quarter3 drives, then William & Mary 35, North Carolina A&T 7
William & Mary Touchdown, 6 plays
14:53Andrew Brown kickoff for 65 yds , Jor’dyn Whitelaw return for 26 yds to the W&M 26
14:531st & 10 at own 26Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 19 yds to the W&M 45 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 45Darius Wilson run for 20 yds to the NCAT 35 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 35Bronson Yoder run for 6 yds to the NCAT 29
14:532nd & 4 at opp 29Malachi Imoh run for 5 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 24Malachi Imoh run for 12 yds to the NCAT 12 for a 1ST down
11:391st & 10 at opp 12Malachi Imoh run for 12 yds for a TD (Eric Bernstein KICK)William & Mary 35, North Carolina A&T 0
North Carolina A&T Touchdown, 9 plays
11:29Josh McCormick kickoff for 60 yds , Aaron Harris return for 24 yds to the NCAT 29
11:291st & 10 at own 29Shimique Blizzard run for 28 yds to the W&M 43 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 43Shimique Blizzard run for 5 yds to the W&M 38
11:292nd & 5 at opp 38Braxton Thomas pass complete to Nicholas Dobson for 6 yds to the W&M 32 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 32Shimique Blizzard run for no gain to the W&M 32
11:292nd & 10 at opp 32Braxton Thomas run for 5 yds to the W&M 27
11:293rd & 5 at opp 27Braxton Thomas pass complete to Laquan Veney for 5 yds to the W&M 22 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 22Shimique Blizzard run for 3 yds to the W&M 19
11:292nd & 7 at opp 19Braxton Thomas pass complete to Laquan Veney for 11 yds to the W&M 8 for a 1ST down
11:291st & goal at opp 8William & Mary Penalty, Offsides (TEAM) to the W&M 4
6:201st & goal at opp 4Shimique Blizzard run for 4 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK)William & Mary 35, North Carolina A&T 7
William & Mary Touchdown, 12 plays
6:11Andrew Brown kickoff for 58 yds , Trey McDonald return for 19 yds to the W&M 26
6:111st & 10 at own 26Hollis Mathis run for 15 yds to the W&M 41 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at own 41Bronson Yoder run for no gain to the W&M 41
6:112nd & 10 at own 41Darius Wilson run for 2 yds to the W&M 43
6:113rd & 8 at own 43Darius Wilson pass complete to Trey McDonald for 12 yds to the NCAT 45 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at opp 45Darius Wilson run for 3 yds to the NCAT 42
6:112nd & 7 at opp 42Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 5 yds to the NCAT 37
6:113rd & 2 at opp 37Darius Wilson run for 10 yds to the NCAT 27 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at opp 27Bronson Yoder run for 2 yds to the NCAT 25
6:112nd & 8 at opp 25Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 8 yds to the NCAT 17 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 17Darius Wilson pass complete to Sean McElwain for 11 yds to the NCAT 6 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 6Darius Wilson pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 4 yds to the NCAT 2
Q4 14:232nd & goal at opp 2Bronson Yoder run for 2 yds for a TD (Eric Bernstein KICK)William & Mary 42, North Carolina A&T 7
Q4 14:23Josh McCormick kickoff North Carolina A&T Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Christopher Allen Jr.) to the 50 yard line
4th quarter5 drives, then William & Mary 45, North Carolina A&T 7
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
14:23Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:231st & 10 at own 25Shimique Blizzard run for no gain to the NCAT 25
14:232nd & 10 at own 25Shimique Blizzard run for 4 yds to the NCAT 29
14:233rd & 6 at own 29Braxton Thomas sacked by Christian Hamm for a loss of 5 yards to the NCAT 24
12:084th & 11 at own 24DJ Page punt for 31 yds
William & Mary Field goal, 8 plays
12:081st & 10 at own 45Tyler Hughes pass incomplete
12:082nd & 10 at own 45Tyler Hughes pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 19 yds to the NCAT 36 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at opp 36Tyler Hughes pass complete to JT Mayo for 8 yds to the NCAT 28
12:082nd & 2 at opp 28Tyler Hughes run for 9 yds to the NCAT 19 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at opp 19Tyler Hughes pass complete to Hollis Mathis for 7 yds to the NCAT 12
12:082nd & 3 at opp 12Tyler Hughes sacked by Terien George for a loss of 8 yards to the NCAT 20
12:083rd & 11 at opp 20William & Mary Penalty, False Start (Hollis Mathis) to the NCAT 25
12:083rd & 16 at opp 25Tyler Hughes sacked by Mitchell Etheridge III for a loss of 7 yards to the NCAT 32
8:044th & 23 at opp 32Eric Bernstein 50 yd FG GOODWilliam & Mary 45, North Carolina A&T 7
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 43North Carolina A&T Penalty, False Start (Andrew Brown) to the NCAT 38
7:55Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds , Aaron Harris return for 43 yds to the NCAT 43
7:551st & 15 at own 38Michael Godette run for 5 yds to the NCAT 43
7:552nd & 10 at own 43Michael Godette run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCAT 40
7:553rd & 13 at own 40Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Godette for 4 yds to the NCAT 44
5:364th & 9 at own 44DJ Page punt for 56 yds for a touchback
William & Mary Punt, 3 plays
5:361st & 10 at own 20Josh Miller run for 7 yds to the W&M 27
5:362nd & 3 at own 27MILLER, Josh rush up the middle for a gain of 3 yards to the TRIBE30 (ETHERIDGE III, Mitchell). PENALTY TRIBE Personal Foul on MILLER, Josh enforced half the distance from the goal, 13 yards from the TRIBE27 to the TRIBE14 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:362nd & 16 at own 14Josh Miller run for 1 yd to the W&M 15
5:363rd & 15 at own 15Tyler Hughes run for 3 yds to the W&M 18
3:114th & 12 at own 18Ruben Anderson punt for 46 yds, downed at the NCAT 36
North Carolina A&T End of game, 5 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 36Braxton Thomas pass complete to Antoine Bell for 2 yds to the NCAT 38
3:112nd & 8 at own 38Michael Godette run for 3 yds to the NCAT 41
3:113rd & 5 at own 41Michael Godette run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 39
3:114th & 7 at own 39Michael Godette run for 12 yds to the W&M 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 49Michael Godette run for 5 yds to the W&M 44

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.

William & Mary leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025William & Mary 38, North Carolina A&T 34
2024William & Mary 45, North Carolina A&T 7

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