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Howard at Norfolk State

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Norfolk State beat Howard 21–⁠20. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Norfolk State led the series 10–⁠9.

AwayHoward4–⁠8 in 2024
20
HomeNorfolk State4–⁠8 in 2024
21

Final at William Dick”” Price Stadium””, NorfolkTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,001

At kickoff
70°F, wind 15 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Norfolk International Airport (KORF), 9 km from the stadium
Official
Carlos TorionGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Howard7301020
Norfolk State077721

Standouts

Player stats

Howard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ja’Shawn Scroggins16/2115911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ja’Shawn Scroggins11109148
Eden James1065019
Jarett Hunter131606
Isiah Williams21307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kasey Hawthorne346024
Jarett Hunter334019
Isiah Williams431012
Nathanial Clark130030

Norfolk State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jalen Daniels10/1411700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kevon King1778115
X’Zavion Evans742116
Jalen Daniels82008
Jaylen White217016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jacquez Jones553016
Tavian Morris230017
Elyjah Mitchell224012
Jaylen White1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Terron Mallory0001

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

Team stats

HowardNorfolk State
371Total yards287
159Passing yards117
212Rushing yards170
7.6Yards per pass8.4
5.4Yards per rush4.7
21First downs17
6–⁠11Third downs3–⁠7
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers0
3–⁠40Penalties3–⁠23
31:27Possession28:33

Efficiency

HowardNorfolk State
48%Success rate59%
0.25EPA per play0.23
1.24Explosiveness0.78
0.13Rushing EPA0.15
0.68Passing EPA0.43
61%Passing-down success38%

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)

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

The line

Norfolk State −1, over/under 47.5.

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

Every drive

Norfolk State end zoneHoward end zoneQ1 HowardTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Norfolk StateMissed FG, 15 playsQ1 HowardField goal, 16 playsQ2 HowardMissed FG, 11 playsQ2 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 HowardInterception, 8 playsQ2 Norfolk StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Norfolk StateMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 HowardPunt, 4 playsQ3 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 HowardTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 HowardField goal, 8 playsQ4 Norfolk StateTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 HowardResult not recorded, 2 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. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 HowardTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  2. Q1 Norfolk StateMissed FG, 15 plays, 81 yards
  3. Q1 HowardField goal, 16 plays, 70 yards
  4. Q2 HowardMissed FG, 11 plays, 46 yards
  5. Q2 Norfolk StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  6. Q2 HowardInterception, 8 plays, 51 yards
  7. Q2 Norfolk StateEnd of half, 2 plays, 4 yards
  8. Q3 Norfolk StateMissed FG, 9 plays, 45 yards
  9. Q3 HowardPunt, 4 plays, −7 yards
  10. Q3 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  11. Q3 HowardTouchdown, 10 plays, 64 yards
  12. Q4 Norfolk StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 52 yards
  13. Q4 HowardField goal, 8 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q4 Norfolk StateTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 44 yards
  15. Q4 HowardResult not recorded, 2 plays, 4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Howard 7, Norfolk State 0
Howard Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 40 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jarett Hunter run for 4 yds to the HOW 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Hunter,Jarett rush middle (Menard,Dantey;Richardson,AJ).
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Jarett Hunter for 8 yds to the HOW 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Jarett Hunter run for 2 yds to the NORF 48
Howard Field goal, 16 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 31Breylin Smith run for 4 yds to the NORF 27
Howard Touchdown, 6 plays
11:582nd & 8 at opp 48Ja’Shawn Scroggins 48 Yd Run (Dylan West Kick)Howard 7, Norfolk State 0
Norfolk State Missed FG, 15 plays
11:531st & 10 at own 35Mika Levy kickoff for 64 yds , Jaylen White return for 14 yds to the NORF 15
11:531st & 10 at own 15Kevon King run for 5 yds to the NORF 20
11:532nd & 5 at own 20Jalen Daniels pass complete to Jacquez Jones for 11 yds to the NORF 31 for a 1ST down
11:531st & 10 at own 31Jalen Daniels pass incomplete to Tavian Morris, broken up by Kenny Gallop Jr.
11:532nd & 10 at own 31Jalen Daniels pass complete to Tavian Morris for 13 yds to the NORF 44 for a 1ST down
11:531st & 10 at own 44Kevon King run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
11:532nd & 4 at the 50Kevon King run for 15 yds to the HOW 35 for a 1ST down
11:531st & 10 at opp 35Kevon King run for 5 yds to the HOW 30
11:532nd & 5 at opp 30Jalen Daniels pass complete to Elyjah Mitchell for 12 yds to the HOW 18 for a 1ST down
11:531st & 10 at opp 18Evans,Xzavion rush right (Hollon,Terrance).
11:532nd & 10 at opp 18X’Zavion Evans run for 8 yds to the HOW 10
11:533rd & 2 at opp 10Jalen Daniels run for 7 yds to the HOW 3 for a 1ST down
11:531st & goal at opp 3Kevon King run for 1 yd to the HOW 2
11:532nd & goal at opp 2Jalen Daniels run for a loss of 2 yards to the HOW 4
11:533rd & goal at opp 4pass incomplete to Elyjah Mitchell
3:304th & goal at opp 4Grandin Willcox 22 yd FG MISSED
Howard Field goal, 16 plays
3:301st & 10 at own 20Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the HOW 21
3:302nd & 9 at own 21Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 7 yds to the HOW 28
3:303rd & 2 at own 28Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the HOW 29
3:304th & 1 at own 29Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 2 yds to the HOW 31 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at own 31Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Nathanial Clark for 30 yds to the NORF 39 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at opp 39James,Eden rush middle (Mauney,Marcus;Beuchert-Irvine,Sage).
3:302nd & 10 at opp 39Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass incomplete to Isiah Williams for a 1ST down Norfolk State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Terron Mallory) to the NORF 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 27Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Isiah Williams for 7 yds to the NORF 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 20Kasey Hawthorne run for 3 yds to the NORF 17
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 17Jarett Hunter run for 2 yds to the NORF 15
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 15Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for 9 yds to the NORF 6 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 6Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Ke’Untae Mosley for a loss of 4 yards to the NORF 10
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 10pass incomplete to Ke’Untae Mosley
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 10pass incomplete to Ke’Untae Mosley
2nd quarter5 drives, then Howard 10, Norfolk State 7
Norfolk State End of half, 2 plays
15:002nd & 6 at own 24Daniels,Jalen rush right (Reed,Reggie;Hollon,Terrance), NSU wins the toss and chooses receive.
11:174th & goal at opp 10Dylan West 28 Yd Field GoalHoward 10, Norfolk State 0
Howard Missed FG, 11 plays
10:581st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 41 yds , Cyrus Wilson return for 10 yds to the HOW 34
10:581st & 10 at own 34Eden James run for 19 yds to the NORF 47 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 47Jarett Hunter run for 4 yds to the NORF 43
10:582nd & 6 at opp 43Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 2 yds to the NORF 41
10:583rd & 4 at opp 41Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Isiah Williams for 4 yds to the NORF 37 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 37Jarett Hunter run for 2 yds to the NORF 35
10:582nd & 8 at opp 35Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Eden James for 1 yd to the NORF 34
10:583rd & 7 at opp 34Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Isiah Williams for 12 yds to the NORF 22 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 22Kasey Hawthorne run for 2 yds to the NORF 20
10:582nd & 8 at opp 20Hunter,Jarett rush left (Chapman,Corey).
10:583rd & 8 at opp 20pass incomplete to Jarett Hunter
5:144th & 8 at opp 20Dylan West 38 yd FG MISSED
Norfolk State Punt, 3 plays
5:141st & 10 at own 20Jalen Daniels run for 2 yds to the NORF 22
5:143rd & 8 at own 22Jalen Daniels sacked by Jamel Stewart for a loss of 3 yards to the NORF 19
3:294th & 11 at own 19Noah Tracey punt for 53 yds Howard Penalty, substitution infraction (Kenny Gallop Jr.) to the HOW 28
Howard Interception, 8 plays
3:291st & 10 at own 28Eden James run for 1 yd to the HOW 29
3:292nd & 9 at own 29Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass incomplete to Breylin Smith, broken up by Daylan Long
3:293rd & 9 at own 29Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for 24 yds to the NORF 47 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at opp 47Eden James run for a loss of 2 yards to the NORF 49
2:002nd & 12 at opp 49Eden James run for 13 yds to the NORF 36 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 36Eden James run for 7 yds to the NORF 29
2:002nd & 3 at opp 29Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Isiah Williams for 8 yds to the NORF 21 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 21Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass intercepted
Norfolk State End of half, 2 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 20Kevon King run for 4 yds to the NORF 24
3rd quarter5 drives, then Norfolk State 14, Howard 10
Norfolk State Missed FG, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jalen Daniels run for 7 yds to the NORF 42
15:002nd & 3 at own 42Jalen Daniels pass complete to Jacquez Jones for 16 yds to the HOW 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Jaylen White run for 16 yds to the HOW 26 Norfolk State Penalty, Offensive holding (Kamaree Wells) to the HOW 36
15:001st & 4 at opp 36Jaylen White run for 1 yd to the HOW 35
15:002nd & 3 at opp 35Jalen Daniels pass complete to Jaylen White for 6 yds to the HOW 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Jalen Daniels run for 1 yd to the HOW 28
15:002nd & 9 at opp 28pass incomplete to Tavian Morris
15:003rd & 9 at opp 28Fonnae Webb run for 8 yds to the HOW 20
Howard Touchdown, 10 plays
15:003rd & 5 at opp 35Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Jarett Hunter for 7 yds to the NORF 28 for a 1ST down
10:334th & 1 at opp 20Grandin Willcox 37 yd FG MISSED
Howard Punt, 4 plays
10:331st & 10 at own 20Jarett Hunter run for 6 yds to the HOW 26
10:332nd & 4 at own 26Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the HOW 27
10:333rd & 3 at own 27Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Isiah Williams for no gain to the HOW 27 Howard Penalty, illegal use of hands (Darius Fox) to the HOW 17
10:333rd & 13 at own 17Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Eden James for a loss of 4 yards to the HOW 13
7:544th & 17 at own 13Dylan West punt for 46 yds
Norfolk State Touchdown, 7 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 41X’Zavion Evans run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
7:542nd & 1 at the 50X’Zavion Evans run for 4 yds to the HOW 46 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 46Norfolk State Penalty, false start (Garrison Wheatley) to the NORF 49
7:541st & 15 at own 49X’Zavion Evans run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
7:542nd & 14 at the 50Jalen Daniels pass complete to Jacquez Jones for 6 yds to the HOW 44
7:543rd & 8 at opp 44Jalen Daniels pass complete to Jacquez Jones for 11 yds to the HOW 33 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 33Jalen Daniels pass complete to Tavian Morris for 17 yds to the HOW 16 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 16X’Zavion Evans 16 Yd Run (Grandin Willcox Kick)
Howard Touchdown, 10 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 38 yds , Cyrus Wilson return for 6 yds to the HOW 33
2:551st & 10 at own 33Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 5 yds to the HOW 38
2:552nd & 5 at own 38Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Breylin Smith for 22 yds to the NORF 40 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at opp 40Isiah Williams run for 6 yds to the NORF 34
2:552nd & 4 at opp 34Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for a loss of 1 yard to the NORF 35
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Isiah Williams run for 7 yds to the NORF 21
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 21Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 3 yds to the NORF 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Eden James run for 6 yds to the NORF 12
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 12Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 9 yds to the NORF 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:131st & goal at opp 3Jamel Stewart 3 Yd pass from Ja’Shawn Scroggins (Dylan West Kick)
4th quarter4 drives, then Norfolk State 21, Howard 20
Norfolk State Touchdown, 5 plays
12:131st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 44 yds Howard Penalty, off-side (Kenny Gallop Jr.) to the NORF 45
12:131st & 10 at own 45X’Zavion Evans run for 4 yds to the HOW 49 for a 1ST down Howard Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Kenny Gallop Jr.) to the HOW 34 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 34Jalen Daniels pass complete to Jacquez Jones for 13 yds to the HOW 21 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 21Jalen Daniels pass complete to Elyjah Mitchell for 12 yds to the HOW 9 for a 1ST down
12:131st & goal at opp 9Kam’Ryn Thomas run for 5 yds to the HOW 4
9:412nd & goal at opp 4Kevon King 4 Yd Run (Grandin Willcox Kick)
Howard Field goal, 8 plays
9:411st & 10 at own 35Grandin Willcox kickoff for 35 yds
9:411st & 10 at own 30Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the HOW 31
9:412nd & 9 at own 31Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 33 yds to the NORF 36 for a 1ST down
9:411st & 10 at opp 36Eden James run for 4 yds to the NORF 32
9:412nd & 6 at opp 32Eden James run for 15 yds to the NORF 17 for a 1ST down
9:411st & 10 at opp 17Ja’Shawn Scroggins run for 5 yds to the NORF 12
9:412nd & 5 at opp 12Eden James run for 2 yds to the NORF 10
9:413rd & 3 at opp 10Jarett Hunter run for a loss of 8 yards to the NORF 18
5:384th & 11 at opp 18Dylan West 36 Yd Field Goal
Norfolk State Turnover on downs, 11 plays
5:381st & 10 at own 35Dylan West kickoff for 48 yds
5:381st & 10 at own 25Kevon King run for 5 yds to the NORF 30
5:382nd & 5 at own 30Kevon King run for 3 yds to the NORF 33
5:383rd & 2 at own 33Kevon King run for 5 yds to the NORF 38 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at own 38Jalen Daniels run for 8 yds to the NORF 46
5:382nd & 2 at own 46Kevon King run for 6 yds to the HOW 48 for a 1ST down
2:151st & 10 at opp 48Kevon King run for 9 yds to the HOW 39
2:002nd & 1 at opp 39Kevon King run for 5 yds to the HOW 34 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 34Kevon King run for 3 yds to the HOW 31
1:142nd & 7 at opp 31Kevon King run for 3 yds to the HOW 28
1:093rd & 4 at opp 28Kevon King run for a loss of 3 yards to the HOW 31
0:184th & 7 at opp 31Kevon King run for 2 yds to the HOW 29
Howard Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:181st & 10 at own 29Ja’Shawn Scroggins sacked by Javontay Martin for a loss of 4 yards to the HOW 25
0:182nd & 14 at own 25Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Jarett Hunter for 19 yds to the HOW 44 for a 1ST down Howard Penalty, false start (Kenny Gallop Jr.) to the HOW 25 for a 1ST down

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 one 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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