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North Carolina A&T at Tennessee State

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Tennessee State beat North Carolina A&T 24–⁠21. It was their third meeting; Tennessee State leads the series 2–⁠1.

AwayNorth Carolina A&T2–⁠10 in 2025
21
HomeTennessee State2–⁠10 in 2025
24

Final at Nissan Stadium, Nashville82°F, cloudy, wind 12 mphTV: ESPN+Attendance 8,865

Official
Brandon McCainGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina A&T770721
Tennessee State737724

Standouts

Player stats

North Carolina A&T

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Braxton Thomas11/1316910
Champ Long5/94100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Fredderick Graves1469140
Jailen Hicks427022
Shimique Blizzard424015
Champ Long7704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Amonte Jones491166
Jamison Warren242031
Michael Carlock-Williams331012
Shimique Blizzard218017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joshua Iseah0001

Tennessee State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jonathan Palmer11/2112311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kendric Rhymes21174260
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Devaughn Slaughter4102182
Brock Montgomery21107
Tyson Edwards1707
Kendric Rhymes3305

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

Team stats

North Carolina A&TTennessee State
343Total yards282
210Passing yards123
133Rushing yards159
9.5Yards per pass5.9
3.2Yards per rush5.7
15First downs11
5–⁠15Third downs2–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
3Turnovers1
8–⁠55Penalties8–⁠68
32:55Possession27:05

Efficiency

North Carolina A&TTennessee State
35%Success rate30%
0.18EPA per play−0.10
1.62Explosiveness1.65
−0.18Rushing EPA−0.10
0.80Passing EPA0.10
28%Passing-down success13%

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)

Tennessee State 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Tennessee State −6.5, over/under 50.5.

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

Every drive

Tennessee State end zoneNorth Carolina A&T end zoneQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 playQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TResult not recorded, 2 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TResult not recorded, 2 playsQ2 Tennessee StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ2 Tennessee StateInterception, 2 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Tennessee StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Tennessee StateResult not recorded, 10 playsQ3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 North Carolina A&TResult not recorded, 11 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Tennessee StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TMissed FG, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tennessee State drives left to right, North Carolina A&T right to left.
  1. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  3. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  4. Q1 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 9 plays, 82 yards
  5. Q1 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 play, 79 yards
  6. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  7. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  8. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  9. Q2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  10. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −16 yards
  11. Q2 North Carolina A&TResult not recorded, 2 plays, 0 yards
  12. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 North Carolina A&TResult not recorded, 2 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q2 Tennessee StateField goal, 7 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  16. Q2 Tennessee StateInterception, 2 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q2 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 4 plays, 30 yards
  18. Q2 Tennessee StateEnd of half, 2 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q3 Tennessee StateResult not recorded, 10 plays, 33 yards
  20. Q3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 64 yards
  21. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  22. Q3 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 1 play, 57 yards
  23. Q3 North Carolina A&TResult not recorded, 11 plays, −47 yards
  24. Q4 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards
  25. Q4 Tennessee StatePunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  26. Q4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  27. Q4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  28. Q4 North Carolina A&TMissed FG, 10 plays, 66 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Tied at 7
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 25Wesley Graves run for no gain to the NCAT 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 24
15:003rd & 11 at own 24Champ Long pass complete to Amonte Jones for 10 yds to the NCAT 34
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 15 at own 24Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 23
14:541st & 10 at own 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 57 yds , Aaron Harris return for 17 yds to the NCAT 25
12:404th & 1 at own 34DJ Page punt for 46 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 18 yds to the TNST 38
Tennessee State Punt, 4 plays
12:401st & 10 at own 38Kendric Rhymes run for 10 yds to the TNST 48 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 48Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Jason Hoath Jr.
12:402nd & 10 at own 48Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards
12:403rd & 10 at own 48Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete
11:424th & 10 at own 48Mark Shenouda punt for 32 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 5 yds to the NCAT 47 North Carolina A&T Penalty, illegal block (Antoine Bell) to the NCAT 15
North Carolina A&T Touchdown, 9 plays
11:421st & 10 at own 15Jailen Hicks run for 5 yds to the NCAT 20
11:422nd & 5 at own 20Champ Long run for 1 yd to the NCAT 21
11:423rd & 4 at own 21Braxton Thomas run for 2 yds to the NCAT 23 for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, illegal block (Kaiki Baker) to the NCAT 38 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at own 38Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 37
11:422nd & 11 at own 37Champ Long pass complete to Amonte Jones for 3 yds to the NCAT 40
11:423rd & 8 at own 40Champ Long pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at the 50Wesley Graves run for 7 yds to the TNST 43
11:422nd & 3 at opp 43Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 40 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 40Wesley Graves run for 40 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK)North Carolina A&T 7, Tennessee State 0
Tennessee State Touchdown, 1 play
7:021st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Devaughn Slaughter return for 17 yds to the TNST 18
6:511st & 10 at own 18Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 82 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK) (Freddy Perez KICK)Tied at 7
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
6:511st & 10 at own 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 63 yds
6:511st & 10 at own 35Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 34
6:512nd & 11 at own 34Champ Long run for 1 yd to the NCAT 35
6:513rd & 10 at own 35Champ Long pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 1 yd to the NCAT 36
4:474th & 9 at own 36DJ Page punt for 27 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
4:471st & 10 at own 37Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the TNST 42
4:472nd & 5 at own 42Devaughn Slaughter run for a loss of 9 yards to the TNST 33
4:473rd & 14 at own 33Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery
3:024th & 14 at own 33Mark Shenouda punt for 53 yds
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
3:021st & 10 at own 14Shimique Blizzard run for 7 yds to the NCAT 21
3:022nd & 3 at own 21Champ Long pass incomplete to Michael Carlock-Williams
3:023rd & 3 at own 21Champ Long pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
2:054th & 3 at own 21DJ Page punt for 50 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
2:051st & 10 at own 29Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 28
2:052nd & 11 at own 28Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 24
2nd quarter10 drives, then North Carolina A&T 14, Tennessee State 10
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 34Champ Long pass incomplete to Wesley Graves
15:002nd & 10 at own 34Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 5 yards to the NCAT 29
15:003rd & 15 at own 29Champ Long run for 4 yds to the NCAT 33
14:494th & 16 at own 23Mark Shenouda punt for 45 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 2 yds to the NCAT 34
13:104th & 11 at own 33DJ Page punt for 37 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
13:101st & 10 at own 30Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the TNST 32
13:102nd & 8 at own 32Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for a loss of 3 yards to the TNST 29
13:103rd & 11 at own 29Tennessee State Penalty, delay of game (Jonathan Palmer) to the TNST 24
13:103rd & 16 at own 24Jonathan Palmer sacked by Tim Alderman for a loss of 10 yards to the TNST 14
10:414th & 26 at own 14Mark Shenouda punt for 51 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 15 yds to the 50 yard line
North Carolina A&T Result not recorded, 2 plays
10:411st & 10 at the 50Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the 50 yard line
9:522nd & 10 at the 50Champ Long sacked by James Stewart for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 48 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by TNST Syncere Safeeullah , return for 0 yards
Tennessee State Punt, 5 plays
9:521st & 10 at opp 48Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the NCAT 43
9:522nd & 5 at opp 43Kendric Rhymes run for 7 yds to the NCAT 36 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at opp 36Tennessee State Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCAT 41
9:521st & 15 at opp 41Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards, broken up by Aaron Harris
8:292nd & 15 at opp 41Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Jason Hoath Jr. for no gain to the NCAT 41
7:433rd & 15 at opp 41Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Kendric Rhymes
7:314th & 15 at opp 41Mark Shenouda punt for 41 yds
North Carolina A&T Result not recorded, 2 plays
7:311st & 10 at own 20Champ Long pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
7:182nd & 10 at own 20Champ Long sacked by Ravon Johnson for a loss of 4 yards to the NCAT 24 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by TNST Syncere Safeeullah , return for 0 yards
Tennessee State Field goal, 7 plays
7:181st & 10 at opp 24Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Devaughn Slaughter, broken up by Ty Williams Jr.
7:182nd & 10 at opp 24Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for 5 yds to the NCAT 19
7:183rd & 5 at opp 19Kendric Rhymes run for 6 yds to the NCAT 13 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at opp 13Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the NCAT 11
7:182nd & 8 at opp 11run for a loss of 24 yards to the NCAT 35 fumbled, recovered by TNST Caleb Mccreary rush middle for loss of 24 yards to the NCT35, fumble by TEAM recovered by TSU McCreary,Caleb, McCreary,Caleb rush (Blankumsee,Kamari).
7:183rd & 32 at opp 35Jonathan Palmer run for 12 yds to the NCAT 23
4:084th & 20 at opp 23Freddy Perez 41 yd FG GOODTennessee State 10, North Carolina A&T 7
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
4:031st & 10 at own 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Kennedy return for 25 yds to the NCAT 40 Tennessee State Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Jakobe Freeman) to the NCAT 40
4:031st & 10 at own 40Braxton Thomas run for 4 yds to the NCAT 44
4:032nd & 6 at own 44Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCAT 40
4:033rd & 10 at own 40North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Noah Okoye) to the NCAT 35
4:033rd & 15 at own 35Braxton Thomas run for 9 yds to the NCAT 44
1:524th & 6 at own 44DJ Page punt for 35 yds
Tennessee State Interception, 2 plays
1:521st & 10 at own 21Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the TNST 22
1:202nd & 9 at own 22Jonathan Palmer pass intercepted
North Carolina A&T Touchdown, 4 plays
1:201st & 10 at opp 33Jailen Hicks run for 22 yds to the TNST 11 Tennessee State Penalty, personal foul (Sammy Taylor) to the TNST 5
1:201st & goal at opp 5Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 1
1:202nd & goal at opp 1Braxton Thomas run for no gain to the TNST 1
0:123rd & goal at opp 1Braxton Thomas run for 1 yd for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK)North Carolina A&T 14, Tennessee State 10
Tennessee State End of half, 2 plays
0:091st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 44 yds , Ii Travis Pearson return for 8 yds to the TNST 29
0:091st & 10 at own 29Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards
3rd quarter7 drives, then Tennessee State 17, North Carolina A&T 14
Tennessee State Result not recorded, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 19Devaughn Slaughter run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 18
15:002nd & 11 at own 18Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the TNST 23
15:003rd & 6 at own 23Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Tyson Edwards for 7 yds to the TNST 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 30Kendric Rhymes run for 8 yds to the TNST 38
15:002nd & 2 at own 38Kendric Rhymes run for 7 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 7 yds to the NCAT 48
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the NCAT 40
15:002nd & 8 at opp 40Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 41
15:003rd & 9 at opp 41Jonathan Palmer sacked by Marquis Hood for a loss of 9 yards to the 50 yard line Jonathan Palmer fumbled, recovered by TNST Jonathan Palmer , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
Tennessee State Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 33Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 32
14:551st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Devaughn Slaughter return for 18 yds to the TNST 19
8:214th & 18 at the 50Mark Shenouda punt for 44 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 10
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
8:211st & 10 at own 10Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 11
Tennessee State Result not recorded, 10 plays
8:212nd & 3 at opp 48Kendric Rhymes run for 6 yds to the NCAT 42 for a 1ST down
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
8:212nd & 9 at own 11Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 9
8:213rd & 11 at own 9Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 7 yds to the NCAT 16
6:014th & 4 at own 16DJ Page punt for 44 yds
Tennessee State Touchdown, 1 play
5:511st & 10 at own 40Kendric Rhymes run for 60 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK)Tennessee State 17, North Carolina A&T 14
North Carolina A&T Result not recorded, 11 plays
5:511st & 10 at own 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:511st & 10 at own 25Braxton Thomas sacked by Bryce Gray for a loss of 8 yards to the NCAT 17
5:512nd & 18 at own 17Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jailen Hicks for 8 yds to the NCAT 25
5:513rd & 10 at own 25Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 12 yds to the NCAT 37 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at own 37Shimique Blizzard run for 5 yds to the NCAT 42
5:512nd & 5 at own 42Shimique Blizzard run for 15 yds to the TNST 43 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at opp 43North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Jayvonne Dillard) to the TNST 48
5:511st & 15 at opp 48Shimique Blizzard run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCAT 49
5:512nd & 18 at own 49Champ Long pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 17 yds to the TNST 34
5:513rd & 1 at opp 34Champ Long run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 38 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by NCAT Champ Long
1:014th & 5 at opp 38Champ Long pass incomplete to Wesley Graves for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Micah Gay) to the TNST 26 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at opp 26North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Gabe Navarro) to the TNST 31
1:011st & 15 at opp 31Champ Long run for 3 yds to the TNST 28
0:092nd & 12 at opp 28Braxton Thomas sacked by Byron Davis for a loss of 5 yards to the TNST 33 Braxton Thomas fumbled, recovered by TNST Stephon Shivers , return for 0 yards
4th quarter6 drives, then Tennessee State 24, North Carolina A&T 21
Tennessee State Touchdown, 3 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 32Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 17 yds to the TNST 49 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at own 49Kendric Rhymes run for 51 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK)Tennessee State 24, North Carolina A&T 14
North Carolina A&T Touchdown, 7 plays
14:151st & 10 at own 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Kennedy return for 17 yds to the NCAT 17
14:151st & 10 at own 17Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 12 yds to the NCAT 29 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at own 29North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Terien George) to the NCAT 24
14:151st & 15 at own 24Braxton Thomas run for 10 yds to the NCAT 34
14:152nd & 5 at own 34North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Jaylen Baker) to the NCAT 29
14:152nd & 10 at own 29Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 33
14:153rd & 6 at own 33Braxton Thomas pass complete to Amonte Jones for 12 yds to the NCAT 45 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at own 45Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 49
14:152nd & 6 at own 49Braxton Thomas run for no gain to the NCAT 49 North Carolina A&T Penalty, illegal block (Gabe Navarro) to the NCAT 34
9:582nd & 21 at own 34Braxton Thomas pass complete to Amonte Jones for 66 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) (Andrew Brown KICK)Tennessee State 24, North Carolina A&T 21
Tennessee State Punt, 5 plays
9:581st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:581st & 10 at own 25Kendric Rhymes run for 4 yds to the TNST 29
9:582nd & 6 at own 29Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 6 yds to the TNST 35 for a 1ST down
9:581st & 10 at own 35Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the TNST 35
9:582nd & 10 at own 35Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 4 yds to the TNST 39
9:583rd & 6 at own 39Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery, broken up by Aaron Harris
6:594th & 6 at own 39Mark Shenouda punt for 46 yds
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 15Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the NCAT 15
6:592nd & 10 at own 15Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 14
6:593rd & 11 at own 14Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Jayvonne Dillard
6:594th & 11 at own 14North Carolina A&T Penalty, delay of game (DJ Page) to the NCAT 9
5:204th & 16 at own 9DJ Page punt for 40 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 45
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
5:201st & 10 at opp 45Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Veguer Jean-Jumeau) to the 50 yard line
5:201st & 15 at the 50Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line
5:202nd & 15 at the 50Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line
3:483rd & 15 at the 50Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the NCAT 49
2:524th & 14 at opp 49Mark Shenouda punt for 40 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 13
North Carolina A&T Missed FG, 10 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 13Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 11
2:522nd & 12 at own 11Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 11 yds to the NCAT 22
2:003rd & 1 at own 22Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 24Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 31 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 45Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 41
2:002nd & 6 at opp 41Braxton Thomas pass complete to Elijah Kennedy for 14 yds to the TNST 27 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 27Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 24
0:292nd & 7 at opp 24Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
0:233rd & 7 at opp 24Braxton Thomas run for 3 yds to the TNST 21
0:064th & 4 at opp 21Andrew Brown 38 yd FG MISSED , Matthew Wilson return for no gain to the TNST 21

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

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Tennessee State leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Tennessee State 24, North Carolina A&T 21
2010Tennessee State 37, North Carolina A&T 7Circle City Classic
2005North Carolina A&T 16, Tennessee State 3

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