GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)—Mike Mayhew’s third-quarter touchdown run proved to be the winning score to lead North Carolina A&T to a 17-13 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday night.
The Aggies (2-0, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 13-10 at halftime but held the Spartans (1-1, 0-1) scoreless in the second half.
Mayhew’s 8-yard run capped a five-play, 61-yard drive and gave North Carolina A&T a 17-13 lead with 10:53 remaining in the third quarter. He finished with 87 yards on 14 carries.
Norfolk State quarterback Dennis Brown rushed for 87 yards and scored on a 30-yard run with 11:09 left in the first quarter.
North Carolina A&T cut it to 7-3 before Norfolk State scored on Brown’s 16-yard pass to Chris Bell. The Aggies countered with a 25-yard scoring pass from Carlton Fears to Wallace Miles with 14 seconds left before halftime.
Head to Head - Week 2
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 301 | 145 | 156 | 17 | 27.3% | 10/66 | 1 | 31:13 |
| North Carolina A&T | 231 | 84 | 147 | 11 | 35.7% | 7/55 | 0 | 28:47 |
- Defense still the key for No. 23 Tar Heels
- Can Notre Dame recruit a coach who wins?
- Nevada-Boise St. Preview
- Stanford assistant Taggart to coach WKU
- UCLA can boost bowl hopes by beating USC
- Arizona coach Stoops wants his Wildcats to finish
- Washington St coach given assurance he'll be back
- Sam Houston State fires Todd Whitten as coach
- Nebraska's kicking star a dead-eye punter, too
- Pittsburgh-West Virginia Preview
- Illinois-Cincinnati Preview
- LSU's Miles accepts blame for gaffes
- Washington TE adds some spice to Apple Cup week
- Northeastern ends football program
- Michigan unlikely to fire Rodriguez yet
- Colorado coach second guesses recruiting son
0 Comments