NCAAF Game Recap - Savannah State at Alcorn State
Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:00 PM EDT

Bama
47
TxAM
28
F
FlaSt
14
Clem
45
F
SCar
20
UGA
17
F(1OT)
Fla
28
LSU
42
F
Okla
34
Tex
27
F
MSU
0
Wisc
38
F
USC
27
ND
30
F
PSU
17
Iowa
12
F
Colo
3
Oreg
45
F
Hawaii
37
Boise
59
F
Utah
52
OreSt
7
F
Mich
42
Ill
25
F
WaSt
34
AzSt
38
F
Lou
62
Wake
59
F
UVA
9
MiaFL
17
F
TxTch
30
Bayl
33
F(1OT)
Mem
28
Temp
30
F
Cin
38
Hou
23
F
App
17
ULLaf
7
F
Syr
10
NCSt
16
F
ULMon
24
TxSt
14
F
ColSt
35
NM
21
F
MiaOH
16
WestMI
38
F
Toled
7
BGSU
20
F
MissSt
10
Tenn
20
F
MD
14
Purd
40
F
Rut
0
Ind
35
F
GATec
23
Duke
41
F
JacSt
28
E Il
20
F
Vill
24
JMU
38
F
Ball
29
E Mi
23
F
OD
17
Marsh
31
F
Lamar
20
SamHu
17
F(2OT)
NMS
28
C Mi
42
F
NIU
39
Ohio
36
F
Kent
26
Akr
3
F
BYU
23
SoFL
27
F
UConn
7
Tul
49
F
SJSU
38
NEV
41
F
UNLV
34
Vand
10
F
IASt
38
WVU
14
F
URI
17
VaTec
34
F
MidTN
13
FlAtl
28
F
GASt
31
CoCar
21
F
UAB
33
UTSA
14
F
Fres
24
AF
43
F
Army
8
W Ky
17
F
NorTx
27
SMiss
45
F
Miss
27
MIZ
38
F
UMass
21
LT
69
F
UNCC
23
FLInt
48
F
Navy
45
Tuls
17
F
Neb
7
MIN
34
F
Ark
20
KY
24
F
Wyo
22
SDSU
26
F
Wash
51
Ariz
27
F

Alcorn State 42, Savannah State 17

Oct 12, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Savannah State (3-3)

3

14

0

0

17

Alcorn State (5-2)

14

14

14

0

42

Harper's 5 touchdown passes lead Alcorn State's win
Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:26 PM

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) Felix Harper threw five touchdown passes, Juan Anthony Jr. had 140 receiving yards, and Alcorn State defeated Division II-member Savannah State 42-17 on Saturday.

Harper, a junior who became the starting quarterback when Noah Johnson was injured earlier in the season, completed passes to five receivers, four of whom scored touchdowns. Anthony had one touchdown, Chris Blair two and LeCharles Pringle two.

Harper improved to 4-0 as the starter this season and has passed for 1,146 yards with 16 touchdowns and no interceptions since Johnson was injured.

Savannah State (3-3) trailed 21-3 in the second quarter before closing the gap to 21-17 in the second quarter. First, the Tigers scored on a 15-yard pass from D'Vonn Gibbons to Cameron White. Then on Alcorn State's next play Harper was sacked and his fumble was recovered by Cam Brown in the end zone.

Harper hit Blair for a 24-yard score and Alcorn State (5-2) led 28-17 at halftime. In the third quarter, Harper and Anthony connected for 84 yards and Trey Turner had a 3-yard TD run to cap the homecoming win.

Passing

Sav Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Gibbons 11 6 54.5 1 87 23 1 72.9
AlcSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
F. Harper 21 16 76.2 5 324 84 0 157.2

Rushing

Sav Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Durham 23 94 4.1 21 0
D. Gibbons 14 42 3.0 14 0
AlcSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Waller 16 90 5.6 28 0
T. Turner 5 35 7.0 24 1

Receiving

Sav Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. White 3 44 14.7 21 1
J. Boykin 1 15 15.0 15 0
AlcSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Anthony Jr. 7 140 20.0 84 1
C. Blair 3 108 36.0 71 2

Fumbles

Sav F FL
D. Durham 1 1
AlcSt F FL
F. Harper 1 1
D. Waller 1 1

Returning

Sav KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Boykin 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
AlcSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Morrison 2 22.0 0 24 0 0 0
J. Anthony Jr. 0 0 0 1 2.0 0 2

Punting

Sav Punt Yds Avg LgPu
G. Lugo 4 160 40.0 44
AlcSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. McCullough 2 66 33.0 40

Takeaways

AlcSt Int Yds InTD
D. Burks 1 0 0
A. Bruce 1 29 0

Team Stats Comparison

Sav AlcSt
Points For 17 42
Total Yards 262 488
Rushing Yards 175 164
Passing Yards 87 324
Passing Completions / Attempts 6/12 16/21
Turnovers 3 2
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 2/2
First Downs 22 21
Penalties - Yards 6/50 9/110
Time Of Possession 01:01 59:59
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 3/12 7/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 4/40 2/33

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Sav AlcSt
AlcSt 02:02 TD LeCharles Pringle 14 yd pass from Felix Harper (Corey McCullough kick) 0 7
AlcSt 09:06 TD Chris Blair 71 yd pass from Felix Harper (Corey McCullough kick) 0 14
Sav 13:17 FG Giovanni Lugo 26 yd FG 3 14
2nd Quarter Sav AlcSt
AlcSt 04:07 TD LeCharles Pringle 39 yd pass from Felix Harper (Corey McCullough kick) 3 21
Sav 09:29 TD Cameron White 15 yd pass from D'Vonn Gibbons (Giovanni Lugo kick) 10 21
Sav 09:50 TD Cam Brown 0 yd fumble return (Giovanni Lugo kick) 17 21
AlcSt 13:48 TD Chris Blair 24 yd pass from Felix Harper (Corey McCullough kick) 17 28
3rd Quarter Sav AlcSt
AlcSt 04:13 TD Juan Anthony Jr. 84 yd pass from Felix Harper (Corey McCullough kick) 17 35
AlcSt 14:21 TD Trey Turner 3 yd run (Corey McCullough kick) 17 42
4th Quarter Sav AlcSt
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Spinks-Casem Stadium, Lorman, Mississippi
Attendance: 17,593
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