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DURHAM, N.C. – Bethune-Cookman University sophomore quarterback Jackie Wilson passed for 183 yards and ran for another 113 yards to spark the Wildcats to 525 total yards and a 34-6 victory over North Carolina Central University inside a packed O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium celebrating NCCU’s homecoming.
Wilson completed 12-of-15 passes for 183 yards and an 11-yard touchdown strike to Patrick Harris in the third quarter. His team-high 113 ground yards came on just nine carries, including a 3-yard touchdown scamper right before halftime.
B-CU sophomore running back Isidore Jackson also surpassed the century mark with 108 rushing yards, while Anthony Jordan found the end zone twice and Rodney Scott had 57 rushing yards and a score. As a team, the Wildcats rushed for 333 yards, averaging 7.2 yards per carry.
NCCU finished the contest with 295 yards of total offense. Junior receiver and return specialist
Geovonie Irvine paced the Eagles with 188 all-purpose yards, including 80 yards on a team-best six catches and 108 yards on five kickoff returns.
Senior
Michael Johnson completed 20-of-31 passes for 181 yards to become the fifth quarterback in NCCU history to throw for more than 5,000 yards. He now has 5,179 career passing yards and needs just 24 yards to pass Stadford Brown (2006-08) for fourth place on NCCU’s all-time list.
Defensively, NCCU was topped by senior linebacker
Brandon Outlaw with a game-high 11 tackles, while junior lineman
Stephen Young added nine stops with 1.5 takedowns behind the line of scrimmage.
Another bright spot for NCCU was the special teams play of punter
Matthew Cornelius, who averaged 51.5 yards per punt, including a 56-yard blast that pinned the Wildcats at their own 1-yard line.
After punting on its first possession, Bethune-Cookman then scored touchdowns on five of the next six times with the ball. The Wildcats posted scoring drives of 73, 99, 45, 39 and 80 yards. The only time B-CU did not score during that stretch was due to a fumble to end a 90-yard drive.
The visiting Wildcats compiled 207 yards of total offense in the first quarter, while holding the Eagles to 17 yards on seven plays. B-CU closed out the first 30 minutes of play with 344 total yards and took a 20-0 cushion into the locker room at intermission.
B-CU posted two more touchdowns on the scoreboard for a 34-0 advantage with 4:50 remaining in the third quarter.
The only scoring in the final quarter was by NCCU when redshirt freshman running back Andre Clarke caped a 12-play, 70-yard drive with a 1-yard dive into the end zone with 13:17 left in the contest.
Bethune-Cookman now leads the series 2-1, as the visiting team has won each of the meetings between the Eagles and Wildcats.
Up next for NCCU is a trip to Dover, Del., to face Delaware State on Nov. 6 at 1:00 p.m.
