| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSU | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| NCCU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Carter has 4 TD tosses, Norfolk State holds off NCCU 28-21
DURHAM, N.C. -- Juwan Carter threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns and Marcus Taylor rushed for 132 yards and two scores as Norfolk State held off a late charge to beat North Carolina Central 28-21 on Saturday.
Carter hit C.J. Jones, Isaiah Winstead and Taylor to give Norfolk State (3-4, 3-1 MEAC) a 21-0 halftime lead.
North Carolina Central had won 18 straight conference games before falling to the Spartans.
NCCU (5-2, 3-1), the defending conference champ, closed to 21-14 when Naiil Ramadan hit Josh McCoy on a 23-yard strike early in the fourth quarter. Carter answered with a 58-yard bomb to Taylor and Ramadan and McCoy combined again to trail 28-21 with 6:12 left.
Ramadan was intercepted twice to stop late drives. Kyle Archie stole the first to stop a 10-play, 39-yard drive. Anthony Smith thwarted the last drive, picking off Ramadan at NSU's 36.
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2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | 4-1 | 6-6 |
| North Carolina Central | 4-1 | 9-3 |
| Morgan State | 3-2 | 4-6 |
| South Carolina State | 3-2 | 5-6 |
| Norfolk State | 1-4 | 3-8 |
| Delaware State | 0-5 | 1-10 |
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