Norfolk State Spartans @ Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
Williams leads Bethune-Cookman over Norfolk State 59-49
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Quentin Williams threw for a career-high 374 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score as Bethune-Cookman pulled away in the second half for a 59-49 win over Norfolk State on Saturday.
Michael Jones, who had a 75-yard run for a score, rambled for 125 yards and two scores and caught three passes for 103 yards and another touchdown as Bethune-Cookman (6-2, 4-1) remains one game back of North Carolina A&T in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings.
The score was tied at 35 at the break. The Wildcats took control in the third quarter, outscoring Norfolk State 21-7. Williams hit Jones on an 89-yard scoring strike for a 56-42 lead with 1:33 left in the third. Williams had a 76-yard scoring pass to Frank Brown in the first quarter.
Greg Hankerson threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns for Norfolk State (2-5, 2-2). Gerard Johnson rushed for 126 yards and one touchdown.
Game Information
Daytona Beach, FL
2025 Standings
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State | 5-0 | 10-3 |
| Delaware State | 4-1 | 8-4 |
| North Carolina Central | 3-2 | 8-4 |
| Howard | 2-3 | 5-7 |
| Morgan State | 1-4 | 4-8 |
| Norfolk State | 0-5 | 1-11 |
| Southwestern Athletic - EastSouthwestern Athletic - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 7-1 | 10-2 |
| Jackson State | 7-1 | 9-3 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Florida A&M | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Alabama A&M | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Southwestern Athletic - WestSouthwestern Athletic - West | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Texas Southern | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Alcorn State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Grambling | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-6 | 3-8 |
| Southern | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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