Savannah State Tigers @ Howard Bison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Savannah State SAV | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
HOW | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
Howard blasts Savannah St. 42-14
WASHINGTON -- Greg McGhee ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as Howard overcame early miscues to defeat Savannah State 42-14 on Saturday.
McGhee passed for 326 yards and added a game-high 148 yards rushing with TD runs of 53 and 27 yards for Howard (4-6, 3-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Anthony Philyaw ran for two touchdowns in the second quarter and McGhee hit Matthew Colvin from the 6 as the Bison rallied from a 7-0 deficit with 20 points in the quarter.
Early on, the Bison had a McGhee touchdown called back for holding, missed two field goals, lost a fumble and failed to convert on fourth down before pulling the pieces together on Philyaw's icebreaker from 18 yards out.
Savannah State (1-9, 0-6) scored first on a 32-yard pass from Leon Prunty to Simon Heyward. Prunty finished with 152 yards passing and Heyward had 99 receiving.
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|---|---|---|
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| Benedict College | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| Kentucky State | 7-1 | 9-3 |
| Allen | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Edward Waters | 4-4 | 5-5 |
| Fort Valley State | 4-4 | 4-6 |
| Savannah State | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Morehouse College | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Tuskegee | 3-5 | 4-7 |
| Miles College | 3-5 | 3-8 |
| Central State (OH) | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Clark Atlanta | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| Lane | 0-8 | 0-10 |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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