Hampton Pirates @ Norfolk State Spartans
Gerard Johnson helps Norfolk St. top Hampton, 24-14
NORFOLK, Va. -- Gerard Johnson ran for 119 yards and a touchdown to help Norfolk State snap a six-game losing streak and beat Hampton 24-14 Saturday.
Johnson came into the game with 64 yards rushing on 32 carries for Norfolk State (1-3, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).
Greg Hankerson hit Isaac White for a 12-yard touchdown to put the Spartans up 17-14 with 3:16 left in the third quarter.
D'Metrius Williams picked off Hampton's David Watford and returned it to the Pirates' 38 before runs of 32 and six yards by Johnson set up a 2-yard rushing score by Quintreil Chung just two minutes and seven seconds later.
A 23-yard touchdown run by Johnson opened the scoring with 5:03 left in the first, but Hampton (2-2, 1-1) got a 7-yard scoring run from Christopher Dukes and a 10-yard touchdown pass from Watford to Rayshad Riddick to make it 14-7 at the half.
The all-time series is now 26-26-1.
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Game Information
Norfolk, VA
2025 Standings
| Coastal Athletic AssociationCoastal Athletic Association | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| Villanova | 7-1 | 12-3 |
| New Hampshire | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Monmouth | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| William & Mary | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| Maine | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Elon | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Stony Brook | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Towson | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| North Carolina A&T | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Campbell | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Bryant | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| UAlbany | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Hampton | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| 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 |
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