Norfolk State Spartans @ North Carolina Central Eagles
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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Game Information
Durham, NC
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 |
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