| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NCCU | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
 SOU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Game Leaders
Cam'Ron McCoy
· QB
Trey Holly
· RB
Walker Harris
· QB
Chris Mosley
· RB
Team Stats
211st Downs15
6-113rd down efficiency2-10
1-14th down efficiency2-3
409Total Yards337
186Passing88
22/27Comp/Att13/19
6.9Yards per pass4.6
223Rushing249
36Rushing Attempts30
6.2Yards per rush8.3
5-50Penalties743-37
1Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
1:00
Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCCU 44
1:26
Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 4 yds to the NCCU 42
1:44
Kenny Pham punt for 34 yds, downed at the NCCU 38
1:55
Jalen Woods pass incomplete to Jerrod Hicks
2:05
Jalen Woods pass complete to Dupree Fuller for 8 yds to the SOU 28
2:33
Woods, Jalen pass complete to Jackson, Malachi for 17 yards to the SOUTHERN47, PENALTY SOUTHERN holding (Lewis, Jeron) 10 yards to the SOUTHERN20, NO PLAY.
3:00
Jalen Woods pass complete to Dupree Fuller for 1 yd to the SOU 30
4:00
Mike Franklin run for 2 yds to the SOU 29 for a 1ST down
4:30
Trey Holly run for 1 yd to the SOU 27
4:50
Jalen Woods pass complete to Jermaine Minor Jr. for 5 yds to the SOU 26
5:00
Trey Holly run for 3 yds to the SOU 21
5:35
Jalen Woods pass complete to Trey Holly for 4 yds to the SOU 18 for a 1ST down
6:05
Trey Holly run for 6 yds to the SOU 14
6:12
Brandon Bowman punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Kobe Brown at the SOU 15 Southern Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (7 Yards) to the SOU 8
7:00
Walker Harris pass complete to Arthur Rodgers Jr. for 2 yds to the NCCU 43
7:50
Walker Harris sacked by Jamarlo Campbell for a loss of 8 yards to the NCCU 41
8:20
Walker Harris pass complete to Darryl Taylor for 9 yds Darryl Taylor fumbled, recovered by NCCU Darryl Taylor
9:00
Walker Harris pass complete to Quentin McCall for 16 yds to the NCCU 40 for a 1ST down
9:40
Chris Mosley run for 5 yds to the NCCU 24
9:47
Cam'Ron McCoy run for a loss of 8 yards to the NCCU 19 Cam'Ron McCoy fumbled, forced by Thomas Johnson, recovered by NCCU Thomas Johnson
10:00
Southern Penalty, False Start (Chris Garcia) to the NCCU 11
10:30
Cam'Ron McCoy pass complete to Darren Morris for 10 yds to the NCCU 6 for a 1ST down
10:43
McCoy, Cam'Ron pass incomplete to Jefferson, Cam, PENALTY NCCENTRAL pass interference (Braxton, Tomondrey) 15 yards to the NCCENTRAL16, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SOUTHERN.
11:23
Cam'Ron McCoy run for 2 yds to the NCCU 31
11:35
Cam'Ron McCoy pass incomplete to Darren Morris
11:55
Cam'Ron McCoy pass complete to Malachi Jackson for 7 yds to the NCCU 33 for a 1ST down
12:12
Cam'Ron McCoy pass incomplete to Jerrod Hicks
13:00
Trey Holly run for 5 yds to the NCCU 40
13:23
Trey Holly run for 3 yds to the NCCU 45
13:36
Cam'Ron McCoy pass complete to Jermaine Minor Jr. for 8 yds to the NCCU 48 for a 1ST down
14:20
Trey Holly run for 3 yds to the SOU 44
14:35
Cam'Ron McCoy pass complete to Kobe Brown for 12 yds to the SOU 41 for a 1ST down
14:54
Brandon Bowman punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Darren Morris at the SOU 29
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:29
Walker Harris pass complete to Chris Mosley for 1 yd to the NCCU 23
1:07
Chris Mosley run for 3 yds to the NCCU 22
1:40
Chris Mosley run for 1 yd to the NCCU 19
1:51
Kenny Pham punt for 39 yds, downed at the NCCU 18
2:49
Cam'Ron McCoy run for a loss of 3 yards to the SOU 43
3:35
Cam'Ron McCoy run for a loss of 2 yards to the SOU 46
4:00
Mike Franklin run for 2 yds to the SOU 48
4:35
Cam'Ron McCoy run for 21 yds to the SOU 46 for a 1ST down
4:50
Brandon Bowman kickoff for 40 yds fair catch by Jerrod Hicks at the SOU 8
4:50
Aleni Mageo run for 6 yds for a TD (Kaleb Robison KICK)
4:56
North Carolina Central Penalty, False Start (Holly Saint-Melus) to the SOU 6
5:01
Southern Penalty, Substitution Infraction (1 Yards) to the SOU 1
5:02
Timeout Southern, clock 05:02
5:30
Chris Mosley run for 3 yds to the SOU 2
6:00
Walker Harris pass complete to Mehki Wall for 27 yds to the SOU 5 for a 1ST down
Chris Mosley has career game with 180 yards rushing and North Carolina Central tops Southern 31-14
— Chris Mosley ran for a career-high 180 yards, the North Carolina Central defense did not allow a point in the second half, and the Eagles defeated Southern 31-14 on Saturday night in the season-opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff.
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