Football Wins Homecoming 2.0 at Howard 27-14 - Tennessee State University (2024)

Football Wins Homecoming 2.0 at Howard 27-14 - Tennessee State University (1)
  • Box Score

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27

WinnerTennessee St.TSU6-2 , 3-1

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14

HowardHOW3-4 , 0-0

Winner

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Tennessee St.TSU

6-2 , 3-1

27

Final

14

HowardHOW

3-4 , 0-0

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Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
TSU Tennessee St. 7 6 14 0 27
HOW Howard 0 7 7 0 14

Game Recap: Football |

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what might've been titled "Howard's 100th Homecoming", the fans on the visitors sidelines spoiled the festivitiesas Tennessee State defeated Howard 27-14 in front of a sold-out Greene Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The victory improved Tennessee State's record to 6-2 on the season while the Bison fell to 3-4.With the win, head coach Eddie George is now 21-20 all-time.

Draylen Ellis led Tennessee State's passing attack with 289 yards through the air. The signal caller also added 28 yards and one touchdown on the ground.

Jaden McGill led all Tigers rushers with 43 yards and one touchdown in the contest. Ellis also added 28 yards and one touchdown on the ground.

Karate Brenson pulled in five catches for 153 yards. Jalal Dean made his presence felt in the passing game, recording four receptions for 55 yards.

Jalen McClendon showed out for the Tennessee State defense, recording three tackles and one interception. Tyler Jones added one interception and Keandre

Booker had 1.0 TFL and one sack in the win.

The Tigers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing two turnovers while avoiding any giveways, with Tennessee State turning those takeaways into six points.

Tennessee State's defense held up against Howard's offense, allowing 209 total yards. The Tigers hassled the Howard passing attack all game long, racking up four sacks and grabbing two interceptions.

How It Happened

Tennessee State got on the scoreboard first with :54 left in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.The Tigers then increased their lead to 10-0 with another score.

Tennessee State kept Howard off the scoreboard and extended its lead to 13-0 with 6:50 remaining in the second quarter.The Tigers continued to expand their lead after Howard closed the gap to 13-7, scoring again to go ahead 20-7. Tennessee State didn't score again in the game and Howard added seven more points to finish off the scoring.

Game Notes

» Tennessee State outgained Howard 412-209, including a 289-33 advantage through the air.
» Tennessee State won the turnover battle 2-0 after picking off two passes.
» The Tigers scored first with :54 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Tennessee State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up 14 points.
» Tennessee State converted 3 of 13 third downs while Howard was successful on 2 of 12.
» Ahmad Nelson led the Tigers with 10 tackles.
» Tennessee State won the time of possession battle 35:00 to 24:41.
» Tennessee State got off to a hot start in the contest, putting 13 unanswered points on the board before Howard could respond.
» Ja'Shawn Scroggins led the Bison passing attack, completing six of his 21 attempts for 33 yards with two interceptions.
» Jarett Hunter led the Howard rushing attack with 102 yards and one touchdown.
» Second straight year TSU has started the season 6-2
» TSU Finished 3-0 in the month of October
»TSU is 14-2 in the month of October under Coach George
»TSU is 2-0 all-time against Howard

Up Next
» Tennessee State sits idle until November 2 when it hosts UT Martin at Nissan Stadium.

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats TSU HOW
Total Yards 412 209
Pass Yards 289 33
Rushing Yards 123 176
Penalty Yards 11-107 6-37
1st Downs 16 14
3rd Downs 3-13 2-12
4th Downs 1-3 1-3
TOP 35:00 24:41
Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter

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00:54 - TSU - Ellis,Draylen 27 yd run (Lowery,James kick), 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 05:14

7 0
2nd Quarter

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07:57 - TSU - Lowery,James 40 yd field goal 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:23

10 0

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06:50 - TSU - Lowery,James 39 yd field goal 4 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:02

13 0

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03:58 - HOW - James,Eden 2 yd run (West,Dylan kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:52

13 7
3rd Quarter

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05:36 - TSU - McGill,Jaden 4 yd run (Lowery,James kick), 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 04:24

20 7

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01:28 - HOW - Hunter,Jarett 9 yd run (West,Dylan kick), 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 03:59

20 14

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00:00 - TSU - Evans,CJ 99 yd kickoff return (Lowery,James kick)

27 14

Total Yards

TSU

412

HOW

209

Turnovers

TSU

HOW

2

First Downs

TSU

16

HOW

14

Total Possession

TSU

35:00

HOW

24:41

Game Leaders

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#1 Ellis,Draylen

  • CMP
    19
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    289
  • INT
    0

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#4 McGill,Jaden

  • Avg
    3.1
  • TD
    1
  • YDS
    43
  • GAIN
    46

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#1 Ellis,Draylen

  • Avg
    3.5
  • TD
    1
  • YDS
    28
  • GAIN
    44

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#2 Gant,Jordan

  • Avg
    3.7
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    22
  • GAIN
    22

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#0 Brenson,Karate

  • No
    5
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    153
  • Long
    83

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#8 Dean,Jalal

  • No
    4
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    55
  • Long
    50

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#89 Hoath Jr.,Jason

  • No
    1
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    33
  • Long
    33

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#7 Nelson,Ahmad

  • Tackles
    10
  • TFL
    1.0
  • Sacks
    0.0
  • YDS
    0

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#12 Ellis,Sanders

  • Tackles
    7
  • TFL
    1.5
  • Sacks
    0.5
  • YDS
    1

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#0 Moore,Tyler

  • Tackles
    3
  • TFL
    0.5
  • Sacks
    0.5
  • YDS
    1

Receiving Yards

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#0

Brenson,Karate

Brenson,Karate

153

Dean,Jalal

55

Hoath Jr.,Jason

33

Evans,CJ

19

Passing Yards

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#1

Ellis,Draylen

Ellis,Draylen

289

Rushing Yards

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#4

McGill,Jaden

McGill,Jaden

43

Ellis,Draylen

28

Gant,Jordan

22

Evans,CJ

20

Tackles

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#7

Nelson,Ahmad

Nelson,Ahmad

10

Ellis,Sanders

7

Moore,Tyler

3

Villiers,Dion

3

Players Mentioned

#0 Karate Brenson

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior

#1 Draylen Ellis

QB
6' 1"
Graduate Student

#21 Tyler Jones

DB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior

#8 Jalen McClendon

DB
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior

#7 Ahmad Nelson

LB
6' 2"
Senior

#8 Jalal Dean

WR
6' 0"
Senior

#4 Jaden McGill

RB
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

#0 Karate Brenson

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
WR

#1 Draylen Ellis

6' 1"
Graduate Student
QB

#21 Tyler Jones

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
DB

#8 Jalen McClendon

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
DB

#7 Ahmad Nelson

6' 2"
Senior
LB

#8 Jalal Dean

6' 0"
Senior
WR

#4 Jaden McGill

6' 0"
Junior
RB

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