HAMPTON, Va. (AP)—Marquay McDaniel had 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns to lead Hampton to a 42-13 win over Norfolk State on Saturday.
Princeton Shepherd threw four TD passes for Hampton (7-0, 5-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which took an early lead on Kevin Beverly’s 29-yard TD just over three minutes into the first. Norfolk State closed the gap on two field goals by Antonio Gomez to make it 7-6, but McDaniel quickly followed with two TD catches, to put the Pirates in the lead 21-6 at the end of the first.
Shepherd was 12-for-19 for 209 yards for Hampton.
Norfolk State (3-3, 1-3) scored with 4:08 left in the fourth on Emery Sammons’ 6-yard TD catch. DeAngelo Branche rushed for 105 yards on only nine carries for the Spartans.
Updated Oct 14, 6:50 pm EDT
Head to Head - Week 7
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 322 | 164 | 158 | 16 | 8.3% | 7/57 | 2 | 30:07 |
| Hampton | 353 | 234 | 119 | 19 | 61.5% | 8/53 | 1 | 29:53 |