DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)—McKinson Souverain and Corey Council each scored a touchdown to help Bethune-Cookman edge Howard 14-12 on Saturday.
The Wildcats (8-2, 5-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) won their fourth straight. Souverain ran for 53 yards for one touchdown and Council returned a punt 55 yards to hand the Bison (1-9, 0-7) their six loss in a row.
Howard scored with 1:00 left in the game on Floyd Haigler’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Sherman pass. The Bison could’ve tied the on the two-point conversion, but Haigler’s pass went incomplete.
Souverain’s rushing score came with 7:28 left in the game to put the Wildcats ahead 14-6.
Council’s score occurred with 11:21 left in the first quarter. Matt McCutcheon’s first of two extra-point kicks made it 7-0.
Karlos Whittaker scored Howard’s first touchdown on a 4-yard run with 13:36 left in the fourth quarter. Dennis Wiehberg’s ensuing extra-point try was blocked by Bethune-Cookman’s Travis Roland, giving the Wildcats with a 7-6 lead.
Haigler completed 30 of 49 passes for 197 yards and was sacked five times.
Head to Head - Week 12
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 231 | 197 | 34 | 16 | 25.0% | 3/20 | 0 | 31:00 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 169 | 15 | 154 | 8 | 27.3% | 6/33 | 1 | 29:00 |