DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Malcolm Long passed for 148 yards and a touchdown as South Carolina State defeated Bethune-Cookman 24-3 Saturday.
South Carolina State (2-0, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), ranked 15th in the Football Championship Subdivision poll, scored early after Bethune-Cookman punter Kory Kowalski’s knee hit the ground on the 4 while fielding a punt snap. Two plays later, the Bulldogs’ Travil Jamison scored from the 1 with 10:43 left in the first quarter.
Long, who quarterbacked South Carolina State to the MEAC title last year, completed 14 of 24 passes with one interception and threw a 23-yard scoring pass to Will Ford.
Bethune-Cookman (0-2, 0-1) had four turnovers and only 97 yards of offense.
Kowalski’s 31-yard field goal for the Wildcats with 1:50 left in the third quarter cut the difference to 14-3.
Head to Head - Week 2
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State | 258 | 148 | 110 | 16 | 13.3% | 9/60 | 2 | 29:57 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 97 | 83 | 14 | 11 | 21.4% | 8/59 | 4 | 30:03 |
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