
Eddie Poole extends his consecutive games reception streak to 19 against Norfolk State--Photo Courtesy of The Virginian Pilot
The 24th ranked and conference unbeaten Norfolk State Spartans entered Thursday night’s nationally televised contest boasting the conference’s top offense, number 1 scoring defense, and the conference’s best offensive player through the midpoint of the season in QB Chris Walley. But it was the Wildcats who dominated both sides of the ball and exited Dick Price Stadium with a convincing 14-6 victory.
For the second consecutive week, Junior running back Isidore Jackson set a single game career high with 206 yards rushing on 34 carries. Jackson’s determined running along with a dominant performance by the Bethune Cookman offensive line helped the Wildcats outgained Norfolk State on the ground 245 yards to 97.
Jackie Wilson got the start at quarterback for the Wildcats. Wilson passed for a modest 88 yards on 8 of 16 attempts including a 7 yard touchdown completion to KJ Stroud with 11:56 remaining in the 3rd quarter. It was the Rutger’s transfer first td reception in a BCU uniform. Wilson played the entire game with his throwing hand heavily wrapped. The nature and severity of Wilson’s injury is unknown but is a reason for concern. Last week’s starter, David Blackwell, dislocated the thumb on his throwing hand in the contest against Fort Valley State and it is believed that Jamarr Robinson has an undisclosed leg injury which has limited his play and/or availability.
Brian Jenkins and the coaching staff deserve a ton of praise for developing a winning gameplan that protected the Wildcat quarterback given the current injury situation at the position.
The Wildcat’s two touchdowns on the evening came on their opening possession of the game and the opening possession of the second half. It was all of the scoring the Cats needed on the evening as the Wildcat defense prevented the Spartans from getting into the endzone only yielding two long field goals in the contest.
The Wildcat defensive front-7 dominated the Spartans offense all night. Defensive End Ryan Davis was quite simply the best player on the field and registered as good of a defensive performance as you will ever witness. Davis accounted for 3.5 sacks, 11 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery on the evening. Davis and the Wildcats limited NSU to less than 250 yards of total offense and produced 3 turnovers. The last of which was a game sealing Dion Hanks interception in the endzone with :50 seconds remaining in the contest.
With the victory on Thursday night, the Wildcats keep their slim hopes alive of winning a share of the 2011 MEAC crown. BCU will take the field again next Saturday in Durham, NC against upstart North Carolina Central.
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER |
COOK |
NORF |
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TD | 04:08 | Anthony Jordan 2 Yd Run (Sven Hurd Kick) |
7 |
0 |
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SECOND QUARTER |
COOK |
NORF |
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FG | 02:18 | Everett Goldberg 50 Yd |
7 |
3 |
|
THIRD QUARTER |
COOK |
NORF |
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TD | 11:56 | Keith Stroud 7 Yd Pass From Jackie Wilson (Sven Hurd Kick) |
14 |
3 |
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FG | 07:27 | Everett Goldberg 47 Yd |
14 |
6 |
Team Stat Comparison
Bethune-Cook. | Norfolk St | |||||||
1st Downs |
19 |
16 |
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3rd down efficiency |
6-15 |
5-15 |
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4th down efficiency |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Total Yards |
333 |
249 |
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Passing |
88 |
152 |
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Comp-Att |
8-16 |
17-28 |
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Yards per pass |
5.5 |
5.4 |
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Rushing |
245 |
97 |
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Rushing Attempts |
54 |
36 |
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Yards per rush |
4.5 |
2.7 |
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Penalties |
8-59 |
6-31 |
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Turnovers |
2 |
3 |
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Fumbles lost |
0 |
2 |
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Interceptions thrown |
2 |
1 |
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Possession |
31:40 |
28:20 |
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Bethune-Cookman Passing | ||||||||
C/ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
INT |
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J. Wilson |
8/16 |
88 |
5.5 |
1 |
2 |
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Team |
8/16 |
88 |
5.5 |
1 |
2 |
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Norfolk State Passing | ||||||||||
C/ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
INT |
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C. Walley |
14/24 |
88 |
3.7 |
0 |
1 |
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N. Flores |
3/4 |
64 |
16.0 |
0 |
0 |
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Team |
17/28 |
152 |
5.4 |
0 |
1 |
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Bethune-Cookman Rushing | ||||||||||
CAR |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
||||||
I. Jackson |
34 |
206 |
6.1 |
0 |
49 |
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R. Scott |
8 |
34 |
4.3 |
0 |
15 |
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J. Wilson |
7 |
14 |
2.0 |
0 |
15 |
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A. Jordan |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
2 |
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-. Team |
3 |
-10 |
-3.3 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
Team |
54 |
245 |
4.5 |
1 |
49 |
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Norfolk State Rushing | ||||||||||
CAR |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
||||||
T. Hedgeman |
16 |
54 |
3.4 |
0 |
13 |
|||||
K. Lewis |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
N. Flores |
7 |
16 |
2.3 |
0 |
4 |
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R. Maynes |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
C. Walley |
8 |
-16 |
-2.0 |
0 |
3 |
|||||
Team |
36 |
97 |
2.7 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
Bethune-Cookman Receiving | ||||||||||
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
||||||
M. Francois |
3 |
56 |
18.7 |
0 |
29 |
|||||
E. Poole |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
14 |
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K. Stroud |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
1 |
7 |
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P. Harris |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
7 |
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R. Scott |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
Team |
8 |
88 |
11.0 |
1 |
29 |
|||||
Norfolk State Receiving | ||||||||
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
||||
X. Boyce |
6 |
76 |
12.7 |
0 |
45 |
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R. Garrett |
4 |
36 |
9.0 |
0 |
14 |
|||
V. Hairston |
4 |
35 |
8.8 |
0 |
14 |
|||
K. Johnson |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
3 |
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K. Lewis |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
2 |
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Team |
17 |
152 |
8.9 |
0 |
45 |
|||
Bethune-Cookman Interceptions | ||||||||
INT |
YDS |
TD |
||||||
D. Hanks |
1 |
12 |
0 |
|||||
Team |
1 |
12 |
0 |
|||||
Norfolk State Interceptions | |||||||
INT |
YDS |
TD |
|||||
R. Volcin |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||
D. Reynolds |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||
Team |
2 |
0 |
0 |
||||
Bethune-Cookman Kick Returns | |||||||
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
||||
C. Keith |
2 |
39 |
19.5 |
26 |
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J. Moss |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
|||
Team |
3 |
43 |
14.3 |
26 |
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Norfolk State Kick Returns | ||||
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
|
V. Hairston |
2 |
41 |
20.5 |
23 |
M. Cooperwood |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
19 |
Team |
3 |
60 |
20.0 |
23 |
Bethune-Cookman Punt Returns | ||||
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
|
P. Cleckley |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
14 |
C. Wilson |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Team |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
14 |
Norfolk State Punt Returns | |||||||||
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
||||||
M. Cooperwood |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
7 |
|||||
V. Hairston |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
6 |
|||||
Team |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
7 |
|||||
Bethune-Cookman Kicking | |||||||||
FG |
PCT |
LONG |
XP |
PTS |
|||||
S. Hurd |
0/1 |
0.0 |
— |
2/2 |
2 |
||||
Team |
0/1 |
0.0 |
— |
2/2 |
2 |
||||
Norfolk State Kicking | |||||||||||
FG |
PCT |
LONG |
XP |
PTS |
|||||||
E. Goldberg |
2/2 |
100.0 |
50 |
0/0 |
6 |
||||||
Team |
2/2 |
100.0 |
50 |
0/0 |
6 |
||||||
Bethune-Cookman Punting | |||||||||||
TOT |
YDS |
AVG |
TB |
-20 |
LG |
||||||
K. Kowalski |
7 |
256 |
36.6 |
0 |
3 |
58 |
|||||
Team |
7 |
256 |
36.6 |
0 |
3 |
58 |
|||||
Norfolk State Punting | ||||||
TOT |
YDS |
AVG |
TB |
-20 |
LG |
|
T. Muenzer |
7 |
260 |
37.1 |
0 |
2 |
51 |
Team |
7 |
260 |
37.1 |
0 |
2 |
51 |