Gardner-Webb beats North Carolina A&T for Big South title | |
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) Narii Gaither and Jayden Brown each had two touchdown runs and Gardner-Webb beat North Carolina A&T 38-17 on Saturday in a battle between the Big South Conference's top teams and regular season title. Gardner-Webb (6-5, 5-0) has won the last two in the series and also clinched the conference's automatic bid into the Division I-FCS playoffs. Brown had 93 yards rushing and Gaither 90 yards on the ground. Brown's 19-yard scoring run gave the Bulldogs a 17-14 lead in the second quarter and Gaither's 20-yarder made it 31-14 early in the third. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | J. Fowler | 1796 | |||
| Passing TDs: | J. Fowler | 15 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | B. Tuten | 1363 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | B. Tuten | 13 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | Z. Leslie | 626 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | Z. Leslie | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at North Carolina Central | L 13 - 28 | ||
| 9/10 | at North Dakota State | L 3 - 43 | ||
| 9/17 | at Duke | L 20 - 49 | ||
| 9/24 | vs. South Carolina State | W 41 - 27 | ||
| 10/1 | vs. Bryant | W 24 - 13 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. Edward Waters | W 45 - 7 | ||
| 10/22 | at Robert Morris | W 38 - 14 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. Campbell | W 45 - 38 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. Norfolk State | W 49 - 24 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 20 - 10 | ||
| 11/19 | at Gardner-Webb | L 17 - 38 | ||
| Big South | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | 5-0 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 4-1 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Campbell | 2-3 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Bryant | 2-3 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 2-3 | 2-8 | ||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 0-5 | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4220 (45) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2192 (69) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2028 (31) | ||||
| Points per game: | 28.6 (43) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 383.6 (45) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 36 (48) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (19) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3285 (9) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2088 (20) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1197 (13) | ||||
| Points per game: | 26.5 (51) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 298.6 (7) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 37 (55) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 6 (16) | ||||
