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COASTAL CAROLINA 47, FURMAN 45, 3 OT
GREENVILLE (AP) - DeMario Bennett caught a 26-yard touchdown pass in the third overtime and then scored on the mandatory two-point conversion try on a reverse to give Coastal Carolina a 47-45 victory against Furman on Saturday night.
Coastal Carolina (2-0) scored first in the third overtime on a 26-yard pass from Strom Thrumond alum Aramis Hillary to Bennett. Hank McCloud scored on a 3-yard run for Furman (0-2), but the two-point try failed.
Hillary was 20-for-27 passing for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and Matt Hazel, a North Augusta graduate, caught seven passes for 128 yards and a touchdown.
The Paladins' Reese Hannon threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns. Furman scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take 25-22 lead, but the Chanticleers' Alex Catron kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired in regulation to tie the game at 25.
JACKSONVILLE 31, CSU 10
CHARLESTON (AP) - Jordan Dewhirst scored two touchdowns and Jacksonville scored 28 points in the second half to take down Charleston Southern 31-10
Jacksonville (1-1) jumped ahead 10-0 when Dewhirst returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.
Charleston Southern (0-2) cut the deficit to 24-10 late in the fourth quarter behind a 17-yard touchdown from backup quarterback Derek Hatcher. However, Dewhirst returned the ensuing onside kick 44 yards for a touchdown to put the game away.
The Dolphins defense stifled Charleston Southern all afternoon, recording four sacks, five quarterback hurries, 12 tackles for loss and an interception.
The loss marked Charleston Southern's 14th straight loss dating back to last season.
Nathan Perera led Charleston Southern with 134 yards on 10 catches, but the Bucs struggled to move the ball on the ground (2.2 yards per carry) and only converted 5 of 17 third-down attempts.
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 27, S.C. STATE 14
ORANGEBURG (AP) - Isidore Jackson ran for 88 yards and one touchdown to help Bethune-Cookman beat Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival South Carolina State 27-14.
South Carolina State (1-1) scored the only points of the first quarter. Asheton Jordan's 5-yard run and Jalen Simmons' run from 3-yards out gave the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead.
The Wildcats (2-0) got on the board in the second quarter with a fumble recovery in the end zone by Tyrone Bouie. Jackson then ran it in from four yards to tie the game at 14. Sven Hurd added a field goal to make the halftime lead 17-14.
The Wildcats' defense took over, shutting down South Carolina State the rest of the way as Bethune-Cookman scored 27 unanswered points.
Rodney Scott's 3-yard touchdown run was the lone score of the fourth quarter.
This marked the 50th meeting between the teams with South Carolina State leading the series 31-18-1.
THE CITADEL 23, FURMAN 21
CHARLESTON (AP) - The Citadel's Thomas Warren kicked the game-winning field from 37 yards with 35 seconds left to edge Georgia Southern 23-21 on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs had lost five in a row to the Eagles. The Citadel (2-0) had lost nine consecutive Southern Conference home games since a 28-16 victory over Samford in 2009.
Georgia Southern's Ryan Nowicki missed two field-goal attempts, and the Eagles fumbled five times, losing two. One fumble on the Eagles' 27 led to the Bulldogs' first score, a 19-yard run by Rickey Anderson. Ben Dupree's first career touchdown pass, a 26-yarder to Domonic Jones, scored the Bulldogs' second touchdown.
Warren kicked field goals of 42 and 39 yards for a six-point lead. The Eagles tied the game with 3:13 remaining on Ezayi Youyoute's 1-yard run.
WOFFORD 82, LINCOLN 0
SPARTANBURG (AP) - Seventeen different players carried the ball for Wofford as the Terriers ran for 449 yards in an 82-0 lambasting of Division II Lincoln (Pa.) Saturday night.
Brian Kass was 4-of-5 passing for 86 yards and three scores before the second-teamers entered the game, while the ground game averaged 8.3 yards per carry with no player for the Terriers (2-0) taking more than seven carries in the game. Five different Wofford players punched in touchdowns, with Brody Hingst and Eric Breitenstein each scoring twice.
Wofford compiled 402 yards on the ground last week against Gardner-Webb, and dating back to last season the Terriers have run for 400-plus yards in three straight games.
The Terriers leaped ahead of the Lions (0-2) 35-0 in the first quarter with 192 yards of offense.
Doug Cook threw for 130 yards on 15-of-25 passing, hitting Philip Jean-Juste eight times for 57 yards.![]()
COASTAL CAROLINA 47, FURMAN 45, 3 OT
GREENVILLE (AP) - DeMario Bennett caught a 26-yard touchdown pass in the third overtime and then scored on the mandatory two-point conversion try on a reverse to give Coastal Carolina a 47-45 victory against Furman on Saturday night.
Coastal Carolina (2-0) scored first in the third overtime on a 26-yard pass from Strom Thrumond alum Aramis Hillary to Bennett. Hank McCloud scored on a 3-yard run for Furman (0-2), but the two-point try failed.
Hillary was 20-for-27 passing for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and Matt Hazel, a North Augusta graduate, caught seven passes for 128 yards and a touchdown.
The Paladins' Reese Hannon threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns. Furman scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take 25-22 lead, but the Chanticleers' Alex Catron kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired in regulation to tie the game at 25.
JACKSONVILLE 31, CSU 10
CHARLESTON (AP) - Jordan Dewhirst scored two touchdowns and Jacksonville scored 28 points in the second half to take down Charleston Southern 31-10
Jacksonville (1-1) jumped ahead 10-0 when Dewhirst returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.
Charleston Southern (0-2) cut the deficit to 24-10 late in the fourth quarter behind a 17-yard touchdown from backup quarterback Derek Hatcher. However, Dewhirst returned the ensuing onside kick 44 yards for a touchdown to put the game away.
The Dolphins defense stifled Charleston Southern all afternoon, recording four sacks, five quarterback hurries, 12 tackles for loss and an interception.
The loss marked Charleston Southern's 14th straight loss dating back to last season.
Nathan Perera led Charleston Southern with 134 yards on 10 catches, but the Bucs struggled to move the ball on the ground (2.2 yards per carry) and only converted 5 of 17 third-down attempts.
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 27, S.C. STATE 14
ORANGEBURG (AP) - Isidore Jackson ran for 88 yards and one touchdown to help Bethune-Cookman beat Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival South Carolina State 27-14.
South Carolina State (1-1) scored the only points of the first quarter. Asheton Jordan's 5-yard run and Jalen Simmons' run from 3-yards out gave the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead.
The Wildcats (2-0) got on the board in the second quarter with a fumble recovery in the end zone by Tyrone Bouie. Jackson then ran it in from four yards to tie the game at 14. Sven Hurd added a field goal to make the halftime lead 17-14.
The Wildcats' defense took over, shutting down South Carolina State the rest of the way as Bethune-Cookman scored 27 unanswered points.
Rodney Scott's 3-yard touchdown run was the lone score of the fourth quarter.
This marked the 50th meeting between the teams with South Carolina State leading the series 31-18-1.
THE CITADEL 23, FURMAN 21
CHARLESTON (AP) - The Citadel's Thomas Warren kicked the game-winning field from 37 yards with 35 seconds left to edge Georgia Southern 23-21 on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs had lost five in a row to the Eagles. The Citadel (2-0) had lost nine consecutive Southern Conference home games since a 28-16 victory over Samford in 2009.
Georgia Southern's Ryan Nowicki missed two field-goal attempts, and the Eagles fumbled five times, losing two. One fumble on the Eagles' 27 led to the Bulldogs' first score, a 19-yard run by Rickey Anderson. Ben Dupree's first career touchdown pass, a 26-yarder to Domonic Jones, scored the Bulldogs' second touchdown.
Warren kicked field goals of 42 and 39 yards for a six-point lead. The Eagles tied the game with 3:13 remaining on Ezayi Youyoute's 1-yard run.
WOFFORD 82, LINCOLN 0
SPARTANBURG (AP) - Seventeen different players carried the ball for Wofford as the Terriers ran for 449 yards in an 82-0 lambasting of Division II Lincoln (Pa.) Saturday night.
Brian Kass was 4-of-5 passing for 86 yards and three scores before the second-teamers entered the game, while the ground game averaged 8.3 yards per carry with no player for the Terriers (2-0) taking more than seven carries in the game. Five different Wofford players punched in touchdowns, with Brody Hingst and Eric Breitenstein each scoring twice.
Wofford compiled 402 yards on the ground last week against Gardner-Webb, and dating back to last season the Terriers have run for 400-plus yards in three straight games.
The Terriers leaped ahead of the Lions (0-2) 35-0 in the first quarter with 192 yards of offense.
Doug Cook threw for 130 yards on 15-of-25 passing, hitting Philip Jean-Juste eight times for 57 yards.