US EditionAtkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets for MEAC title
South Carolina State secured its seventh straight win and repeated as MEAC champion with a 28-17 victory, earning the Celebration Bowl bid over Delaware State.
- On Nov. 22, South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 to clinch the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and the Celebration Bowl bid before 4,077 fans at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Del.
- Delaware State finished 8-4 under first-year coach DeSean Jackson, marking its first winning season since 2012, but the Hornets' five-game win streak was snapped in the finale.
- William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and finished with 249 yards passing, while Jalen Levin's 33-yard interception return gave South Carolina State an early lead.
- Despite the loss, Delaware State rushed for 439 yards and totaled 526 yards of offense while South Carolina State Bulldogs had 406 total yards.
- Turnovers hurt Delaware State as two quarterbacks threw two interceptions each, while Patrick Fisher-Butler missed 49- and 35-yard field-goal attempts and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty stalled a key late drive.
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Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets for MEAC title
William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 in a regular-season finale Saturday to decide the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with its seventh straight win.
Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets for MEAC title
DOVER, Del. (AP) — William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 in a regular-season finale Saturday to decide the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with its seventh straight win.
Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets for MEAC title
DOVER, Del. (AP) — William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 in a regular-season finale Saturday to decide the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with its seventh straight win.
Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets for MEAC title
William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 in a regular-season finale Saturday to decide the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with its seventh straight win.
State/other: Streaking SC State claims MEAC title
DOVER, Del. — William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 in a regular-season finale Saturday to decide the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with its seventh straight win.
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