WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what might've been titled "Howard's 100th Homecoming", the fans on the visitors sidelines spoiled the festivities as Tennessee State defeated Howard 27-14 in front of a sold-out Greene Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The victory improved Tennessee State's record to 6-2 on the season while the Bison fell to 3-4. With the win, head coach Eddie George is now 21-20 all-time.
Draylen Ellis led Tennessee State's passing attack with 289 yards through the air. The signal caller also added 28 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
Jaden McGill led all Tigers rushers with 43 yards and one touchdown in the contest. Ellis also added 28 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
Karate Brenson pulled in five catches for 153 yards. Jalal Dean made his presence felt in the passing game, recording four receptions for 55 yards.
Jalen McClendon showed out for the Tennessee State defense, recording three tackles and one interception. Tyler Jones added one interception and Keandre
Booker had 1.0 TFL and one sack in the win.
The Tigers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing two turnovers while avoiding any giveways, with Tennessee State turning those takeaways into six points.
Tennessee State's defense held up against Howard's offense, allowing 209 total yards. The Tigers hassled the Howard passing attack all game long, racking up four sacks and grabbing two interceptions.
How It Happened
Tennessee State got on the scoreboard first with :54 left in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.The Tigers then increased their lead to 10-0 with another score.
Tennessee State kept Howard off the scoreboard and extended its lead to 13-0 with 6:50 remaining in the second quarter.The Tigers continued to expand their lead after Howard closed the gap to 13-7, scoring again to go ahead 20-7. Tennessee State didn't score again in the game and Howard added seven more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Tennessee State outgained Howard 412-209, including a 289-33 advantage through the air.
» Tennessee State won the turnover battle 2-0 after picking off two passes.
» The Tigers scored first with :54 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Tennessee State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up 14 points.
» Tennessee State converted 3 of 13 third downs while Howard was successful on 2 of 12.
» Ahmad Nelson led the Tigers with 10 tackles.
» Tennessee State won the time of possession battle 35:00 to 24:41.
» Tennessee State got off to a hot start in the contest, putting 13 unanswered points on the board before Howard could respond.
» Ja'Shawn Scroggins led the Bison passing attack, completing six of his 21 attempts for 33 yards with two interceptions.
» Jarett Hunter led the Howard rushing attack with 102 yards and one touchdown.
» Second straight year TSU has started the season 6-2
» TSU Finished 3-0 in the month of October
» TSU is 14-2 in the month of October under Coach George
» TSU is 2-0 all-time against Howard
Up Next
» Tennessee State sits idle until November 2 when it hosts UT Martin at Nissan Stadium.
