The biggest surprise of week three was Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s 45-43 three-overtime come-from-behind victory over two-time defending champion Alcorn State Golden Lions quarterback Brandon Duncan completed 29-of-52 passes for 505 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His favorite target was Willie Young who caught 13 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns. The Golden Lions are
BOXTOROW Polls: Despite loss, A&T continues on top in HBCU football
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] It was a tale of two weeks for the North Carolina A&T Aggies against FBS opponents. After defeating Kent State 39-36 in four overtimes last week, the Aggies lost to Tulsa on Saturday 58-21. Despite the loss, A&T was
TSU dominant against fellow HBCUs; renews young rivalry with B-CU
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 4/4 Tennessee State (2-0) vs. 5/5 Bethune-Cookman (0-1) When Tennessee State travels to Daytona Beach to take on Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, it will be a matchup of two of the best teams in HBCU football over the last five years. While TSU plays in the OVC, typically all of
2016 Football Scoreboards Week Three
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Saturday, September 17, 2016
News & Notes from Week 2: A&T gets money, win, respect
The big story of the week was North Carolina A&T’s four-overtime victory over Kent State 39-36 on Saturday. There have not been many times that HBCU FCS programs have defeated FBS programs. More recently, Bethune-Cookman defeated FIU back-to-back years in 2013 and 2014. Moreover, 2013 was a particularly good year for FCS HBCUs. Not only
BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls: North Carolina A&T unanimous No. 1
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] When voting on polls, sometimes the evidence is just so overwhelming in cases where voters rank teams. So is the case with North Carolina A&T who is the unanimous No. 1 in week two of the BOXTOROW Coaches and
2016 Football Scoreboards Week Two
Saturday, September 10, 2016
BOXTOROW Polls: North Carolina A&T unanimous with coaches, majority with media
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The defending BOXTOROW national champion North Carolina A&T Aggies received all 20 first-place votes in the BOXTOROW Coaches poll after the first week of play. The Aggies received the majority of the votes in the media poll. N.C. A&T
2016 Football Scoreboards Week One
Thursday, September 1, 2016 Friday, September 2, 2016 Saturday, September 3, 2016 Sunday, September 4, 2016
HBCU national championship contenders open season in MEAC/SWAC Challenge
[insert_php] if (is_single()) { echo “Could the Wildcats third time be the charm for the Braves? boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] This is the 12th MEAC/SWAC Challenge and this year unlike more recently when the game was played in Orlando – mostly at the Citrus Bowl – this year’s game will be played in Daytona Beach’s Municipal