KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The Lincoln football team built a 16-0 first quarter lead en route to a 47-34 victory over Grambling State in The Missouri Classic on Saturday (Sept. 14). Morris Henderson totaled 325 all-purpose yards and Jacob Morris threw for 280 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions as Lincoln, an NCAA Division II program, knocked off Grambling State, an NCAA Division I FCS team, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.Henderson scored two rushing touchdowns and returned a kickoff 102 yards for a score to help LU secure the win. Henderson rushed for 137 yards on 11 carries, gained 74 more yards on three receptions and finished with 114 kick-return yards in the win. Henderson helped the Blue Tigers outrush Grambling State, 320-192, with Deon Brock (67 yards), Percy Turner (50 yards, one touchdown) and Morris (43 yards and a score) also contributed on the ground.
Lincoln's defense also made its share of plays, including a forced fumble by Faleoga Russell on a sack from Justus Schulte on GSU's first drive of the game, which led to three early points for the Blue Tigers on an Andrew Fishel 40-yard field goal. Henderson later scored on a 41-yard run and Turned rushed 51 yards for a score in the closing minutes of the first period to give Lincoln the early 16-0 lead.
Grambling State answered with its first touchdown drive of the night midway through the second quarter, but Henderson immediately responded, taking the ensuing kickoff back from two-yards deep in his own end zone all the way to the house to make it a 23-7 affair. That score would hold until Lincoln's opening drive of the second half, which ended with a 44-yard rushing TD by Henderson to give LU a 30-14 lead.
GSU answered with a 72-yard touchdown drive to cut the Blue Tigers' lead back to nine, but Morris had a response of his own. Lincoln drove 79 yards in 1:11, highlighted by a 64-yard completion from Morris to Henderson capped off by a Morris 11-yard keeper.
Lincoln increased its lead to 44-21 early in the fourth quarter, as Khirey Draine hauled in a 13-yard touchdown pass put the Blue Tigers ahead by 23. Grambling State answered with a quick touchdown drive to make it 44-27, following a missed extra point, but Lincoln responded with one final scoring drive, ending with a made 30-yard field goal by Fishel. Grambling State didn't score again until there were only 10 seconds remaining in the game, resulting in Lincoln's 47-34 final score.
Draine finished with 79 receiving yards on seven receptions while Maurice Woodard caught two passes for 36 yards. Turner and Brock caught two passes each for 21 and 15 yards, respectively, while Isam Pegues picked up 15 additional yards on the ground.
Defensively, LU was led by Kendrick Causey, who had a hand in 15 tackles, while Schulte and Kerry Roby each had nine takedowns. Schulte, John McCain and John Rose each registered sacks for the Blue Tigers while the three of them, plus Garrett Carrillo and Jamell Tombah, each had tackles for loss. Brian Smith made seven tackles to go with two pass break-ups and a forced fumble and recovery while Markuice Savage and Tevin Brock each added six tackles.
Julio Segura had a good night in the kicking game, averaging 30.5 yards on four punts, three of which pinned Grambling State inside its own 20. Seguro also average 56.7 yards on nine kickoffs.
The Blue Tigers improved to 1-1 on the season with the victory while Grambling State fell to 0-3.
Lincoln will continue its season on the road next week, as the Blue Tigers will travel to Joplin, Mo. to play Missouri Southern next Saturday (Sept. 21). That game is scheduled to be televised on the MIAA TV Network and will kick off at 2:37 p.m. CT.
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By Dan Carr, Assistant AD for Media Relations
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
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