Williams throws for 2 TDs in Bethune-Cookman’s 27-7 win over Delaware State

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Quentin Williams passed for 198 yards and two touchdowns and Michael D. Jones rushed for 132 yards as Bethune-Cookman won its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener, 27-7 over Delaware State on Saturday at Municipal Stadium.

Williams completed 20 of 26 passes but also turned the ball over three times, including an interception that DSU’s Terrick Colston returned 11 yards for the Hornets’ only score of the game with 5 seconds left in the first quarter. It was Williams’ first pick of the season, ending a string of 82 passes this year and 124 passes since last season without throwing an interception.

Jhomo Gordon (26 yards) and Jones (15 yards) each caught TD passes to give the 17th-ranked Wildcats (4-1, 1-0) a 21-0 first-quarter lead.

Running back Anthony Jordan added a score for B-CU on a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

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