DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Bethune-Cookman continued its control of the Savannah State series Saturday with a 42-12 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over the Tigers before a Municipal Stadium crowd of 5,975, on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Williams threw for 207 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 100 yards as the Wildcats (3-1 1-0 MEAC) downed the Tigers (0-3, 0-1 MEAC) for the 16th consecutive time, dating back to 1992.
Michael D. Jones rushed for two scores and Jamie Wilson caught two for a Bethune-Cookman offense, which racked up 592 yards of total offense and kept the Tiger offense out of the end zone. The lone SSU touchdown was on a fourth quarter interception in the Bethune-Cookman end zone.
“I don't think we have one main guy – we have guys,” said B-CU Head Coach Terry Sims. “Any of them can make a play at any time. And we're comfortable with any of them depending on our package.”
Bethune-Cookman did have 23 penalties for 212 yards – not a record, but that only came into play early.
After two third-down penalties, Savannah State took an early 3-0 advantage on the scoreboard courtesy John Barron’s 38-yard field goal with 4:52 remaining in the first quarter. However, the Wildcats quickly answered with a 6-play, 92-yard drive that produced Williams’ 13-yard scoring strike to Wilson.
Williams had a 36-yard completion to Wilson and a 37-yard connection with Ja-Quan Lumas, as the quick strike offense returned with its ninth touchdown drive of the season that spanned less than three minutes. Dubbed “Lightning Strikes” by the Bethune-Cookman staff, the Cats have had just a single scoring drive all year last longer than three minutes in length.
B-CU would strike quickly the rest of the game – in all, five times, as it pulled away for the team’s third consecutive victory, following a season opening setback at FBS opponent Miami (Fla).
The score also marked B-CU’s first points of the season in an opening quarter.
Platooning with Williams, redshirt sophomore quarterback Larry Brihm, Jr. led the Wildcats to a pair of second quarter scores that gave the Maroon and Gold a 21-3 halftime lead.
Anthony Jordan registered his 30th career rushing touchdown, moving the graduate past Jimmie Russell into fifth on the all-time list, on an 11-yard run with 5:08 remaining in the first half. Brihm would connect with Jawill Davis on a 57-yard catch and run 1:20 before halftime.
The Wildcats defense, which got a fumble recovery from Jamal Thomas and an interception from Jocelyn Borgella, Jr., stopped a pair of Tigers marches into the red zone during the second period, but each possession ended with a missed field goal attempt by John Barron.
Michael D. Jones’ runs of two yards in the third and a 50-yard fourth quarter burst up the middle, along with Williams capping off an 83-yard drive with an 8-yarder to Wilson, highlighted the second half.
Jones and Jordan rushed for 77 and 54 yards, respectively. Davis (77 yards) and Wilson (57) each caught three passes.
Jason Smith, Jr. had seven tackles and a quarterback sack for a Wildcats defense that has not given up a touchdown in two games.
Bethune-Cookman faces North Carolina Central next Saturday at 4 p.m., in an ESPNU nationally broadcasted game. The game is set for 4 p.m., at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
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