FINAL SCORE
North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina Central Eagles game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium · Attendance 11,632
Put the final score in perspective.
North Carolina Central finished 8 points ahead. The teams combined for 52 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was North Carolina A&T 14, North Carolina Central 23. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, North Carolina Central outscored its opponent in 2 and North Carolina A&T in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 North Carolina A&T | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
 North Carolina Central | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 18 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 10-17 | 4-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 361 | 369 |
| Passing | 259 | 146 |
| Comp/Att | 21/44 | 13/19 |
| Yards per pass | 5.9 | 7.7 |
| Rushing | 102 | 223 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 3.3 | 5.4 |
| Penalties | 8-80 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:43 | 33:17 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Carolina A&T Aggies
passing
| Kevin White | 21/44 | 259 | 5.9 | 3 | 2 |
rushing
| Kevin White | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 |
| J.T. Smith | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Shimique Blizzard | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Elijah Kennedy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jayden Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Elijah Kennedy | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 2 | 51 |
| Jayvonne Dillard | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 19 |
| Rory Jones-Amen-Hetep | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Michael Carlock-Williams | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jayden White | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Rucker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
fumbles
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin White | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Steven Davis II | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykell Harvey | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrek Brown | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Muhanyi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terien George | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidiq Cabaniss-Ali | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kimbrough-Campbell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Hughley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amondi James | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameren Dalrymple | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dray Duncan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travon Dye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Vann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tycorien Gist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson James | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donavan Frederick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Conover | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Elijah Kennedy | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jayden White | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| MarQuis Roberts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Elijah Kennedy | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 39 | 0 |
kicking
| Asher Holland | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| DJ Page | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Carolina Central Eagles
passing
| Nelson Layne | 13/19 | 146 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
rushing
| Plez Lawrence | 22 | 210 | 9.5 | 3 | 73 |
| Zion Dobson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brendon Wyatt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Layne | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Mehki Wall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Mehki Wall | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 27 |
| Nasim Cosby | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Chance Peterson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| RJ Lancaster | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Zion Dobson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| River Fiore | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyree Saunders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Connor Everett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Plez Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Joshua Truesdale | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakarri Martin II | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juju Laguerre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Maxwell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zarion Walters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ayden Davis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Bigelow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taeshawn Alston | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahzir Dukes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Pullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tevin Tucker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dorsey Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Veal Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Clifford Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon McDaniel Jr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Marcantel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Camp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovon Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khareem Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Amari Sifford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Mehki Wall | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Mehki Wall | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
kicking
| Riley Daniels | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 3/4 | 6 |
punting
| Jake Marcantel | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:34 | Mehki Wall 27 Yd pass from Nelson Layne (Riley Daniels Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 5:04 | Riley Daniels 37 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 7:00 | Plez Lawrence 14 Yd Run (Riley Daniels PAT failed) | 0 – 16 |
| 2 | 4:33 | Elijah Kennedy 51 Yd pass from Kevin White (Asher Holland Kick) | 7 – 16 |
| 2 | 1:23 | Plez Lawrence 73 Yd Run (Riley Daniels Kick) | 7 – 23 |
| 2 | 0:08 | Elijah Kennedy 2 Yd pass from Kevin White (Asher Holland Kick) | 14 – 23 |
| 3 | 8:00 | Plez Lawrence 1 Yd Run (Riley Daniels Kick) | 14 – 30 |
| 4 | 4:20 | Anthony Rucker 6 Yd pass from Kevin White (Kevin White Pass to Mark Tillman for Two-Point Conversion) | 22 – 30 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 13, 3:02 AM UTCData methodology