DURHAM, N.C. - Quentin Williams threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns as Bethune-Cookman rallied from a 19-point second half deficit to defeat North Carolina Central, 28-26 in a MEAC game Saturday afternoon in front of a wet O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium crowd of 2,024 and an ESPN3 audience.

N.C. Central (1-3 overall, 0-1 MEAC) had a chance to win the game in the final minute after marching 92 yards to the Wildcats 1-yard line, but freshman Elliott Miller blocked Nigel Macauley's 18-yard field goal to preserve the Wildcats' fourth consecutive victory.

GAME LINKS Game Stats Pregame Notes Postgame Notes Press Conference Season Stats NCCU Postgame   SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter     no scoring 2nd Quarter TD Anthony Jordan 5 yd run (Hernandez kick) FG Nigel Macauley 36 yd field goal FG Nigel Macauley 26 yd field goal 3rd Quarter TD Malcolm Bell 4 yd run (Thompson rush failed) TD Dorrel McClain 5 yd run (Macauley kick) TD Malcolm Bell 1 yd run (Macauley kick) TD Jawill Davis 29 yd pass from Quentin Williams (Hernandez kick) 4th Quarter TD Jawill Davis 29 yd pass from Quentin Williams (Hernandez kick) TD Michael D. Jones 6 yd run (Hernandez kick)   TEAM STATS   16 1st Downs 30 395 Total Yards 502 248 Passing 178 147 Rushing 324 8-101 Penalties 9-69 3 Turnovers 3 25:15 Possession 34:45   INDIVIDUAL STATS Passing   PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT Q. Williams 13/18 248 2 1 Bell 18/31 178 0 2 Rushing   PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD Q. Williams 14 76 5.4 0 McClain 23 144 6.3 1 Receiving   PLAYER REC YDS AVG TD D. Nelson 4 65 16.3 0 L. Smith 6 46 7.7 0

It's also the second time in two years Bethune-Cookman has won a game on a late blocked field goal. The Wildcats held off FIU by a score of 14-12 in their 2014 season opener in similar fashion.  

"I was thinking about FIU last year,” B-CU Head Coach Terry Sims admitted.  “We had to make a special teams play. Coach [Aashon] Larkins and the guys stepped up and came up with a big block.

"It was a great win,” Sims added. “We had to battle the weather AND a great opponent today. We knew [North Carolina Central] was going to be well-coached and ready. Luckily, we were able to stand in there and come out victorious."

After North Carolina Central scored three unanswered touchdowns to turn a 7-6 halftime deficit into a 26-7 lead, Quentin Williams hit Jawill Davis for two touchdown passes, then Michael Jones scored on a 6-yard run with 10:50 remaining to give Bethune-Cookman (4-1, 2-0 MEAC) a 28-26 advantage.

"Momentum is a curious thing,” Sims said. “This game had plenty of it. We were able to score a few unanswered after they did it. It just went back and forth. And in the end, we had to make one last stop because they were fired up."

Malcolm Bell rushed for two of North Carolina Central's touchdowns, while Dorrel McClain finished with 144 yards and one score.

Anthony Jordan rushed for 62 yards and the Wildcats' first score – a 5-yard run with 5:28 remaining in a defensive-oriented first half.  Ty're Simmons set up the touchdown with the first of his two interceptions on the day, giving the Wildcats the ball on the Eagles 8-yard line.

Williams also rushed for 72 yards to complement his 13-of-18 passing day. Dre'Sean Nelson had four catches for 65 yards, Davis had two touchdowns with 58 yards scattered in, and Jordan hauled in three catches for 17 yards.

Bethune-Cookman now has a short week as South Carolina State visits Municipal Stadium in a live ESPNU contest Thursday, Oct. 8, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The game will be a "Black Out" game for the Wildcats, and all fans are encouraged to wear black to the contest. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

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