Homecoming at Nissan Stadium turned into the upset of the HBCU weekend. Tennessee State, a one-win team coming in, beat Morgan State 25-16 in Nashville on Saturday, October 17. NCAA.com had Morgan State as the No. 1 team in HBCU football entering the day. All stats below are from CollegeFootballData.com unless noted, checked against the ESPN box scores.
Tennessee State 25, Morgan State 16: A Trick Play and Daylin Lee
Quarterback Daylin Lee completed 17 of 34 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns and added 63 rushing yards on 14 carries. Cam Bulluck was his top target with six catches for 105 yards and a score, and Brock Montgomery caught the other touchdown.
The play people will talk about came from a wide receiver. Jaden Jones threw a 50-yard touchdown pass on his only attempt, the trick play the ESPN game recap highlighted. Morgan State's Keith Jenkins Jr. ran for 113 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, but quarterback Cameron Edge was intercepted twice. Tennessee State (2-5) returns to Big South-OVC play on October 24 against Charleston Southern. Morgan State falls to 5-2.
Jackson State 27, Florida A&M 17: Five Turnovers Sink the Rattlers
Jackson State kept rolling at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Tigers forced five turnovers, per the ESPN team stats, including three interceptions of FAMU quarterback Armond Parker. Li'Darius Pryor carried 20 times for 80 yards, quarterback Jared Lockhart threw a touchdown to Jabari Jones and ran for 53 yards, and Nate Blount IV and Caron Tyler each ran one in.
FAMU running back Jamal Hailey topped 100 rushing yards with a touchdown on 12 carries, but the Rattlers dropped to 2-5 and 1-2 in the SWAC. Jackson State is 6-1 and 3-1.
Alabama A&M 61, Grambling 31: Jaylan Bean's Four-Touchdown Homecoming
The biggest stat line of the day came in Huntsville. Alabama A&M quarterback Cornelious Brown IV went 22 of 38 for 417 yards and five touchdowns, and receiver Jaylan Bean caught 10 passes for 240 yards and four of those scores at Louis Crews Stadium. Jarel Williams added 112 receiving yards. The Bulldogs are 6-2 and 3-1 in the SWAC.
More SWAC Scores: Prairie View Outlasts Alcorn State
Prairie View A&M beat Alcorn State 41-38 in Prairie View despite a monster day from Braves quarterback Jaylon Tolbert, who threw for 356 yards and five touchdowns. Fredrick Robertson caught three of them and ran for 105 yards. Panthers quarterback Tevin Carter was 14 of 18 for 150 yards with two passing and two rushing touchdowns.
In Itta Bena, Bethune-Cookman beat Mississippi Valley State 34-14 to move to 4-3. Box scores and team pages for every FCS game are on ESPN's FCS scoreboard.