WASHINGTON D.C. - South Carolina State moves  a step closer to repeating as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion with its 17th consecutive conference win.

The Bulldogs (8-1, 6-0) could clinch on the bus ride back from Washington D.C. should Morgan State lose at home to Norfolk State and Florida A&M lose to North Carolina A&T. Currently, the Aggies lead the Rattlers 14-7 with 8:23 left in the second quarter.  With ninth-ranked South Dakota State losing to third-ranked Southern Illinois, the Bulldogs should move up higher in the Top 10 FCS rankings.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Quarterback Floyd Haigler connected with Denmark-Olar native Willie Carter for a 38-yard touchdown to snap the Bison’s streak of five games without a touchdown.  In the last three games against S.C. State, the Bison have been outscored 158-34.

WASHINGTON D.C. - After getting held to just 44 yards, Will Ford breaks free for a 65-yard touchdown run to earn just his third 100-yard game of the season.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Defensive back Phillip Adams caught a deflected pass off the wide receiver and returned it for a touchdown to boost the Bulldogs’ lead. S.C. State is on its way to tying the MEAC record for consecutive victories at 17.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Attempting to pick up extra yards, Travil Jamison was stripped of the football and Howard made the recovery at the South Carolina State 46.  The Bison were three and out as were forced to punt back to the Bulldogs.

 In Top 25 news, third-ranked South Illinois is up big 27-3 on ninth-ranked South Dakota State in the third quarter. If this holds it, it’s will mean S.C. State should move up in the Top 10 rankings.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - It’s becoming the Chris Massey show in the nation’s capitol. The redshirt freshman caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Malcolm Long for his third TD pass of the game and second TD for Massey. The TD pass was Long’s 14th of the season, three shy of the single-season mark held by Reese McCampbell. For the game, Long has thrown for 165 yards.

Redshirt freshman defensive end Arnett James picks off Floyd Haigler and returns it to the Howard 29 on the Bison’s second possession of the game. The Bulldogs faced a third and 11 after a one-yard loss by Will Ford and incompletion by Malcolm Long. Long completes a 9-yard pass to Tre Young and Travil Jamison converts a fourth and two.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Howard gets a second field goal as time expired in the first half. The Bulldogs had a chance to extend their lead, but Blake Erickson’s field goal fell short. The Bison got a big completion from Floyd Haigler to Willie Carter and capitalized off a personal foul penalty called on Rafael Bush to get a second field goal.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Blake Erickson booted a 26-yard field goal, his second of the game, to extend the Bulldogs’ advantage. A 67-yard touchdown run by Will Ford was nullified by an illegal block penalty. For the day, he’s rushed for 30 yards, needing 334 yards to become the MEAC’s all-time leading rusher.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Chris Massey provides some more points for the Bulldogs with a blocked punt which rolled out of the end zone for a safety. The Bulldogs now await the free kick.