Alcorn State Scores 52 and Wins Big at Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State led 7-0 and then watched Alcorn State score 42 straight points after the field goal that made it 14-10. The final was 52-17, and Alcorn State gained 585 yards to Mississippi Valley State's 289.
Josh Brown's 40-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen King opened the scoring. Alcorn State tied it three minutes later on Jaylon Tolbert's 1-yard run, and Tolbert's 22-yard touchdown pass to Armon Wright put them up 14-7. Luka Sari kicked a 40-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in the first quarter to make it 14-10. That was the last time it was close.
Tolbert hit Fredrick Robertson for a 78-yard touchdown early in the second quarter, and Robertson added a 5-yard run at 5:01. Tolbert's 1-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Griffin made it 35-10 at the half. Robertson scored again from 2 yards early in the third, Kenyon Bowyer kicked a 27-yard field goal, and Ernest Temple broke a 54-yard touchdown run with 0:22 left in the third for 52-10. Mississippi Valley State's only other points were a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Tolbert completed 23 of 29 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns. Alcorn State ran 32 times for 262 yards as well, and neither team threw an interception. Mississippi Valley State finished with 173 passing yards and 116 rushing, and went without a turnover. That is not the problem when the other side scores 52. Alcorn State is 3-3 and Mississippi Valley State is 2-4.
Tolbert (37.7) and Robertson (36.8) were the fantasy story, and neither needed the fourth quarter.