Norfolk State Spartans @ Savannah State Tigers
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Savannah State SAV | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
Gibbons, Saxton help Savannah St. beat Norfolk St. 32-3
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- D'Vonn Gibbons threw two touchdown passes and Rashad Saxton ran for 118 yards and a score to help Savannah State beat Norfolk State 32-3 on Saturday.
Gibbons was 6-of-12 passing for 79 yards with no interceptions and added 97 yards rushing on 23 carries.
Saxton scored on a 1-yard run to open the scoring midway through the first quarter. Norfolk State's Josh Nardone made a 31-yard field goal early in the second but Savannah State (2-5, 1/3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) answered with an eight-play, 65-yard drive capped by D'Andre Snead's 4-yard touchdown reception.
Giovanni Lugo made a 44-yard field goal with four seconds left in the first half before Jaylen McCloud had a 22-yard TD catch late in the third quarter and a 2-yard scoring run with 6:38 to play. McCloud finished with 11 carries for 63 yards.
Norfolk State (3-4, 2-3) converted just 2-of-15 third downs and had 206 total yards.
Savannah State, which has won three in a row against the Spartans, set season highs with 293 yards rushing and 372 total yards.
Game Information
Savannah, GA
2025 Standings
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware State | 3-0 | 7-3 |
| South Carolina State | 3-0 | 7-3 |
| North Carolina Central | 2-1 | 7-3 |
| Howard | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Morgan State | 0-3 | 3-7 |
| Norfolk State | 0-3 | 1-9 |
| SIAC | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Albany State | 8-0 | 9-1 |
| Benedict College | 7-1 | 9-1 |
| Kentucky State | 7-1 | 8-2 |
| Allen | 5-3 | 5-5 |
| Edward Waters | 4-4 | 5-5 |
| Fort Valley State | 4-4 | 4-6 |
| Savannah State | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Morehouse College | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Tuskegee | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Miles College | 3-5 | 3-8 |
| Central State (OH) | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Clark Atlanta | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| Lane | 0-8 | 0-10 |
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