Miles Golden Bears @ Alcorn State Braves
Footman leads Alcorn State to a 50-21 win over D-II Miles
LORMAN, Miss. -- Lenorris Footman threw for 241 yards and a touchdown and ran a dozen times for 92 yards and two more scores as Alcorn State racked up 568 yards of total offense in a 50-21 win over Division II Miles College in the season opener for both schools Saturday.
Footman completed 21 of his 28 pass attempts, but was picked off twice, once for a 42-yard interception return for a touchdown that got the Golden Bears from Fairfield, Ala., within 10 points, 24-14 less than a minute into the second half.
Both of Footman's scoring runs came in the first quarter, dashing in from 14-yards out, then adding a 6-yard run. De'Lance Turner ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and P.J. Simmons added 95 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries as the Braves amassed 303 yards on the ground.
Justin Hardy ran 83 yards for a touchdown for Miles.
Game Information
Lorman, MS
2025 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic - EastSouthwestern Athletic - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 5-1 | 7-2 |
| Alabama State | 5-1 | 7-2 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4-2 | 5-5 |
| Florida A&M | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| Alabama A&M | 1-5 | 4-6 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-5 | 1-8 |
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|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 5-1 | 7-3 |
| Grambling | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| Alcorn State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Texas Southern | 3-3 | 4-5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-4 | 3-6 |
| Southern | 0-6 | 1-9 |
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