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Cayce Smith
14
BETHELTN BETHELTN 0-1
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Winner Delta State DSU 1-0
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Delta State DSU
1-0
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Score By Quarters
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BETHELTN BETHELTN 0 7 7 0 14
DSU Delta State 20 14 7 7 48

Game Recap: Football | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Storm Past Bethel Early, Grab 48-14 Win

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University football team (1-0) scored 20 points in the first quarter and rode that momentum to a 48-14 win over Bethel University (0-1) on Thursday night at Parker Field-McCool Stadium.
  
THE BASICS
Score: Delta State 48 | Bethel University 14
Records: Statesmen (1-0) | Wildcats (0-1)
Date: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 | TOG: 3:04
Location: Parker Field-McCool Stadium | Attendance: 3,567
Series: Statesmen lead 7-4-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Statesmen took two plays to tally their first points after a Sherrod Page interception. Rico Owens capped a two-play drive with a six-yard run to give DSU a 7-0 lead with 13:22 to go in the opening quarter. 
  • The Statesmen capitalized on a 36-yard touchdown pass by Patrick Shegog for a 13-0 lead after the extra point when just wide. 
  • Shegog hooked up with Dohnte Meyers for a 28-yard touchdown pass for a 20-0 lead after the first quarter. 
  • Tight end Adam Duncan caught a 38-yard pass from Shegog early in the second quarter for a 27-0 lead. 
  • Owens added 33-yard run at the 12:24 mark of the second quarter to give the Statesmen a 34-0 lead.
  • Nolan Chowbay tossed a 34-yard pass to Dieuly Aristidle get Bethel on the board trailing 34-7 with 4:18 left in the second quarter.
  • Deion Dampier caught a 30-yard pass from Cole Kirk to give Delta State a 41-7 lead with 4:38 left in the third quarter. 
  • Chowbay tossed a 10-yard pass to Quashawn Ford to close the third quarter scoring as the Statemen leading 41-14. 
  • Kory Gainwell added a 20-yard touchdown scamper for the final points of the night to provide DSU with a 48-14 lead.  
OFFENSIVE NOTEABLES:
  • Delta State had six different players rush the football led by Owens II who tallied 85 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns.
  • Shegog completed 16-of-19 passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns. 
  • Kirk, who tossed his first career touchdown pass in the third quarter, finished 11-of-15 for 122 yards. 
  • Dohnte Meyers had five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown along with Deion Dampier's five grabs for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
  • The Statesmen ran 67 plays totaling 509 yards, 237 yards passing and 191 yards on the ground. 
DEFENSIVE NOTEABLES:
  • Sherrod Page intercepted his first pass for DSU and finished the night with two of the Statesmen's four picks. 
  • Page also led the Statesmen with seven tackles, six solo.
  • Junior Faulk's first quarter interception was his 10th career interception.
  • Ty Woods intercepted his first career pass and also recovered a fumble.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTEABLES:
  • Parker Burleson punted three times for a 51.3 yard average per punt with a long of 59 in his Statesmen debut. 
  • Kory Gainwell returned two kickoffs for 86 yard with a long return of 48 yards.
OTHER NOTEABLES:
  • Delta State Captains: #37 Zane Samuel, #78 Innis Claud V. 
  • Marvin Terry became the first Statesmen in school history to wear jersey number zero following the NCAA's new ruling allowing the number zero to be worn by an eligible number.
  • Delta State improved to 37-5 under Todd Cooley when holding a lead at halftime. 
  • Delta State is 7-4-1 overall against Bethel and 6-4-1 at home.
  • Delta State is 5-0 at home and 7-1 in season openers under Cooley while DSU improved to 157-62 all-time in openers.
UP NEXT:
  • Delta State hosts McKendree University for Pig Pickin' on Sat., Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.
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