Week 1 · 2025
North Carolina A&T at Tennessee State
Sat 08/30/2025 04:30 PMNissan Stadium
82°Cloudy12 mph NNE · 43% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
North Carolina A&T
21
2–10
Tennessee State
24
2–10
Attendance
8,865
reported
NCAT5 plays, 9 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Wesley Graves run for no gain to the NCAT 25 | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 24 | −1 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 11 | own 24 | Champ Long pass complete to Amonte Jones for 10 yds to the NCAT 34 | +10 |
| 14:54 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Freddy Perez kickoff for 57 yds , Aaron Harris return for 17 yds to the NCAT 25 | +17 |
| 12:40 | 4th & 1 | own 34 | DJ Page punt for 46 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 18 yds to the TNST 38 | +18 |
TNST5 plays, -6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 3rd & 15 | own 24 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 23 | −1 |
| 2:05 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 28 | −1 |
| 2:05 | 2nd & 11 | own 28 | Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 24 | −4 |
| 0:00 | own 24 | End of 1st Quarter | 0 | |
| 14:49 | 4th & 16 | own 23 | Mark Shenouda punt for 45 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 2 yds to the NCAT 34 | +2 |
TNST5 plays, 10 yd · Punt | ||||
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | Kendric Rhymes run for 10 yds to the TNST 48 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Jason Hoath Jr. | 0 |
| 12:40 | 2nd & 10 | own 48 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards | 0 |
| 12:40 | 3rd & 10 | own 48 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete | 0 |
| 11:42 | 4th & 10 | own 48 | Mark Shenouda punt for 32 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 5 yds to the NCAT 47 North Carolina A&T Penalty, illegal block (Antoine Bell) to the NCAT 15 | +5 |
NCAT9 plays, 85 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 11:42 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Jailen Hicks run for 5 yds to the NCAT 20 | +5 |
| 11:42 | 2nd & 5 | own 20 | Champ Long run for 1 yd to the NCAT 21 | +1 |
| 11:42 | 3rd & 4 | own 21 | Braxton Thomas run for 2 yds to the NCAT 23 for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, illegal block (Kaiki Baker) to the NCAT 38 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 11:42 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 37 | −1 |
| 11:42 | 2nd & 11 | own 37 | Champ Long pass complete to Amonte Jones for 3 yds to the NCAT 40 | +3 |
| 11:42 | 3rd & 8 | own 40 | Champ Long pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 11:42 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Wesley Graves run for 7 yds to the TNST 43 | +7 |
| 11:42 | 2nd & 3 | opp 43 | Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 40 for a 1ST down | +3 |
| 7:07 | 1st & 10 | opp 40 | Wesley Graves run for 40 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) | +40 |
TNST2 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 7:02 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Andrew Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Devaughn Slaughter return for 17 yds to the TNST 18 | +17 |
| 6:51 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 82 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK) (Freddy Perez KICK) | +82 |
NCAT5 plays, 1 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:51 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Freddy Perez kickoff for 63 yds | 0 |
| 6:51 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 34 | −1 |
| 6:51 | 2nd & 11 | own 34 | Champ Long run for 1 yd to the NCAT 35 | +1 |
| 6:51 | 3rd & 10 | own 35 | Champ Long pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 1 yd to the NCAT 36 | +1 |
| 4:47 | 4th & 9 | own 36 | DJ Page punt for 27 yds | 0 |
TNST4 plays, -4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:47 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the TNST 42 | +5 |
| 4:47 | 2nd & 5 | own 42 | Devaughn Slaughter run for a loss of 9 yards to the TNST 33 | −9 |
| 4:47 | 3rd & 14 | own 33 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery | 0 |
| 3:02 | 4th & 14 | own 33 | Mark Shenouda punt for 53 yds | 0 |
NCAT4 plays, 7 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:02 | 1st & 10 | own 14 | Shimique Blizzard run for 7 yds to the NCAT 21 | +7 |
| 3:02 | 2nd & 3 | own 21 | Champ Long pass incomplete to Michael Carlock-Williams | 0 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 3 | own 21 | Champ Long pass incomplete to Amonte Jones | 0 |
| 2:05 | 4th & 3 | own 21 | DJ Page punt for 50 yds | 0 |
NCAT4 plays, -1 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Champ Long pass incomplete to Wesley Graves | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 34 | Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 5 yards to the NCAT 29 | −5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 15 | own 29 | Champ Long run for 4 yds to the NCAT 33 | +4 |
| 13:10 | 4th & 11 | own 33 | DJ Page punt for 37 yds | 0 |
TNST5 plays, -16 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:10 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the TNST 32 | +2 |
| 13:10 | 2nd & 8 | own 32 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for a loss of 3 yards to the TNST 29 | −3 |
| 13:10 | 3rd & 11 | own 29 | Tennessee State Penalty, delay of game (Jonathan Palmer) to the TNST 24 | −5 |
| 13:10 | 3rd & 16 | own 24 | Jonathan Palmer sacked by Tim Alderman for a loss of 10 yards to the TNST 14 | −10 |
| 10:41 | 4th & 26 | own 14 | Mark Shenouda punt for 51 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 15 yds to the 50 yard line | +15 |
NCAT2 plays, 0 yd · Uncategorized | ||||
| 10:41 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the 50 yard line | 0 |
| 9:52 | 2nd & 10 | midfield | Champ Long sacked by James Stewart for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 48 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by TNST Syncere Safeeullah , return for 0 yards | −2 |
TNST7 plays, 7 yd · Punt | ||||
| 9:52 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the NCAT 43 | +5 |
| 9:52 | 2nd & 5 | opp 43 | Kendric Rhymes run for 7 yds to the NCAT 36 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 9:52 | 1st & 10 | opp 36 | Tennessee State Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCAT 41 | −5 |
| 9:52 | 1st & 15 | opp 41 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards, broken up by Aaron Harris | 0 |
| 8:29 | 2nd & 15 | opp 41 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Jason Hoath Jr. for no gain to the NCAT 41 | 0 |
| 7:43 | 3rd & 15 | opp 41 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Kendric Rhymes | 0 |
| 7:31 | 4th & 15 | opp 41 | Mark Shenouda punt for 41 yds | 0 |
NCAT2 plays, 0 yd · Uncategorized | ||||
| 7:31 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Champ Long pass incomplete to Amonte Jones | 0 |
| 7:18 | 2nd & 10 | own 20 | Champ Long sacked by Ravon Johnson for a loss of 4 yards to the NCAT 24 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by TNST Syncere Safeeullah , return for 0 yards | −4 |
TNST7 plays, 1 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 7:18 | 1st & 10 | opp 24 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Devaughn Slaughter, broken up by Ty Williams Jr. | 0 |
| 7:18 | 2nd & 10 | opp 24 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for 5 yds to the NCAT 19 | +5 |
| 7:18 | 3rd & 5 | opp 19 | Kendric Rhymes run for 6 yds to the NCAT 13 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 7:18 | 1st & 10 | opp 13 | Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the NCAT 11 | +2 |
| 7:18 | 2nd & 8 | opp 11 | run for a loss of 24 yards to the NCAT 35 fumbled, recovered by TNST Caleb Mccreary rush middle for loss of 24 yards to the NCT35, fumble by TEAM recovered by TSU McCreary,Caleb, McCreary,Caleb rush (Blankumsee,Kamari). | −24 |
| 7:18 | 3rd & 32 | opp 35 | Jonathan Palmer run for 12 yds to the NCAT 23 | +12 |
| 4:08 | 4th & 20 | opp 23 | Freddy Perez 41 yd FG GOOD | +41 |
NCAT6 plays, 4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:03 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Kennedy return for 25 yds to the NCAT 40 Tennessee State Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Jakobe Freeman) to the NCAT 40 | +25 |
| 4:03 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Braxton Thomas run for 4 yds to the NCAT 44 | +4 |
| 4:03 | 2nd & 6 | own 44 | Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCAT 40 | −4 |
| 4:03 | 3rd & 10 | own 40 | North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Noah Okoye) to the NCAT 35 | −5 |
| 4:03 | 3rd & 15 | own 35 | Braxton Thomas run for 9 yds to the NCAT 44 | +9 |
| 1:52 | 4th & 6 | own 44 | DJ Page punt for 35 yds | 0 |
TNST2 plays, 1 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 1:52 | 1st & 10 | own 21 | Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the TNST 22 | +1 |
| 1:20 | 2nd & 9 | own 22 | Jonathan Palmer pass intercepted | 0 |
NCAT4 plays, 33 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 1:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 33 | Jailen Hicks run for 22 yds to the TNST 11 Tennessee State Penalty, personal foul (Sammy Taylor) to the TNST 5 | +28 |
| 1:20 | 1st & goal | opp 5 | Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 1 | +4 |
| 1:20 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Braxton Thomas run for no gain to the TNST 1 | 0 |
| 0:12 | 3rd & goal | opp 1 | Braxton Thomas run for 1 yd for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) | +1 |
TNST2 plays, 0 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:09 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Andrew Brown kickoff for 44 yds , Ii Travis Pearson return for 8 yds to the TNST 29 | +8 |
| 0:09 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards | 0 |
TNST12 plays, 33 yd · Uncategorized | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 19 | Devaughn Slaughter run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 18 | −1 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 11 | own 18 | Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the TNST 23 | +5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 6 | own 23 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Tyson Edwards for 7 yds to the TNST 30 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Kendric Rhymes run for 8 yds to the TNST 38 | +8 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 2 | own 38 | Kendric Rhymes run for 7 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 7 yds to the NCAT 48 | +7 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the NCAT 40 | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | opp 40 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 41 | −1 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 9 | opp 41 | Jonathan Palmer sacked by Marquis Hood for a loss of 9 yards to the 50 yard line Jonathan Palmer fumbled, recovered by TNST Jonathan Palmer , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line | −9 |
| 14:55 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Andrew Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Devaughn Slaughter return for 18 yds to the TNST 19 | +18 |
| 8:21 | 4th & 18 | midfield | Mark Shenouda punt for 44 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 10 | +4 |
| 8:21 | 2nd & 3 | opp 48 | Kendric Rhymes run for 6 yds to the NCAT 42 for a 1ST down | +6 |
TNST4 plays, 67 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 32 | −1 |
| 0:00 | own 33 | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 11 | own 32 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 17 yds to the TNST 49 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 14:19 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Kendric Rhymes run for 51 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK) | +51 |
NCAT4 plays, 6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:21 | 1st & 10 | own 10 | Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 11 | +1 |
| 8:21 | 2nd & 9 | own 11 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 9 | −2 |
| 8:21 | 3rd & 11 | own 9 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 7 yds to the NCAT 16 | +7 |
| 6:01 | 4th & 4 | own 16 | DJ Page punt for 44 yds | 0 |
TNST1 play, 60 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:51 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Kendric Rhymes run for 60 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK) | +60 |
NCAT14 plays, 47 yd · Uncategorized | ||||
| 5:51 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 5:51 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Braxton Thomas sacked by Bryce Gray for a loss of 8 yards to the NCAT 17 | −8 |
| 5:51 | 2nd & 18 | own 17 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jailen Hicks for 8 yds to the NCAT 25 | +8 |
| 5:51 | 3rd & 10 | own 25 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 12 yds to the NCAT 37 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 5:51 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Shimique Blizzard run for 5 yds to the NCAT 42 | +5 |
| 5:51 | 2nd & 5 | own 42 | Shimique Blizzard run for 15 yds to the TNST 43 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 5:51 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Jayvonne Dillard) to the TNST 48 | −5 |
| 5:51 | 1st & 15 | opp 48 | Shimique Blizzard run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCAT 49 | −3 |
| 5:51 | 2nd & 18 | own 49 | Champ Long pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 17 yds to the TNST 34 | +17 |
| 5:51 | 3rd & 1 | opp 34 | Champ Long run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 38 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by NCAT Champ Long | −4 |
| 1:01 | 4th & 5 | opp 38 | Champ Long pass incomplete to Wesley Graves for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Micah Gay) to the TNST 26 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 1:01 | 1st & 10 | opp 26 | North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Gabe Navarro) to the TNST 31 | −5 |
| 1:01 | 1st & 15 | opp 31 | Champ Long run for 3 yds to the TNST 28 | +3 |
| 0:09 | 2nd & 12 | opp 28 | Braxton Thomas sacked by Byron Davis for a loss of 5 yards to the TNST 33 Braxton Thomas fumbled, recovered by TNST Stephon Shivers , return for 0 yards | −5 |
NCAT10 plays, 83 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:15 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Kennedy return for 17 yds to the NCAT 17 | +17 |
| 14:15 | 1st & 10 | own 17 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 12 yds to the NCAT 29 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 14:15 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Terien George) to the NCAT 24 | −5 |
| 14:15 | 1st & 15 | own 24 | Braxton Thomas run for 10 yds to the NCAT 34 | +10 |
| 14:15 | 2nd & 5 | own 34 | North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Jaylen Baker) to the NCAT 29 | −5 |
| 14:15 | 2nd & 10 | own 29 | Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 33 | +4 |
| 14:15 | 3rd & 6 | own 33 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Amonte Jones for 12 yds to the NCAT 45 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 14:15 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 49 | +4 |
| 14:15 | 2nd & 6 | own 49 | Braxton Thomas run for no gain to the NCAT 49 North Carolina A&T Penalty, illegal block (Gabe Navarro) to the NCAT 34 | −15 |
| 9:58 | 2nd & 21 | own 34 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Amonte Jones for 66 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) (Andrew Brown KICK) | +66 |
TNST7 plays, 14 yd · Punt | ||||
| 9:58 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Andrew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 9:58 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Kendric Rhymes run for 4 yds to the TNST 29 | +4 |
| 9:58 | 2nd & 6 | own 29 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 6 yds to the TNST 35 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 9:58 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the TNST 35 | 0 |
| 9:58 | 2nd & 10 | own 35 | Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 4 yds to the TNST 39 | +4 |
| 9:58 | 3rd & 6 | own 39 | Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery, broken up by Aaron Harris | 0 |
| 6:59 | 4th & 6 | own 39 | Mark Shenouda punt for 46 yds | 0 |
NCAT5 plays, -6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:59 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the NCAT 15 | 0 |
| 6:59 | 2nd & 10 | own 15 | Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 14 | −1 |
| 6:59 | 3rd & 11 | own 14 | Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Jayvonne Dillard | 0 |
| 6:59 | 4th & 11 | own 14 | North Carolina A&T Penalty, delay of game (DJ Page) to the NCAT 9 | −5 |
| 5:20 | 4th & 16 | own 9 | DJ Page punt for 40 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 45 | +4 |
TNST5 plays, -4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Veguer Jean-Jumeau) to the 50 yard line | −5 |
| 5:20 | 1st & 15 | midfield | Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line | 0 |
| 5:20 | 2nd & 15 | midfield | Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line | 0 |
| 3:48 | 3rd & 15 | midfield | Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the NCAT 49 | +1 |
| 2:52 | 4th & 14 | opp 49 | Mark Shenouda punt for 40 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 13 | +4 |
NCAT10 plays, 66 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 2:52 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 11 | −2 |
| 2:52 | 2nd & 12 | own 11 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 11 yds to the NCAT 22 | +11 |
| 2:00 | 3rd & 1 | own 22 | Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 2:00 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 31 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down | +31 |
| 2:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 41 | +4 |
| 2:00 | 2nd & 6 | opp 41 | Braxton Thomas pass complete to Elijah Kennedy for 14 yds to the TNST 27 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 2:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 27 | Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 24 | +3 |
| 0:29 | 2nd & 7 | opp 24 | Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Amonte Jones | 0 |
| 0:23 | 3rd & 7 | opp 24 | Braxton Thomas run for 3 yds to the TNST 21 | +3 |
| 0:06 | 4th & 4 | opp 21 | Andrew Brown 38 yd FG MISSED , Matthew Wilson return for no gain to the TNST 21 | 0 |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous 2 meetings vs. Team
Tennessee State 1–1 vs North Carolina A&T
- 2010 · wk 5North Carolina A&T 7 @ Tennessee State 37
- 2005 · wk 5Tennessee State 3 @ North Carolina A&T 16
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