Alcorn rolls up Miles in opener
Published 9:11 pm Saturday, September 2, 2017
- Alcorn State's De'Lance Turner (8) is tackled by Miles College's Anthony Hardy during Alcorn State's season opener, Hall of Fame Weekend, at Dwight Fisher Field in Lorman, Miss Saturday, Sept 2, 2017 (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)
LORMAN — Alcorn State put the pedal to the metal Saturday, and put Miles behind it.
Lenorris Footman completed 21 of 28 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 92 yards and two more touchdowns, as the Braves beat Miles College 50-21 in their season opener at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.
Footman was one of three Alcorn players to finish with 90 yards or more on the ground. De’Lance Turner led the way with 128 yards and a touchdown, while P.J. Simmons had 95 yards and a score.
As a team, Alcorn totaled 303 rushing yards.
Turner also caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter that helped Alcorn start to pull away. The play gave the Braves a 24-7 lead at halftime, and then he had an 88-yard TD run early in the third quarter to make it 31-14.
Footman had thrown an interception on the first play of the second half that was returned 42 yards for a touchdown by N’Ktavious Floyd.
Marquis Warford also returned a punt for a touchdown for Alcorn, which won its home opener for the fifth year in a row.