North Carolina Central Eagles vs Texas Southern Tigers

College Football

NC Central

0-1

30-42

Final

Texas Southern

1-0

Shell Energy Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Punt
Touchdown
Interception
Punt
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NCCU	14	10	3	3	30
TXSO	0	14	21	7	42

Who won: Texas Southern 42-30

The Texas Southern Tigers beat the North Carolina Central Eagles 42-30 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium. The Texas Southern outscored the NC Central 21-3 in the 3rd quarter. Cam'Ron McCoy led the Texas Southern in passing yards (8/19, 185 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Nelson Layne led the NC Central in passing yards (16/31, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%TXSO final

NCCUTXSO

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:47
Kneel down by Texas Southern at TSU14 for loss of 1 yard
3rd & 12 at TXSO 15
Q4 1:47
No Huddle Texas Southern rush middle for 1 yard loss to the TSU15, End Of Play
2nd & 11 at TXSO 16
Q4 1:47
Kneel down by Texas Southern at TSU16 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 at TXSO 17
Q4 1:35
#40 J.Marcantel punt 55 yards to the TSU17
4th & 17 at NCCU 28
Q4 1:47
Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 01:47
Q4 2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Jones pass incomplete deep right to #0 T.Saunders thrown to TSU32
3rd & 17 at NCCU 28
Q4 2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Jones pass incomplete deep middle to #0 T.Saunders thrown to TSU39 broken up by #3 R.Robinson
2nd & 17 at NCCU 28
Q4 2:07
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NCCU28 (#6 G.Lawrence)
1st & 10 at NCCU 35
Q4 2:07
#48 E.Goodwin kickoff 30 yards to the NCCU35, out of bounds at NCCU35
TOUCHDOWNQ4 2:07
Touchdown! 20 yd run
Jacob Washington
Shotgun #23 J.Washington rush left for 20 yards gain to the NCCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:07, 1ST DOWN #10 M.Arana kick attempt good (H: #50 B.Mays Jr, LS: #51 I.Mbagwu)
NCCU 30 - 42 TXSO
Q4 5:20
Shotgun #23 J.Washington rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NCCU20 (#96 J.Oriol; #0 M.Campbell)
1st & 10 at NCCU 25
Q4 5:20
Shotgun #23 J.Washington rush middle for 13 yards gain to the NCCU25 (#26 J.Truesdale), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at NCCU 38
Q4 5:20
Shotgun #28 A.Renfro rush middle for 45 yards gain to the NCCU38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 6 at TXSO 17
Q4 5:20
Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 05:20
Q4 5:23
Shotgun #28 A.Renfro rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TSU17 (#26 J.Truesdale; #2 Z.Walters)
2nd & 7 at TXSO 16
Q4 5:23
Shotgun #28 A.Renfro rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TSU16 (#17 A.Davis)
1st & 10 at TXSO 13
Q4 5:23
TO
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne pass intercepted by #36 J.Hallman at TSU13, End Of Play
3rd & 28 at TXSO 38
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Jones pass incomplete short middle to #25 B.Wyatt thrown to TSU38 broken up by #0 T.Rayborn
2nd & 28 at TXSO 38
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun N.C. Central rush middle for 18 yards loss to the TSU38, End Of Play
1st & 10 at TXSO 20
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 Z.Dobson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TSU20 (#13 F.Wells), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 6 at TXSO 27
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 Z.Dobson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the TSU27 (#20 D.Jones)
2nd & 10 at TXSO 31
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne pass incomplete short left to #6 N.Cosby thrown to TSU28
1st & 10 at TXSO 31
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne rush right for 12 yards gain to the TSU31 (#0 T.Rayborn), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at TXSO 43
Q4 9:24
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Lawrence rush middle for 5 yards gain to the TSU43 (#6 G.Lawrence), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 2 at TXSO 48