Irv Mulligan rushes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns and Jackson State beats Bethune-Cookman 37-17

Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Irv Mulligan rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns, Jacobian Morgan and Cam'Ron McCoy each threw for a score and Jackson State beat Bethune-Cookman 37-17 on Saturday.

Mulligan rushed for more than 100 yards for the second straight game after failing to do so in the first six games. Last season, he rushed for a career-high 174 yards in a 22-16 win over Bethune-Cookman.

Late in the second quarter, Jackson State trailed 17-10 before Morgan led a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended in a 14-yard connection with Joanes Fortilien to tie the score.

Mulligan's 1-yard run midway through the third gave Jackson State its first lead of the game. McCoy's 23-yard score to Isaiah Spencer capped a three-play, 85-yard drive to make it 31-17 in the third period.

Gerardo Baeza made field goals of 39 and 28 yards in the fourth.

Morgan completed 14 of 18 passes for 138 yards for Jackson State (6-2, 4-0 SWAC). McCoy went 2-for-7 for 26 yards and carried three balls for 34 yards.

Luke Sprague was 15 of 22 for 190 yards and two touchdowns for Bethune-Cookman (1-7, 1-3). Dennis Palmer carried 20 balls for 73 yards.

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