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CULOWHEE Terrell Hudgins broke Jerry Rice's all-time Football Championship Subdivision record for receiving yards, and Brandon Newsome ran for 143 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as Elon beat Western Carolina 42-17.
Hudgins caught eight passes for 153 yards and a touchdown, setting the FCS record with 4,812 yards. Rice had 4,693.
With the score 14-14, the Phoenix (8-1, 6-0 Southern) scored 21 unanswered points against the Catamounts (1-8, 1-6) to put the game out of reach at the end of the third.
WOFFORD 43, THE CITADEL 17: Mitch Allen ran for one touchdown and threw for another to help the visiting Terriers (3-6, 2-4) beat the Bulldogs (4-5, 2-4) for the 11th straight season.
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S.C. STATE 43, HOWARD 13: Malcolm Long threw two touchdown passes and the Bulldogs (8-1, 6-0) picked off three Floyd Haigler passes at Howard (2-7, 0-6) to move within a victory of a second straight conference title.
FLORIDA A&M 31, N.C. A&T 27: LeRoy Vann's 51-yard punt return for a score was his fifth of the season and eighth overall to tie NCAA records and help the host Rattlers (7-2, 5-1) hold off the Aggies (5-5, 3-4).
OLD DOMINION 42, N.C. CENTRAL 28: Thomas DeMarco rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns, and he threw for another score, to help the host Monarchs (8-2) top the Eagles (2-7) after blowing a 28-0 lead.
DELAWARE STATE 24, WINSTON-SALEM 21: Jaashawn Jones ran for a career-high 143 yards and the visiting Hornets (3-6) built a 24-7 halftime lead on the Rams (1-8).
Big South
COASTAL CAROLINA 26, GARDNER-WEBB 21: Tommy Fraser scored on a 4-yard run with 4:17 left to give the host Chanticleers (4-5, 2-2) the win against the Bulldogs (5-4, 2-2).
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 46, PRESBYTERIAN 32: A.J. Toscano threw for four touchdowns and ran for another to tie the school record for a game in the Buccaneers' (4-5, 2-2) win.
Freshman Lance Byrd ran for 274 yards and two scores, setting a Presbyterian (0-9, 0-4) mark for rushing yards in his first start.
South Atlantic
LENOIR-RHYNE 16, CATAWBA 13: Byron Darby's 72-yard touchdown run with less than five minutes gone in the second half gave the Bears (5-6, 2-5) a 16-0 lead at Catawba (4-6, 1-6).
WINGATE 56, MARS HILL 35: Cody Haffly threw five touchdown passes and ran for a sixth score to help the Bulldogs (7-3, 5-2) win a game at Mars Hill (6-4, 4-3) that featured 972 yards of offense.
CARSON-NEWMAN 70, TUSCULUM 35: Buck Wakefield ran for 332 yards and five scores and quarterback Alex Good added three touchdowns rushing and two passing for the host Eagles (9-2, 7-0) in routing the Pioneers (3-7, 2-5). OBSERVER NEWS SERVICES
