September 10, 2011 – WASHINGTON, DC – After building an 11-point third quarter lead, Morehouse relinquished 21 unanswered points and lost to the Howard Bison, 30-27.
The Maroon Tigers nearly erased the 10-point fourth quarter deficit, when Latavius Watts returned a fumble and ran it in from the 15-yard line. The Morehouse defense held the Bison and had the ball on the Howard 25 when time expired.
Howard responded three minutes later when Willie Carter got loose in the left flat and caught a 39-yarder from quarterback Greg McGhee over defender Justin Murray.
The Bison scored a safety when the snap to Morehouse punter Brandon Hoffman sailed over his head into the end zone.
Morehouse bounced back, with a one yard dive into the end zone by Winston Bodrick.
Morehouse led at halftime, 14-9.
In the third quarter, David Carter sprinted 79 yards for the longest play of the game, to give Morehouse the 20-9 advantage.
But Howard quickly answered with touchdown passes of 29 and 23 yards, followed by a 17-yard rushing touchdown.
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