JACKSON, MISS. – Sy'veon Wilkerson ran for 116 yards and a touchdown to help top-10 ranked Jackson State hold off visiting Campbell 22-14 Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
JSU, ranked as high as No. 6 in the AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll and No. 9 in the Stats Perform Poll, remained undefeated at 7-0, while Campbell dropped to 4-3 on the year, snapping a three-game winning streak for the Camels.
After taking a 9-7 lead over the Camels into the halftime break on three Alejandro Mata field goals, the Tigers went ahead 15-7 with Shedeur Sanders' 48 yard TD pass to DJ Stevens at 12:10 in the third.
Wilkerson's four yard TD run with 3:17 extended the JSU lead to 22-7.
The Camels cut the lead to one score with 25 seconds remaining on
Hajj-Malik Williams' 13 yard pass to
Julian Hill, but the Tigers recovered the onside kick to run out the clock.
Wilkerson rushed 24 times to break the century mark for the Tigers, while J.D. Martin added 56 yards on the ground.
Sanders completed 23-of-31 pass attempts for 233 yards with a touchdown and an interception, leading JSU to 411 yards of total offense. Dallas Daniels also caught six passes for 63 yards, while Aubrey Miller Jr. tallied a game-high 13 tackles.
Williams completed 15-of-28 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown for the Camels, adding 31 yards on the ground, including a 20 yard TD scramble, leading CU to a 7-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Lamagea McDowell recorded a team-high 48 yards rushing, while Hill caught four passes for 33 yards.
Aaron Maddox and
CJ Tillman gathered 10 tackles apiece for the Camels, while
Jonathan Jones notched an interception and
Josh Johnson forced a fumble, pacing a CU defense that limited Jackson State to just 2-of-14 on third downs.
Next up, the Camels get back to their Big South schedule on October 29 at North Carolina A&T.
