Grambling St. 38, Northwestern St. 17

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	15	20
Total Yards	316	313
Passing	138	144
Rushing	178	169
Penalties	7-61	11-156
3rd Down Conversions	1-12	7-17
4th Down Conversions	1-4	1-2
Turnovers	6	4
Possession	25:26	34:34

Air/Ground Leaders
Northwestern State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hundley 13/28 138 0 4 Harris 0/1 0 0 0	Grambling State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dillon 18/31 144 0 2
Northwestern State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Castille 18 106 1 59 Griffin 15 78 1 19	Grambling State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Warren 12 156 0 80 Walker 18 53 1 9
Northwestern State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Austin 2 42 0 40 Griffin 5 38 0 13	Grambling State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Pippen 6 39 0 13 Smith 5 35 0 10

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER				NWST	GRAM
	TD	11:01	Quentin Castille 3 Yd Run (John Shaughnessy Kick)	7	0
	TD	06:03	William Griffin 4 Yd Run (John Shaughnessy Kick)	14	0
	TD	01:57	Desmond Lenard 37 Yd Fumble Return (Ari Johnson Kick)	14	7
THIRD QUARTER				NWST	GRAM
	TD	11:23	Nigel Copeland 24 Yd Interception Return (Ari Johnson Kick)	14	14
	TD	10:34	Christian Anthony 25 Yd Interception Return (Ari Johnson Kick)	14	21
	FG	00:37	Ari Johnson 30 Yd	14	24
FOURTH QUARTER				NWST	GRAM
	FG	12:48	John Shaughnessy 27 Yd	17	24
	TD	08:02	Victor Phillips 0 Yd Fumble Return (Ari Johnson Kick)	17	31
	TD	01:42	Cornelius Walker 5 Yd Run (Ari Johnson Kick)	17	38

GRAMBLING, La. -- Cornelius Walker rushed for a score and the Grambling State defense scored four touchdowns in its 38-17 win over Northwestern State on Saturday night.

Walker carried 18 times for 53 yards and Frank Warren added 156 yards on 12 carries for the Tigers (1-1). Greg Dillon also completed 18 of 31 passes for 144 yards and two interceptions.

The Tigers returned four of Northwestern State's (0-2) six turnovers for scores.

Trailing 14-0 late in the second quarter, Desmond Lenard returned a fumble 37 yards for a score and Nigel Copeland's 24-yard interception return tied the game for the Tigers.

Grambling took a 21-14 lead after Christi Anthony's 25-yard interception return midway through the third.

The Tigers recovered a fumble in the end zone and added Walker's TD in the fourth quarter.