Box Score ORANGEBURG, SC— Junior running back Jalen Simmons rushed for a 115 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to a 59-7 routing over Savannah State on Saturday at Oliver.C. Dawson Stadium.

 "It was a great win for us , despite having a few players out with injury", said SC State head coach Buddy Pough.  "We got off to a good start and from that point everything starting clicking in the right direction"

Redshirt freshman Dayshawn Taylor spearheaded the Bulldog defense with 8.5 tackles, while teammate junior linebacker Tevin Richard finished with 7 tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss.

Simmons led the charge early with a pair of touchdown runs of 16 and 17 yards  midway  through the first quarter at the 9:30 mark to give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead.
Redshirt sophomore Adrian Kollock, Jr. connected with Taquan West on a 16-yard touchdown reception at the 14:52 mark in the second quarter.  Junior defensive back Antonio Hamilton for the second straight week returned a punt (55-yards) for a touchdown.

Dondre Lewis-Freeman extended SC State's lead to 35-0 on a 4-yard run with 6:18 remaining in the second quarter. Kollock, Jr. and West connected again for a 19-yard touchdown to take a commanding 42-0 lead over Savannah State to close out the first-half.

Freshman kicker Tyler Scandrett opened up the third quarter with a 28-yard field goal. The Bulldogs highlight of the day came on  defense, with an 86-yard interception for a touchdown by redshirt junior defensive back Dominique Mitchell who missed all of last season with an injury.

Jalen McGriff gave SSU their only score of the night on a 6-yard pass from Tino Smith at the 10:11 mark in the fourth quarter. SC State's secondary came up big on their second interception of the day on a 40-yard return by redshirt freshman Devondre Powell with 6:56 remaining in the game to seal the victory.

SSU was led by Alfred Ansley with 7 tackles and 2 TFL. Junior linebacker Justin Dixon added 5.5 tackles in the loss. The Bulldog defense limited SSU Offense to 130-yards total offense on the day.

The Bulldogs improve to 6-3 overall, 4-1 in the MEAC, while Savannah States fall so 0-9 overall, 0-6 in the league.

South Carolina State returns to action on Saturday (Nov. 8) when they travel to the sunshine state to take on conference foe Florida A&M in a pivotal Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference showdown. Kickoff is 2 p.m.