Benedict Stuns Wingate on Last Second Play, 25-24

Benedict stuns Wingate on last second play, 25-24

WINGATE, N.C. – In one of the wildest finishes in all of college football action on Saturday, the Benedict College Tigers stunned the Wingate Bulldogs on a last-second touchdown to take a 25-24 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division II championship, scoring 25 unanswered points for the first post-season victory in school history. Statistically, the final play goes down as an 86-yard pass from Jackson Jensen to Malik Mullins. In reality,…

Wingate drops 25-24 heartbreaker against Benedict in NCAA Play-off opener

Wingate, N.C.----Trailing by five points with three seconds left, the Benedict College Tigers got a miraculous 86-yard touchdown as the clock ran out to complete a 24-point come back and prevail 25-24 at Wingate University in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Division II play-offs Saturday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. The Tigers move to 10-2 on the year, advancing to round two of the play-offs, while the 'Dogs end their s…

Benedict College wins Division II playoff game on miracle 4th down TD

In one of the wildest finishes of Saturday, Benedict College pulled off a stunning rally to shock Wingate University 25-24 in the first round of Division II playoffs. What looked like a comfortable Wingate victory, up 24-0, quickly turned into chaos as Benedict’s defense tightened and its offense found rhythm in the fourth quarter. Down 24-19 with 3 seconds left in regulation and 85 yards from the endzone, quarterback Jackson Jensen completed a …