Concord Faces West Virginia State in MEC Road Test

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University football team heads to West Virginia State for a Mountain East Conference contest 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Dickerson Stadium.

LIVE COVERAGE
The West Virginia State Sports Information Department will have live statistics and live video of the game. Live radio coverage of the game can be heard locally in the Kanawha Valley region on 107.3 Beat or streaming online. 

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TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased through the West Virginia State Box Office using this link or at the top of the page. 

SERIES HISTORY: Concord leads 30-23

Last Five Meetings vs. West Virginia State
October 11, 2025: West Virginia State 28 - Concord 21 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 12, 2024: West Virginia State 44 - Concord 14 (Institute, W.Va.)
September 16, 2023: West Virginia State 47 - Concord 27 (Athens, W.Va.)
October 22, 2022: West Virginia State 56 - Concord 38 (Institute, W.Va.)
October 23, 2021: West Virginia State 34 - Concord 32 (Athens, W.Va.)

Concord at a Glance
Overall Record: 3-2
MEC Record: 1-2
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 1-1
MEC Rank: Tied Fifth

West Virginia State at a Glance
Overall Record: 1-4
MEC Record: 0-3
Home Record: 1-2
Away Record: 0-2
MEC Rank: Ninth

TALE OF THE TAPE: Concord vs. West Virginia State

Concord	Statistical Category	WV State
3	Wins	1
37.8	Points/Game	28.8
34.4	Opp Points/Game	32.6
167.6	Rushing/Game	213.8
271.8	Passing/Game	211.6
161.4	Opp Rushing/Game	133.6
212.8	Opp Passing/Game	261.4
439.4	Yards/Game	425.4
374.2	Opp Yards/Game	395.0
97.8	Penalty Yards/Game	63.2
43.8	Third Down Pct.	30.7
10	Takeaways	3
17	Sacks	9

Concord Leaders
Passing Yards: Devin Kargman (1,350)
Passing Touchdowns: Devin Kargman (11)
Rushing Yards: Greg Burrell (273), Maurice Jones (266) Jayden Williams (252)
Rushing Touchdowns: Jayden Williams (4), Greg Burrell (4), Maurice Jones (3)
Receiving Yards: Dom Collins (618), Cordale Russell (304), Que Moore (141)
Receiving Touchdowns: Dom Collins (7), Ethan Jackson (2)
Tackles: Ar'Terrian Godfrey (31), Brodee Rice (27), Christian Henderson (24), Shambre Jackson (21), Raymone Whitner (20), Jonathan Williams (18), Elijah Owens (15)
Tackles for Loss: Shambre Jackson (7.0), Brodee Rice (4.0), Jacorey Jackson (4.0), Nick Mercer (4.0)
Interceptions: Ar'Terrian Godfrey (1), Bradly Harris (1), Stanley Horn Jr. (1), Elijah Owens (1), Jonathan Williams (1)

West Virginia State Leaders
Passing Yards: Kaleb Jackson (489)
Passing Touchdowns: Joe Dailey (5), Kaleb Jackson (5)
Rushing Yards: Devin Cox (329), Justin Pessoa (308)
Rushing Touchdowns: Devin Cox (4)
Receiving Yards: Malik Baker (372), Amare Ary (236), Osama Hurst (3)
Receiving Touchdowns: Malik Baker (3), Amare Ary (3), Osama Hurst (3)
Tackles: Keyshon Washington (36), Greg Deloach (21), Willie DeSantis (20), Dwight Fialor (19), DJ Harmon (19), Daesean Jackson (17), Emmanuel Toussaint (17)
Tackles for Loss: Keyshon Washington (5.5), Willie DeSantis (4.5), Daesean Jackson (3.5)
Interceptions: Julian Whitfield (1)

SLING THE ROCK
In Concord's 41-31 win over Frostburg State, graduate quarterback Devin Kargman threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns—his second straight game going over 300 yards. The Camden, New Jersey native moved up to 18^th in Division II in passing yards (1,350) with the Frostburg State performance. Kargman also had his best game completing the ball, coming through with a career-best 21 completions while completing 70 percent of his throws (21-for-30). Kargman's 11 touchdowns in 2026 are second in the MEC. And over the last three games, Kargman has thrown nine touchdowns to just one interception. The last time a CU quarterback only had one interception in a three-game stretch was in 2022 when Jack Mangel started the year with seven touchdowns and a single pick.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Sophomore wide receivers Dom Collins and Ethan Jackson combined to catch all four touchdowns from Kargman against Frostburg State. Collins hauled in a career-best nine receptions for a season-high 152 yards. With the performance, Collins is tied for fifth in Division II in both yards (618) and touchdowns (seven) this season, and he heads into Saturday's game having recorded back-to-back 150-yard games for the second time in his career. Meanwhile, Jackson started his first career game versus Frostburg State as he came down with four catches for 51 yards and the pair of scores. Prior to Saturday, Jackson had only caught one ball for seven yards—against Charleston—for the season. Collins and Jackson became the first CU teammates with two receiving touchdowns in the same game since October 29, 2022 against Wheeling when Jarod Bowie and Kris Copeland each had three touchdowns.

TAKE IT AWAY
A big reason for the Mountain Lions holding off Frostburg State in the second half was the CU defense coming up with four takeaways against the Bobcats, three came in the second half. Junior linebacker Jonathan Williams notched his first career interception in the first half while junior defensive back Bradly Harris and redshirt freshman defensive back Elijah Owens did the same in the second half. And the final turnover came from special teams ace sophomore defensive back Marley Ashley who jumped on a fumble after a strip sack from redshirt freshman defensive end Quay McCauley. The four takeaways by the Mountain Lions were the most since registering four takeaways against Glenville State in mid-October of the 2024 campaign. With the four forced turnovers, CU's turnover margin for the season rose to +3 which ranks in a tie for first in the MEC with West Virginia Wesleyan and West Liberty, and is tied for 37^th in Division II. 

MAKE AN IMPACT
Not only did Owens come away with his first career interception in Saturday's game, the Greensboro, North Carolina native recorded two sacks, from his cornerback spot, and forced a fumble on the second-half sack. Owens joins graduate defensive end Shambre Jackson as Mountain Lions with two-sack games this season—Jackson's two-sack game was against Bluefield State. Owens is the only defensive back in the MEC with two or more sacks this season as he has collected 2.5 sacks. Additionally, he is tied for first in the conference in fumble recoveries (two), coming in consecutive weeks against Davidson and Bluefield State. Entering Saturday at West Virginia State, Owens is seventh on the team in tackles (15) while adding 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.

SO, SO CLOSE
Concord has lost nine straight games to West Virginia State—tied for the longest active streak against an annual MEC opponent. However, those losses have been some near misses by the Mountain Lions. Last season at Callaghan Stadium, CU outgained West Virginia State, 456-401, and was 21-17 at halftime before being shutout in the second half in a 28-21 defeat. In 2023, the Mountain Lions held a 13-3 advantage after one quarter, but watched WVSU score 37 combined points in the middle quarters of a 47-27 loss. And in 2021, Concord was unable to convert a two-point conversion with less than 30 seconds left in a 34-32 defeat. The closest call for the Mountain Lions at WVSU came in 2022 when CU was up 28-9 halfway through the second quarter before being outscored 47-10 over the final 38 minutes of the game.

PUT ON A SHOW
The Mountain Lions and Yellow Jackets racked up the yardage in different ways last season in Athens. Former standout quarterback Tyler Mizzell threw for 326 yards last season versus West Virginia State. WVSU ran for 241 yards at Concord in 2025. Junior tight end Headley Isnadin caught his only career touchdown versus West Virginia State last fall. Saturday's game could be a mirror image of last year's game as Concord leads the MEC in total offense (439.4) while West Virginia State is second with 425.4 yards per game. WVSU is the only team in the MEC rushing for more than 200 yards per game (213.8) as the Yellow Jackets rank 28^th in Division II. Concord's passing offense at 271.8 yards per game is first in the MEC and 22^nd in the country.

MOVE THE STICKS
Because of the high-octane offenses, Concord and West Virginia State are two of the best at getting first downs in the MEC. WVSU ranks second with 21.8 first downs per game while the Mountain Lions are just behind at 21.6 first downs per contest, third in the conference. CU is first in the MEC and top 50 in Division II at converting third downs, 43.8 percent. West Virginia State does its work on first and second downs as the Yellow Jackets have converted an MEC-low 20 third downs this year and ranks seventh in third-down percent, 30.8. Over the last two games, the Mountain Lions have gained 55 first downs, the most in a two-game stretch since racking up 58 first downs against Charleston and West Virginia State in 2022.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
3- Freshman kicker Christian Torres is just one of three kickers in Division II to have attempted at least six field goals this season without a miss. Torres is 7-for-7 after going 2-of-2 against Frostburg State.

15.6 – Kargman is averaging 15.6 yards per completion this year.

95- Concord had its longest play from scrimmage in program history last season versus WVSU with a 95-yard pass play.

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
West Virginia State has played three quarterbacks this season, Joe Dailey, Kaleb Jackson and Bryan Johnson. Last season, Jackson threw for nearly 2,300 yards and 17 touchdowns. After seeing limited snaps in the first three games of this season, Jackson has thrown for 485 yards and five touchdowns against Fairmont State and West Liberty. Devin Cox spearheads the run game with 329 yards and four touchdowns. Justin Pessoa has rolled up 308 yards rushing. Malik Baker and Amare Ary and West Liberty transfer Osama Hurst have all caught three touchdowns. Baker has a team-best 372 receiving yards. WVSU's defense only has three takeaways this year. Keyshon Washington leads the unit with 35 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss.