CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Delta State University rolled up 504 yards of total offense in beating Ferrum College in non-conference football action, winning 51-10 this afternoon at McCool Stadium.

RECORDS
Delta State 6-1
Ferrum 2-5

THE BASICS
Ferrum senior wide receiver Tyrik Bryant tied a 30-year-old school record for single game receptions with 12 today. His efforts matched the 12 catches made by John Poindexter against Chowan University in 1995. 

Joshua Phillips got the Statesmen on the scoreboard first this afternoon when he picked off an errant Eli Foutz pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown 1:08 into the game. Cole Kirk scored a rushing touchdown from a yard out, then Nick Clark cashed in from six yards out at 9:16 and 0:37, respectively, of the first quarter to make it a 21-0 game after one. 

Clark hauled in an 11-yard touchdown pass from Kirk at 10:23 of the second quarter to up the margin to 28-0. Na'Ledge Wright broke up the shutout with a one-yard plunge into the end zone at 2:07 of the second quarter and the lead was down to 28-7. Garrett Ames then capped a six-play, 70-yard drive just before halftime, rumbling 41 yards down the right side for a score to make it a 34-7 game. Jon Davis added three points for the Panthers when he split the uprights from 45 yards out to trim the lead to 34-10 with 15 seconds remaining in the first half.

Dean Roberts opened the third quarter with a 21-yard field goal for Delta State to make it 37-10, then the Statesmen added a five-yard rushing touchdown by Qualon Farrar and a 13-yard scoring strike from Reed Miller to Lawrence Armstrong, both in the fourth quarter to close scoring.

KEY STATS
Delta State: Kirk 10-14 passing 185 yds, 1 TD; Jordan Brantley 8 tackles
Ferrum: Foutz 28-42 passing, 167 yds; Bryant 12 rec, 66 yds

UP NEXT
Coach Kevin Sherman's team will be back at in action Saturday, October 25, at home against Erskine College. The Conference Carolinas clash is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start at W.B. Adams Stadium.