Category: Black College Football

Bowie State will be no.2 in D-II Playoffs; hosting Lenoir-Rhyne in opening round

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From the CIAA: INDIANAPOLIS – The 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II football playoff field was announced earlier today with Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) champion Bowie State earning the number two seed in Super Region Two.  The Bulldogs will host Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday, November 20 at 1 p.m. at Bulldogs Stadium. The winner will advance to face the West Florida-Newberry winner on Saturday, November 27 at 1 p.m. Bowie State claimed their third straight CIAA title this past Saturday with a 17-7 win over Fayetteville State to finish with a 10-1…

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November 13, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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Maryland Eastern Shore 73, Claflin 57Coastal Carolina 81, South Carolina State 57 Maryland Eastern Shore 73, Claflin 57 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Graduate student Bairesha Gill-Miles and senior Brooklyn Bailey combined for 27 of the team’s 35 points in the second half as Maryland Eastern Shore topped Claflin University 73-57 during Homecoming on Saturday. Bailey finished the game with a team-high 18 points and added six rebounds, three assists and five steals. Gill-Miles score 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Sophomore Zamara Haynes chipped in eight points and Amanda Carney grabbed seven boards. Mahogany…

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November 13, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Albany 41, Morgan State 14Delaware State 28, Norfolk State 26North Carolina Central 45, Howard 27 North Carolina A&T State 27, South Carolina State 17 Albany 41, Morgan State 14ALBANY, N.Y. — On a rainy, soggy Saturday in Albany, the Bears struggled to get into any sort of offensive rhythm. Meanwhile, it was the exact opposite for the Great Danes. Jeff Undercuffler threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns and Karl Mofor ran for 90 yards and three scores as Albany rolled to a 41-14 victory over Morgan…

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Albany State blanks Miles 31-0 to capture SIAC crown

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 ASU 10 7 14 0 31 MC 0 0 0 0 0 Once again for the Albany state Golden Rams domination was the order of the day, as they shellacked the Golden Bears of Miles College 31-0 to claim their first SlAC title since 2013. Albany State got right to work after receiving the opening Kickoff needing only 4 plays to cover 65 yard , reaching the end zone on a one-yard run from Marcuis Fulks to put ASU up 7-0. After forcing a punt on the subsequent Miles possession.…

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Bowie State wins third straight CIAA Championship, beats Fayetteville State 17-7

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Courtesy of Bowie State Athletics : 7FSU 17 BSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FSU 0 0 7 0 7 BSU 14 0 0 3 1 SALEM, Va. – The No. 12 Bowie State University Bulldogs claimed its third consecutive Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Football Championship Saturday afternoon, topping Fayetteville State University by a final score of 17-7 at Salem Stadium. The win also marks the third straight season Bowie State has defeated Fayetteville State in the title game. The Bulldogs become just the fifth school in history to three-peat…

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Grambling falls to Bethune-Cookman, 31-14

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Courtesy Grambling State Sports Communications Tigers End Home Campaign With Loss to BCU  GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football wrapped up its home campaign with a 31-14 loss to Bethune-Cookman in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Bethune-Cookman (2-8 overall, 2-5 SWAC) capitalized on a GSU turnover and went 53 yards in four plays as Jimmie Robinson III scored on a 3-yard run, giving the Wildcats a 7-0 lead with 4:34 left in the opening quarter. BCU added to the lead with…

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2021 SIAC Championship Game Preview and Prediction

Brandon King

Seventy-six games have been played amongst the thirteen SIAC in order to arrive at this point. Saturday’s SIAC Championship game could really be called the Albany State-Miles invitational, as this will be the third consecutive season that the Golden Bears and the Golden Rams have met in the season’s title game. Miles is seeking to three-peat as conference champs , while Albany State is looking to retune to the top of the SIAC mountain for the first time since 2013. Miles ( 6-4, 4-2) comes into the contest sporting an…

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SWAC introduces new football classic

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This fall, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will introduce its first-ever football classic in partnership with Pepsi and General Motors (GM) as a part of the conferences’ efforts to expand its sports portfolio. The inaugural SWAC Football Classic features a gridiron showdown between Alcorn State University Braves and Jackson State University Tigers and will take place on Saturday, November 20 at Veteran Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.  “The Southwestern Athletic Conference is extremely excited to partner with Pepsi and General Motors for this unique branding…

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November 8 SWAC Football Weekly Honorees

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Dee Anderson, Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Skyler Perry and Andre Fuller, Florida A&M’s Jose Romo-Martinez along with Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Co-Offensive- Dee Anderson , Wide Receiver , Alabama A&M Anderson hauled in seven receptions for a career-high 122 yards and three touchdowns during Alabama A&M’s 42-14 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. He currently leads the Southwestern Athletic…

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SIAC West Football Recap: Miles headed to third consecutive title game

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From the SIAC: MILES 52, TUSKEGEE 23GAME STATSFAIRFIELD, Ala. – Miles clinched the SIAC West Division title for a third consecutive year defeating in-state rival Tuskegee, 52-23, on Saturday for senior day at Sloan-Alumni Stadium.   With the win Miles will host Albany State for the SIAC Football Championship on November 13. For the game, the 52 points scored are the most that MC (5-4, 4-2 SIAC) has ever posted against Tuskegee (3-7, 2-4 SIAC). The win also gave the Golden Bears their second-largest margin of victory over the Golden Tigers…

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