Tag: HBCU Football

Week 6 CIAA Football Recap

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics  CHARLOTTE – Week six of the 2021 season saw the start of divisional play across the CIAA. This week’s games featured several that may go a long way in deciding who will advance to Salem to do battle in the CIAA Football Championship, including a matchup between a pair of top 25 teams in reigning champion Bowie State and Chowan. Let’s look at how each team performed in the first week of divisional play:  Fayetteville State 15, Shaw 12 Fayetteville State took sole possession…

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Albany State v Edward Waters University preview and prediction

Brandon King

This Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams will host (4-1, 2-0) the Tigers of Edwards Waters University (2-3, 1-3) for their homecoming. If the Tigers wish to spoil the festivities, they certainly have their work cut out for them , as they face a Rams team that features a formidable running game and a stingy defense that has only allowed 36 points all season. The Tigers defense has been very offense-friendly, giving up 33.8 points per game, juxtaposing that with the toughness of the Albany State defense will likely spell…

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Savannah State holds to defeat Kentucky State 21-17

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From the SIAC: FRANKFORT, Ky. – In what’s becoming a season motif, Savannah State football struggled down the stretch against Kentucky State on Saturday, but a heavy-handed first half carried them to yet another Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) victory. The Tigers moved to 4-1 and 3-0 in SIAC play with the 21-17 win over the Thorobreds at Alumni Stadium in Frankfort, Kentucky on Saturday in front of 921 fans. Just like Savannah State’s win over Morehouse College and Benedict College, the final minutes of Saturday’s game were tense. With…

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SIAC Football: Fort Valley defeats Benedict 24-14

Brandon King

From the SIAC: COLUMBIA, S.C. – The game started slowly, but the Wildcats were all business on Saturday afternoon. Fort Valley State took a late-second quarter lead and never gave it up over the final 18-plus minutes on the way for the 24-14 win at Benedict College. Between Tyler Moore kick-starting the FVSU (3-2/1-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East) defensive efforts and Emmanuel Wilson’s rushing, the Wildcats controlled the play most of the day. Moore swiped a Tigers’ (2-3/0-3 SIAC East) pass and returned it 40 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown…

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SIAC Football: Allen and Edward Waters get first conference wins

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From the SIAC: ALLEN 46, CENTRAL STATE 34GAME STATS | WATCH REPLAYWILBERFORCE, OHIO – Freshman quarterback David Wright recorded season highs in completions (38), attempts (57), yards (455) and touchdowns (4) to power Allen University over Central State University, 46-34, on Saturday afternoon at McPherson Memorial Stadium. Wright connected with six different receivers and rushed for 65 yards on 19 attempts (3.4 avg.) for one touchdown to help AU (3-2) total 616 yards of offense. Freshman wide receiver Jamal Jones finished with a season and game high 172 receiving yards with…

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Albany State thrashes Miles 31-3

Brandon King

 ALB ST 0 14 7 10 31 MILES 3 0 0 0 3 The Albany State Golden Rams remain unbeaten in SIAC play, spanking the Golden Bears of Miles College 31-3. Miles got off to a solid start staking the opening kickoff and then proceeding on a 13-play, 55-yard drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal from Jackson Spradlin to put the Golden Bears up 3-0. Miles would enjoy this lead until early in the second quarter Dionte’ Bronneau connected with Joe Shorter on an 18-yard touchdown pass, completing…

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Grambling gets by Alabama A&M 37-28

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From Grambling State Athletic Communications: Explosive Second Quarter Lifts GSU past AAMU  GRAMBLING, La. | Noah Bodden made his first career start at quarterback and shook off some early jitters as the Grambling State University football team scored 24 unanswered points in an explosive second quarter as the Tigers picked up their first Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory with a 37-28 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday afternoon at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.Grambling State (2-3 overall, 1-1 SWAC) fell behind 14-0 early in the second quarter, but capitalized on three Bulldog…

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Albany State v Miles College preview and prediction

Brandon King

This Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams head to Fairfield, AL to lock-horns with the tiles College Golden Bears. After dropping its first two games to SWAC opponents, a 14-13 overtime loss to Alabama State and 41-24 to Southern, Miles took that frustration out on conference foes defeating Morehouse and Central State by a combined margin of 92-16. Albany State also enters the Game with the sweet smell of victory, a 49-0 dismantling of Clark-Atlanta last week. The Golden Ram defense will have their work ent out for them trying…

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Week 4 CIAA Football Recaps

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics   CHARLOTTE – It’s week four of the 2021 football season, let the conference games begin! All twelve CIAA teams are in action within the same week for the first time this season as the conference slate kicks off with cross-divisional play. The road to Salem, VA and the 2021 CIAA Championship game begins in earnest this week as every team will look to put their non-conference schedule in the rearview in hopes of making a title run.  Let’s take a look at the results…

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September 25, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Robert Morris 22, Howard 16Norfolk State 28, Saint Francis (Pa.) 16Merrimack College 47, Delaware State 10North Carolina A&T State 37, North Carolina Central 14 Robert Morris 22, Howard 16 MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Despite outscoring Robert Morris in the second half, the Howard Bison could not overcome a first half deficit and fell 22-16 to the Colonials at Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Howard (0-4) trailed 14-7 at halftime, but got within one point (14-13) after a four-yard touchdown run by quarterback Quinton Williams with…

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