Tag: SIAC Football

October 16, 2021 SIAC East Football Recap

Brandon King

SAVANNAH STATE 49, CLARK ATLANTA 14Courtesy of ssuathletics.comSAVANNAH, GA.— Savannah State University counts on its defense to keep points off the scoreboard, but Saturday the unit did a good job adding points for the Tigers. And the returning alumni on Homecoming left Theodore A. Wright Stadium happy after a 49-14 victory over Clark Atlanta University. “Momentum is a funny thing. It can go one way or the other and it went our way in the fourth quarter,” Head Coach Shawn Quinn said. “I was worried about this game all week.…

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Albany State rolls Benedict 28-6

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28 ASU 6 BC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F ASU 7 0 14 7 28 BC 6 0 0 0 6 The Albany State Golden Rams(6-1, 3-0) continued their winning ways, hitting the road to take care of the Tigers of Benedict College, (3-4, 0-3) 28-6. What looked like it may be a close battle, was ultimately decidedly rather decisively , by plays from the Albany State running game and their defense. The Tigers struck first, and it came from their defense. Benedict quarterback Darius Philon’s second pass attempt…

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Albany State V Benedict College: preview and prediction

Brandon King

Saturday the Benedict Tigers (3-3, 0-2) and the Golden Rams of Albany State (5-1, 2-0) meet up in conference play. Albany State is coming off 30-0 homecoming shellacking of Edward Waters last week, while Benedict shocked Miles 24-21 in their last game but is still looking for their first SIAC win of the season. In that win against Miles , freshman quarterback Zavien Foster made his collegiate debut, going 13/27 for 157, with a touchdown and in interception ;he also added another 90 yards and a touchdown on the ground.…

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Albany State rolls Edward Waters, 30-0

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From the SIAC : ALBANY, Ga. – Albany State racked up 429 yards of offense to defeat the Edward Waters, 30-0, for Homecoming at the Albany State University Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.  ASU (5-1, 2-0 SIAC) quarterback Dionte Bonneau exploded for 283 yards passing, going 14-of-23 with three touchdowns. Joe Shorter had the longest play of the game in a 66-yard touchdown reception and Rashad Jordan added in 56 yards receiving while Kristian Grant chipped in 55 yards. The ASU ground game was balanced with Kam Ward gaining 54 yards on the ground and Marcuis Fulks adding in 55 yards. Stephan…

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Morehouse defeats Tuskegee 31-15 in 85th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic

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Team 1 2 3 4 F TUFB 2 7 0 6 15  MHC 7 3 7 14 31 From the SIAC: MOREHOUSE 31, TUSKEGEE 15 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Morehouse capitalized on turnovers to upset Tuskegee 31-15 on Saturday at Legion Field in the 85th Annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic. MHC (1-5, 1-1 SIAC) picked up its first win of the season while holdng TU (2-3, 1-1 SIAC) to 65 rushing yards (1.9 avg.)  Earnest Davis led all players with 106 rushing yards on 30 attempts with two touchdowns. Quarterback Michael Sims passed…

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Albany State blanks Edward Waters 30-0

Brandon King

Team 1 2 3 4 F EWU 0 0 0 0 0 ASU 7 9 14 0 30 The Albany State Golden we’re not very welcoming host to the Tigers of Edward Waters. In front of a homecoming crowd of 7892, ASU laid a 30-0 smack down on EWU, using an aerial attack that largely has not been present during their previous five games this season, as quarterback Dionte completing 14 of his 23 passes for 283 yards and three scores. Though the passing game did most of the damage…

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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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