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ASU Football Defense
9
Benedict College BC 0-9 , 0-4
35
Winner Albany State Univers ALBN 5-3 , 3-0
Benedict College BC
0-9 , 0-4
9
Final
35
Albany State Univers ALBN
5-3 , 3-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BC Benedict College 0 0 3 6 9
ALBN Albany State Univers 0 16 0 19 35

Game Recap: Football |

Golden Rams blitz Benedict to stay tied for SIAC East Division lead

ALBANY, Ga.- Senior wide receiver Devonta Osborne celebrated his last home game by catching six passes for 101 yards and a touchdown to lead the Albany State Golden Rams to a 35-9 win over the Benedict College Tigers. With the victory, ASU improves to 5-3 overall, 4-1 in the SIAC and 3-0 in the SIAC East Division. The Golden Rams remain tied atop the standings with Fort Valley State, who is also 3-0.
 
Benedict, who is coached by former ASU head coach James "Mike" White, falls to 0-9 overall and 0-3 in the SIAC East.
 
The two teams battled to a first quarter tie with neither able to generate points. Albany State's "Gold Rush" Offense finally started producing in the second quarter. At the 13:34 mark, Jarvis Small scampered 15 yards for a touchdown and ended an 8-play, 71-yard drive that used 4:10. Zachary Gayden-Holley added a PAT, and ASU led 7-0.
 
Two minutes later, a miscue on a Benedict punt attempt resulted in a team safety for Albany State and a 9-0 edge. That play also ignited a 5-play, 68-yard drive in 2:45 that was capped with a 33-yard pass play between quarterback Caleb Edmonds and Osborne. The touchdown gave ASU a 16-0 lead that it would take into halftime.
 
Benedict scored the only points of the third quarter when it connected on a 19-yard field goal to cut its deficit to 16-3. ASU kicker Stefan Whitehead made a field goal of his own with 11:24 left in the fourth quarter to increase the Golden Rams' advantage to 19-3.
 
The fourth period continued to produce offense for both teams, but Albany State was able to pull away. At the 8:03 mark, Edmonds rushed for a 47-yard touchdown to give ASU a commanding 26-3 lead. The drive only used two plays and 50 yards in 40 seconds.
 
The Tigers would answer Edmonds' score with a 30-yard touchdown to cut their deficit to 26-9. BC went for a two-point conversion, but Albany State's Zavondric Shingleton intercepted the pass and returned it 97 yards for a score to give the Golden Rams a 28-9 edge with 5:56 left in the game.
 
Three minutes later, Mack Green ended Albany State's scoring parade by rushing 23 yards for a touchdown. The drive went five plays and 44 yards in 3:07.
 
Small finished with 106 yards on 17 carries. Edmonds was 12-of-26 passing for 182 yards, and he also rushed six times for 80 yards. The Albany State offense generated 425 yards of total offense.
 
Tavarius Washington led the defense with 9.5 tackles, and Shingleton added 6.5 tackles. Darien Conley had 5.0 tackles and 2.5 sacks.  The "Dirty Blue" Defense held the Tigers to 176 total yards.
 
Albany State will play its final regular season game on Saturday, Nov. 7 when they face archrival Fort Valley State University in the 26th Annual Fountain City Classic in Columbus, Georgia. The game will be played at A.J. McClung Stadium with the kickoff scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
The winner of the ASU-FVSU showdown will be crowned the SIAC East Division champion and will earn a spot in the 2015 SIAC Championship game in Montgomery, Al.
 
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