ALBANY, Ga. – The Albany State University Golden Rams football team is set to face fifteenth-ranked West Georgia on Saturday evening in the UWG 2019 University Stadium home opener. Kickoff for Saturday's game is set for 7 p.m.

GAME VITALS
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General Admission: $10

GAME TIMELINE
3:00 PM - UWG Athletics Complex Open
5:00 PM - Ticket Booth Open / Junior Wolves Fun Den Open
5:30 PM - Wolf Walk at Wolf Plaza/Gates Open
6:45 PM - Pregame Begins with the Sound that Lights the South
6:50 PM - National Anthem
6:55 PM - Coin Toss with SFC Roger Roseberry of the Georgia Army National Guard
6:57 PM - Wolves take the Field
7:00 PM - Kickoff

News and Notes
The Albany State University Golden Rams football team and the University of West Georgia Wolves will meet for the fourth time on Saturday, September 21st. The Wolves currently hold a 0-3 series advantage over the Golden Rams. The last time to two schools met was last season on September 15, 2018 where the Wolves collected a 45-21 victory.
 
Albany State University enters the contest suffering a tough 24-17 loss to Mississippi College football team on September 14th.
 
Albany State got off to a fast start with a 15-play, 74-yard opening drive that took over eight minutes and ended with a four-yard touchdown pass from Kelias Williams to Michael Green that put the Golden Rams ahead 7-0. After the teams traded punts, ASU extended the lead to 10-0 as Gabriel Ballinas nailed a 32-yard field goal in the opening minutes of the second quarter.
 
MC would punt on their first three possessions, but the Golden Rams missed a pair of field goals in the final minutes of the first half to keep the lead at 10-0 through 30 minutes. The Choctaws got off to a quick start in the second half with a 39-yard kickoff return from senior Cole Rotenberry that set up a six-play, 58-yard touchdown drive.
 
Mississippi College capped off the scoring drive with a 26-yard touchdown run after a late pitch by senior Detric Hawthorn on the option play. MC would score on all four drives in the second half, including a nine-play, 44-yard drive that ended with a four-yard touchdown run from Mark to give the Choctaws a 14-10 advantage, their first lead of the night.
 
The Choctaw defense came up big on ASU's next possession, stopping the Golden Rams on downs as senior Turner Rotenberry broke up a pass on 4th down at the end of the third quarter. Senior Drake McCarter pushed the lead out to 17-10 with 8:13 remaining in the game as he hit a 27-yard field goal, completing his perfect night with three PAT's and the field goal.
 
The Golden Rams answered, with an eight-play, 68-yard drive that finished with a 31-yard touchdown pass on 4th-and-10 from Williams to Green.
 
The Choctaws responded with a 31-yard kickoff return from Rotenberry to set up a 59-yard scoring drive for the Choctaws.
 
Junior Jaylin Jones capped off the seven-play drive that gave the Choctaws the game-winning score, going in from five yards out with 27 seconds remaining.
 
 
The Golden Rams rushed for 160 yards on 37 carries, averaging 4.3 yards per carry on the night. The Golden Rams outgained the Choctaws, 324-227, but 11 penalties for 96 yards and two missed field goals cost ASU.
 
Tracy Scott rushed for 71 yards on 16 carries, while Williams piled up 51 yards on the ground. Williams also threw for 164 yards and two scores, completing seven passes for 102 yards to Green.
 
Quentin Frazier and Fred Walls led the Choctaws with seven tackles apiece, while Frazier added a tackle for loss.
 
Coemba Jones, Terry Compton and Branderious Rawlings led the Golden Rams with six tackles each, while Tyler Scott and Stephan Pierre racked up five tackles.
 
Ballinas averaged 59.3 yards per punt with a game-high with a long of 46 yards on the night.
 
Defensively, ASU was led by Tyler Scott with nine tackles, while Jackson had seven tackles.  ASU tallied five tackles for loss for 15 yards and collected one sack in the game.