The Albany State "Dirty Blue" defense held Miles College to 153 yards of total offense on Saturday afternoon as the Golden Rams defeated the Golden Bears (20-3) at the ASU Coliseum.  The Golden Rams improved to (4-1, 2-0 in the SIAC) while the Golden Bears fell to (1-4, 1-1 in the SIAC).
 
In the 1^st quarter, the Golden Rams scored when Jaree Turner intercepted a Miles College pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown.  The score gave the Golden Rams a (7-0) lead.
 
At the 10:04 mark in the 2^nd quarter, the Golden Bears scored what would be their only points in the game when Jackson Spradlin kicked a 44 yard field goal to cut the lead to (7-3). 
 
With 3:01 left in the 2^nd quarter, Marcuis Fulks scored on a 2 yard run to give the Golden Rams a (14-3) lead.  The scoring drive covered 64 yards on 12 plays and lasted 6:54.
 
In the 2^nd half, Dionte Bonneau hit Joe Shorter on a 64 yard strike to extend the Golden Rams lead to (20-3).  Eli Mashburn missed the extra point.
 
Dionte Bonneau finished 10-17 for 120 yards and 1 touchdown.  Kam Ward had 14 rushes for 57 yards.  Marcuis Fulks rushed for 47 yards on 12 carries with 1 touchdown.  Joe Shorter led the Golden Rams in receiving with 2 catches for 73 yards and 1 touchdown.
 
Defensively, Stephan Pierre led the Golden Rams with 15 tackles (11 solo).  Malik Barnes finished with 1.5 sacks and Jaree Turner had a pick 6.  Josh Hill and Roderick Welch also had a sack for the "Dirty Blue" defense.  The "Dirty Blue" held the Golden Bears to 56 (net) rushing yards and 99 (net) passing yards in the game.