The Albany State Golden Rams lost (47-10) to the Benedict Tigers in the 2023 SIAC Football Championship on Saturday afternoon at Lakewood Stadium, in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
The Golden Rams will end the season (6-5) in Quinn Gray's first season as head coach.  The Benedict Tigers are now (11-0) and back to back SIAC Champions.
 
First Quarter
The Tigers took a (3-0) lead after Tom Piccirillo connected on a 25 yard field at the 6:55 mark
 
Second Quarter
The Tigers extended their lead to (10-0) after Caden High caught a 28 yard touchdown pass from Aeneas Dennis at the 12:13 mark.
 
The Tigers increased their lead to (17-0) after Reginald Harden caught a 55 yard touchdown pass from Aeneas Dennis at the 7:46 mark.
 
The Golden Rams got on the board after Eli Mashburn connected on a 35 yard field goal with 9 seconds left in the half.
 
Third Quarter
Aeneas Dennis scored on a 72 yard run to increase the Tigers lead to (30-3) at the 10:46 mark.
 
The Golden Rams Dionte Bonneau scored on a 5 yard run to make the score (30-10) at the 7:41 mark.
 
Tom Piccirillo connected on a 32 yard field goal to extend the Tigers lead to (33-10) at the 2:36 mark.
 
Fourth Quarter
Zaire Scotland scored on a 3 yard run to give the Tigers a (40-10) lead at the 14:08 mark.
 
Zavien Foster scored on a 75 yard run to push the lead to (47-10) with 4:13 left in the 4^th quarter.
 
Although the ultimate goal of winning the SIAC Championship didn't happen, the Golden Rams had a good year in Quinn Gray's first year as head coach.  The future is definitely bright for the Golden Rams as we turn the page to next season. 
 
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.
 
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