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29
Winner Benedict BEN 7-1 , 5-1
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Albany St. (GA) ASU 3-5 , 3-3
Winner
Benedict BEN
7-1 , 5-1
29
Final
8
Albany St. (GA) ASU
3-5 , 3-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BEN Benedict 0 20 3 6 29
ASU Albany St. (GA) 0 0 0 8 8

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Myers

Tigers Second-Quarter Propels to Win over Golden Rams

ALBANY, Ga. – It was the fourth meeting between the two best Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams of the last five years in exactly a calendar year. Unlike the three 2025 results, No. 23 Benedict College rode a 20-point second quarter on its way to a 29-8 Saturday afternoon football victory over Albany State.
 
After a scoreless opening 15 minutes, the Golden Ram defense stiffened on their 36-yard line, but the Tiger kicker Zane Spires booted a 53-yard field goal at 13:36 and his team would never trail. Benedict used a defensive score, a 51-yard run and a second long Spires field goal for a 20-0 halftime tally.
 
ASU (3-5/3-3 SIAC) finally was able to move the ball on offense with a 77-yard, 11-play drive in the first three minutes of the final stanza. The Golden Rams capped it lone scoring drive when Roderick McCrary plunged into the end zone from a yard out with 8:52 to make it 20-6 at the time.
 
Benedict answered right back to seal the win with an A'chean Durant 10-yard run on the first play after ASU turned it over on down at its own 10-yard line with 3:44 remaining. ASU did get the final two points of the game on a muffed punt, which the Benedict returner batted the ball through the end zone for a safety.
 
For the first time in the regular season since 2022, Benedict edged out a victory in Albany. ASU took all three meetings last year played in Albany for the regular season, SIAC Championship and NCAA DII Region 2 Semifinal. It was Benedict's first win also in the series since it took the 2023 SIAC Championship game played in Atlanta (43-10).
 
The Golden Rams were able to triple their total offense in the second half to 152 yards on 64 plays. The Tigers finished with 315 yards on the same amount of 64 plays.
 
In relief of starting quarterback Jeffery Davis, who left the game after the first series, Vinson Berry completed 9 of 27 attempts for 92 yards and two interceptions. Cardrece Mobley grabbed four passes for 29 yards and Jaquan Graham had the top yardage with one 31-yard reception. McCrary ran for 26 yards on 13 rushes and Jayden Threatts accounted for 28 yards on 10 totes.
 
Derrick Drayton and Ricky McCrary guided the ASU defense with seven tackles apiece. Drayton had 1.5 tackles for loss and a QB hurry, while McCrary forced a fumble. Chancie Brown and De'Avary Weeks added six stops each and a combined three tackles for loss. Cameron Watts and Jayden Thompson picked off Tiger passes.
 
ASU travels to Atlanta next weekend when it plays in a 2 p.m. kick-off at Clark Atlanta.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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