Southern Jaguars at Grambling Tigers
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Southern stops Grambling late to win 50th Bayou Classic, 27-22
Southern's interim football coach, Terrence Graves, a former head coach at Grambling, became the first coach in the history of the Bayou Classic to lead both schools to wins.
Myles Crawley capped a 13-play, 97-yard first-quarter drive that gave Grambling a 7-0 lead after one quarter, but the Jaguars responded with four straight touchdowns to take a 27-7 lead early in the fourth — a run that included Joshua Griffin's return of a blocked Grambling field goal attempt for a touchdown just before halftime.
Grambling's defense started a second-half comeback. Andrew Jones got it started with a pick-six and Southern gave up a safety when Robens Beauplan kneeled in the end zone to receive the snap on a Southern punt for a safety to make it 27-16 with 6:58 left in the third quarter, but Southern came up with clutch fourth-down plays. Jordan Carter stepped in front of a Crawley pass in the end zone to prevent a Grambling touchdown, and after Floyd Chalk IV ran for a 3-yard touchdown to pull Grambling within five, 27-22 with 7:02 left, Demetri Morsell knocked down a fourth-down pass in the end zone to save the Southern victory.
Noah Bodden was 13 of 26 for 231 yards and a touchdown with an interception for Southern (6-5, 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). August Pitre III caught four passes for 118 yards.
Crawley was 19 of 30 for 183 yards with an interception to lead Grambling. Chalk carried 22 times for 172 yards and a touchdown and Chance Williams had 19 carries for 87.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 1:17 | Myles Crawley 1 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:26 | Darren Morris 8 Yd pass from Noah Bodden (Joshua Griffin Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:01 | Kendric Rhymes 2 Yd Run (Joshua Griffin Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:32 | Demetri Morsell 44 Yd Punt Return (Joshua Griffin Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:11 | Kendric Rhymes 73 Yd Run (Joshua Griffin PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:26 | Andrew Jones 42 Yd Interception Return (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
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SF | 3rd Period 6:58 | Robens Beauplan Safety |
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TD | 4th Period 7:02 | Floyd Chalk IV 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 SOU |
 GRAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 3-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 317 | Total Yards | 432 |
| 231 | Passing | 183 |
| 13-26 | Comp-Att | 19-30 |
| 8.9 | Yards per pass | 6.1 |
| 86 | Rushing | 249 |
| 30 | Rushing Attempts | 49 |
| 2.9 | Yards per rush | 5.1 |
| 9-84 | Penalties | 7-40 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:45 | Possession | 35:15 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 64,698 · Capacity:
Southwestern Athletic - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M | 12-1 | 8-0 |
| Alabama State | 7-4 | 5-3 |
| Jackson State | 7-4 | 5-3 |
| Alabama A&M | 5-6 | 3-5 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 3-8 | 2-6 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-10 | 1-7 |
Southwestern Athletic - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 6-6 | 6-2 |
| Alcorn State | 7-4 | 6-2 |
| Southern | 6-5 | 5-3 |
| Grambling | 5-6 | 4-4 |
| Texas Southern | 3-8 | 2-6 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-9 | 1-7 |
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