Shatarius Williams caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in overtime as the Benedict College Tigers defeated rival Allen University 34-27 on Saturday night at Westwood High School in a SIAC showdown.
The Benedict Tigers used a strong defensive effort to hold the Morehouse Maroon Tigers to negative 28 yards rushing and took a 21-5 victory in a SIAC football contest on Saturday from B.T. Harvey Stadium.
Benedict, the SIAC champion, ended its season at 23-8.
The Tigers are home again next week against Morehouse for Homecoming. Kickoff is 2 p.m.
Freshman quarterback Zavien Foster made his collegiate debut on Saturday, and helped guide the Benedict Tigers to a 24-21 victory over the two-time defending SIAC champion Miles Golden Bears.
The Benedict College football team were able to compete against an outside opponent for the first time in a year and a half, as the Tigers faced North Greenville University in a controlled scrimmage on Saturday afternoon in Younts Stadium.
Benedict falls to 3-1 on the season. Carson-Newman, a member of the South Atlantic Conference, improves to 11-5.
The Tigers surpassed the century mark for the first time under head coach Artis Maddox, and marked the largest margin of victory in his three seasons as coach of the Tigers.
All Benedict home games will be closed to the public and students. All games will be video streamed live with live stats.
The 12th-ranked Lady Tigers (27-3) earn the SIAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament. This will mark Benedict’s fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last eight years under head coach James Rice.
