Albany State falls to Valdosta State in season opener

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ALBANY, Georgia  — In their annual gridiron meeting, the Albany State Rams and the Valdosta Blazers seemed more evenly matched than previously thought.

Both teams had strong all-conference running backs, new quarterbacks and solid defenses.

 

Still, with history on their side, the Blazers won the 17th matchup 21-13 Saturday night at the Albany State University Coliseum. ASU head coach Dan Land, making his coaching debut, said he was proud of what his team was able to do Saturday night.

 

“I feel pretty good. We did some good things and some bad things,” he said, “We played well in spots, but overall, I’m proud of my guys. They played hard, they played the whole game, and we made some good plays. We’ll look at what we did do well, we’ll correct those mistakes this week and see if we can get better.”

 

It would come down to missed opportunities on offense and mistakes on special teams for the Rams. Down 14-0 in the third quarter, the Rams marched almost 70 yards to the goal line before turning it over on downs.

 

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