Sunday, November 29, 2015

Notebook: Grambling overcomes longest, largest SWAC deficit to finish undefeated in league play

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Southern put Grambling in an unfamiliar position early in the Bayou Classic.

But down the stretch it was in a familiar position as it competed an undefeated Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season with a 34-23 victory Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

The Tigers had trailed in just two of their previous eight SWAC games — against Alabama State and Alcorn State — and for a total of just 21 minutes and nine seconds.

The Jaguars took a 6-0 lead with 13:13 left in the first quarter and maintained a lead for 32:28.

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Southern also built the biggest lead against Grambling in SWAC play when it went ahead 20-3 with 12:08 left in the second quarter. The Tigers’ biggest deficit in SWAC play had been 14 points against Alcorn State.

But Grambling took its first lead when Johnathan Williams ran 1 yard for a touchdown that gave it a 24-20 edge with 10:45 left in the third quarter. The Tigers led the rest of the way.

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