FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina --Behind an impressive defensive performance that held the Johnson C. Smith ground attack to 79 rushing yards, Fayetteville State knocked off the Golden Bulls 14-7 at home Saturday afternoon for the Broncos Homecoming game.
The Broncos improved to 6-2 on the year and 6-0 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, while the Golden Bulls fell to 5-3 and 4-2.
Caden Davis totaled 52 yards to lead the Broncos' ground attack and added two touchdowns in the game, picking up 5.8 yards per carry along the way. Derrick Alston Jr. also tacked on 22 yards on the ground.
Kameron King reeled in two catches for 12 yards.
Anthony Binyard paced the Fayetteville State defensive effort, totaling nine tackles, 3.0 TFL, and two sacks. Theniias Moss added one interception and Quran Blount had three tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack in the win.
The Broncos won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing one turnover while avoiding any giveways.
Defensively, Fayetteville State did an impressive job restricting the Johnson C. Smith offensive attack, holding the Golden Bulls to 192 total yards. The Broncos kept Johnson C. Smith under 150 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing 113 passing and 79 rushing yards. The Broncos defense lived in Johnson C. Smith's backfield all game, collecting four sacks and 11 total tackles for loss.
How It Happened
Fayetteville State took a 7-0 lead over Johnson C. Smith after scoring the game's first points with 2:56 left in the first quarter. Another Broncos score then expanded the lead to 14-0. Fayetteville State didn't score again in the game and Johnson C. Smith added seven more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Johnson C. Smith outgained Fayetteville State 192-114 in the contest.
» Fayetteville State won the turnover battle 1-0 after picking off one pass.
» The Broncos scored first with 2:56 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Fayetteville State had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up seven points.
» Fayetteville State converted 1 of 12 third downs while Johnson C. Smith was successful on 3 of 15.
» The Broncos had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Shi Gaskin, who had 12.
» Fayetteville State went 2-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» Fayetteville State allowed just 0 yards per punt return on five attempts.
» The Broncos collected 11 tackles for loss and added four sacks.
» Fayetteville State got off to a fantastic start in the contest, putting 14 unanswered points on the board before Johnson C. Smith could respond.
» Jamere Cherry led the Golden Bulls passing attack, completing eight of his 17 attempts for 93 yards and one touchdown with one interception.
» Brevin Caldwell was Johnson C. Smith's leading receiver with 90 yards.
Fayetteville State will travel to Durham, NC next Saturday, October 28, to compete against Shaw. Kick-off time is 1:00p.m.
