How did Southern University do in the Bayou Classic and who was the star of the game?
Frank Warren rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and Grambling State defeated Southern University 31-13 in the 36th Bayou Classic on Saturday in the Louisiana Superdome. The Tigers (7-4, 5-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) won for the fifth time in six games to end their season. The Jaguars (6-4, 3-3) finish their season at Texas Southern next week. Grambling led 14-13 at halftime and extended its lead to eight on the first possession of the second half when Warren scored on a 13-yard run. The Tigers extended their lead to 24-13 when Ari Johnson kicked a 24-yard field goal with 4:40 left in the game. Warren completed the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute remaining. Grambling’s conference-leading running game accounted for all four touchdowns as Greg Dillon ran 8 yards and Kiare Thompson ran 14 yards for first-quarter touchdowns. The annual Bayou Classic will play out Saturday on the football turf of the Louisiana Superdome. But the battle for control of the mega-e
—quote— Grambling State head coach Eddie Robinson closed out his record-breaking historic season on a disappointing note as his Tigers fell 30-14 to Southern University during the Bayou Classic football game in New Orleans. A little more than a month after Robinson received a phone call from President Clinton for becoming the first coach to reach 400 career wins, the Jaguars came along to offset the Tigers’ momentum before 72,000 fans at the Superdome and a national television audience. Southern, whose team record climbed to 10-1, earned the Southwestern Athletic … —end of quote— Sources: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-17829616.
Frank Warren rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and Grambling State defeated Southern University 31-13 in the 36th Bayou Classic on Saturday in the Louisiana Superdome. The Tigers (7-4, 5-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) won for the fifth time in six games to end their season. The Jaguars (6-4, 3-3) finish their season at Texas Southern next week. Grambling led 14-13 at halftime and extended its lead to eight on the first possession of the second half when Warren scored on a 13-yard run. The Tigers extended their lead to 24-13 when Ari Johnson kicked a 24-yard field goal with 4:40 left in the game. Warren completed the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute remaining. Grambling’s conference-leading running game accounted for all four touchdowns as Greg Dillon ran 8 yards and Kiare Thompson ran 14 yards for first-quarter touchdowns.
