Box Score
Tigers Slam Jaguars En-Route to Birmingham
New Orleans---The Grambling State University Tigers Football Team demolished the Jaguars of Southern University 36-12 in the State Farm Bayou Classic; in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The win secured Grambling as the Western Division Champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and opened the highway from Grambling to Birmingham for the SWAC Championship being held on December 10th.
The first quarter saw very little scoring from either team, the only scoring was a 53(Career long) yard field goal by Zoltan Riazzo with 2:55 remaining. D. J. Williams hit Mario Louis with a 27 yard pass for six points; Riazzo tacked on one at 9:44 mark. Southern finally climbed on the board when J.P. Douglas found Lee Doss with a 13 yard pass with 7:53 remaining in the first half. At the half the score was 10-6.
The 2nd half began with Louis snatching down a 34 yard bomb from Williams at 11:20. The point after by Riazzo was good to push GSU up 17-6. SU's Dray Joseph tossed a five yard pass to Michael Berry (6:48), bringing them to 12 points. Joseph's threw an incomplete pass, while attempting a two point conversion. The Tigers' Louis caught a 12 yard pass from Williams for an additional six points. Riazzo's kick was good for one. With 10 seconds remaining in the quarter Grambling's Antonio Leonard added two points when he sacked SU's quarterback for a safety.
Riazzo nailed a 28 yarder at the 13:37 remaining in the contest. Roberts rounded out scoring for the G-Men with a 32 yard run (12:11). Riazzo's extra point was good.
Jamie Payton from SU finished the game with 15 tackles (10 solo and 4 assists). Cliff Exama completed the match with seven (4 solo and 3 assists).
Payton and Louis were each chosen as MVPs of the Bayou Classic for their respective teams.
The Tigers will be back in action on December 10, 2011 in Birmingham, AL in the SWAC Championship.
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