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Blake Davis INT
20
Winner Grambling GRM 4-3 , 1-2
16
Ark.-Pine Bluff APB 2-4 , 1-2
Winner
Grambling GRM
4-3 , 1-2
20
Final
16
Ark.-Pine Bluff APB
2-4 , 1-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
GRM Grambling 0 7 7 6 20
APB Ark.-Pine Bluff 7 0 0 9 16

Game Recap: Football | | Curtis Ford, Associate AD for Athletic Communications

Grambling State’s Defense Stands Tall in 20-16 Victory over UAPB

Grambling State's Defense Stands Tall in 20-16 Victory over UAPB
PINE BLUFF, Ark. | Grambling State forced three turnovers and made crucial stops to help will the Tigers to a hard-fought 20-16 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on a rainy Saturday at Simmons Bank Field. 
GSU defensive backs Markel Linzer and Blake Davis accounted for all the takeaways for the G-Men defense. Linzer picked off two passes while Davis snagged an INT in the first quarter. 
Linzer along Cisco Caston and Isaac Washington were GSU's leading tacklers. All three registers six total tackles with Linzer adding a tackle for loss. 
Offensively, Grambling State (4-3 overall, 1-2 SWAC) put up 300 yards of total offense. Starting quarterback C'zavian Teasett went 18-for-29 for 148 yards with one touchdown and one interception. 
GSU gained 152 on the ground, with Tre Bradford going for 100 yards for the second week in a row. Bradford rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-4, 1-2 SWAC) cracked the scoreboard first. A 47-yard reception by UAPB's Jordan Jackson set the Golden Lions up at the GSU 9-yard line. Three plays later, Christian Peters found Ellis Stewart for a 1-yard TD pass, giving UAPB a 7-0 lead with 4:44 on the clock. 
 
The Golden Lions tried to extend its lead on a 45-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter, but GSU's Patrick Marshall blocked the kick.
 
Linzer set up Grambling State's first scoring drive of the game when he intercepted UAPB's Peters at the Golden Lions' 49-yard line.  GSU quickly marched down field with Bradford capping the drive with a 12-yard TD run, tying the game 7-7 with 4:02 remaining in the first half. 
 
The game remained tied 7-7 heading into halftime. 
 
With 5:31 left in the third quarter, Teasett connected with Jordan Bride for 6-yard TD pass, giving the Tigers a 14-7 advantage. 
 
Following a nearly two hour long lightning delay that began with 14:38 to play in the fourth quarter, UAPB's Trey Glymph nailed a 26-yard FG to make it a 14-10 game with 12:23 to go. 
 
GSU fumbled the ball away to Arkansas-Pine Bluff on its next two drives, both deep inside Tiger territory. However, the Grambling State defense came up with big stops on both of UAPB's ensuing drives, limiting the Golden Lions to a pair of field goals.
 
Trailing 16-14 with 7:16 to play, Grambling State used an 11-play, 65-yard drive capped by a 3-yard scamper by Bradford to retake a 20-16 lead with 1:42 remaining. 
 
Grambling's State's defense clamped down on UAPB's final drive of the game, keeping the Golden Lions out of the end zone and securing the win. 
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff gained 320 yards of total offense with 204 coming through the air and 116 coming through the run game. 
 
Quarterback Christian Peters was 12-for-30 passing with one TD and three INTs. He was also the leading rusher for the Golden Lions with 84 yards. 
 
UP NEXT
Grambling State travels to Las Vegas, Nev. To take on Stats Perform FCS No. 14 Jackson State in the inaugural Las Vegas HBCU Classic on Oct. 25. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT/5 p.m. CT at Allegiant Stadium. The game will be broadcast on HBCUGo.

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