FAIRFIELD, Ala. – The Miles Golden Bears erupted for 33 second-half points and defeated Benedict College 50-7 Saturday night in SIAC action.
The loss drops the Tigers to 0-5 on the season and 0-2 in the SIAC. Miles improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the SIAC.
The Golden Bears gained 602 yards of total offense, including 309 yards on the ground, more than double their season average of 123.
“They're a very, very good football team. They're the strongest team in our conference and probably one of the strongest teams in the country in the NCAA DII football,” said Benedict coach James Woody. “We knew it was going to be a fast-paced game. I thought we played them good for three quarters at some times. In the first half, we were actually in the game, but we kind of ran out of gas late in the third quarter and the turnovers started taking place.”
Benedict had three fumbles in the second half, and all three led to scores for the Golden Bears.
Benedict's sole score came on a 12-yard pass from Marcus Graham to Mujahid Assad, which cut Miles' lead to 24-7 with 5:15 left in the third quarter.
“We've got to get back to the basics and fundamentals and try to tackle much better,” Woody said. “And we've got to find a way to protect this football and not turn it over.”
The Tigers return home to face Stillman on Saturday, October 6.
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