News from the FCS
October 26th, 2013, 09:50 PM
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Liberty shuts out Gardner-Webb; Coastal Carolina defeats VMI, Charleston Southern downs Charlotte and Presbyterian knocked off Point Saturday.
LIBERTY 24, GARDNER-WEBB 0 | BOX SCORE (http://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/LUFB1308.HTM)
Liberty recorded a season-high six sacks and 14 tackles-for-loss to limit Gardner-Webb's offense en route to a 24-0 shutout victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs, Saturday afternoon, at Spangler Stadium. The victory marked Liberty's first shutout since blanking Kentucky Wesleyan, 57-0, on Oct. 1, 2011. It also marked the first shutout of Turner Gill's eight years as a head coach. Liberty has now won seven games in a row against Gardner-Webb, including four straight in Boiling Springs, N.C.
The win evens Liberty's record at 4-4 on the year and 1-1 in Big South play. Gardner-Webb drops its third game in a row, falling to 4-4 on the season and 0-2 in league play. The two teams traded possessions throughout the first quarter with the first eight drives failing to put points on the scoreboard. The visitors were able to break the tie midway through the second quarter. Josh Woodrum completed a seven-play, 55-yard drive with his second rushing touchdown of the year, sweeping around the right end and scoring from three yards out to give Liberty a 7-0 edge with 10:08 left to play in the first half. READ MORE - LU (http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11519&TeamID=9); READ MORE - GWU (http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=209292614)
#3/6 COASTAL CAROLINA 66, VMI 27 | BOX SCORE (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/game8.html)
Coastal Carolina was without injured starting quarterback Alex Ross, but Lorenzo Taliaferro rushed for 126 yards to set a CCU single-season record and a trio of quarterbacks – Michael Church, Dalton Demos and Brian Kass – all led the team to scores as the #3/6 Chanticleers pulled away for a 66-27 victory Saturday night at Brooks Stadium. Coastal, which has now scored 50-plus points a Big South record five times in a season, improves to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big South while VMI falls to 1-7, 0-3.
Taliaferro, with 986 yards entering the game, now has 1,112 yards this season, breaking the CCU single-season mark of 1,107 Patrick Hall set in 2004. The leading scorer in the NCAA FCS and the Walter Payton Award candidate, Taliaferro scored once and now has 18 rushing touchdowns this season – three shy of the Big South season record, and 19 total touchdowns, four shy of the league’s season mark. Another Coastal record fell in the third quarter as Devin Brown returned a kickoff 95 yards, marking the longest scoring play in CCU history. READ MORE - CCU (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102613aaa.html); READ MORE (VMI) (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102613aaa.html)
#24 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 36, CHARLOTTE 14 | BOX SCORE (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/boxscores/20131026_je93.xml)
Junior running back Christian Reyes rushed for 181 yards and set the school single-season rushing record to carry Charleston Southern to a 36-14 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Buccaneer Field. The Buccaneers, now 8-1, move within a win of the CSU school record of nine in a season. CSU closes out its non-conference schedule and now will finish the season with four straight Big South games. Charlotte moves to 4-4 on the year.
CSU continued its outstanding start under first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell before a sellout crowd of over 4,300 fans at Buccaneer Field. The Bucs bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat a Charlotte team that will move up to the FBS and Conference USA in 2015. READ MORE (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131026qs5dax)
PRESBYTERIAN 49, POINT 19 | BOX SCORE (http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=332992506)
The Presbyterian College football team rolled to a Homecoming victory on Saturday, knocking off the visiting Point Skyhawks at Bailey Memorial Stadium, 49-19. PC improves to 3-4 on the year and will host Charleston Southern in a Big South Conference showdown on Saturday, November 2 at 2 p.m. Point falls to 3-5 overall.
The Blue Hose scored a touchdown on each of their first four drives for a 35-3 lead at halftime en route to the victory. The final score marked the second straight game with 49 points for PC, tied for the most in a single Division I game in program history. PC’s rushing attack and offensive line carried the day. The Blue Hose racked up 341 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, two Division I records for the program. READ MORE (http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=209292304)
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Liberty shuts out Gardner-Webb; Coastal Carolina defeats VMI, Charleston Southern downs Charlotte and Presbyterian knocked off Point Saturday.
LIBERTY 24, GARDNER-WEBB 0 | BOX SCORE (http://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/LUFB1308.HTM)
Liberty recorded a season-high six sacks and 14 tackles-for-loss to limit Gardner-Webb's offense en route to a 24-0 shutout victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs, Saturday afternoon, at Spangler Stadium. The victory marked Liberty's first shutout since blanking Kentucky Wesleyan, 57-0, on Oct. 1, 2011. It also marked the first shutout of Turner Gill's eight years as a head coach. Liberty has now won seven games in a row against Gardner-Webb, including four straight in Boiling Springs, N.C.
The win evens Liberty's record at 4-4 on the year and 1-1 in Big South play. Gardner-Webb drops its third game in a row, falling to 4-4 on the season and 0-2 in league play. The two teams traded possessions throughout the first quarter with the first eight drives failing to put points on the scoreboard. The visitors were able to break the tie midway through the second quarter. Josh Woodrum completed a seven-play, 55-yard drive with his second rushing touchdown of the year, sweeping around the right end and scoring from three yards out to give Liberty a 7-0 edge with 10:08 left to play in the first half. READ MORE - LU (http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11519&TeamID=9); READ MORE - GWU (http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=209292614)
#3/6 COASTAL CAROLINA 66, VMI 27 | BOX SCORE (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/game8.html)
Coastal Carolina was without injured starting quarterback Alex Ross, but Lorenzo Taliaferro rushed for 126 yards to set a CCU single-season record and a trio of quarterbacks – Michael Church, Dalton Demos and Brian Kass – all led the team to scores as the #3/6 Chanticleers pulled away for a 66-27 victory Saturday night at Brooks Stadium. Coastal, which has now scored 50-plus points a Big South record five times in a season, improves to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big South while VMI falls to 1-7, 0-3.
Taliaferro, with 986 yards entering the game, now has 1,112 yards this season, breaking the CCU single-season mark of 1,107 Patrick Hall set in 2004. The leading scorer in the NCAA FCS and the Walter Payton Award candidate, Taliaferro scored once and now has 18 rushing touchdowns this season – three shy of the Big South season record, and 19 total touchdowns, four shy of the league’s season mark. Another Coastal record fell in the third quarter as Devin Brown returned a kickoff 95 yards, marking the longest scoring play in CCU history. READ MORE - CCU (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102613aaa.html); READ MORE (VMI) (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102613aaa.html)
#24 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 36, CHARLOTTE 14 | BOX SCORE (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/boxscores/20131026_je93.xml)
Junior running back Christian Reyes rushed for 181 yards and set the school single-season rushing record to carry Charleston Southern to a 36-14 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Buccaneer Field. The Buccaneers, now 8-1, move within a win of the CSU school record of nine in a season. CSU closes out its non-conference schedule and now will finish the season with four straight Big South games. Charlotte moves to 4-4 on the year.
CSU continued its outstanding start under first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell before a sellout crowd of over 4,300 fans at Buccaneer Field. The Bucs bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat a Charlotte team that will move up to the FBS and Conference USA in 2015. READ MORE (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131026qs5dax)
PRESBYTERIAN 49, POINT 19 | BOX SCORE (http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=332992506)
The Presbyterian College football team rolled to a Homecoming victory on Saturday, knocking off the visiting Point Skyhawks at Bailey Memorial Stadium, 49-19. PC improves to 3-4 on the year and will host Charleston Southern in a Big South Conference showdown on Saturday, November 2 at 2 p.m. Point falls to 3-5 overall.
The Blue Hose scored a touchdown on each of their first four drives for a 35-3 lead at halftime en route to the victory. The final score marked the second straight game with 49 points for PC, tied for the most in a single Division I game in program history. PC’s rushing attack and offensive line carried the day. The Blue Hose racked up 341 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, two Division I records for the program. READ MORE (http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=209292304)
More... (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/liberty-coastal-charleston-southern-and-pc-win-saturday---oct-26)