“Always good when you can win on the road especially against a very good FAMU team, "said Bulldogs Head Coach Buddy Pough.”We played one of our better games tonight against more than likely the leagues champion this year.”
“We jumped out early and that gave us a spark within our offense,” said Pough. “I'm just proud of the way the guys responded with when FAMU made a run midway through to pull within a score.”
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 17-0 lead until FAMU got on the board in the second quarter with a 15-yard touchdown by Deshawn Smith. But SCSC responded by boosting its lead to a commanding 24-7 lead on a 2-yard run by Nick.
A solid effort by the Rattler offense put the team in scoring position to close out the first-half on a 3-yard score by Ricky Henrilus to narrow the gap to two scores. SCSU led FAMU 24-14 during intermission.
The second-half opened up for the Rattlers when Smith found the end zone again for his second score on a 47-yard scamper with 7:30 left in the third quarter. That would be the last FAMU score for the rest of the game, as the Bulldogs went on to nab three unanswered touchdowns.