{"id":154582,"date":"2025-11-16T12:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/?p=154582"},"modified":"2025-11-16T12:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:44:14","slug":"albany-state-wins-siac-now-headed-to-d-ii-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/16\/albany-state-wins-siac-now-headed-to-d-ii-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Albany State wins SIAC now headed to D-II playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Albany State head coach Quinn Gray has restored the Golden Rams to the top of the SIAC in just his third season. <\/a>On Saturday, ASU earned its conference crown with a 22\u201316 win over the Benedict College Tigers at the Albany State Coliseum. The victory capped a 9\u20131 regular season, with the only setback coming against FCS opponent Florida A&M.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beating a strong team twice in one season is never easy at any level, but the Golden Rams did just that\u2014once again outlasting Benedict and staying true to Gray\u2019s program mantra of \u201cMoving the Needle.\u201d With the win, ASU officially punched its ticket to the NCAA Division II playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur kids have put in so much work this year, from January up to now,\u201d Gray said. \u201cWe\u2019ve trusted in each other, trusted in our Lord and Savior, and this is the result. Benedict had a good game plan. They did some of the same things they did in the first game, but they didn\u2019t falter like they did before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albany State\u2019s last postseason run came under Gabe Giardina in 2021, a year marked by emotional resilience after the late-season passing of one of his players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gray\u2019s squad has been the league\u2019s frontrunner from start to finish this season. Behind quarterback Isaiah Knowles, a ferocious defense, and reliable special teams, the Golden Rams have reclaimed a standard their proud alumni expect\u2014SIAC supremacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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