Tigers Beat Virginia-Lynchburg 35-0 To End Football Season

After starting the football season and the Thomas Howard era with a 87-0 loss to South Carolina State, Savannah State closed out their 2026 campaign with a 35-0 win over Virginia University Lynchburg on November 7 in a game played at TA Wright Stadium. Howard basically cleared his bench, with many players getting playing time that had not saw action all season. The Tigers set the tone early by scoring a touchdown on their first possession of the afternoon with Zyaire Williams scoring on a 2-yard run for a 7-0 lead with 10:35 left in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Jeffrey Jefferson blocked a VUL punt and Jamari McIvory recovered it and ran 22 yards for a touchdown to give SSU a 14-0 lead. Savannah State went into the half with a 21-0 advantage after RaShawn Truell scored on a 2-yard run to cap a 13-play, 74-yard drive with 7:39 showing on the clock in the second quarter.

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