The inaugural Florida Seaside Bowl is within the books and the SIAC’s Fort Valley State took residence the gang, defeating the CIAA’s Johnson C. Smith.
Fort Valley State led the sport from begin to end, coming away with 23-10 win behind MVP Kelvin Durham on Wednesday evening within the first iteration of the Florida Seaside Bowl.
The Wildcats scored on their opening drive, spanning 75 yards on 12 performs, capped by a two-yard landing run by Brandon Marshall. They might rating once more on a 9 yard landing go from Durham to Marshall to take a 16-0 benefit into halftime.
Smith struck first within the second half with a area aim, however Fort Valley State answered with an enormous play as Durham hit Jaren Lawson for a go that went 84 yards to present FVSU a 23-3 lead. JCSU would add a landing, however couldn’t get it any nearer.
The Fort Valley State protection was dominant because it held J.C. Smith to solely 150 yards of whole offense on 60 offensive performs.
Fort Valley State completed the season 8-3. It improved to 16-5 beneath head coach Shawn Gibbs, who took over for Maurice Flowers when he left FVSU after two seasons to take the job at his alma mater. Johnson C. Smith completed the season 7-4.
