For many people football is a sport of entertainment and competition. For one Saint Augustine’s student, Roy Garris Jr, football has become a part of his daily life. Roy (sophomore) who plays on the Saint Augustine’s football team had a head start playing the game starting his journey as early […]
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The Raleigh Classic
The night before the big game, Shaw University, had a mock Falcon funeral. It was their Homecoming and they had a right to feel great about themselves. But Saturday at noon, when the football game began, it was a different story. The Falcons were very much alive. Saint Augustine’s started early, driving the ball down the field […]
Falcons claim Raleigh Classic Trophy
DURHAM, N.C. (Nov. 4) – Saint Augustine’s University capped the football regular season with a 31-14 victory
Falcons win with field goal with 8 seconds left
RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 7) – For the second straight year, Sean Smith (Jr./Valdosta, GA) delivered the game-winning kick against Livingstone College. Smith booted a 23-yard field goal with 8.3 seconds left
Falcons get first win in record-setting game
RALEIGH, NC (Sept. 24) – Saint Augustine’s University played its most complete football game of the season and it resulted in a memorable record-breaking night on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Falcons set several school marks as they manhandled Lincoln (Pa.) University by a lopsided score of 81-9 in the CIAA […]
Big play is not enough as Falcons lose home opener
RALEIGH, NC (Sept. 16) – Cornerback Delano Davis (Fr./Washington, DC) provided the biggest highlight for Saint Augustine’s University which he scooped up a fumble and rambled 92 yards for a touchdown in a 66-20 football loss to Bowie State University at the George Williams Athletic Complex on Saturday. His spectacular […]
Falcons fall to Johnson C. Smith University
CHARLOTTE, NC (Oct 29) – On Saturday, Saint Augustine’s University’s Julius Murphy (R-Jr./Goldsboro, NC) scored on a quarterback sneak and connected with Lynwood Joyner (So./Miami, FL) for the two-point conversion in a 34-8 CIAA football loss to Johnson C. Smith University at the Irwin Belk Complex. The loss dropped the […]
Falcons lose homecoming game
RALEIGH, NC (Oct 22) – On Saturday, Saint Augustine’s University’s Rovonta Johnson (So./Lakeland, FL) rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries in a 39-16 CIAA football loss to Fayetteville State University at the George Williams Athletic Complex on Homecoming Day. Rovonta Johnson scored on a two-yard […]
Football team’s season stands at a crossroads
Saint Augustine’s University’s football team made the crowd go bananas when they defeated Lincoln University on Oct. 9 in two overtimes. But then the team lost to Winston-Salem State University in a lopsided victory on Oct. 15. The games show the team’s mixed season so far. Going into the Oct. […]
Football team wins first league game
RALEIGH, NC (Sept 24) – Today, D.J. Johnson (So./Richmond, VA) threw four touchdown passes to lead Saint Augustine’s University past Lincoln University 35-31 in its CIAA football opener at the George Williams Athletic Complex. The win was the first for the Falcons (1-0 CIAA, 1-3 overall) this season after playing […]