NORTH ALABAMA NCAA PLAYOFFS - GAME 11 Saturday, November 22 • 1:00 p.m. vs. Florence, Ala. • Braly Stadium (14,215) VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Shawn Reed (
[email protected]) #21/#15 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS OPEN NCAA PLAYOFFS AT NORTH ALABAMA (8-2, 5-2 GSC) Valdosta State makes its 13th appearance in the NCAA Playoffs as the Blazers travel to Florence, Ala. to face off against Gulf South Conference foe North Alabama. The Blazers enter the contest with an 8-2 record on the year 9/6 ALBANY STATE W, 38-10 and went 5-2 in GSC play while UNA went 9-1 overall, including a 31-29 victory over VSU in the regular season, and 9/13 vs. #12 Winston-Salem State W, 22-17 finished the year 6-1 in league action. 9/20 #14 DELTA STATE* L, 49-32 The game features two of the best defenses in the Gulf South Conference as the Lions lead the league as they 9/27 at #5 North Alabama* L, 31-29 allow only 16.7 points a game while VSU is second at 17.2 points allowed per outing. North Alabama is also first in 10/11 #21 WEST GEORGIA* W, 40-6 total yards allowed at 318.3 per game as well as in passing yards per game allowed at 168.2. While Valdosta State is 10/18 at Mississippi College* W, 62-0 fifth in the league in total defense at 351.9 yards allowed, it gives up just 134.1 rushing yards a game, which ranks 10/25 SHORTER* W, 37-6 second-best in the league.