Bess, Ruff lead Charleston Southern to 35-21 victory over Tennessee State | |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Isaiah Bess threw for two touchdowns, TJ Ruff ran for two, and Charleston Southern defeated Tennessee State 35-21 on Saturday. The Buccaneers never trailed but Deveon Bryant's 2-yard run for Tennessee State tied the score at 21 midway through the fourth quarter. Charleston Southern then got an 18-yard touchdown pass from Bess to Will Kakavitsas, held on downs at the Tennessee State 25, and wrapped up the win with a 25-yard touchdown run from Ruff with 2:16 to play. Bess was 9-of-19 passing for 84 yards with the two touchdowns and an interception. Ruff added 78 yards rushing for the Bucs (4-5, 2-2 Big South-OVC). MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | D. Ellis | 1085 | |||
| Passing TDs: | D. Ellis | 6 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Gant | 553 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Gant | 10 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Davis | 379 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | K. Brenson | 2 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | at 13 Notre Dame | L 3 - 56 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 24 - 14 | ||
| 9/16 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 27 - 25 | ||
| 9/30 | at UT Martin | L 10 - 20 | ||
| 10/7 | at Kennesaw State | W 27 - 20 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. Norfolk State | W 24 - 17 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. Lincoln (CA) University | W 54 - 0 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. Lindenwood | W 43 - 20 | ||
| 11/4 | at Charleston Southern | L 21 - 35 | ||
| 11/11 | at Eastern Illinois | L 17 - 30 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | L 0 - 35 | ||
| Ohio Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 24 Tennessee-Martin | 4-0 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-1 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2-2 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1-3 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Lindenwood | 1-3 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3349 (85) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1716 (98) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1633 (63) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.7 (80) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 304.5 (91) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 29 (78) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (28) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3676 (33) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1967 (17) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1709 (62) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.7 (43) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 334.2 (35) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (49) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 7 (24) | ||||
