Bowie State Bulldogs Aim for 2nd Straight Win

Virginia Union @ Bowie State 1:00pm Saturday September 25, 2010

After a 55-6 rout over Livingstone College, the  Bowie State Bulldogs (1-3) return home for a key showdown against the Virginia Union Panthers(1-2). After four consecutive road games to start the season, this game features the Bulldogs in its home opener. The Bowie fans will be pumped up, and the team will look to feed off that emotion. The obvious question here is, can BSU hold on to the momentum of last week's lopsided victory? I definately think so. Improving to 2-3 is this team's focus at the moment. Virginia Union is also coming off its first win, in which it scored 55 points against Lincoln. It should be an intruiging matchup as both teams are coming off wins.
                                                        
                                                        Notes on Virginia Union

The Bad: While studying the Panthers, some alarming statistics stood out to me. In Virginia Union's first 3 games it has given up 47, 57, and 31 points. That averages out to 45 points a game! The offense has lost 7 fumbles on the year, have only scored 3 rushing touchdowns, with a rushing average of 3.3. per carry. This team has not scored in the first quarter so far this year

The Good: The passing game of the Panthers is lethal; 7.0 yards per pass attempt and 15.1 yards per reception. The leading receiver has 20 catches for 363 and 4 touchdowns in just 3 games.


* The key for Bowie is to establish the lead early. The defense of the panthers has not played well thus far this season, so BSU should be able to score often in this contest. Defensively, the bulldogs have played well, only allowing 17 points per game. If Virginia Union's ariel attack is contained Bowie has a greater shot at winning.