See Grambling's Garrett Urban field goal to beat Southern football, win 2021 Bayou Classic
Grambling State kicker Garrett Urban hit a 25-yard field goal to beat Southern University in the 2021 Bayou Classic on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Grambling defeated Southern 29-26.
Urban made the 25-yard field goal with two seconds remaining.
On the ensuing kickoff, a Southern player tried to throw a lateral pass, and a Grambling player recovered it to end the game.
See Grambling's Garrett Urban winning field goal in 2021 Bayou Classic
Grambling State Defeats Southern 29-26 On A Garrett Urban Game Winning Field Goal!!! #BayouClassic pic.twitter.com/KLiILaSdzS
— Light On Sports (@LightOnSports) November 28, 2021
Urban's winning field goal was his fifth made field goal of the game.
"I'm just glad my team could put me in position to do it," Urban said on the NBCSN broadcast after the game. "It means so much because coach Graves has so much trust in me, and I love this man. He's a great coach."
Terrence Graves is the Grambling State football interim head coach.
Grambling wins 48th Bayou Classic in FG.
29-26. pic.twitter.com/wm20RysIFR— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) November 28, 2021
Grambling State improved to 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the Southwestern Conference. Southern University went to 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the SWAC.
After Saturday, Southern University leads the all-time series 39-34 vs. Grambling State. Southern and Grambling are now tied 24-24 all-time in the Bayou Classic.
Here's more Grambling State, Southern football news:
Terrence Graves: See Grambling coach Terrence Graves fiery pregame speech at Bayou Classic vs. Southern
Bryan Powell: Grambling's Bryan Powell ejected for targeting vs. Southern football in 2021 Bayou Classic
Bayou Classic: Garrett Urban's 25-yard field goal on final play lifts Grambling State to Bayou Classic over Southern
Jason Rollins is the Southern University football interim head coach.
Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.
This article originally appeared on Monroe News-Star: See Grambling kicker Garrett Urban winning field goal in Bayou Classic