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The 1992 NAIA collegiate football season was a historic year for the Marauders of Central State University.
Led by legendary coach William "Billy" Joe, the Marauders marched all the way to the NAIA Div. I National Championship game where they came out on top with a dramatic 19-16 victory over Gardner-Webb College.
The 1992 season began in dominating fashion as CSU steamrolled through Fort Valley State, 33-0, in week 1. CSU came out on top, 7-3, in defensive battle at St. Francis (IL) in week 2 followed by a 24-10 victory over Elizabeth City State at home. After suffering a 30-17 loss to Texas Southern at the Capital City Classic, CSU responded by winning its next seven games by an average margin of 40.2 points which included an 83-0 blowout of rival Kentucky State and a 34-0 win over Harding (AR) in the first round of the NAIA Playoffs.
In the NAIA Semifinal, the Marauders topped Central Arkansas, 30-23. In the championship game held in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, CSU erased a 16-6 deficit in the fourth quarter. Playing on a severely sprained ankle, quarterback Henderson Mosley threw a 14-yard tocudhwon pass to Charles Thompson with 7:51 left. Leroy Perkins scored the game winning touchdown on a 8-yard touchdown run to put CSU up, 19-6, with 36 seconds left on the clock. CSU's defense stifled any chance of a Garner-Webb scoring drive and CSU celebrated its second NAIA National title.
The Marauders finished the season with a 12-1 overall record and had a final ranking of No. 1 in the NAIA National Poll and Black College Sports Reports Poll.
The Marauders had a variety of players earn All-American status which included electrifying kick returner and defensive back Marvin Coleman, quarterback Henderson Mosley, defensive end and future NFL Pro-Bowler Hugh Douglas and receiver Rozie McFadden.
As a team, CSU outscored opponents by an average margin of 24.92. The offense totaled 4,845 total yards and averaged 372.69 yards per game. The defense gave up just 10.6 points per game while forcing opponents into 48 turnovers.
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