ITTA BENA, Miss. --Behind an impressive defensive showing that held the Mississippi Valley State ground attack to 82 rushing yards, Florida A&M took down the Delta Devils 31-7 on the road Saturday night.

The Rattlers improved to 4-1 on the year and 3-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Delta Devils fell to 0-4 and 0-1.

Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M's passing attack with 155 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Kelvin Dean led all Rattlers rushers with 48 yards in the contest, picking up 6.9 yards per carry. Lelan Wilhoite also added 29 yards on the ground, averaging 9.7 yards per carry.

Kareem Burke reeled in two catches for 80 yards.

Allen Smith showed out for the Florida A&M defense, collecting one recovered fumble. James Ash added six tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack and Anthony Dunn Jr had three tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack in the win.

The Rattlers forced one turnover in Monday's contest, with Florida A&M turning that takeaway into seven points.

Defensively, Florida A&M did an excellent job neutralizing the Mississippi Valley State offensive attack, holding the Delta Devils to 151 total yards. The Rattlers kept Mississippi Valley State under 100 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing only 69 passing and 82 rushing yards.

How It Happened

Florida A&M scored first with 11:19 left in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. After Mississippi Valley State scored to narrowed the Rattlers lead to 10-7, Florida A&M fired back with a touchdown to make it 17-7

.Florida A&M continued to increase its lead, scoring again with 13:19 left in the fourth quarter to go on top 24-7.The Rattlers kept building their lead, scoring again to go up 31-7. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes

» Florida A&M outgained Mississippi Valley State 304-151, including a 176-69 advantage through the air.
» The Rattlers scored first with 11:19 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Florida A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the fourth period, when they put up 14 points.
» Florida A&M converted 2 of 9 third downs while Mississippi Valley State was successful on 3 of 15.
» Johnny Chaney Jr. led the Rattlers with 10 tackles.
» Florida A&M went 1-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» Florida A&M gave up just seven points in three Mississippi Valley State trips to the red zone.
» The Rattlers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» The Rattlers racked up 13 tackles for loss and added two sacks.
» The Rattlers ended the game on a high note, scoring 21 unanswered points to close out the contest.
» Jamari Jones led the Delta Devils passing attack, completing seven of his 17 attempts for 69 yards and one touchdown.
» Kobe Chambers was Mississippi Valley State's leading receiver with 53 yards.

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