HOUSTON, Texas -- Florida A&M fought back from a seven-point halftime deficit to take down Texas Southern 31-21 on the road on Saturday night.
The Rattlers improved to 6-1 on the year and 5-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 2-5 and 1-3.
Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M's passing attack with 180 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns and one interception. The signal caller also added one touchdown on the ground.
Kelvin Dean led all Rattlers rushers with 83 yards and one touchdown in the contest, picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Terrell Jennings also added 49 yards on the ground, averaging 5.4 yards per carry.
Jamari Gassett reeled in three catches for 77 yards and one score.
Gentle Hunt led the Florida A&M defensive effort, collecting three tackles, 2.0 TFL, and two sacks. Lovie Jenkins added three tackles and one interception and Cherif Seye had four tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and one forced fumble in the win.
Florida A&M put together a big outing on the ground, gaining 255 rushing yards while averaging 5.8 yards per carry and out-rushing Texas Southern by 124 yards. The Florida A&M offense did a good job prolonging drives, converting on 47.1 percent of third-down attempts. The Rattlers also went 3-for-4 on fourth down.
Defensively, Florida A&M held up fairly well against the Texas Southern offensive attack, holding the Tigers to 309 total yards.
How It Happened
Texas Southern jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but Florida A&M got on the board with :33 left in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 14-7.The Rattlers kept Texas Southern off the scoreboard and followed with a touchdown to tie the game at 14-14.
Florida A&M followed with a 49-yard touchdown run at the 5:48 mark in the third quarter and took a 21-14 lead in the process.The Rattlers continued to expand their lead, scoring again to go on top 28-14.
Florida A&M kept building its lead, scoring again with 4:00 remaining in the fourth quarter to go ahead 31-14. Florida A&M didn't score again and Texas Southern tacked on seven more points to finish off the game.
Game Notes
» Florida A&M outgained Texas Southern 435-309, including a 255-131 advantage on the ground.
» Florida A&M tallied 21 points in the third quarter, accounting for 67.7% of their total score.
» Florida A&M converted 8 of 17 third downs while Texas Southern was successful on 4 of 12.
» Trey Wilhoit punted three times for the Rattlers with an average of 47.0 yards per punt.
» Florida A&M scored three touchdowns in the third quarter.
» Florida A&M went 3-for-4 on fourth down, converting on 75 percent of attempts.
» Florida A&M won the time of possession battle 38:29 to 21:31.
» The Rattlers offense came out of halftime firing on all cylinders, scoring 24 unanswered the rest of the way.
» Jace Wilson led the Tigers passing attack, completing 16 of his 29 attempts for 178 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.
» LaDarius Owens led the Texas Southern rushing attack with 128 yards.
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