BATON ROUGE, La. --Florida A&M put together a six-play, 69-yard drive, culminating in a 12-yard touchdown reception from Jamari Gassett with 2:44 left in the ballgame to give the Rattlers a 26-19 win over Southern on Saturday night at A.W. Mumford.
The Rattlers improved to 5-1 on the year and 4-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Jaguars fell to 2-3 and 2-1.
Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M's passing attack with 325 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception.
Terrell Jennings led all Rattlers rushers with 34 yards in the contest, picking up 4.9 yards per carry. Kelvin Dean also added 15 yards on the ground.
Marcus Riley pulled in seven catches for 97 yards. Kamari Young made his presence felt in the passing game, recording six receptions for 68 yards.
Jalon Howard showed out for the Florida A&M defense, totaling one recovered fumble. Gentle Hunt added three tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack and Anthony Dunn Jr had seven tackles, 1.5 TFL, and one sack in the win.
Both Florida A&M and Southern forced one turnover in Saturday's contest, with Florida A&M turning that takeaway into seven points. Florida A&M converted on 40 percent of third-down attempts on the day.
Florida A&M's defense held up against Southern's offense, allowing 315 total yards.
How It Happened
Southern scored first to take a 6-0 lead, but Florida A&M responded with 7:22 left in the second quarter to go ahead 7-6.Southern responded and went up 12-7 before the Rattlers got on the scoreboard again on a three-yard touchdown reception from to to retake the lead at 16-12.
After Southern took a 19-16 lead, Florida A&M responded with a field goal to tie it up at 19-19.The Rattlers then kept the momentum going with a 12-yard touchdown strike to Gassett from to grab a 26-19 lead. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Florida A&M outgained Southern 392-315, including a 325-190 advantage through the air.
» Florida A&M tallied 16 points in the second quarter, accounting for 61.5% of their total score.
» Florida A&M converted 6 of 15 third downs while Southern was successful on 2 of 11.
» Isaiah Major led the Rattlers with 11 tackles.
» Trey Wilhoit punted six times for the Rattlers with an average of 45.2 yards per punt while pinning the Jaguars inside their own 20 one time.
» Florida A&M went 1-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» Florida A&M won the time of possession battle 34:54 to 25:06.
» Harold Blood led the Jaguars passing attack, completing 11 of his 19 attempts for 190 yards and one touchdown.
» Chandler Whitfield was Southern's leading receiver with 88 yards and one touchdown.
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