ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida A&M scored first and never looked back on the way to a 24-7 win over Bethune-Cookman Saturday afternoon on the road at Camping World Stadium.
The Rattlers improved to 10-1 on the year and 8-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Wildcats fell to 3-8 and 2-6.
Terrell Jennings totaled 62 yards to lead the Rattlers' ground attack and added two touchdowns in the game, picking up 7.8 yards per carry along the way. Lelan Wilhoite also tacked on 48 yards on the ground, picking up 6 yards per carry.
Jeremy Moussa's most prolific target in the ballgame was Jah'Marae Sheread, who caught five passes for 38 yards.
Eric Smith showed out for the Florida A&M defense, collecting two interceptions. Isaiah Major added 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one recovered fumble and Johnny Chaney Jr. had six tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack in the win.
The Rattlers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing three turnovers while avoiding any giveways, with Florida A&M turning those takeaways into 10 points.
Defensively, Florida A&M held up fairly well against the Bethune-Cookman offensive attack, holding the Wildcats to 234 total yards. The Rattlers kept Bethune-Cookman under 150 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing 112 passing and 122 rushing yards. The Rattlers defense disrupted the Bethune-Cookman passing game on the way to pulling down two interceptions and breaking up four Wildcats passes.
How It Happened
Florida A&M scored first and opened a 7-0 lead with 9:40 left in the first quarter. Another Rattlers score then extended the lead to 14-0.
Florida A&M then added a field goal with 3:39 left in the second quarter to make it a 17-0 lead.The Rattlers continued to build their lead after Bethune-Cookman closed the gap to 17-7, scoring again to go up 24-7. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Terrell Jennings was named the Florida Blue Florida Classic MVP
» Florida A&M outgained Bethune-Cookman 325-234, including a 175-122 advantage on the ground.
» Florida A&M won the turnover battle 3-0 after intercepting two passes and recovering one fumble.
» The Rattlers scored first with 9:40 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 second period, when they put up 10 points.
» Florida A&M converted 3 of 8 third downs while Bethune-Cookman was successful on 5 of 15.
» The Rattlers had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Major, who had 10.
» Trey Wilhoit punted five times for the Rattlers with an average of 45.8 yards per punt while pinning the Wildcats inside their own 20 one time.
» The Rattlers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» The Rattlers collected eight tackles for loss.
» Florida A&M put together two touchdown-scoring drives of 90 yards or more, the longest drive spanning 98 yards.
» Florida A&M got off to a great start in the contest, putting 17 unanswered points on the board before Bethune-Cookman could respond.
» Moussa completed 66.7% of his passes on the day, going 14-for-21 while averaging 7.1 yards per attempt.
» Walter Simmons III led the Wildcats passing attack, completing nine of his 23 attempts for 79 yards with one interception.
» Jimmie Robinson III led the Bethune-Cookman rushing attack with 74 yards.
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