HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Five different players scored touchdowns as Florida A&M rolled past Alabama A&M 42-28 on Saturday afternoon inside Louis Crews Stadium.
The Rattlers improved to 8-1 on the year and 7-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Bulldogs fell to 4-5 and 2-4. The Rattlers victory secured the SWAC Championship game being played on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium.
Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M's passing attack with 245 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown and one interception.
Terrell Jennings led all Rattlers rushers with 40 yards in the contest, picking up 5 yards per carry. Kelvin Dean Jr. also added 28 yards and one touchdown on the ground, averaging 4 yards per carry.
Jeremiah Pruitte pulled in two catches for 82 yards. Marcus Riley made his presence felt in the passing game, recording three receptions for 71 yards and one touchdown. The Rattlers also added 55 yards receiving from David Manigo in the game.
Javan Morgan led the Florida A&M defensive effort, recording five tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, and one interception. Johnny Chaney Jr. added six tackles, 0.5 TFL, and one recovered fumble and Dakar Edwards had 2.0 TFL and one sack in the win. Lovie Jenkins led the Rattlers with nine tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and a special teams touchdown.
The Rattlers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing two turnovers while coughing the ball up one time, with Florida A&M turning those takeaways into 10 points.
Florida A&M's defense held up against Alabama A&M's offense, allowing 339 total yards. The Rattlers defense disrupted Alabama A&M's backfield all game, collecting six sacks and 11 total tackles for loss.
How It Happened
Florida A&M took a 7-0 lead over Alabama A&M after scoring the game's first points on the first drive of the game.Another Rattlers score then increased the lead to 10-0.
Alabama A&M then grabbed a 21-17 lead, but Florida A&M scored again at the 6:31 left mark in the second quarter with a four-yard touchdown run from to jump back in front 24-21.The Rattlers continued to extend their advantage, scoring again to go up 27-21.
Florida A&M kept building its lead, scoring again with :56 left in the third quarter to go up 35-21.The Rattlers kept scoring, tacking on a touchdown to increase their advantage to 42-21. Florida A&M didn't score again and Alabama A&M tacked on seven more points to finish off the scoring.
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Game Notes
» Florida A&M outgained Alabama A&M 348-339, including a 103-58 advantage on the ground.
» Florida A&M won the turnover battle 2-1 after intercepting one pass and recovering one fumble.
» Florida A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the first period, when they put up 17 points.
» Florida A&M converted 4 of 14 third downs while Alabama A&M was successful on 3 of 13.
» The Rattlers had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Lovie Jenkins, who had nine.
» Trey Wilhoit punted five times for the Rattlers with an average of 47.4 yards per punt while pinning the Bulldogs inside their own 20 one time.
» Florida A&M went 1-for-1 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» The Rattlers collected 11 tackles for loss and added six sacks.
» Florida A&M won the time of possession battle 31:21 to 28:39.
» Florida A&M got off to a great start in the contest, putting 17 unanswered points on the board before Alabama A&M could respond.
» Quincy Casey led the Bulldogs passing attack, completing 19 of his 37 attempts for 280 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
» Jacolby Hewitt was Alabama A&M's leading receiver with 98 yards and one touchdown.
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