TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --Armond Parker threw for 319 yards and Kieren Jackson added 101 receiving yards, but Florida A&M fell to UAPB 31-28 at home Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Lions improved to 4-3 on the year and 2-2 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Rattlers fell to 2-6 overall and 1-3 in conference matchups.
Parker went 23-for-37 on the way to the 319-yard, two-touchdown outing without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added 57 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
To go along with Parker's performance, Jamal Hailey paced the Rattlers rushing attack by accumulating nine yards over the course of the game.
Jackson's 101-yard, one-touchdown performance led the Florida A&M receiving corps. Corey Petty also hauled in seven passes for 85 yards and one touchdown.
Isiah Davis showed out for the Florida A&M defense, totaling one forced fumble and one recovered fumble. Justin Bostic had seven tackles in the setback.
The Rattlers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing one turnover while avoiding any giveways, with Florida A&M turning that takeaway into six points.
Defensively, Florida A&M held up fairly well against the UAPB passing attack, holding the Golden Lions to 140 yards through the air.
How It Happened
After UAPB opened up a 7-0 lead, Florida A&M responded with 2:49 remaining in the first quarter to narrow the margin to 7-3.Another Rattlers score then cut the deficit to 7-6.
Florida A&M followed with a 37-yard touchdown run at the 9:16 mark in the second quarter and took a 13-7 lead in the process. UAPB then took control of the lead, building a 14-13 advantage before the Rattlers responded with a 17-yard touchdown pass from to Petty to retake the lead at 19-14.
UAPB then fought back to take a 28-19 lead which a Florida A&M field goal cut into with 12:19 left in the fourth quarter to make it a 28-22 game.The Golden Lions put three on the board to extend their advantage before the Rattlers cut into that deficit with a touchdown to make it 31-28. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Florida A&M outgained UAPB 394-351, including a 319-140 advantage through the air.
» Florida A&M won the turnover battle 1-0 after recovering one fumble.
» Florida A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up 10 points.
» Florida A&M converted 3 of 12 third downs while UAPB was successful on 8 of 14.
» The Rattlers had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Jaiden Roper, who had 13.
» Gabriel Caison knocked through three field goals for the Rattlers with a long of 43 yards.
» Jack Schierholz led the Golden Lions passing attack, completing eight of his 12 attempts for 80 yards and one touchdown.
» Demetric Whitlock Jr. was UAPB's leading receiver with 74 yards and one touchdown.
