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FAMU | 17 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 42 |
AAMU | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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Florida A&M remains unbeaten in SWAC East, tops Alabama A&M 42-28
Jaquez Yant finds the end zone for Florida A&M
Jaquez Yant rushes in for a 1-yard Florida A&M touchdown.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- — Lovie Jenkins scored on a 24-yard punt return and Florida A&M scored 35 straight points and cruised to a 42-28 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday, maintaining its two-game lead atop the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division.
The Rattlers scored the game's first 17 points capped by Jenkins' return for a score, but Quincy Casey threw a pair of touchdown passes, including a 43-yard strike to Jacolby Hewitt, and Ryan Morrow scored on an 8-yard run to give Alabama A&M a 21-17 lead midway through the second quarter. Kelvin Dean scored on a 4-yard run with 6:31 left in the first half to give Florida A&M a 24-21 advantage at intermission.
Cameron Gillis kicked his second field goal, connecting from 23 yards out, Jaquez Yant punched over from the 1 and Kareem Burke broke free for a 26-yard touchdown run to put the Rattlers in front 42-21 just 12 seconds into the final quarter.
Moussa was 14-of-27 passing for 245 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Florida A&M (8-1, 7-0). Jeremiah Pruitte caught two passes for 82 yards and Marcus Riley caught three for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Casey completed 19 of 37 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for Alabama A&M (4-5, 2-4). Hewitt finished with six catches for 98 yards and a touchdown.
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Game Information
2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Florida A&M | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Alabama A&M | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Alabama State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Jackson State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Texas Southern | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Alcorn State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Grambling | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Southern | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Prairie View A&M | 0-1 | 0-1 |