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Alabama State Hornets at Grambling Tigers

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5-5, 4-1 Home

Grambling holds of Alabama State after Brandon Gilliam misses a field goal in closing seconds

Grambling trailed 20-10 at halftime and by 13 points with 6:22 left in the third quarter after 20 straight points from Alabama State. Tre Bradford scored on a 6-yard run on a drive spanning the third-quarter break and Dedrick Talbert added a 14-yard touchdown run with 6:19 left.

Grambling punted on its next possession, giving Alabama State the ball at its own 20-yard line with 1:46 left. Kareem Keye had back-to-back completions of 36 and 27 yards to get to the Grambling 17 with 1:09 left. A short pass and two incompletions made it fourth-and-4 at the 11 before Gilliam missed a 28-yarder.

Deljay Bailey was 6 of 12 for 76 yards with an interception for Grambling (5-5, 2-4).

Keye was 16 of 28 for 280 yards passing and he also had two short touchdown runs for Alabama State (5-4, 4-2).

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Scoring Summary

GRAM FG 1st Period 7:57 Reed Harradine 50 Yd Field Goal
ALST FG 1st Period 0:05 Brandon Gilliam 45 Yd Field Goal
GRAM TD 2nd Period 11:14 Keilon Elder 9 Yd Run (Reed Harradine Kick)
ALST TD 2nd Period 7:39 Kareem Keye 4 Yd Run (Brandon Gilliam Kick)
ALST TD 2nd Period 3:21 Kareem Keye 1 Yd Run (Brandon Gilliam Kick)
ALST FG 2nd Period 0:00 Brandon Gilliam 20 Yd Field Goal
ALST FG 3rd Period 6:22 Brandon Gilliam 26 Yd Field Goal
GRAM TD 4th Period 13:47 Tre Bradford 6 Yd Run (Reed Harradine Kick)
GRAM TD 4th Period 6:19 Dedrick Talbert 14 Yd Run (Reed Harradine Kick)

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 16
5-14 3rd down efficiency 4-13
0-0 4th down efficiency 1-1
377 Total Yards 247
280 Passing 76
16/28 Comp/Att 6/12
10.0 Yards per pass 6.3
97 Rushing 171
32 Rushing Attempts 49
3.0 Yards per rush 3.5
5-45 Penalties 7-62
1 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
27:08 Possession 32:52

Game Information

Venue: Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium

Location: Grambling, LA
Attendance: 3,621 · Capacity:

Southwestern Athletic - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Jackson State 12-2 8-0
Florida A&M 7-5 5-3
Alabama State 7-5 5-3
Alabama A&M 6-6 4-4
Bethune-Cookman 2-10 2-6
Mississippi Valley State 1-11 1-7

Southwestern Athletic - West

TEAM OVER CONF
Southern 8-5 7-1
Alcorn State 6-6 5-3
Texas Southern 5-6 4-4
Prairie View A&M 5-7 3-5
Grambling 5-7 2-6
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-9 2-6
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