North Carolina A&T Aggies at Tennessee State Tigers
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Kendric Rhymes piles up 174 yards with 2 long TD runs and Tennessee State edges NC A&T 24-21
The Aggies drove from their own 13-yard line to the Tennessee State 21 on their final drive, but Andrew Brown missed a 38-yard field goal try with 6 seconds remaining.
Braxton Thomas' 1-yard touchdown run gave the Aggies a 14-10 halftime lead. Earlier in the half, Wesley Graves had a 40-yard TD run for the Aggies and Tennessee State's DeVaughn Slaughter scored on an 82-yard pass from Jonathan Palmer.
Tennessee State went ahead 24-14 on second-half touchdown runs of 60 and 51 yards by Rhymes.
The Aggies then got within 24-21 on Thomas' 66-yard touchdown pass to Amonte Jones — the game's fifth touchdown of 40 yards or more.
The Tigers had one first down on their next two possessions and left the Aggies at their own 13-yard line with about two minutes to go before the dramatic final drive.
Thomas completed 11 of 13 passes for 166 yards for the Aggies.
Palmer threw for 123 yards for the Tigers, with Slaughter catching four passes for 102 yards.
It was Reggie Barlow's first game as head coach of the Tigers.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:07 | Wesley Graves 40 Yd Run (Andrew Brown Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:51 | Devaughn Slaughter 82 Yd pass from Jonathan Palmer (Freddy Perez Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 4:08 | Freddy Perez 41 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:12 | Braxton Thomas 1 Yd Run (Andrew Brown Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:51 | Kendric Rhymes 60 Yd Run (Freddy Perez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:19 | Kendric Rhymes 51 Yd Run (Freddy Perez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:58 | Amonte Jones 66 Yd pass from Braxton Thomas (Andrew Brown Kick) |
Statistics
 NCAT |
 TNST |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 11 |
| 5-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-11 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 343 | Total Yards | 252 |
| 210 | Passing | 123 |
| 16/22 | Comp/Att | 11/21 |
| 9.5 | Yards per pass | 5.9 |
| 133 | Rushing | 129 |
| 41 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 4.3 |
| 8-55 | Penalties | 8-68 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 32:55 | Possession | 27:05 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 8,865 · Capacity:
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