Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Tennessee State Tigers
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Cornelious Brown, Victor Barbosa rally Alabama A&M past Tennessee State 23-21
Xzavier Booker recovered a fumble that Wyatt Wright forced when he sacked Byron McNair with 90 seconds left on third-and—11 at the Tigers' 41-yard line. The Bulldogs ran out the clock from there.
Alabama A&M (2-1) jumped out to a 10-0 lead on Barbosa's 26-yard field goal in the first quarter and Brown's 5-yard touchdown toss to Myles Parker less than two minutes into the second.
Tennessee State (1-2) answered with Kendric Rhymes' 5-yard touchdown run and a 27-yard scoring run by Zack Simmons-Brown to take a 14-10 lead. Barbosa kicked another 26-yard field goal to get the Bulldogs within a point with 1:39 left in the half, but McNair connected with Rhymes for a 22-yard touchdown with 11 seconds remaining to put the Tigers up 21-13.
The Bulldogs cut it to 21-20 on Brown's 30-yard scoring strike to Daveon Walker midway through the third quarter. Barbosa booted a go-ahead 45-yard field goal with 51 seconds left in the third to cap the scoring.
Brown completed 21 of 33 passes. Travaunta Abner had six catches for 104 yards.
McNair totaled 157 yards on 17-for-27 passing with an interception. Rhymes carried 24 times for 111 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 8:25 | Victor Barbosa 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:51 | Myles Parker 5 Yd pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Victor Barbosa Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:07 | Kendric Rhymes 5 Yd Run (Freddy Perez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:29 | Zack Simmons-Brown 27 Yd Run (Freddy Perez Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:39 | Victor Barbosa 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:11 | Kendric Rhymes 22 Yd pass from Byron McNair (Freddy Perez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:49 | Daveon Walker 30 Yd pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Victor Barbosa Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:51 | Victor Barbosa 45 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 AAMU |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 422 | Total Yards | 336 |
| 355 | Passing | 157 |
| 23/35 | Comp/Att | 17/27 |
| 10.1 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 67 | Rushing | 179 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 2.4 | Yards per rush | 4.4 |
| 9-81 | Penalties | 4-35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:16 | Possession | 35:44 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 10,208 · Capacity:
Southwestern Athletic - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 10-2 | 7-1 |
| Jackson State | 9-3 | 7-1 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 6-6 | 5-3 |
| Florida A&M | 5-7 | 4-4 |
| Alabama A&M | 4-8 | 1-7 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-10 | 1-7 |
Southwestern Athletic - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 10-4 | 7-1 |
| Texas Southern | 6-5 | 5-3 |
| Alcorn State | 5-7 | 4-4 |
| Grambling | 7-5 | 4-4 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-8 | 2-6 |
| Southern | 2-10 | 1-7 |
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