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Asa Gregg
10
Alabama St. ASU 1-2 , 1-1
23
Winner Florida A&M FAM 3-1 , 2-0
Alabama St. ASU
1-2 , 1-1
10
Final
23
Florida A&M FAM
3-1 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ASU Alabama St. 0 3 7 0 10
FAM Florida A&M 7 7 0 9 23

Game Recap: Football |

Hornets Fall in SWAC Opener to FAMU

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | A late defensive score was the difference as Alabama State University (1-2, 0-1 SWAC) fell 23-10 to Florida A&M University on Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium.
 
THE BASICS
Score:  Florida A&M 23 | Alabama State 10
Records: Hornets (1-2, 0-1 SWAC) | Rattlers (3-1, 2-0 SIAC)
Date: Saturday, Sept 23, 2023
Location: Bragg Memoria Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla.
Series: Series tied 19-19-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Florida A&M got the board first with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Moussa to Marcus Riley to take 7-0 lead with 6:10 left in the first quarter.
  • A Jayden John 25-yard field goal got the Hornets on the scoreboard down 7-3 early in the second quarter.
  • Moussa tossed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Jamarri Gassett for a 14-3 FAMU lead at halftime.
  • Asa Gregg caught a batted ball out of the air and raced into the end zone for a 47-yard touchdown to cut the FAMU lead to 14-10 just over two minutes into the third quarter.
  • Isaiah Major returned an interception 34 yards to extend the FAMU lead to 23-10 with 3:43 left in the fourth quarter.
OFFENSIVE NOTABLES
  • Johnson led the Hornets with seven catches for 112 yards.
  • Ja'Won Howell had six catches for 35 yards and rushed 12 times for 30 yards.
  • Stewart completed 60 percent of his pass attempts, completing 23-of-38 passes for 299 yards and one touchdown.
  • Alabama State had 302 yards of total offense, 289 through the air.
DEFENSIVE NOTABLES
  • The Hornets held the Rattlers to 353 total yards, 55 yards below their 408-yard norm.
  • Damuarez Bellamy had five tackles followed by Colton Adams and Cail Jackson with four.
  • Mikey Victor had two pass breakups.
  • Jon Smith-Cobb had one sack for nine yards.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTABLES
  • Jayden John made 1-of-2 field goal with a long of 25 yards in the first half.
  • Harrison Tuck averaged 31.8 yards with all four punts downed inside the FAMU 20.
OTHER NOTABLES
  • Gregg's third quarter touchdown was the first of his Hornet career.
  • Johnson's 112 receiving yards marked his second 100-yard receiving game this season. 
UP NEXT
The Hornets return home to host Alcorn State University for Hall of Fame Weekend on Saturday at 5 p.m. at ASU Stadium.
 
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