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Alabama A&M edges Bethune-Cookman in SWAC opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Aqeel Glass threw for 235 yards with two touchdowns, Trenell Troutman intercepted a fourth-down pass with 1:14 remaining - his second pick of the game - and Alabama A&M fended off Southwestern Athletic Conference newcomer Bethune-Cookman 30-27 Thursday night.
The game-saving pick was Troutman's second in as many games, doing the same with 17 seconds left in Alabama A&M's season-opening 42-41 defeat of South Carolina State Sept. 4.
Glass, who led AAMU to the SWAC championship in the spring, completed 22 of 35 passes, hooking up with Ibrahim Abdul-Fatai for first-half touchdowns of 7 and 12 yards. The latter gave the Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0) a 27-13 lead in the final seconds of the first half.
Spencer Corey kicked field goals of 26, 22 and 43 yards, his last one extending the Bulldogs lead to 30-21 at the start of the fourth quarter. Gary Quarles rushed for 101 yards and a score.
Bethune-Cookman (0-3, 0-1) did not go away, however. Taking advantage of an Alabama A&M fourth-quarter punt that traveled just 15 yards, Shannon Patrick fired a 42-yard pass on first down to Kemari Averett to bring the Wildcats to a first-and-goal at the 9. The pair hooked up again from the 7 as Bethune-Cookman closed to 30-27 after a two-point conversion pass failed.
The Wildcats forced AAMU into a three-and-out and ground 59 yards in nine plays before Troutman's second interception sealed the win for the Bulldogs. Patrick was 17-for-31 for 221 yards.
Que'shaun Byrd rushed 21 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns as Bethune-Cookman, averaging 6.3 yards per carry. Darnell Deas returned a kickoff 89 yards to put Bethune-Cookman on the scoreboard with a touchdown and, two possessions later, the Wildcats narrowed the gap to 20-13. Bethune-Cookman turned a fumble recovery into a 52-yard scoring drive, capped by Byrd's run from the 12.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0.0 | 0-0.0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
X. LankfordÂ
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X. Lankford | 4/7 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
X. LankfordÂ
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X. Lankford | 12 | 54 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. MorrowÂ
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R. Morrow | 8 | 27 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |