ALABAMA A&M [4-6, 2-5 SWAC] VS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE [1-9, 1-7 SWAC]
Date / Time	Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. | Gameday
Location / Stadium	Huntsville, Alabama | Louis Crews Stadium
Gameday Theme	Black Out Game
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Radio	90.9 FM [WJAB]
Streaming	Alabama A&M YouTube
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Alabama A&M	Game Notes
Mississippi Valley State	Game Notes
All-Time Series	Alabama A&M leads series, 24-10
First Meeting	Mississippi Valley State 8, Alabama A&M 7 [1971]
Last Meeting	Mississippi Valley State 30, Alabama A&M 20 [2022]
Largest Margin of AAMU Victory	Alabama A&M 49, Mississippi Valley State 14 [2017]
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University football team look to end the season on a positive note as the Bulldogs play host to Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game. Kickoff against the Delta Devils is set for 6 p.m. from Louis Crews Stadium.
 
Alabama A&M (4-6 overall, 2-5 SWAC) will look to end a three-game losing streak after the Bulldogs surrendered 31 unanswered points in a 31-14 road loss to Bethune-Cookman last Saturday. The Bulldogs raced out to a 14-0 lead after a 19-yard touchdown pass from Quincy Casey to Cameron Young and a Xavier Lankford 2-yard run just four seconds in the second quarter. However, the Wildcats took the lead for good with 21 fourth-quarter points in picking up the home win.
 
Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 1-6) enters Thursday night's game riding a four-game losing skid after a 20-3 loss last Saturday against Alabama State. The Delta Devils led 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left in the opening quarter, but the Hornets struck for back-to-back touchdowns and cruised to the win. Mississippi Valley State finished with 117 total yards of offense, including 32 on the ground.
 
Fans can listen to the broadcast on WJAB 90.9 FM as Ted Dixie will have the call. 
 
Alabama A&M head coach Connell Maynor said he wants the team to finish strong, not just on the football field, but in the classroom as well.
 
"The year flies by and every year I tell the guys at the beginning of the season that the season will fly by and it is," Maynor said. "We've got this last game of the season, then Thanksgiving break, then when you come back there's only two weeks left in the semester. I told the guys they really have to buckle down on their grades and finish out this semester strong. 
 
"But first week have to finish this week out by playing on Thursday night. We need to get a win and get to number five on the season, 4-1 at home, and just end the season with a win on a good note."
 
LAST MEETING 
Mississippi Valley State led 17-7 at the half and pulled away with a 13-point third quarter in a 30-20 home victory against Alabama A&M on Nov. 3, 2022.
 
The Delta Devils opened the scoring late in the first quarter as Cameron Gardner caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Jalani Eason with 3:45 left in the period.
 
Alabama A&M answered and tied the game at 7 after Quincy Casey tossed a 56-yard touchdown to Marquez Beason with just over 12 minutes in the half.
 
Mississippi Valley State scored the final 10 points of the half as Jacory Rankin hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Eason and Orlando Fernandez booted a 34-yard field, sending the Delta Devils into the break with a 17-7 advantage.
 
A 48-yard field goal by Fernandez opened the scoring in the third quarter as MVSU extended the lead to 20-7 with 10:45 remaining.
 
Casey added a 2-yard touchdown run with 5:51 left, closing the gap to 20-14 with 5:51 left.
 
However, MVSU ended the period strong as Easton tossed a 15-yard touchdown to Sylvester Campbell and Fernandez kicked a 46-yard field as the Delta Devils pushed the advantage to 30-14.
 
A Harold Jemison 16-yard touchdown reception with just under 13 minutes remaining ending the scoring as Mississippi Valley State rolled to the 30-20 win.
 
SERIES HISTORY  

• Alabama A&M and Mississippi Valley State will be meeting for the 35^th time
• The Bulldogs hold a 24-10 all-time series lead
• Mississippi Valley State won the 2022 game, 30-20, in Itta Bena, Miss.
• Alabama A&M is 7-3 in the last 10 games against MVSU
• The Bulldogs own the longest winning streak in the series, 10 games, from 1987-2005
• AAMU's largest margin of victory came in 2017, a 49-14 win 

THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 

• Alabama A&M must protect the quarterback 
• AAMU needs to win the turnover battle 
• The Bulldogs must avoid committing a ton of penalties 

ALABAMA A&M NATIONAL STATISTICS 

• The Bulldogs rank third nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage defense
• AAMU is fourth in the FCS in fumbles recovered and punt returns
• Alabama A&M is eighth in the country in turnovers gained
• The Bulldogs are 17^th and 18^th, respectively, in the FCS in blocked punts and blocked kicks
• Terrell Gardner ranks fourth nationally in punt returns and third in punt return touchdowns
• Emari Pati is second in the FCS in fumbles recovered
• Jamarion Ellis is 12th in the country in fumbles recovered 

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE NATIONAL STATISTICS

• The Delta Devils rank 13^th in the country in fourth-down conversion percentage defense
• Anthony Blakely is ninth nationally in forced fumbles
• Brandon Williams ranks 12^th in fumbles recovered in the FCS 

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