THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University football team concludes the season on Saturday with a trip to the Lone Star State as the Bulldogs visit Texas Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) showdown. Kickoff against the Tigers is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Shell Energy Stadium.
 
Saturday's game marks the 20^th edition of the matchup since 2001 as Alabama A&M owns a 15-4 record in the series.
 
Alabama A&M (4-7 overall, 1-6 SWAC) nearly grabbed the home victory last weekend, but the Bulldogs could not rally in the final two minutes as Florida A&M pulled out a 26-23 victory at Louis Crews Stadium. The Bulldogs had a balanced offense, rushing for 233 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run Ryan Morrow, in the loss.
 
Texas Southern (4-5, 3-2 SWAC) enters off a come-from-behind thrilling 35-30 win at Southern last weekend. The Tigers trailed 21-7 midway through the second quarter and grabbed the lead for good after a 3-yard touchdown pass from KJ Cooper to Kordell Rodgers with 10:37 remaining in the final quarter.
 
The game will air live on HBCU GO as James Hadnot (play-by-play) and John Kelley (analyst) and Lawrencia Moton (sideline) will have the call. Fans can tune into WJAB (90.9 FM) as Maurice Brooks (play-by-play), Thai Floyd (analyst), Evan Hayes (pregame and postgame) and Chauncy Sanders (pregame and postgame) will bring you all the action.



 
ABOUT THE GAME

• Alabama A&M and Texas Southern will be meeting for the 20th time 
• Saturday's game marks the season finale for both teams
• The Bulldogs enter having dropped six out of their last seven games 
• The Tigers have won five out of their last seven games
• Both head coaches have ties to the NFL and just missed playing together for the Washington Redskins (Shade - 1999-2002; Dishman - 1997-98)

 
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE

• Alabama A&M has lost six of its last seven games, including a 26-23 heartbreaker last week in the home finale to Florida A&M
• Kicker David Faulk had his first miss of the season, but is 10-of-11 in field goals since taking over the kicking duties on Sept. 20
• The Bulldogs failed to score in the opening quarter for the first time since Nov. 2, 2024 – a span of 15 straight games – last week versus the Rattlers
• Alabama A&M ranks second in fourth down conversion percentage (first in SWAC) and eighth in the FCS in fourth down conversion percentage defense (first in SWAC), 22^nd in blocked kicks (second in SWAC) and 34^th in red zone offense (third in SWAC)
• Keon Handley Jr. is second in the country, first in the conference, in fumbles recovered
• David Faulk is third in the FCS in field goal percentage (first in SWAC)

 
TIGERS AT A GLANCE

• Texas Southern enters off a 35-30 road victory against Southern
• Athean Renfro paces the ground attack with 835 yards on 146 attempts, along with seven touch- down
• Defensively, Isaiah Bogerty and Matthew Cooks have combined for 143 total tackles, including 70 solo stops 
• Texas Southern ranks fifth in the country in kickoff returns, sixth in fumbles recovered, 10^th in turnovers gained, 15^th in turnover margin and 24^th in trackles for loss allowed
• Chaunzavia Lewis is sixth in the FCS in kickoff return touchdowns, while Kerien Charlo is 20^th in kickoff returns
• Athean Fenfro ranks 25^th in the nation and second in the SWAC in rushing yards per game

 
SERIES HISTORY 

• Alabama A&M and Texas Southern will meet for the 20^th time
• The Bulldogs lead the all-time series, 15-4
• Alabama A&M has won the last five meetings
• The last Texas Southern victory was in 2016 (34-31)
• AAMU is 7-1 in games decided by seven points or less
• The Bulldogs won the last matchup, 24-20, at Louis Crews Stadium

 
THREE KEYS TO THE GAME

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

 
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