THE HILL | Jaylan Bean caught 10 passes for a career-high 240 yards and four touchdowns, and
David Faulk kicked a school-record 56-yard field goal as the Alabama A&M University football team rolled past Grambling State 61-31 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Homecoming matchup Saturday at Louis Crews Stadium.
The Bulldogs (6-2 overall, 3-1 SWAC) erased a 14-point deficit, scored 44 unanswered points and amassed 669 yards of total offense to secure their fifth consecutive Homecoming victory.
Cornelious Brown IV threw for 417 yards and five touchdowns, while AAMU erupted for 35 points in the third quarter.
Alabama A&M threw an interception on its opening possession and punted on its second. A 21-yard punt by
Connon Littlefield gave Grambling State the ball at the Bulldogs' 27-yard line.
The Tigers (4-3, 2-2) capitalized on the short field as Jacobe Robinson connected with Tyson George for a 10-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
AAMU answered with a drive to the GSU 20 before Faulk's 38-yard field goal cut the deficit to 7-3 with 5:14 remaining.
Grambling State reached the AAMU 18 on its next possession, but the Bulldogs held the Tigers to Diego Alfaro's 35-yard field goal, making it 10-3 with 2:07 left in the opening quarter.
Robinson's 47-yard completion to Nae'Saan Dickerson set up Andre Crews' 11-yard touchdown run as Grambling State extended its lead to 17-3 with 13 minutes remaining in the first half.
The Bulldogs responded with a seven-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Brown completed passes of 25 yards to Imani Conley and 20 yards to Bean before scoring on an 8-yard run to pull AAMU within 17-10 with 10:42 remaining.
After forcing a punt, Alabama A&M struck again as Brown found Bean down the left sideline for a 61-yard touchdown. Faulk's extra-point attempt was no good, leaving the Bulldogs trailing 17-16 with 5:23 left.
AAMU regained possession with 1:35 remaining and advanced to the GSU 38 with 3.1 seconds left. Following a timeout, Faulk drilled his career-long 56-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bulldogs a 19-17 halftime lead.
Alabama A&M forced a punt to open the third quarter before Brown connected with Bean for a 6-yard touchdown, extending the lead to 26-17 with 10:03 remaining.
On the ensuing kickoff,
John Robinson forced a fumble by Kingston Jones, and the Bulldogs converted the turnover into points.
Kolton Nero's 14-yard touchdown run pushed the advantage to 33-17 with 9:15 left.
Grambling State appeared poised to answer on the next kickoff, but Tony Phillips Jr. lost the ball before reaching the end zone. AAMU recovered for a touchback.
Three plays later, Brown found Bean for a 67-yard touchdown, stretching the Bulldogs' lead to 40-17 with 7:56 remaining.
Another Grambling State turnover led to Brown's 19-yard touchdown pass to Bean, his fourth scoring reception of the day, as AAMU extended the margin to 47-17 with 1:59 left.
Phillips ended the Bulldogs' run of 44 unanswered points with a 101-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, helping the Tigers trim the deficit to 47-25 with 1:41 remaining.
Brown capped the Bulldogs' 35-point third quarter with a 46-yard touchdown pass to
Jarel Williams, giving AAMU a 54-25 lead entering the fourth.
Both teams added fourth-quarter touchdowns as Alabama A&M closed out the 30-point victory.
CHECKING THE BOX SCORE
- Alabama A&M amassed 669 yards of total offense, including 433 passing and 236 rushing.
- The Bulldogs recorded 29 first downs.
- Cornelious Brown IV completed 22 of 38 passes for 417 yards and five touchdowns with one interception.
- Tyler Thomas scored on his lone carry, a 52-yard run.
- Jaylan Bean caught 10 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns.
- Jarel Williams had five receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown.
- Preston Clendenin recorded six tackles.
- Grambling State finished with 239 yards of total offense, including 149 passing and 90 rushing.
- The Tigers recorded 13 first downs.
- Jacobe Robinson completed 7 of 12 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown with one interception.
- Tyson George caught seven passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.
- Andre Crews rushed eight times for 40 yards and a touchdown.
- Marcellius Johnson recorded 14 tackles.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Alabama A&M and Grambling State met for the 33rd time.
- The Bulldogs improved to 10-23 in the series.
- AAMU has won four of the past five meetings.
- The Bulldogs' 61 points and 30-point margin of victory were their best against Grambling State.
- AAMU scored at least 40 points for the fourth time this season.
- The Bulldogs scored at least 60 points for the first time since posting 63 against Central State in 2019.
- The matchup featured the third- and fourth-ranked teams in the Black College Football Poll.
- Faulk's 56-yard field goal as time expired in the first half was a career long.
- The kick set a school record and tied the SWAC record established by Mississippi Valley State's Marko Jovisic last season.
- Brown threw an interception for the second consecutive game.
- AAMU has thrown at least one touchdown pass in nine consecutive games, dating to the end of the 2025 season.
- The Bulldogs wore maroon helmets for the third consecutive game.
- Brown appeared in his 51st career game and 24th with Alabama A&M.
- Brown's five touchdown passes were one shy of Aqeel Glass' school record of six, set in 2021.
- AAMU head coach Sam Shade moved within one victory of 50 for his career.
- The Bulldogs scored 35 points in the third quarter. AAMU scored 30 points in the second quarter of its 2023 Homecoming game against Tuskegee.
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M has an open week before facing rival Alabama State on Saturday, Oct. 31, in the 85th Amazon Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at Legion Field, with the game streaming on ESPN+.
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