THE HILL | Cornelious Brown IV threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, and
Jarel Williams had 175 receiving yards as Alabama A&M defeated Tennessee State 30-3 Saturday night at Louis Crews Stadium for its second consecutive Legacy Series victory.
Brown completed his first 10 passes and finished 24 of 38 with one interception. Williams caught eight passes, including a 61-yard touchdown.
After an Alabama A&M punt, Tennessee State drove to the Bulldogs' 30-yard line, but
Jeremiah Hudson-Davis intercepted Daylin Lee and returned possession to AAMU at its 15 with just under nine minutes left in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs (2-1) capitalized immediately. Brown found Williams down the left sideline for a 61-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 8:36 remaining in the first quarter.
Following a Tennessee State punt, Brown connected with
Jaylan Bean for 31 yards and capped the drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass to
Donovan Price, pushing the lead to 14-0 with 3:17 left in the first quarter.
Tennessee State (0-3) answered after an AAMU punt, driving 58 yards in eight plays before stalling at the Bulldogs' 17. Preston Hurless kicked a 37-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 14-3 with 13:34 left in the second quarter.
On the next series, Brown took advantage of an offsides penalty and connected with Williams for 67 yards to the Tigers' 10. The Bulldogs settled for a 35-yard field goal by
David Faulk to extend the lead to 17-3 with 8:35 remaining in the half.
Alabama A&M added another score before halftime, moving 59 yards in 14 plays. Faulk capped the drive with a 28-yard field goal for a 20-3 lead.
Ty'Jarian Williams broke a 46-yard run to put the Bulldogs in the red zone early in the fourth quarter. Four plays later, Brown found Bean for an 11-yard touchdown, extending the lead to 27-3 with 14:30 remaining.
Faulk added a 22-yard field goal after Alabama A&M reached the Tennessee State 4, accounting for the final margin with just over five minutes left.
CHECKING THE BOX SCORE
- Alabama A&M totaled 452 yards, including 326 passing.
- The Bulldogs recorded 20 first downs.
- Brown completed 24 of 38 passes for 326 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
- Kolton Nero rushed 10 times for 52 yards.
- Williams caught eight passes for 175 yards and a touchdown.
- John Robinson made 14 tackles, Hudson-Davis added 12 and DJ Barber had 11.
- Tennessee State totaled 251 yards, including 187 passing.
- The Tigers recorded 17 first downs.
- Lee completed 19 of 41 passes for 187 yards and two interceptions.
- Brenton Paul rushed 12 times for 40 yards.
- Cam Bullock caught four passes for 50 yards.
- Bryce Gray made nine tackles.
NEWS AND NOTES
- The teams met for the 31st time.
- Alabama A&M improved to 10-21 all-time against Tennessee State.
- The Bulldogs have won both meetings in the Legacy Series.
- The 27-point victory was Alabama A&M's largest margin against Tennessee State.
- Hudson-Davis intercepted Lee in the first quarter for the Tigers' first turnover of the season.
- Tennessee State entered the game without a turnover and committed three Saturday.
- Brown opened the game 10 for 10 for 152 yards and two touchdowns.
- Alabama A&M has thrown a touchdown pass in five straight games dating to last season.
- Faulk is 5 for 5 on field-goal attempts this season.
- Brown played in his 46th career game.
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M closes its three-game homestand Saturday against Bowie State at Louis Crews Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., and the game will stream on SWAC TV.
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