First quarter
FAMU: Damien Fleming 7 pass to Travis Harvey (Varnadore kick) at 12:56. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards in 0:19. Key play: On the first play from scrimmage, running back Sylvester Nzekwe takes a handoff and fumbles, giving the Rattlers a very short field. FAMU 7, SU 0.
Third quarter
SU: Dray Joseph 14 pass to Sylvester Nzekwe (Hill kick) at 7:07. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 6:00. Key plays: After back-to-back false starts moved the Jaguars backward, Joseph hits Nzekwe on a slant and he sprints into the end zone. FAMU 7, SU 7.
FAMU: Fleming 51 pass to Harvey (Varnadore kick) at 2:10. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards in 0:11. Key play: On the first play after a Southern punt, Fleming lofts one down the right sideline to Harvey, who beats SU’s Johnathan Mack and jogs into the end zone. FAMU 14, SU 7.
Fourth quarter
SU: Joseph 7 pass to Lee Doss (Hill kick) at 13:38. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards in 3:25. Key plays: On 3rd and 6, Joseph finds Doss for a gain of 21, and he hits him again on the next play for 12 more to the 12-yard line. Then, Joseph lofts a perfect lead pass to the back corner of the end zone, where Doss makes a diving catch for the score. FAMU 14, SU 14.
SU: Daniel Brown 6 fumble recovery (Hill kick) at 7:33. Key play: Southern linebacker Corry Roy forces and recovers a fumble, which he returns to the 6-yard line and fumbles. Brown scoops it up and rumbles in for the score. SU 21, FAMU 14.
FINAL SCORE: Southern 21, Florida A&M 14
RECORDS: Southern 2-2, 1-1 SWAC; Florida A&M 2-3, 2-0 MEAC.
ATTENDANCE: 41,042.
NEXT GAME: Southern travels to face Alcorn State next Saturday at 2 p.m.
Mike McCall
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