Sunday, September 2, 2007

How They Scored: SU-FAMU

First quarter
SOUTHERN: Tailback Darren Coates takes a handoff out of shotgun formation, runs off right tackle and sprints down the sideline for a 90-yard touchdown on the Jaguars first play from scrimmage with 12:15 remaining. Josh Duran’s extra point attempt is blocked. DRIVE: 90 yards on 1 play. TIME OF POSSESSION: 0:21. Southern 6, Florida A&M 0.

FLORIDA A&M: Quarterback Leon Camel keeps around right end on a 9-yard touchdown run with 4:47 remaining on FAMU’s first play from scrimmage (Wesley Taylor kick). The score is set up when Southern’s Chad Harris muffs a Taylor punt, the ball recovered by FAMU’s LeRoy Vann. DRIVE: 9 yards on 1 play. TIME OF POSSESSION: 0:08. Florida A&M 7, Southern 6.


Second quarter
FLORIDA A&M: Tailback Phillip Sylvester slips through a seam at left tackle and runs 45 yards for a touchdown with 6:05 remaining (Taylor kick). DRIVE: 74 yards on 7 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 2:41. KEY PLAYS: Southern quarterback Bryant Lee’s throw to Coates appears to be incomplete but is ruled a fumble, recovered by FAMU at its 26. Three plays later on third-and-4 from the FAMU 32, the Rattlers keep the drive alive when Camel hits wide receiver Willie Hayward for a 5-yard gain. Florida A&M 14, Southern 6.

SOUTHERN: Lee goes over the middle for wide receiver Gerard Landry, who bounces off two defensive backs en route to the end zone on a 46-yard touchdown pass with 4:26 remaining. Lee’s two-point conversion pass for wide receiver Del Roberts is incomplete. DRIVE: 63 yards on 4 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 1:39. Florida A&M 14, Southern 12.

FLORIDA A&M: Camel goes deep in the end zone over two Southern defenders to complete a 40-yard touchdown pass to Javares Knight with 2:19 remaining (Taylor kick wide right). DRIVE: 78 yards in 6 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 2:07. KEY PLAY: On first-and-10 from the FAMU 33, Camel hits Hayward along the left sideline for a 26-yard gain. Florida A&M 20, Southern 12.


Third quarter
SOUTHERN: Fullback Brian Threat takes a handoff from Lee and cuts left up the middle to score on a 15-yard touchdown run with 12:46 remaining (Duran kick). DRIVE: 68 yards on 5 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 2:14. KEY PLAYS: The Jaguars open the first drive of the second half with a pair of 22-yard gains — a keeper around right end by Lee and a pitch right by Coates. Florida A&M 20, Southern 19.

SOUTHERN: Running out of the shotgun, Lee runs off right end for a 3-yard touchdown with 8:03 remaining (Duran kick). Injured on the play, Lee is then carried back to the sideline by his teammates. DRIVE: 24 yards on 3 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 0:55. KEY PLAYS: The score is set up when Southern free safety Jarmaul George goes high at the FAMU 48 to pick off a pass from Camel, who is injured on the play. George returns the ball 24 yards to the FAMU 24, where Lee hits Landry with a 17-yard gain to the 7. Southern 26, Florida A&M 20.


Fourth quarter
SOUTHERN: Coates smashes in from the 1 on third-and-goal with 14:11 remaining (Duran kick), the Jaguars third touchdown in its first four second-half possessions. DRIVE: 74 yards on 14 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 5:55. KEY PLAYS: The Jaguars convert a pair of third downs on the drive — an 11-yard pass from Lee to Coates on third-and-3 at the SU 45 and a 19-yard pass from Lee to RaShon Jacobs on third-and-16 at the 50. Southern 33, Florida A&M 20.

FLORIDA A&M: Sylvester scores on a 4-yard run with 0:16 remaining. Taylor’s extra point kick hits the left upright but goes through. DRIVE: 80 yards on 14 plays. TIME OF POSSESSION: 3:15. KEY PLAY: The Rattlers convert a pair of fourth downs on the drive, including a 7-yard pass from Albert Chester to Jarvis Funderburk on fourth-and-3 to set up the score. Southern 33, Florida A&M 27.

FINAL SCORE: Southern 33, FAMU 27

RECORDS: SU 1-0, FAMU 0-1
NEXT: Southern plays Mississippi Valley State at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Chicago Football Classic at Soldier Field. Florida A&M hosts Delaware State on Saturday in Tallahassee.

Attendance: 30,016


NCAA Football Boxscore - Florida A&M at Southern U
Final 1 2 3 4 Score
Florida A&M 7 13 0 7 27
Southern U « 6 6 14 7 33

1st Quarter
Southern U Touchdown - 90-yard run by Darren Coates. (kick failed). 12:15 Remaining.
Florida A&M Touchdown - 9-yard run by Leon Camel. (Wesley Taylor kick). 4:47 Remaining.
2nd Quarter
Florida A&M Touchdown - 45-yard run by PhillipSylvester. (Wesley Taylor kick). 6:05 Remaining.
Southern U Touchdown - 46-yard pass from Bryant Lee to Gerard Landry. (pass failed). 4:26 Remaining.
Florida A&M Touchdown - 40-yard pass from Leon Camel to Javares Knight. (kick failed). 2:14 Remaining.
3rd Quarter
Southern U Touchdown - 14-yard run by Brian Threat. (Josh Duran kick). 12:46 Remaining.
Southern U Touchdown - 3-yard run by Bryant Lee (Josh Duran kick). 8:03 Remaining.
4th Quarter
Southern U Touchdown - 1-yard run by Darren Coates. (Josh Duran kick). 14:11 Remaining.
Florida A&M Touchdown - 4-yard run by Phillip Sylvester. (Wesley taylor kick). 0:16 Remaining.


Final Team Statistics

Florida A&M Southern U
First Downs 20 21
Rushes - Yards 43-238 33-194
Passing Yards 215 244
Return Yards 36 19
Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 30-22-0 44-21-2
Punts - Average 6-42.3 6-41.7
Fumbles - Lost 5-3 4-2
Penalties - Yards 5-53 13-95
Time of Possession 30:44 29:16

Individual Statistics
Passing
Florida A&M Att Comp Yards Int TD
Albert Chester II 23 14 150 1 0
Leon Camel 21 7 94 1 1

Southern U Att Comp Yards Int TD
Bryant Lee 29 22 215 0 1
Team 1 0 0 0 0

Rushing
Florida A&M Att Yards Average TD
Philip Sylvester 14 101 7.2 2
Greg Arline 7 36 5.1 0
Albert Chester II 5 27 5.4 0
Adrian Smith 2 18 9.0 0
Leon Camel 5 12 2.4 1

Southern U Att Yards Average TD
Darren Coates 10 142 14.2 2
Bryant Lee 18 50 2.8 1
Warren Matthews 7 23 3.3 0
Brian Threat 4 16 4.0 1
Marquarius 'Del' Roberts 1 4 4.0 0
Kendrick Smith 2 3 1.5 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0

Receiving
Florida A&M Rec Yards Average TD
Philip Sylvester 5 40 8.0 0
Jarvis Funderburk 5 58 11.6 0
Willie Hayward 3 31 10.3 0
Taj Jenkines 3 13 4.3 0
Javares Knight 3 81 27.0 1
Isaac West 1 3 3.0 0
Adrian Smith 1 18 18.0 0

Southern U Rec Yards Average TD
Gerard Landry 7 81 11.6 1
Marquarius 'Del' Roberts 3 25 8.3 0
Darren Coates 3 22 7.3 0
Clevon White 3 23 7.7 0
Juamorris Stewart 2 20 10.0 0
RaShon Jacobs 2 34 17.0 0
Evan Alexander 1 5 5.0 0
Kendrick Smith 1 5 5.0 0

Kicking
Florida A&M FGMade FGAtt Long EPMade EPAtt
Wesley Taylor 0 0 0 3 4

Southern U FGMade FGAtt Long EPMade EPAtt
Josh Duran 0 0 0 3 4

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