Hornets will be off next week, before facing Alabama A&M October 27 in Magic City ClassicMOBILE, Alabama | Alabama State fell to South Alabama 45-7 in their final non-conference game of the season Saturday night before an announced crowd of 16,231 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Alabama State (2-4) got their lone score on a 75-yard touchdown pass from KHA'Darris Davis to Tyrek Allen 8:45 to play in the first half to close to within a touchdown at 14-7 against the FBS-member Jaguars. On the night, Davis finished 4-of-8 passing for 101 yards before giving way to Darryl Pearson, Jr. and Dakota Rocker for the remainder of the game.
Dontrey Manley led the Hornets on the ground with 39 yards on six carries in a reserve role, while Pearson added 20 on four carries for the Hornets. Alabama State finished with 85 yards rushing on 32 carries on the night, while eight different players caught a pass led by Marquez Spencer and Manley with two each.
Darron Johnson led the way for the Hornets with nine tackles, including a tackle for loss, while Daymon Williams finished with a career-high eight and Malik Bridgers seven in the loss. The Hornets finished with 10 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks (by Ishmael Aurismond and Lucky Oyovwi).
The two teams battled to a scoreless draw in the first quarter before South Alabama was able to get on the board with an eight-yard run by Tra Minter with 3:05 remaining in the quarter that gave the Jaguars a 7-0 lead. They added to that lead with a Kawaan Baker three-yard run with nine minutes to play in the half, before Alabama State pulled to within a touchdown on the Allen catch.
South Alabama (2-5), who is off for 10 days before facing Troy on October 23, then put up 31 unanswered points, including a pair of touchdowns in the final five minutes of the first half to pull away for the win.
The Jaguars finished the night with 396 yards of total offense, led by Deonta Moore with 65 yards rushing on 11 carries. Minter added 61 yards on 12 carries, while Evan Orth threw for 155 yards on 12-of-15 passing for South Alabama in the win.
Alabama State will now have a week off, returning to action October 27 in Birmingham at the McDonald's Magic City Classic against Alabama A&M. Kickoff is set for 2:30 pm, with the game being carried on ESPN3. Fans can also listen on the Hornet Sports Network, beginning with pregame at 2:00 pm from Legion Field.
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