Scores

Final

Florida A&M 31

(6-2, 2-2 MEAC)

Norfolk St 28

(2-6, 1-4 MEAC)

1:00 PM ET, October 25, 2008

Price Stadium, NORFOLK, VA

1 2 3 4 T
FAMU 0 14 7 1031
NORF 14 0 7 728

Top Performers

Passing: C. Pulley (FAMU) - 252 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing: D. Brown (NORF) - 14 CAR, 131 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: K. Elliott (FAMU) - 7 REC, 111 YDS, 2 TD

Florida A&,M 31, Norfolk St. 28

Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va. -- Trevor Scott kicked a 26-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to lift Florida A&M to a 31-28 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday.

Curtis Pulley completed 13 of 27 passes for 252 yards with three touchdowns and rushed for 101 yards on 13 carries for the Rattlers (6-2, 2-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Philip Sylvester added 105 rushing yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.

Dennis Brown completed 22 of 37 passes for 192 yards with one touchdown and one interception, adding 131 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for the Spartans (2-6, 1-4).

Florida A&M, which outgained Norfolk State 464-371, overcame five turnovers for the win.

Brown scored first for the Spartans on a 1-yard run with 3:20 remaining in the opening quarter. DeAngelo Branch also scored from 1 yard away less than three minutes later to give Norfolk State a 14-0 lead.

The Rattlers controlled the second quarter as Pulley hit Kevin Elliott, who finished the day with 11 yards and two touchdowns on seven catches, on scores of 16 and 25 yards to tie the game at 14-14 going into the half.

Sylvester ran 44 yards for a Rattlers score midway through the third, and Takeen Hedgeman ran it in from 1 yard out as the Spartans once again evened the score going into the final quarter.

But, after Pulley hit Isaac West on a 60-yard score and Brown's 37-yard pass to Dario Walker evened things at 28-28 with 35 seconds to go, the Rattlers drove 67 yards in 31 seconds to set up Scott's game-winner.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FAMU
NORF
1st Downs2518
Total Yards464371
Passing262192
Rushing202179
Penalties8-675-50
3rd Down Conversions8-152-12
4th Down Conversions1-13-4
Turnovers52
Possession30:5329:07

Passing Leaders

Florida A&MC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Pulley13/272529.330
Norfolk StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Brown22/371925.211

Rushing Leaders

Florida A&MCARYDSAVGTDLG
Sylvester161056.6144
Pulley131017.8029
Norfolk StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Brown141319.4126
Hedgeman7233.3112

Receiving Leaders

Florida A&MRECYDSAVGTDLG
Elliott711115.9225
West26633.0160
Norfolk StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Walker69215.3137
Johnson6396.5011

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERFAMUNORF
TD03:20Dennis Brown 1 Yd Run (Justin Castellat Kick) 07
TD00:31Deangelo Branche 1 Yd Run (Justin Castellat Kick) 014
SECOND QUARTERFAMUNORF
TD10:19Kevin Elliott 16 Yd Pass From Curtis Pulley (Trevor Scott Kick) 714
TD01:00Kevin Elliott 25 Yd Pass From Curtis Pulley (Trevor Scott Kick) 1414
THIRD QUARTERFAMUNORF
TD07:34Philip Sylvester 44 Yd Run (Trevor Scott Kick) 2114
TD02:17Takeem Hedgeman 1 Yd Run (Justin Castellat Kick) 2121
FOURTH QUARTERFAMUNORF
TD09:17Isaac West 60 Yd Pass From Curtis Pulley (Trevor Scott Kick) 2821
TD00:35Dario Walker 37 Yd Pass From Dennis Brown (Ryan Estep Kick) 2828
FG00:04Trevor Scott 26 Yd 3128