BATON ROUGE, LA -- Southerns' fast start wasn't good enough to hold off Florida A&M inside A. W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday evening. Final score was 29-17.
Despite going toe-to-toe for the first 30 minutes of the contest, the Jags went into the half trailing by 3-points, 20-17. SU came out in the second half flat running 33 plays for only 61 yards of total offense.
Southern QB
Glendon McDaniel finished the night going 20-of-39 for 183 yards and one touchdown pass to sophomore All-American tight-end Ethan Howard. Senior running back Devon Benn led the Jags rushing attack with 72 yards off 17 carries and a TD run. Craig Nelson finished the night with five catches for a team-high 82 yards.
Despite living on the field in he second half the Jags defense played a solid game led by
Jakobi Jones and Chase Foster with nine tackles each. Jalen Ivy, Tyran Nash, Jakoby Pappillion, Brian Jordan Jr. and Kennen Tate all added four tackles, respectively.
Rasean McKay led the Rattlers with 231 passing yards on 15-of-26 passing. Bishop Bennett led all rushers with 108 yards on 16 carries.
UP NEXT
Southern will be back in action next week on Nov. 13th as they host Jackson State on Senior Day at A.W. Mumford Stadium. The game is slated for a 6:05 kickoff on ESPN3.
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