TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Prairie View A&M fell 35-14 to Florida A&M on the road Saturday afternoon.
The Rattlers improved to 11-1 on the year and 9-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Panthers fell to 6-6 overall and 6-3 in conference matchups.
Chris Herron paced the Panthers rushing attack by accumulating 70 yards throughout the game, averaging 10 yards per carry. Caleb Johnson also added 56 yards and one touchdown on the ground, averaging 5.6 yards per carry. Ahmad Antoine chipped in with 52 yards and one touchdown as well, averaging 8.7 yards per carry.
Trazon Connley's most prolific target in the ballgame was Trejon Spiller, who caught three passes for 27 yards.
Keyshawn Johnson led the Panthers with 11 tackles while Tre'vion Green had nine in the loss.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M responded to an early 21-0 Florida A&M advantage with a second-quarter touchdown to narrow the deficit to 21-7. The Panthers then scored again, narrowing their deficit to 21-14. Prairie View A&M didn't score again in the game and Florida A&M tacked on 14 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Florida A&M outgained Prairie View A&M 448-274 in the contest.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the third period when they put up seven points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 1 of 7 third downs while Florida A&M was successful on 5 of 12.
» The Panthers had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Johnson, who had 11.
» Jeremy Moussa led the Rattler's passing attack, completing 13 of his 22 attempts for 188 yards and one touchdown.
» Marcus Riley was Florida A&M's leading receiver with 132 yards and one touchdown.
