The Florida A&M Rattlers (2-0) came out victorious Saturday night against the visiting South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-1).
FAMU was down 11 points in the second half, but found a way to score a late touchdown in the final few minutes of the game to beat the Bulldogs 22-18.
Florida A&Mโs offense was led by their rising star transfer quarterback Daniel Richardson, who compiled 282 passing yards and threw three touchdown passes.
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Saturdayโs victory was the first home win for first-year head coach James Colzie III.
โWe want to stay undefeated,โ Colzie said after the game. โWe want to protect our homes. We had a big-time crowd out there tonight and thatโs the thing for us, we do not lose at Bragg.โ
FAMU has now won 21 straight games at home, the second-longest home winning streak in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Remaining FAMU football schedule 2024
- September 7: at Miami, 6 p.m.
- September 21: at Troy, 7 p.m.
- September 28: vs. Alabama A&M, 6 p.m.
- October 5: at Alabama State, 3 p.m.
- October 19: at Jackson State, 3:30 p.m.
- October 26: vs. Southern, 7 p.m.
- November 2: vs. Texas Southern, 4 p.m.
- November 9: at Prairie View A&M, 3 p.m.
- November 16: vs. Mississippi Valley State, 1 p.m.
- November 23: vs. Bethune-Cookman, 3:30 p.m. in Orlando