FAMU (0-5, 0-1) finished with 144 yards rushing. Senior
quarterback Damien Fleming threw for 117 yards (14-of-23). He was also sacked
six times and was intercepted twice by Morgan State’s junior cornerback Delonte
Hall.
FAMU’s special teams came up with a big play toward the end of the first quarter when Al Palmer-Hicks blocked a 52-yard field goal attempt by Chris Moller and Andrew Negron scooped up the ball and returned it 29 yards to the Morgan 36.
However, Morgan State’s defense stepped up and the Rattlers
were forced to settle for a 47-yard field goal by Chase Varnadore to trim the Bears
lead to 7-3.
The Bears went on to score 14 unanswered points. Herb Walker
scored on a 5-yard run and Robert Council ran a 1-yard QB sneak to give the
Bears a 21-3 halftime lead.
Offensively, the Rattlers were kept out of the endzone and
limited to three field goals. Varnadore connected on attempts from 47,
25, and booted a career-best 53-yarder that bounced off the crossbar and over
for a new FAMU school record.
Freshman running back Gerald Hearns led the Rattlers' ground
attack with 100 yards on 16 carries.