In front of a crowd of 54,202, the Tennessee State University Tigers snapped an eight-game drought to long-time rivals Florida A&M in the Atlanta Football Classic, 29-18.It was the first time since 2001 the Tigers captured a win against the Rattlers in the AFC with fans, alumni, and students on hand at the end of the game to soak in the victory at the Georgia Dome.
FAMU (2-2) did not jump on the board until late in the second quarter with a two-yard run by Lavante Page. Page scored again in the fourth with the Rattlers adding a two-yard touchdown pass as time expired from Eddie Battle to Max Purcell.
Martin Ukpai led FAMU with 173 yards passing from 15-of-31 with Kevin Elliot leading all receivers with four catches for 51 yards. On defense, Alvis Graham led all defenders with 13 tackles adding one sack for FAMU.