FAMU rebounded this weekend to claim a 31-0 victory over the Savannah State Tigers. The Savannah State offense could not get on track, thanks to a stingy Rattler defense that held Savannah State to 169 yards.Despite the large win, FAMU (3-3) made their mistakes getting penalized 14 times for 109 yards.
After a scoreless opening quarter, it took the Rattlers just one play to get on the scoreboard in the second quarter as Phil Sylvester ran for a 69 yard touchdown with 14:46 on the clock. Trevor Scott added the extra point for a 7-0 lead.
Late in the quarter, FAMU drove to the Savannah State 12 but had to settle on a 29 yard field goal by Scott as time expired in the half to take a 10-0 halftime lead.
Antonio Lawrence made the score 17-0 with 12:28 left in the third quarter when he scored on a 58 yard run.
The Rattlers increased their lead to 24-0 when Sylvester added a 5 yard touchdown run with 7:47 remaining in the third period.
The final score of the contest came with 13:31 remaining as Lavante Page scored on a 11 yard run to cap a 12 play, 66 yard drive.
In the middle of the quarter, the Tigers (0-7) put together a 9 play, 60 yard drive but it ended with Derek Williams' 27 yard field goal attempt went left. The key play on the drive was a 40 yard run by Barnes.
On the next SSU possession, the Tigers drove to the Florida A&M 32 but Antonio Bostick has his pass picked off by the Rattlers Jerral Stewart at the 5 yard line with just over a minute left.
Bostick was 6 of 21 for 36 yards and two interceptions. Simon Heyward and Brian Lackey both caught three passes for 18 yards. Sadrak JeanBaptise and Chris Asbury led the SSU defense with eight tackles apiece.
FAMU, whose offense produced 395 yards and defense sacked the SSU quarterback four times, was led by Sylvester's 153 rushing yards and two touchdown performance. Martin Ukpai passed for 64 yards and Issas West caught three passes for 27 yards. Demarius Folsom had eight stops for the defense.