NCAAF Game Recap - Grambling State at Alabama State
Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

UNCC
10
Clem
52
F
SMiss
7
Bama
49
F
ND
17
UGA
23
F
LSU
66
Vand
38
F
MiaOH
5
OSU
76
F
Aub
28
TxAM
20
F
Tenn
3
Fla
34
F
Utah
23
USC
30
F
Mich
14
Wisc
35
F
OkSt
30
Tex
36
F
UCF
34
Pitt
35
F
Oreg
21
Stan
6
F
UCLA
67
WaSt
63
F
AF
19
Boise
30
F
OD
17
UVA
28
F
Wash
45
BYU
19
F
Cal
28
Miss
20
F
Colo
34
AzSt
31
F
SMU
41
TCU
38
F
Hou
31
Tul
38
F
FLInt
31
LT
43
F
MSU
31
NW
10
F
ULMon
20
IASt
72
F
Elon
7
Wake
49
F
WestMI
33
Syr
52
F
BC
30
Rut
16
F
UConn
3
Ind
38
F
Mor
21
Army
52
F
CoCar
62
UMass
28
F
ULLaf
45
Ohio
25
F
CenCt
29
E Mi
34
F
Troy
35
Akr
7
F
BGSU
20
Kent
62
F
SoAl
3
UAB
35
F
Wyo
21
Tuls
24
F
App
34
UNC
31
F
Lou
24
FlaSt
35
F
Temp
22
Buff
38
F
JMU
37
Chat
14
F
SCar
14
MIZ
34
F
KY
13
MissSt
28
F
C Mi
12
MiaFL
17
F
NMS
52
NM
55
F
WVU
29
Kans
24
F
W&M
7
ECU
19
F
Hamp
27
Lib
62
F
Wagn
7
FlAtl
42
F
GASt
34
TxSt
37
F(2OT)
(N/A)
6
SamHu
45
F
SIU
28
ArkSt
41
F
N AL
12
JacSt
30
F
Bayl
21
Rice
13
F
Ball
23
NCSt
34
F
UTSA
3
NorTx
45
F
SJSU
31
Ark
24
F
NEV
37
UTEP
21
F
Neb
42
Ill
38
F
SacSt
20
Fres
34
F
Toled
41
ColSt
35
F
UtSt
23
SDSU
17
F
C Ark
16
Hawaii
35
F

Alabama State 23, Grambling State 20

Sep 21, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Grambling State (0-3)

7

3

10

0

20

Alabama State (2-2)

3

7

7

6

23

Davis leads Alabama St. over Grambling 23-20 in SWAC opener
Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:54 PM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) KHA'Darris Davis accounted for two touchdowns and Alabama State beat Grambling 23-20 on Saturday night in a Southwestern Conference opener.

Davis ran into the end zone from the 1-yard line to cap the scoring with 9:55 remaining. On the next series, Grambling (0-3, 0-1) went 62 yards in 12 plays, but Garrett Urban missed a 28-yard field goal with 6:07 left before Alabama State (2-2, 1-0) ran out the clock.

Davis tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Hixon that gave the Hornets a 17-13 lead with 9:32 to play in the third quarter. Geremy Hickbottom threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Lyndon Rash that put the Tigers back on top 20-17 entering the fourth quarter.

Davis was 19-of-31 passing for 224 yards, and had eight carries for 23 yards.

Hickbottom finished 19 of 30 for 184 yards passing and had 70 yards rushing.

Passing

Gram Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
G. Hickbottom 30 19 63.3 1 184 15 1 77.6
AlaSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Davis 31 19 61.3 1 224 38 1 80.6

Rushing

Gram Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Nichols 11 91 8.3 55 0
G. Hickbottom 12 70 5.8 33 0
AlaSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
E. Gray 14 41 2.9 9 0
K. Davis 8 23 2.9 13 1

Receiving

Gram Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
L. Rash 5 55 11.0 15 1
Q. Guice 4 45 11.3 15 0
AlaSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Jefferson 8 81 10.1 27 0
J. Hixon 5 52 10.4 23 1

Fumbles

Gram F FL
G. Hickbottom 1 1

Returning

Gram KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Martin 2 19.5 0 22 1 31.0 0 31
J. Richard 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
AlaSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Booker 1 45.0 0 45 0 0 0
J. Merritt 1 9.0 0 9 0 0 0

Punting

Gram Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Mendez 3 107 35.7 41
AlaSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Craven 4 205 51.3 54

Takeaways

Gram Int Yds InTD
J. McWilliams 1 54 0
AlaSt Int Yds InTD
D. King 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Gram AlaSt
Points For 20 23
Total Yards 425 301
Rushing Yards 241 77
Passing Yards 184 224
Passing Completions / Attempts 19/30 19/31
Turnovers 2 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 0/0
First Downs 24 18
Penalties - Yards 10/86 6/53
Time Of Possession 33:33 27:27
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/14 7/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 3/36 4/51

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Gram AlaSt
AlaSt 07:38 FG Hunter Hanson 32 yd FG 0 3
Gram 14:19 TD Kenan Fontenot 6 yd run (Garrett Urban kick) 7 3
2nd Quarter Gram AlaSt
AlaSt 09:16 TD Jacory Merritt 4 yd run (Hunter Hanson kick) 7 10
Gram 13:27 FG Garrett Urban 21 yd FG 10 10
3rd Quarter Gram AlaSt
Gram 04:11 FG Garrett Urban 21 yd FG 13 10
AlaSt 05:28 TD Jeremiah Hixon 23 yd pass from KHA'Darris Davis (Hunter Hanson kick) 13 17
Gram 15:00 TD Lyndon Rash 15 yd pass from Geremy Hickbottom (Garrett Urban kick) 20 17
4th Quarter Gram AlaSt
AlaSt 05:05 TD KHA'Darris Davis 1 yd run (blocked XP) 20 23

Game Information

Stadium: ASU Stadium, Montgomery, Alabama
Attendance: 17,309
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