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Alabama A&M at Alabama State

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 42–⁠41 in overtime. It was their 81st meeting; after it, Alabama A&M led the series 6–⁠4 in the games on file.

AwayAlabama A&M4–⁠7 in 2016
42
HomeAlabama State4–⁠7 in 2016
41

Final, overtime at Legion Field, BirminghamTV: ESPN3Attendance 70,813

At kickoff
86°F, a few clouds, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Birmingham International Airport (KBHM), 11 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Rod Holloway; umpire Jermaine Boyd; head linesman Darren Crawford; line judge Glen Branch; side judge Charles Green; field judge Cecil Copeland; back judge James Boyd IIIGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Alabama A&M310148742
Alabama State140210641

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Alabama State 64% to win. Alabama A&M won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every Alabama A&M–Alabama State game

Officially, Alabama A&M leads 44–⁠43–⁠3; as played, 10–⁠9 in the 19 games on file; the official count covers all 90 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Alabama State 56, Alabama A&M 13Magic City Classic
2024Alabama State 27, Alabama A&M 19
2023Alabama State 31, Alabama A&M 16
2022Alabama State 24, Alabama A&M 17Magic City Classic
2021Alabama A&M 42, Alabama State 28
2020Alabama A&M 38, Alabama State 14

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