Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M

Saturday, October 25, 2025, Magic City Classic

Alabama State beat Alabama A&M 56–⁠13. It was their 90th meeting; Alabama A&M leads the series 10–⁠9 in the games on file.

Neutral siteAlabama State10–⁠2 in 2025
56
Neutral siteAlabama A&M4–⁠8 in 2025
13

Final at Legion Field, BirminghamTV: ESPN+Attendance 69,372

At kickoff
74°F, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Birmingham Airport, 11 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Preston ClipperGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alabama State21287056
Alabama A&M607013

Standouts

Player stats

Alabama State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Andrew Body19/2430450
Te’Sean Smoot4/6900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jahbari Kuykendall7101169
Andrew Body766129
Karl Ligon741012
Jamarie Hostzclaw536021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Jones7156159
Dylan Djete368127
Dylan Creech221216
Asa Gregg221015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Keane Lewis0001
Ta’Shaun Sims0001

Alabama A&M

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J.D. Davis II5/138811
Eric Handley3/121101
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kolton Nero62907
Maurice Edwards51918
Ryan Morrow71808
Isaiah Nwokenkwo2405
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Franck Pierre483167
Jaylin Peterson1606
Donovan Payne1505
Isaiah Nwokenkwo1404

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Alabama StateAlabama A&M
616Total yards143
313Passing yards99
303Rushing yards44
10.4Yards per pass4.0
7.6Yards per rush1.5
28First downs8
5–⁠10Third downs3–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers2
5–⁠49Penalties3–⁠34
33:16Possession26:44

Efficiency

Alabama StateAlabama A&M
58%Success rate29%
0.43EPA per play−0.21
1.28Explosiveness1.04
0.08Rushing EPA−0.10
0.86Passing EPA−0.23
27%Passing-down success22%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Alabama State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Alabama State −14, over/under 61.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Alabama A&M end zoneAlabama State end zoneQ1 Alabama StateFumble, 2 playsQ1 Alabama A&MTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ2 Alabama StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ2 Alabama StateTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ2 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ2 Alabama StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Alabama A&MInterception, 1 playQ2 Alabama StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Alabama A&MEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Alabama A&MInterception, 6 playsQ3 Alabama StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Alabama A&MTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Alabama StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 playsQ3 Alabama StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 Alabama A&MPunt, 5 playsQ4 Alabama StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Alabama A&MPunt, 6 playsQ4 Alabama StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Alabama A&MPunt, 5 playsQ4 Alabama StateEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Alabama A&M drives left to right, Alabama State right to left.
  1. Q1 Alabama StateFumble, 2 plays, −9 yards
  2. Q1 Alabama A&MTouchdown, 5 plays, 15 yards
  3. Q1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 48 yards
  4. Q1 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 88 yards
  6. Q1 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 66 yards
  8. Q1 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q1 Alabama StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 86 yards
  10. Q2 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  11. Q2 Alabama StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 61 yards
  12. Q2 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  13. Q2 Alabama StateTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 21 yards
  14. Q2 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  15. Q2 Alabama StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  16. Q2 Alabama A&MInterception, 1 play, 34 yards
  17. Q2 Alabama StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 56 yards
  18. Q2 Alabama A&MEnd of half, 2 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q3 Alabama A&MInterception, 6 plays, 14 yards
  20. Q3 Alabama StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q3 Alabama A&MTouchdown, 3 plays, 77 yards
  22. Q3 Alabama StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 67 yards
  23. Q3 Alabama A&MPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  24. Q3 Alabama StatePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  25. Q3 Alabama A&MPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  26. Q4 Alabama StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  27. Q4 Alabama A&MPunt, 6 plays, 5 yards
  28. Q4 Alabama StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  29. Q4 Alabama A&MPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  30. Q4 Alabama StateEnd of game, 6 plays, 26 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Alabama State 21, Alabama A&M 6
Alabama State Fumble, 2 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35#4 C.Littlefield kickoff 55 yards to the ALST10 #6 A.Harrell return 17 yards to the ALST27 (#54 D.Williams)
15:001st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass incomplete short middle to #5 D.Djete thrown to ALST40
14:432nd & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Hostzclaw rush middle for 10 yards gain to the ALST37 fumbled by #2 J.Hostzclaw at ALST37 forced by #23 J.Hudson-Davis recovered by AAMU #14 K.Handley Jr. at ALST37 #14 K.Handley Jr. return 4 yards to the ALST33, End Of Play PENALTY ALST Face Mask 15 yards from ALST33 to ALST18, 1ST DOWN
Alabama A&M Touchdown, 5 plays
14:431st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ALST16 (#9 C.Gordon; #54 P.Smith Jr.)
14:432nd & 8 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Edwards rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ALST10 (#44 D.Jones; #54 P.Smith Jr.)
14:433rd & 2 at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ALST08 (#54 P.Smith Jr.), 1ST DOWN
14:431st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete short right to #2 F.Pierre thrown to ALST01 broken up by #6 D.Johnson
13:122nd & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Edwards rush middle for 8 yards gain to the ALST00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:12 #38 D.Faulk kick attempt failed (H: #8 R.Cole, LS: #47 C.Bender)Alabama A&M 6, Alabama State 0
Alabama State Touchdown, 5 plays
13:031st & 10 at own 35#4 C.Littlefield kickoff 47 yards to the ALST18 #86 N.Hixon return 31 yards to the ALST49 (#54 D.Williams)
13:031st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush left for 1 yard gain to the ALST50 (#43 A.Davis)
13:032nd & 9 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #0 J.Jones caught at AAMU45, for 39 yards to the AAMU11, out of bounds at AAMU11, 1ST DOWN
13:031st & 10 at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush middle for 5 yards gain to the AAMU06 (#9 W.Wright; #53 J.Robinson)
13:032nd & 5 at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush middle for 1 yard gain to the AAMU05 (#52 J.Wright; #53 J.Robinson)
10:153rd & 4 at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #40 D.Creech caught at AAMU01, for 5 yards to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:15, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 7, Alabama A&M 6
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
10:081st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 59 yards to the AAMU06 #0 J.Peterson return 21 yards to the AAMU27 (#5 A.Wright)
10:081st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass complete short right to #2 F.Pierre caught at AAMU25, for 8 yards to the AAMU35 (#3 K.Lewis), out of bounds
10:082nd & 2 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the AAMU36 (#48 M.Richardson; #44 D.Jones)
10:083rd & 1 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 0 yards to the AAMU36 (#9 C.Gordon)
7:504th & 1 at own 36#8 R.Cole punt 46 yards to the ALST18 PENALTY ALST Personal Foul 9 yards from ALST18 to ALST09
Alabama State Touchdown, 8 plays
7:501st & 10 at own 9No Huddle-Shotgun #26 M.Harris II rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ALST14 (#52 J.Wright)
7:502nd & 5 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass incomplete deep right to #17 A.Gregg thrown to ALST45
7:503rd & 5 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #2 J.Hostzclaw caught at ALST17, for 12 yards to the ALST26 (#5 A.Fieldings), 1ST DOWN
7:501st & 10 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush left for 5 yards gain to the ALST31 (#11 W.Smallwood)
7:502nd & 5 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #5 D.Djete caught at ALST36, for 27 yards to the AAMU42 (#23 J.Hudson-Davis), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
7:501st & 10 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass incomplete short middle to #5 D.Djete thrown to AAMU30 PENALTY AAMU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from AAMU42 to AAMU37. NO PLAY
7:501st & 5 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass incomplete short middle to #6 A.Harrell thrown to AAMU24 broken up by #5 A.Fieldings
7:502nd & 5 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Hostzclaw rush left for 21 yards gain to the AAMU16 (#96 J.Brown), 1ST DOWN
5:161st & 10 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #40 D.Creech caught at AAMU11, for 16 yards to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:16, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 14, Alabama A&M 6
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
5:121st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 50 yards to the AAMU15 #0 J.Peterson return 18 yards to the AAMU33 (#34 J.Gardner)
5:121st & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass complete short right to #0 J.Peterson caught at AAMU38, for 5 yards to the AAMU38 (#6 D.Johnson) PENALTY ALST Offside 5 yards from AAMU33 to AAMU38. NO PLAY
5:121st & 5 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 1 yard loss to the AAMU37 (#55 J.Jarrett)
5:122nd & 6 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley rush middle for 2 yards gain to the AAMU39 (#92 A.Mason)
5:123rd & 4 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete deep right to #6 D.Walker thrown to ALST25 broken up by #6 D.Johnson
3:274th & 4 at own 39#8 R.Cole punt 30 yards to the ALST31, out of bounds at ALST31
Alabama State Touchdown, 4 plays
3:271st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush left for 11 yards gain to the ALST42 (#0 M.Campbell; #23 J.Hudson-Davis), 1ST DOWN
3:271st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #5 D.Djete caught at AAMU40, for 23 yards to the AAMU35 (#0 M.Campbell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY AAMU Face Mask 15 yards from AAMU35 to AAMU20, 1ST DOWN
3:271st & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush left for 3 yards gain to the AAMU17 (#53 J.Robinson)
1:582nd & 7 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #26 M.Harris II rush left for 17 yards gain to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:58, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 21, Alabama A&M 6
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
1:501st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 60 yards to the AAMU05 #21 K.Dixon return 49 yards to the ALST46 (#5 A.Wright), out of bounds
1:501st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete short right to #32 K.Nero thrown to ALST46 broken up by #48 M.Richardson
1:502nd & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete deep left to #5 M.Parker thrown to ALST25 QB hurried by #54 P.Smith Jr.
1:503rd & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass complete short left to #12 J.Chambers-Smith caught at ALST45, for 1 yard to the ALST45 (#19 G.Mangle)
0:564th & 9 at opp 45#8 R.Cole punt 34 yards to the ALST11 fair catch by #86 N.Hixon at ALST11
Alabama State Touchdown, 4 plays
0:561st & 10 at own 11No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush left for 8 yards gain to the ALST19 (#52 J.Wright; #10 K.Roberts)
0:562nd & 2 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush middle for 69 yards gain to the AAMU12 (#20 J.Bledsoe), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush middle for 4 yards gain to the AAMU08 (#9 W.Wright)
Q2 14:222nd & 6 at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #26 M.Harris II caught at AAMU07, for 8 yards to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:22, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 28, Alabama A&M 6
2nd quarter8 drives, then Alabama State 49, Alabama A&M 6
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
14:221st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 65 yards to the AAMU00, Touchback
14:221st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AAMU28 (#9 C.Gordon)
14:222nd & 7 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 0 yards to the AAMU28 (#98 R.Watson; #11 Z.Hall)
14:223rd & 7 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass complete short left to #5 M.Parker caught at AAMU39, for 14 yards to the AAMU42 (#3 K.Lewis) PENALTY AAMU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness 14 yards from AAMU28 to AAMU14. NO PLAY
14:223rd & 21 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass complete short right to #2 F.Pierre caught at AAMU15, for 2 yards to the AAMU16 (#3 K.Lewis)
11:284th & 19 at own 16#8 R.Cole punt 36 yards to the ALST48 #86 N.Hixon return 3 yards to the AAMU49 (#21 K.Dixon) PENALTY ALST UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#25 M.Coaxum) 15 yards from AAMU49 to ALST36
Alabama State Touchdown, 6 plays
11:281st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #0 J.Jones caught at ALST48, for 18 yards to the AAMU46 (#0 M.Campbell), 1ST DOWN
11:281st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #0 J.Jones caught at AAMU33, for 13 yards to the AAMU33, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - “Pass completion”. CALL UPHELD
11:281st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass incomplete short middle to #11 Z.Hall thrown to AAMU33
11:282nd & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Hostzclaw rush middle for 0 yards to the AAMU33 (#11 W.Smallwood; #50 D.Biamby)
11:283rd & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #17 A.Gregg caught at AAMU18, for 15 yards to the AAMU18, out of bounds at AAMU18, 1ST DOWN
9:041st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #5 D.Djete caught at AAMU00, for 18 yards to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:04, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 35, Alabama A&M 6
9:143rd & 10 at own 33Timeout Alabama A&M, clock 09:14
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
8:571st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 65 yards to the AAMU00 #21 K.Dixon return 20 yards to the AAMU20 (#12 V.Burrell; #15 E.Bean)
8:571st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete short middle to #6 D.Walker thrown to AAMU30
8:572nd & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete short left to #5 M.Parker thrown to AAMU30
8:573rd & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley sacked for loss of 12 yards to the AAMU08 (#33 J.Lenore, #13 C.Lucius)
7:504th & 22 at own 8#8 R.Cole punt 41 yards to the AAMU49 #86 N.Hixon return 4 yards to the AAMU45 (#59 K.Bradshaw), out of bounds
Alabama State Turnover on downs, 5 plays
7:501st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Ligon rush middle for 12 yards gain to the AAMU33 (#53 J.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
7:021st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass incomplete deep left to #10 K.Keye thrown to AAMU00
7:021st & 10 at opp 33Timeout Alabama State, clock 07:02
7:022nd & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AAMU30 (#23 J.Hudson-Davis)
7:023rd & 7 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body rush left for 6 yards gain to the AAMU24 (#90 N.Glenn)
5:334th & 1 at opp 24No Huddle #1 A.Body rush middle for 0 yards to the AAMU24 (#43 A.Davis; #90 N.Glenn), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
5:331st & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete short left to #5 M.Parker thrown to AAMU30
5:332nd & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass incomplete short right to #85 D.Price thrown to AAMU30 broken up by #19 G.Mangle
5:223rd & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley sacked for loss of 7 yards to the AAMU17 (#33 J.Lenore), fumble by #8 E.Handley recovered by AAMU #66 B.Maxena at AAMU17, End Of Play
5:222nd & 10 at opp 24Timeout Alabama State, clock 05:22
4:234th & 17 at own 17#8 R.Cole punt 42 yards to the ALST41 #86 N.Hixon return 0 yards to the ALST41 (#9 W.Wright)
Alabama State Touchdown, 7 plays
4:231st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #0 J.Jones caught at ALST44, for 8 yards to the ALST49 (#5 A.Fieldings), out of bounds
4:232nd & 2 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #0 J.Jones caught at AAMU47, for 9 yards to the AAMU42 (#0 M.Campbell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:231st & 10 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #0 J.Jones caught at AAMU35, for 10 yards to the AAMU32, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4:231st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body rush left for 23 yards gain to the AAMU09, out of bounds at AAMU09, 1ST DOWN
3:011st & goal at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Hostzclaw rush left for 8 yards gain to the AAMU01 (#23 J.Hudson-Davis; #0 M.Campbell)
3:011st & 10 at own 32Timeout Alabama A&M, clock 03:01
3:012nd & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Hostzclaw rush left for 3 yards loss to the AAMU04 (#11 W.Smallwood)
1:523rd & goal at opp 4No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body rush right for 4 yards gain to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:52 #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 42, Alabama A&M 6
2:002nd & 1 at own 1Timeout , clock 02:00
1:461st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 64 yards to the AAMU01 #0 J.Peterson return 24 yards to the AAMU25 (#15 E.Bean)
1:361st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley pass intercepted by #42 T.Sims at ALST41, End Of Play
Alabama State Touchdown, 2 plays
1:361st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush middle for 0 yards to the ALST41 (#14 K.Handley Jr.)
1:072nd & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete deep right to #0 J.Jones caught at AAMU30, for 59 yards to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:07, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 49, Alabama A&M 6
Alabama A&M End of half, 2 plays
0:591st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 63 yards to the AAMU02 #0 J.Peterson return 19 yards to the AAMU21 (#35 D.Blakey; #45 G.DeGraffenreid)
0:591st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #32 K.Nero rush middle for 5 yards gain to the AAMU26 (#4 T.Lovett)
0:592nd & 5 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #8 E.Handley rush left for 1 yard gain to the AAMU27, End Of Play
3rd quarter7 drives, then Alabama State 56, Alabama A&M 13
Alabama A&M Interception, 6 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 57 yards to the AAMU08 #21 K.Dixon return 15 yards to the AAMU23 (#5 A.Wright)
15:001st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 4 yards gain to the AAMU27 (#9 C.Gordon)
15:002nd & 6 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete deep left to #12 J.Chambers-Smith thrown to ALST40 broken up by #4 T.Lovett
15:003rd & 6 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass complete short right to #2 F.Pierre caught at AAMU30, for 6 yards to the AAMU33 (#21 T.Phillips), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 4 yards gain to the AAMU37 (#33 J.Lenore)
15:002nd & 6 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete short right to #11 A.Craig thrown to AAMU44 broken up by #21 T.Phillips
12:443rd & 6 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass intercepted by #3 K.Lewis at ALST31 #3 K.Lewis return 0 yards to the ALST31, out of bounds at ALST31
Alabama State Punt, 3 plays
12:441st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush right for 1 yard gain to the ALST32 (#90 N.Glenn)
12:442nd & 9 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #17 A.Gregg caught at ALST38, for 6 yards to the ALST38, out of bounds at ALST38
12:443rd & 3 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #26 M.Harris II rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ALST36 (#52 J.Wright)
10:404th & 5 at own 36#46 H.Tuck punt 64 yards to the AAMU00, Touchback
Alabama A&M Touchdown, 3 plays
10:401st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass complete short middle to #84 D.Payne caught at AAMU25, for 5 yards to the AAMU25 (#33 J.Lenore)
10:402nd & 5 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #26 R.Morrow rush middle for 8 yards gain to the AAMU33 (#55 J.Jarrett), 1ST DOWN
9:091st & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass complete deep right to #2 F.Pierre caught at ALST40, for 67 yards to the ALST00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:09, 1ST DOWN #38 D.Faulk kick attempt good (H: #8 R.Cole, LS: #47 C.Bender)Alabama State 49, Alabama A&M 13
Alabama State Touchdown, 7 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 35#4 C.Littlefield kickoff 45 yards to the ALST20 #6 A.Harrell return 10 yards to the ALST30 (#41 M.Patterson)
9:041st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #86 N.Hixon caught at ALST28, for 8 yards to the ALST38 (#5 A.Fieldings; #14 K.Handley Jr.), out of bounds
9:042nd & 2 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short left to #86 N.Hixon caught at ALST40, for 4 yards to the ALST42 (#52 J.Wright), 1ST DOWN
9:041st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body rush left for 29 yards gain to the AAMU29 (#20 J.Bledsoe), 1ST DOWN
9:041st & 10 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush right for 9 yards gain to the AAMU20 (#0 M.Campbell), out of bounds
9:042nd & 1 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body rush middle for 1 yard gain to the AAMU19 (#11 W.Smallwood), 1ST DOWN
9:041st & 10 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Body pass complete short right to #13 T.Saunders caught at AAMU13, for 6 yards to the AAMU13, End Of Play
5:172nd & 4 at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Kuykendall rush middle for 13 yards gain to the AAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:17, 1ST DOWN #39 A.Abu-Akel kick attempt good (H: #8 T.Smoot, LS: #57 G.Wilemon)Alabama State 56, Alabama A&M 13
Alabama A&M Punt, 3 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 35#37 B.Gilliam kickoff 60 yards to the AAMU05 #0 J.Peterson return 20 yards to the AAMU25 (#40 D.Creech; #25 M.Coaxum)
5:081st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass complete short left to #24 I.Nwokenkwo caught at AAMU25, for 4 yards to the AAMU29 (#0 Z.Patterson)
5:082nd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #24 I.Nwokenkwo rush middle for 5 yards gain to the AAMU34 (#55 J.Jarrett)
5:083rd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #24 I.Nwokenkwo rush middle for 1 yard loss to the AAMU33 (#13 C.Lucius)
3:124th & 2 at own 33#8 R.Cole punt 49 yards to the ALST18
Alabama State Punt, 5 plays
3:121st & 10 at own 18No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Smoot pass complete short right to #80 K.Barnes caught at ALST23, for 6 yards to the ALST24 (#0 M.Campbell)
3:122nd & 4 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #26 M.Harris II rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ALST30 (#53 J.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
3:121st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Smoot pass incomplete short middle to #80 K.Barnes thrown to ALST39
3:122nd & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush left for 4 yards gain to the ALST34 (#42 A.Tibbs)
3:123rd & 6 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Smoot pass complete short middle to #86 N.Hixon caught at ALST37, for 3 yards to the ALST37 (#14 K.Handley Jr.)
0:294th & 3 at own 37#46 H.Tuck punt 42 yards to the AAMU21
0:363rd & 6 at own 34Timeout Alabama State, clock 00:36
Alabama A&M Punt, 5 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass complete short right to #0 J.Peterson caught at AAMU26, for 6 yards to the AAMU27 (#13 C.Lucius)
0:362nd & 4 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #32 K.Nero rush middle for 7 yards gain to the AAMU34 (#4 T.Lovett), 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II sacked for loss of 4 yards to the AAMU30 (#90 M.Joiner Jr.)
Q4 15:002nd & 14 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #32 K.Nero rush middle for 4 yards gain to the AAMU34 (#8 R.Jean-Louis)
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #16 Z.Wright sacked for loss of 6 yards to the AAMU28 (#13 C.Lucius)
Q4 12:324th & 16 at own 28#8 R.Cole punt 47 yards to the ALST25 #86 N.Hixon return 0 yards to the ALST25 (#87 C.Taylor)
4th quarter5 drives, then Alabama State 56, Alabama A&M 13
Alabama State Punt, 3 plays
12:321st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Smoot pass complete short right to #10 K.Keye caught at ALST24, for 1 yard loss to the ALST24 (#25 T.Bien-Aime)
12:322nd & 11 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Smoot pass incomplete short right to #10 K.Keye thrown to ALST40 broken up by #25 T.Bien-Aime QB hurried by #18 T.Williams
12:323rd & 11 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush middle for 0 yards to the ALST24 (#52 J.Wright; #42 A.Tibbs)
10:444th & 11 at own 24#46 H.Tuck punt 42 yards to the AAMU34 fair catch by #12 J.Chambers-Smith at AAMU34
Alabama A&M Punt, 6 plays
10:441st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II rush middle for 0 yards to the AAMU34 (#96 B.Harold)
10:442nd & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II sacked for loss of 3 yards to the AAMU31 (#95 C.Harris Jr.) PENALTY ALST Offside 5 yards from AAMU34 to AAMU39. NO PLAY
10:442nd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete short left to #0 J.Peterson thrown to AAMU50 broken up by #4 T.Lovett
10:443rd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II rush left for 6 yards gain to the AAMU45, out of bounds at AAMU45, 1ST DOWN
10:441st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II rush middle for 6 yards loss to the AAMU39 fumbled by #7 J.Davis II at AAMU39 recovered by AAMU #7 J.Davis II at AAMU39, End Of Play
10:442nd & 16 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete short left to #15 J.Davis thrown to AAMU40 broken up by #4 T.Lovett
10:443rd & 16 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete deep middle to #3 T.Toney thrown to ALST40 broken up by #11 Z.Hall
8:094th & 16 at own 39#8 R.Cole punt 33 yards to the ALST28 #86 N.Hixon return 1 yard to the ALST29, out of bounds at ALST29
Alabama State Punt, 3 plays
8:091st & 10 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #34 J.Gardner rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ALST30 (#50 D.Biamby)
8:092nd & 9 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ALST32 (#91 N.Barnes)
8:093rd & 7 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Smoot pass complete short right to #29 A.Ashford caught at ALST30, for 1 yard to the ALST33 (#52 J.Wright)
5:434th & 6 at own 33#46 H.Tuck punt 42 yards to the AAMU25 fair catch by #12 J.Chambers-Smith at AAMU25
Alabama A&M Punt, 5 plays
5:431st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #32 K.Nero rush middle for 7 yards gain to the AAMU32 (#55 J.Jarrett)
5:432nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #32 K.Nero rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AAMU35 (#55 J.Jarrett), 1ST DOWN
5:431st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete deep left thrown to ALST40 QB hurried by #55 J.Jarrett
5:432nd & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #32 K.Nero rush left for 3 yards gain to the AAMU38 (#45 G.DeGraffenreid)
5:433rd & 7 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Davis II pass incomplete short right to #0 J.Peterson thrown to AAMU46
3:514th & 7 at own 38#8 R.Cole punt 20 yards to the ALST42 blocked by #15 E.Bean
Alabama State End of game, 6 plays
3:511st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush left for 4 yards gain to the ALST46 (#3 K.Eldridge)
3:512nd & 6 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush left for 5 yards gain to the AAMU49 (#41 M.Patterson)
3:513rd & 1 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush left for 6 yards gain to the AAMU43 (#15 D.James), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush middle for 6 yards gain to the AAMU37 (#13 P.Clendenin)
2:003rd & 1 at own 49Timeout , clock 02:00
2:002nd & 4 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush middle for 6 yards gain to the AAMU31 (#13 P.Clendenin; #54 D.Williams), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Ashford rush left for 1 yard loss to the AAMU32 (#54 D.Williams; #3 K.Eldridge)

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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.

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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