Daniel Richardson leads Florida A&M to a 28-20 victory over Alabama A&M

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Richardson threw two touchdown passes to lead Florida A&M to a 28-20 victory over Alabama A&M on Friday to end the regular season.

Florida A&M (7-5, 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) held a 7-0 lead after two games. Goldie Lawrence ran 35 yards on first down and Thad Franklin Jr. ran the final 25 yards after a personal foul on Alabama A&M (6-6, 4-4).

The Bulldogs pulled to within four on Victor Barbosa’s short field goal, but Richardson answered with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Koby Gross at the end of an 11-play drive to give them a 14-3 lead after one quarter.

Barbosa added another field goal early in the second quarter, but Cornelius Brown IV threw interceptions on Alabama A&M’s next two possessions. The Rattlers converted the second half with a 20-yard touchdown run by Levontai Summersett and led 21-6. Brown rebounded with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Eaglin, bringing the Bulldogs to within 21-13 at halftime.

Florida A&M took a two-point lead with 5:50 left in the third quarter after Richardson passed a 19-yard throw to Quan Lee.

Xavier Lankford threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Barry White just 56 seconds into the fourth quarter to bring the Bulldogs within eight points, but they got no closer.

Richardson completed 19 of 26 passes for 193 yards for the Rattlers.

Brown finished the game with 206 yards on 18 of 36 passes for the Bulldogs.

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