Alabama A&M beats Florida A&M 40-21
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Alabama A&M beat Florida A&M 40-21. Share this game
We had Florida A&M favored. Alabama A&M won.
How it swung
The turning point: Brown 13-yd TD pass to Bean, Alabama A&M goes ahead 14-7 (Q1, 1:02). Alabama A&M went from 59% to 76% to win.
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Alabama A&M a 60% chance, and the closing betting line (Alabama A&M was a 3-point favorite) put it at 60%.
Alabama A&M won by 19, after dipping to 29% in the first quarter.
Up to 71% in the first quarter, then Florida A&M lost it.
Alabama A&M · Q1 1:02Alabama A&M 40-21 Florida A&M
Alabama A&M wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Florida A&M 21-40 Alabama A&MFlorida A&M lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.The two plays that swung it
- 1Q1 1:02Brown 13-yd TD pass to Bean, Alabama A&M goes ahead 14-7Alabama A&M 59% → 76% (+17)
- 2Q3 5:19Parker 1-yd TD pass to Wright, two-point try good, cuts it to 23-21Alabama A&M 77% → 61% (−16)
The two plays that swung it
- 1Q1 1:02Brown 13-yd TD pass to Bean, Alabama A&M goes ahead 14-7Florida A&M 41% → 24% (−17)
- 2Q3 5:19Parker 1-yd TD pass to Wright, two-point try good, cuts it to 23-21Florida A&M 23% → 39% (+16)
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Alabama A&M -3), at 49% for Alabama A&M (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.Every drive
Alabama A&M scored on 6 of its 16 drives; Florida A&M on 3 of its 16.
Alabama A&M’s drives are teal, Florida A&M’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
From Florida A&M’s side
Florida A&M’s best moment: Parker 1-yd TD pass to Wright, two-point try good, cuts it to 23-21 (Q3 5:19). It lifted Florida A&M’s win chance by 16 points.
Box score
Alabama A&M 40, Florida A&M 21
Alabama A&M covered −3 by 16. The total, 61, went over 51.5.
Alabama A&M leaders
- Passing Cornelious Brown 18 of 26, 198 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing Byron Perrilliat 16 for 223 yds, 2 TD; Kolton Nero 9 for 32 yds
- Receiving Jaylan Bean 5 for 93 yds, 2 TD; Devin Herring 3 for 86 yds
Florida A&M leaders
- Passing Armond Parker 16 of 26, 168 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing Chase Gillespie 9 for 21 yds; Jamal Hailey 10 for 17 yds
- Receiving Kieren Jackson 6 for 89 yds, 1 TD; Corey Petty 1 for 21 yds, 1 TD
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last 4 games
Alabama A&M · 3-1
Rated 189th in our preseason ratings, 186th now.
3-1 in its last 4, including a 27-point win over Tennessee State as a 3.5-point underdog.
W 45-3 vs Bowie State #334 of 668
W 38-23 vs Miles #307 of 668
L 24-31 @ Howard #235 of 668
lost by 7 as a 1.5-point favorite
Last 4 games
Florida A&M · 1-3
Rated 192nd in our preseason ratings, 216th now.
1-3 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 26-29 vs Tennessee State #208 of 668
lost by 3 as a 3-point favorite
L 13-31 vs South Carolina State #134 of 668
lost by 18 as a 19.5-point underdog
W 20-7 vs Albany State #271 of 668
Week by week
Florida A&M
- Wk 1Wvs Albany State20-7
- Wk 1Lvs South Carolina State13-31
- Wk 2Lat Miami7-77
- Wk 3Lvs Tennessee State26-29
Alabama A&M
- Wk 1Lat Howard24-31
- Wk 1Wvs Miles38-23
- Wk 2Wvs Tennessee State30-3
- Wk 3Wvs Bowie State45-3
Power rating by week
Alabama A&M is rated 1.3 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Florida A&M leads the series 5-0
5 meetings since 2021 · Florida A&M has won the last 5
- 2025Florida A&M 26-23
- 2024Florida A&M 28-20
- 2023Florida A&M 42-28
- 2022Florida A&M 38-25
- 2021Florida A&M 35-31
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on Florida A&M’s chances here.
Alabama A&M favored by 3 · Total 51.5
How games like this usually go
Alabama A&M by 3, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 252 games since 2025 with a favorite of under 3.5 points.
The market
The spread moved 4.5 points toward Alabama A&M.
The total rose 2 points.
Spread: −1.5 → +3 · Total: 49.5 → 51.5
The books’ cut: 5.3%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
Home-field advantage: Bottom third of FBS.
0% at home, 0% on the road against FBS opponents (0-0 home, 0-9 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +0.3 at home vs. away over 43 games — inside the ±7.7 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 329 miles to get here.
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- Florida A&M4th0-0
- Alabama A&M7th0-0