Alabama A&M routs Bethune-Cookman 55-17

Team pages: Bethune-Cookman · Alabama A&M

Bethune-Cookman3-317
Alabama A&M5-255Final
Sat, Oct 10 · Louis Crews Stadium, Huntsville, Ala. · Crowd 5,153

Alabama A&M routed Bethune-Cookman 55-17.

We had Alabama A&M favored. It won.

Next: Bethune-Cookman beat Mississippi Valley State 34-14, Sat Oct 17

Next: Alabama A&M beat Grambling 61-31, Sat Oct 17

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Alabama A&M a 72% chance, and the closing betting line (Alabama A&M was a 4-point favorite) put it at 63%.

FinalAlabama A&M 55-17 Bethune-CookmanAlabama A&M wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q483% at halfAlabama A&MWon55-171+12Scores
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q483% at halfAlabama A&MWon55-171Scores
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q417% at halfAlabama A&MLowest 0%Lost17-551−12Scores
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q417% at halfAlabama A&MLowest 0%Lost17-551Scores

The play that swung it

  1. 1Q1 9:39Perrilliat 6-yd TD run, Alabama A&M goes ahead 7-0Alabama A&M 72% → 84% (+12)

The play that swung it

  1. 1Q1 9:39Perrilliat 6-yd TD run, Alabama A&M goes ahead 7-0Bethune-Cookman 28% → 16% (−12)
Alabama A&M’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Alabama A&M -4), at 64% 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.

Every drive

Alabama A&M scored on 9 of its 14 drives; Bethune-Cookman on 3 of its 12.

Alabama A&M’s drives are teal, Bethune-Cookman’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Alabama A&M: Punt, from 80 yards out to 79PuntBethune-Cookman: Punt, from 59 yards out to 52PuntAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 92 yards out to 0TouchdownBethune-Cookman: Fumble, from 77 yards out to 52FumbleAlabama A&M: Punt, from 48 yards out to 48PuntBethune-Cookman: Punt, from 96 yards out to 71PuntAlabama A&M: Interception, from 68 yards out to 61InterceptionBethune-Cookman: Field goal, from 35 yards out to 9Field goalQ2Alabama A&M: Punt, from 78 yards out to 56PuntBethune-Cookman: Punt, from 75 yards out to 75PuntAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 0 yards out to 0TouchdownBethune-Cookman: Touchdown, from 74 yards out to 0TouchdownAlabama A&M: Field goal, from 75 yards out to 14Field goalQ3Bethune-Cookman: Punt, from 70 yards out to 63PuntAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 73 yards out to 0TouchdownAlabama A&M: Field goal, from 65 yards out to 67Field goalBethune-Cookman: Interception, from 75 yards out to 59InterceptionAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 21 yards out to 0TouchdownBethune-Cookman: Punt, from 63 yards out to 79PuntAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 53 yards out to 0TouchdownBethune-Cookman: Interception, from 73 yards out to 47InterceptionAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 64 yards out to 0TouchdownQ4Bethune-Cookman: Punt, from 70 yards out to 78PuntAlabama A&M: Touchdown, from 55 yards out to 0TouchdownBethune-Cookman: Touchdown, from 77 yards out to 0TouchdownAlabama A&M: End of game, from 75 yards out to 47End of game

Box score

Alabama A&M 55, Bethune-Cookman 17

Alabama A&M covered −4 by 34. The total, 72, went over 48.5.

Bethune-Cookman leaders

  • Passing Tyler Jefferson 4 of 11, 25 yds, 1 INT
  • Rushing Rashon Brown 22 for 97 yds, 1 TD; Deanwar Johnson 11 for 63 yds
  • Receiving Willie Anderson 2 for 21 yds; Josh Evans 1 for 9 yds

Alabama A&M leaders

  • Passing Cornelious Brown 6 of 19, 169 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing Byron Perrilliat 14 for 103 yds, 2 TD; Troy Bruce 10 for 76 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving Jarel Williams 4 for 133 yds, 2 TD; Maurice Edwards 1 for 31 yds

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 three games

Bethune-Cookman · 3-2

Rated 174th in our preseason ratings, 176th now.

2-1 in its last three, capped by a 6-point win over Alabama State as a 7-point underdog.

W 16-10 vs Alabama State #152 of 668

won by 6 as a 7-point underdog

Bethune-Cookman won 16-10 vs Alabama State. Chance to win started at 38%, low 36%, high 98%.

L 21-31 vs South Carolina State #116 of 668

lost by 10 as a 17.5-point underdog

Bethune-Cookman lost 21-31 vs South Carolina State. Chance to win started at 14%, low under 1%, high 27%.

W 62-3 vs Virginia Lynchburg

Bethune-Cookman won 62-3 vs Virginia Lynchburg. Chance to win started at 63%, low 48%, high better than 99%.

W 43-18 vs Stetson #259 of 668

won by 25 as a 14.5-point favorite

Bethune-Cookman won 43-18 vs Stetson. Chance to win started at 88%, low 83%, high better than 99%.

L 6-73 @ UCF #103 of 668

lost by 67 as a 43.5-point underdog

Bethune-Cookman lost 6-73 at UCF. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 1%.

Last three games

Alabama A&M · 4-2

Rated 189th in our preseason ratings, 149th now, up 40 spots.

2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 28-31 @ Jackson State #123 of 668

lost by 3 as a 10-point underdog

Alabama A&M lost 28-31 vs Jackson State. Chance to win started at 19%, low 3%, high 88%.

W 40-21 @ Florida A&M #235 of 668

won by 19 as a 3-point favorite

Alabama A&M won 40-21 at Florida A&M. Chance to win started at 49%, low 29%, high better than 99%.

W 45-3 vs Bowie State #334 of 668

Alabama A&M won 45-3 vs Bowie State. Chance to win started at 68%, low 68%, high better than 99%.

W 30-3 vs Tennessee State #213 of 668

won by 27 as a 3.5-point underdog

Alabama A&M won 30-3 vs Tennessee State. Chance to win started at 47%, low 37%, high better than 99%.

W 38-23 vs Miles #307 of 668

Alabama A&M won 38-23 vs Miles. Chance to win started at 57%, low 55%, high better than 99%.

L 24-31 @ Howard #235 of 668

lost by 7 as a 1.5-point favorite

Week by week

Alabama A&M

Wk 1: W 38-23 vs Miles▲15MilesWk 2: W 30-3 vs Tennessee State▲27Tennesse…Wk 3: W 45-3 vs Bowie State▲42Bowie St.Wk 4: W 40-21 at Florida A&M▲19F. A&MWk 5: L 28-31 at Jackson State▼3Jackson…
  • Wk 1Wvs Miles38-23
  • Wk 2Wvs Tennessee State30-3
  • Wk 3Wvs Bowie State45-3
  • Wk 4Wat Florida A&M40-21
  • Wk 5Lat Jackson State28-31

Bethune-Cookman

Wk 1: L 6-73 at UCF▼67UCFWk 2: W 43-18 vs Stetson▲25StetsonWk 3: W 62-3 vs Virginia Lynchburg▲59Virginia…Wk 4: L 21-31 vs South Carolina State▼10S. Carol…Wk 5: W 16-10 vs Alabama State▲6Alabama…
  • Wk 1Lat UCF6-73
  • Wk 2Wvs Stetson43-18
  • Wk 3Wvs Virginia Lynchburg62-3
  • Wk 4Lvs South Carolina State21-31
  • Wk 5Wvs Alabama State16-10

Power rating by week

Alabama A&M is rated 2.1 points ahead as of week 5. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

-5-7-10Wk 0Wk 3Wk 5Alabama A&MBethune-Cookman

The series

Alabama A&M leads the series 3-2

5 meetings since 2021 · Bethune-Cookman won the last meeting

  • 2025Bethune-Cookman 41-34
  • 2024Alabama A&M 56-12
  • 2023Bethune-Cookman 31-14
  • 2022Alabama A&M 35-27
  • 2021Alabama A&M 30-27

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Alabama A&M’s chances here.

50-50Model · 72%Line · 63%Bethune-CookmanAlabama A&M

Alabama A&M favored by 4 · Total 48.5

How games like this usually go

Alabama A&M by 4, and it went to form

50%90%Q1Q2Q3Q450%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 377 games since 2025 with a favorite of 3.5 to 7.5 points.

The market

The spread moved 1 point toward Alabama A&M.

opened −3now −4

The total fell 4 points.

opened 52.5now 48.5

Spread: −3 → −4 · Total: 52.5 → 48.5

The books’ cut: 5.2%, 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, 0-6 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 +6.9 at home vs. away over 34 games — inside the ±11.3 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 502 miles to get here.

Where next

Conference standings

Place in the conference, then conference record.